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Mary Edwards Walker wearing her Medal of Honor

• Ruben Santiago-Hudson (born November 24, 1956 in Lackawanna, New York) is a Tony Award-winning American actor and playwright.
• Stephen Hinsdale Weed (November 17, 1831 – July 2, 1863) was a career military officer in the United States Army. He was killed defending Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
• Crane Wilbur (November 17, 1886 in Athens, New York – October 18, 1973) was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen.
• Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 in Oswego – February 21, 1919) was an American feminist, abolitionist, prohibitionist, alleged spy, prisoner of war, surgeon, and the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.