Famous Births on 26 Jun

Famous Births on 26 Jun

1575 - Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)
1681 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)
1689 - Edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)
1694 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)
1702 - Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (d. 1751)
1703 - Thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)
1730 - Charles Messier, French Astronomer (d. 1817)
1817 - Branwell Bronte, British painter and poet (d. 1848)
1819 - Abner Doubleday, American Major General (d. 1893)
1824 - Lord Kelvin, Irish-born physicist (d. 1907)
1838 - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bengali Novelist (d. 1894)
1854 - Robert Laird Borden, Canadian politician (d. 1937)
1865 - Bernard Berenson, American art historian (d. 1959)
1866 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier of Egyptian excavations (d. 1923)
1869 - Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (d. 1954)
1880 - Natalia, Princess Brassova (d. 1952)
1892 - Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
1895 - George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1950)
1898 - Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer (d. 1978)
1898 - Chesty Puller, the most decorated Marine in history (d. 1971)
1899 - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
1902 - Hugues Cuénod, Swiss Tenor
1904 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor (d. 1964)
1904 - Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer (d. 1951)
1906 - Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer (d. 1974)
1906 - Viktor Schreckengost, American industrial designer (d. 2008)
1907 - Debs Garms, American baseball player (d. 1984)
1908 - Salvador Allende, Former President of Chile (1970-1973) (d. 1973)
1909 - Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager (d. 1997)
1911 - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete (d. 1956)
1913 - Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician (d. 2008)
1914 - Laurie Lee, British writer (d. 1997)
1915 - Paul Castellano, American mafia boss (d. 1985)
1915 - Charlotte Zolotow, American author
1919 - Richard Neustadt, American political historian (d. 2003)
1921 - Violette Szabo, French WWII secret agent (d. 1945)
1922 - Eleanor Parker, American actress
1923 - Barbara Graham, American murderer (d. 1955)
1924 - Costas Axelos, Greek philosopher
1925 - Pavel Belyayev, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1970)
1928 - Jacob Druckman, American composer (d. 1996)
1928 - Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
1929 - Milton Glaser, American Designer
1933 - Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor
1933 - Gene Green, American baseball player (d. 1981)
1934 - Dave Grusin, American jazz pianist
1934 - Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist (d. 1965)
1936 - Robert Maclennan, British politician
1936 - Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, Archbishop of Montreal
1937 - Sombat Metanee, Thai film actor
1937 - Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
1938 - Gerald North, American climatologist
1940 - Billy Davis, Jr., American singer (The Fifth Dimension)
1941 - Yves Beauchemin, Canadian novelist
1942 - Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
1943 - John Beasley, American actor
1943 - Georgie Fame, British singer
1945 - Malachi York, Nuwaubian leader
1951 - Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer
1953 - Robert Davi, American actor
1954 - Steve Barton, American actor (d. 2001)
1955 - Mick Jones, British guitarist (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite)
1956 - Chris Isaak, American singer
1957 - Patty Smyth, American singer (Scandal)
1957 - Philippe Couillard, Quebec neurosurgeon and politician
1959 - Mark McKinney, Canadian actor
1960 - Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist
1961 - Terri Nunn, American singer (Berlin)
1961 - Greg LeMond, American cyclist
1962 - Preston A. Whitmore II, American screenwriter and film director
1963 - Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman
1963 - Richard Garfield, American game designer
1967 - Todd Pletcher, American horse trainer
1968 - Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
1968 - Shannon Sharpe, American football player
1969 - Mike Myers, American baseball player
1969 - Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
1969 - Colin Greenwood, British musician (Radiohead)
1970 - Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker
1970 - Irv Gotti, American record producer
1970 - Sean Hayes, American actor
1970 - Matt Letscher, American actor
1970 - Chris O'Donnell, American actor
1970 - Nick Offerman, American actor
1971 - Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
1972 - Garou, Canadian singer
1972 - Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper
1973 - Gretchen Wilson, American singer
1973 - Paweł Małaszyński, Polish actor
1973 - Jussi Sydänmaa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
1974 - Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer
1974 - Jason Kendall, American baseball player
1974 - Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys)
1974 - Derek Jeter, American baseball player
1974 - Matt Striker, American professional wrestler
1975 - Jonah Sorrentino, American hip hop artist
1975 - Terry Skiverton, English football player
1976 - Ed Jovanovski, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 - Chad Pennington, American football player
1976 - Joe Landon, American pornographic actor
1977 - Mark Jindrak,American Professional Wrestler
1977 - Kubo Tite, Japanese cartoonist
1978 - Alexandra, French singer, L5's singer
1979 - Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
1979 - Andy O'Brien, English footballer
1979 - Ryo Fukuda, Japanese racing driver
1980 - Sinik, French singer and rapper
1980 - Chris Shelton, American baseball player
1980 - Michael Vick, American football player
1980 - Jason Schwartzman, American actor
1984 - Elijah Dukes, American baseball player
1984 - Raymond Felton, American basketball player
1984 - Deron Williams, American basketball player
1984 - Jose Juan Barea, American basketball player
1985 - Urgyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader
1986 - Drake Bell, American actor, musician
1986 - Casey Desmond, American singer
1987 - Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian racing driver
1987 - Samir Nasri, French footballer
1992 - Jennette McCurdy, American actress
2005 - Princess Alexia of the Netherlands