- Samuel Morse (1791), American inventor and painter.
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822), 18th President of the United States.
- Jack London (1876), American writer and journalist.
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894), Soviet statesman.
- Louis Prima (1910), American singer, songwriter and actor.
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917), American jazz singer.
- Al Pacino (1940), American actor and director.
- William Hurt (1950), American actor.
- Michelle Pfeiffer (1958), American actress.
- Jet Li (1963), Chinese actor and martial artist.