Famous Births on 26 Oct

Famous Births on 26 Oct

1427 - Archduke Sigismund of Austria (d. 1496)
1473 - Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)
1491 - Zhengde, Emperor of China (d. 1521)
1609 - William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)
1673 - Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian prince, linguist, and scholar (d. 1723)
1684 - Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)
1685 - Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1757)
1694 - Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer (d. 1758)
1757 - Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)
1759 - Georges Jacques Danton, French Revolutionary leader (d. 1794)
1768 - Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)
1794 - Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (d. 1881)
1795 - Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (d. 1872)
1797 - Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)
1800 - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (d. 1891)
1802 - King Miguel of Portugal (d. 1866)
1842 - Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
1849 - Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (d. 1917)
1854 - C. W. Post, American entrepreneur (d. 1914)
1865 - Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
1869 - Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, President of Brazil (d. 1957)
1871 - Guillermo Kahlo, father of Frida Kahlo (d. 1941)
1873 - Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1942)
1874 - Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, socialite and philanthropist (d. 1948)
1874 - Martin Lowry, British chemist (d. 1936)
1880 - Andrei Bely, Russian writer (d. 1934)
1883 - Napoleon Hill, American Writer and Philosopher (Think and Grow Rich)(d. 1970)
1883 - Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (d. 1958)
1888 - Nestor Ivanovich Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader (d. 1934)
1899 - Judy Johnson Hall of Fame baseball player in the Negro Leagues (d. 1989)
1902 - Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994)
1905 - George Flahiff, Canadian Cardinal (d. 1989)
1906 - Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (d. 1967)
1911 - Sid Gilman, American football player (d. 2003)
1911 - Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
1911 - Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (d. 1996)
1912 - Don Siegel, American director (d. 1991)
1913 - Charlie Barnet, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1991)
1914 - Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984)
1915 - Joe Fry, British racing driver (d. 1950)
1916 - François Mitterrand, President of France (d. 1996)
1919 - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, Shah of Iran (d. 1980)
1921 - George Forrest, Northern Irish MP (d. 1968)
1925 - Jan Wolkers, Dutch author (d. 2007)
1928 - Francisco Solano López, Argentine comics artists
1929 - Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000)
1934 - Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster, Harmonia)
1936 - Shelley Morrison, American actress
1941 - Charlie Landsborough, Singer/Songwriter
1942 - Bob Hoskins, British actor
1945 - Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author
1945 - Pat Conroy, American writer
1946 - Pat Sajak, American game show host
1946 - Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress
1946 - Keith Hopwood, British musician (Herman's Hermits)
1947 - Ian Ashley, British racing driver
1947 - Trevor Joyce, Irish poet
1947 - Jaclyn Smith, American actress
1947 - Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the United States and United States Senator
1948 - Toby Harrah, American Major League Baseball player
1949 - Steve Rogers, Major League Baseball pitcher
1949 - Antonio Carpio, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
1951 - Bootsy Collins, American musician (P Funk)
1952 - Andrew Motion, English poet and Poet Laureate
1953 - Keith Strickland, American musician (The B-52's)
1953 - Rosa Monckton, notable charity fundraiser
1954 - Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer
1956 - Stephen Gumley, Australian businessman
1956 - Rita Wilson, American actress
1957 - Bob Golic, American football player
1959 - Brian Bovell, British actor
1959 - François Chau, Cambodian actor
1959 - Evo Morales, President of Bolivia
1960 - June Brigman, American comic book artist
1961 - Dylan McDermott, American actor
1962 - Cary Elwes, British actor
1963 - Natalie Merchant, American singer
1963 - Ted Demme, American film and television director (d. 2002)
1964 - Thomas Cavanagh, Canadian actor
1965 - Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer.
1965 - Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer
1966 - Jane Hajduk, American actress
1966 - Steve Valentine, British actor
1966 - Jeanne Zelasko, American sportcaster
1966 - Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer
1967 - Keith Urban, New Zealand singer
1970 - Raveena Tandon, Indian actress
1970 - Dian Bachar, American actor
1970 - Lisa Ryder, American actress
1971 - Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor
1973 - Seth MacFarlane, American animator
1973 - Taka Michinoku , Japanese professional wrestle
1974 - LISA, Japanese musician
1976 - Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish hockey player
1977 - Jon Heder, American actor
1978 - Eva Kaili, Greek TV presenter and politician
1978 - CM Punk, American professional wrestler
1978 - Mark Barry, English musician (BBMak)
1978 - Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer
1979 - Movsar Barayev, Chechen militant (d. 2002)
1980 - Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer
1981 - Sam Brown, American comedian
1981 - Guy Sebastian, Australian singer
1982 - Adam Carroll, British racing driver
1983 - Dmitri Sychev, Russian football player
1983 - Francisco Liriano, Major League Baseball pitcher
1983 - Luke Watson, South African rugby player
1984 - Amanda Overmyer, American Singer, American Idol (season 7)
1984 - Adriano Correia Claro, Brazilian footballer
1984 - Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
1984 - Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
1985 - Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player
1985 - Monta Ellis, American basketball player
1985 - Asin Thottumkal, Indian actress
1987 - Elise Estrada, Canadian singer