| 1703: John Wesley, English evangelist and theologian, founder of the Methodist movement. |
| 1742: William Hooper, signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 1871: James Weldon Johnson, African-American poet and novelist (The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man). |
| 1880: Carl Van Vechten, writer. |
| 1882: Igor Stravinsky, Russian-born U.S. composer (The Rite of Spring, The Firebird). |