- U.S. journalist and foreign news correspondent, born in England: Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence 1937, first female recipient.
- U.S. inventor and businessman noted for his contributions to the design and production of harvesting machinery.
- U.S. springboard and platform diver: Olympic gold medalist 1952, 1956.
- U.S. newspaper publisher noted for his outspoken promotion of political conservatism.
- Cyrus Hall. 1809–84, US inventor of the reaping machine (1831)
