| 1878: Bill Bojangles Robinson, tap dancer. |
| 1886: Philip Murray, American labor leader, founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). |
| 1889: Igor Sikorsky, American aviation engineer who developed the first successful helicopter. |
| 1898: Bennett Cerf, publisher, founder of Random House. |
| 1898: Gene Tunney, heavyweight boxing champion. |