According to Gregory calendar, on May 26, the day number in a year is 147 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 148. Find List of Famous People Born on May 26 in India and the World: Here you can find the names of famous people born on May 26 in India and the World along with their date of birth, their profession and the country they belong to, etc. From World history, you will know about famous people like emperor, king, pundit, historian, explorer etc. And famous people born in modern world history include actors, actresses, filmmakers, businessmen, cricketers as well as players from other sports. This chapter is important as questions related to the birth of famous people are often asked in competitive exams.

Famous People's Birthdays on May 26 😀

Birth YearName/Category/Country/Lived
1264Prince Koreyasu / Shogun / Japan
1566Mehmed III / Sultan / Turkey
1602Philippe de Champaigne / Painter / Netherlands
1623William Petty / Philosopher / United Kingdom
1650John Churchill / Politician / United Kingdom
1667Abraham de Moivre / Mathematician / United Kingdom
1669Sébastien Vaillant / Botanist / France
1700Nicolaus Zinzendorf / Bishop / Germany
1799August Kopisch / Poet / Germany
1822Edmond de Goncourt / Author / France
1863Bob Fitzsimmons / Boxer / United Kingdom
1865Robert W. Chambers / Author / United States of America
1873Olaf Gulbransson / Painter / Norway
1876Percy Perrin / Cricketer / United Kingdom
1880W. Otto Miessner / Educator / United States of America
1883Mamie Smith / Actress / United States of America
1886Al Jolson / Actor / United States of America
1893Eugene Aynsley Goossens / Composer / United Kingdom
1894Norma Talmadge / Actress / United States of America
1895Dorothea Lange / Journalist / United States of America
1895Paul Lukas / Actor / United States of America
1898Ernst Bacon / Composer / United States of America
1898Christfried Burmeister / Speed Skater / Estonia
1899Antonio Barrette / Politician / Canada
1899Muriel McQueen Fergusson / Politician / Canada
1904George Formby / Actor / United Kingdom
1904Necip Fazıl Kısakürek / Poet / Turkey
1904Vlado Perlemuter / Educator / France
1907Jean Bernard / Physician / France
1907John Wayne / Actor / United States of America
1908Robert Morley / Actor / United Kingdom
1908Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ / Politician / Vietnam
1909Matt Busby / Footballer / Scotland
1909Adolfo López Mateos / Politician / Mexico
1910Imi Lichtenfeld / Boxer / Hungary
1911Maurice Baquet / Actor / France
1911Henry Ephron / Writer / United States of America
1912János Kádár / Politician / Hungary
1912Jay Silverheels / Actor / United States of America
1913Peter Cushing / Actor / United Kingdom
1913Pierre Daninos / Author / France
1913Karin Ekelund / Actress / Sweden
1913Josef Manger / Weightlifter / Germany
1914Frankie Manning / Dancer / United States of America
1915Vernon Alley / Bassist / United States of America
1915Antonia Forest / Author / United Kingdom
1916Henriette Roosenburg / Author / Netherlands
1919Rubén González / Pianist / Cuba
1920Jack Cheetham / Cricketer / South Africa
1920Peggy Lee / Actress / United States of America
1921Inge Borkh / Singer / Germany
1922Troy Smith / Business Man / United States of America
1923James Arness / Actor / United States of America
1923Roy Dotrice / Actor / United Kingdom
1925Alec McCowen / Actor / United Kingdom
1926Miles Davis / Composer / United States of America
1927Jacques Bergerac / Actor / France
1928Jack Kevorkian / Author / United States of America
1929J. F. Ade Ajayi / Historian / Nigeria
1929Ernie Carroll / Producer / Australia
1929Hans Freeman / Chemist / Australia
1929John Jackson / Business Man / United Kingdom
1929Catherine Sauvage / Actress / France
1930Karim Emami / Lexicographer / Iran
1932Benu Sen / Photographer / India
1933Edward Whittemore / Author / United States of America
1935Eero Loone / Academic / Estonia
1936David Stevens / Politician / United Kingdom
1937Manorama / Actress / India
1937Manorama / Actress / India
1938William Bolcom / Composer / United States of America
1938Lyudmila Petrushevskaya / Author / Russia
1938K. Bikram Singh / Producer / India
1938Teresa Stratas / Actress / Canada
1939Brent Musburger / Sportscaster / United States of America
1939Herb Trimpe / Author / United States of America
1940Monique Gagnon-Tremblay / Politician / Canada
1940Levon Helm / Actor / United States of America
1941Aldrich Ames / Criminal / United States of America
1941Jim Dobbin / Politician / Scotland
1941Cliff Drysdale / Tennis Player / South Africa
1941Imants Kalniņš / Composer / Latvia
1943Erica Terpstra / Journalist / Netherlands
1944Phil Edmonston / Politician / United States of America
1944Jan Kinder / Ice Hockey Player / Norway
1944Sam Posey / Journalist / United States of America
1945Vilasrao Deshmukh / Politician / India
1945Vilasrao Deshmukh / Politician / India
1945Alistair MacDuff / Lawyer / United Kingdom
1945Garry Peterson / Drummer / Canada
1946Neshka Robeva / Gymnast / Bulgaria
1946Mick Ronson / Writer / United Kingdom
1947Carol O'Connell / Author / United States of America
1947Glenn Turner / Cricketer / New Zealand
1948Stevie Nicks / Writer / United States of America
1949Jeremy Corbyn / Politician / Britain
1949Ward Cunningham / Programmer / United States of America
1949Pam Grier / Actress / United States of America
1949Anne McGuire / Politician / Scotland
1949Philip Michael Thomas / Actor / United States of America
1949Hank Williams Jr. / Writer / United States of America
1951Ramón Calderón / Business Man / Spain
1951Sally Ride / Astronaut / United States of America
1951Madeleine Taylor-Quinn / Politician / Ireland
1952David Meece / Writer / United States of America
1953Kay Hagan / Politician / United States of America
1953Michael Portillo / Politician / United Kingdom
1953Dan Roundfield / Basketball Player / United States of America
1954Alan Hollinghurst / Poet / United Kingdom
1954Denis Lebel / Politician / Canada
1955Masaharu Morimoto / Chef / United States of America
1955Paul Stoddart / Business Man / Australia
1955Wesley Walker / Footballer / United States of America
1956Neil Parish / Politician / United Kingdom
1956Fiona Shackleton / Lawyer / United Kingdom
1957Diomedes Díaz / Singer / Colombia
1957François Legault / Politician / Canada
1957Roberto Ravaglia / Racing Car Driver / Italy
1958Ronnie Black / Golfer / United States of America
1958Arto Bryggare / Politician / Finland
1958Margaret Colin / Actress / United States of America
1959Ole Bornedal / Actor / Denmark
1960Doug Hutchison / Actor / United States of America
1960Dean Lukin / Weightlifter / Australia
1960Masahiro Matsunaga / Racing Car Driver / Japan
1960Rob Murphy / Baseball Player / United States of America
1960Romas Ubartas / Discus Thrower / Lithuania
1961Steve Pate / Golfer / United States of America
1961Tarsem Singh / Producer / United States of America
1962Black / Writer / United Kingdom
1962Genie Francis / Actress / United States of America
1962Bobcat Goldthwait / Actor / United States of America
1963Simon Armitage / Poet / United Kingdom
1963Claude Legault / Actor / Canada
1963Mary Nightingale / Journalist / United Kingdom
1963Jamie Spence / Golfer / United Kingdom
1964Caitlín R. Kiernan / Author / United States of America
1964Lenny Kravitz / Actor / United States of America
1964Argiris Pedoulakis / Basketball Player / Greece
1965Hazel Irvine / Journalist / Scotland
1966Helena Bonham Carter / Actress / United Kingdom
1966Zola Budd / Runner / South Africa
1967Mika Yamamoto / Journalist / Japan
1968Christopher Burge / Academic / United States of America
1968Simon Diamond / Baseball Player / United States of America
1968Fernando León de Aranoa / Producer / Spain
1968Steve Sedgley / Footballer / United Kingdom
1969John Baird / Politician / Canada
1969Siri Lindley / Athlete / United States of America
1969Dominic Mohan / Journalist / United Kingdom
1970Nobuhiro Watsuki / Illustrator / Japan
1971Zaher Andary / Footballer / Lebanon
1971Matt Stone / Actor / United States of America
1973Naomi Harris / Photographer / United States of America
1974Lars Frölander / Swimmer / Sweden
1975Lauryn Hill / Writer / United States of America
1975Kwasi Kwarteng / Politician / United Kingdom
1975Travis Lee / Baseball Player / United States of America
1975Takeshi Tsuruno / Actor / Japan
1976Paul Collingwood / Cricketer / United Kingdom
1976Stephen Curry / Actor / Australia
1976Kenny Florian / Sportscaster / United States of America
1976Justin Pierre / Writer / United States of America
1977Nikos Chatzivrettas / Basketball Player / Greece
1977Raina Telgemeier / Author / United States of America
1977Luca Toni / Footballer / Italy
1978Phil Elvrum / Writer / United States of America
1978Fabio Firmani / Footballer / Italy
1978Dan Parks / Rugby Player / Scotland
1979Amanda Bauer / Academic / United States of America
1979Natalya Nazarova / Sprinter / Russia
1979Elisabeth Harnois / Actress / United States of America
1980Louis-Jean Cormier / Singer / Canada
1981Robert Copeland / Footballer / Australia
1981Jason Manford / Actor / United Kingdom
1981Isaac Slade / Writer / United States of America
1981Ben Zobrist / Baseball Player / United States of America
1982Sten Lassmann / Pianist / Estonia
1982Hasan Kabze / Footballer / Turkey
1983Demy de Zeeuw / Footballer / Netherlands
1983Henry Holland / Fashion Designer / United Kingdom
1983Nathan Merritt / Rugby Player / Australia
1985Monika Christodoulou / Singer / Greece
1985Ashley Vincent / Footballer / United Kingdom
1986Michel Tornéus / Jumper / Sweden
1987Olcay Şahan / Footballer / Turkey
1987Josh Thomas / Actor / Australia
1988Andrea Catellani / Footballer / Italy
1988Will Chambers / Rugby Player / Australia
1988Juan Guillermo Cuadrado / Footballer / Colombia
1988Dani Samuels / Discus Thrower / Australia
1988Joel Selwood / Footballer / Australia
1988Damian Williams / Footballer / United States of America
1989Paula Findlay / Athlete / Canada
1992Curtis Rona / Rugby Player / New Zealand
1993Jason Adesanya / Footballer / Belgium
1993Dan Sarginson / Rugby Player / Australia
1993Katerine Savard / Swimmer / Canada
1996Lara Goodall / Cricketer / South Africa

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