Famous Births on 26 Nov

Famous Births on 26 Nov

1288 - Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (d. 1339)
1436 - Princess Catherine of Portugal, writer (d. 1463)
1607 - John Harvard, English-born clergyman (d. 1638)
1609 - Henry Dunster, English president of Harvard College (d. 1659)
1657 - William Derham, English minister and writer (d. 1735)
1678 - Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
1703 - Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (d. 1758)
1731 - William Cowper, English poet (d. 1800)
1792 - Sarah Grimké, American abolitionist and feminist (d. 1873)
1827 - Ellen G. White, American religious leader (d. 1915)
1828 - René Goblet, French politician (d. 1905)
1832 - Mary Edwards Walker, American feminist physician (d. 1919)
1832 - Karl Rudolf König, German physicist (d. 1901)
1847 - Maria Fyodorovna, Princess of Denmark and Empress of Russia (d. 1928)
1857 - Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist (d. 1913)
1858 - Katharine Drexel, Roman Catholic Saint (d. 1955)
1864 - Edward Higgins, 3rd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1947)
1869 - Maud, Queen of Norway (d. 1938)
1876 - Willis Carrier, American engineer and inventor (d. 1950)
1878 - Marshall Taylor, American cyclist (d. 1932)
1885 - Heinrich Brüning, German politician (d. 1970)
1889 - Albert Dieudonné, French actor and novelist (d. 1976)
1894 - James Charles McGuigan, Catholic cardinal archbishop of Toronto (d. 1974)
1894 - Norbert Wiener, American mathematician (d. 1964)
1895 - Bill Wilson, American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (d. 1971)
1898 - Karl Ziegler, German chemist, Nobel Prize laurete (d. 1973)
1899 - Bruno Hauptmann, German kidnapper of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III (d. 1936)
1904 - Armand Frappier, French-Canadian physician and microbiologist (d. 1991)
1905 - Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
1907 - Ruth Patrick, American botanist
1908 - Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1908 - Charles Forte, Scottish hotelier (d. 2007)
1909 - Frances Dee, American actress (d. 2004)
1909 - Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-born french playwright (d. 1994)
1910 - Cyril Cusack, Irish actor (d. 1993)
1912 - Eric Sevareid, American journalist (d. 1992)
1915 - Earl Wild, American pianist
1919 - Frederik Pohl, American science fiction writer
1920 - Daniel Petrie, Canadian-born television and movie director (d. 2004)
1922 - Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
1923 - Pat Phoenix, English actress (d. 1986)
1924 - George Segal, American Pop Sculptor (d. 2000)
1925 - Eugene Istomin, American pianist (d. 2003)
1927 - Ernie Coombs, American children's entertainer (d. 2001)
1930 - Berthold Leibinger, German Entrepreneur and Philanthropist
1931 - Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht
1931 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Argentine activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1933 - Robert Goulet, American singer and actor (d. 2007)
1937 - Boris Yegorov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1994)
1938 - Porter J. Goss, American Central Intelligence Agency director
1938 - Rodney Jory, Australian physicist
1938 - Rich Little, Canadian comedian and actor
1939 - Tina Turner, American singer and actress
1939 - Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian politician
1941 - Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano
1942 - Michael Devlin, American bass-baritone
1943 - Bruce Paltrow, American producer and director (d. 2002)
1943 - Marilynne Robinson, American writer
1944 - Jean Terrell, American singer (The Supremes)
1945 - Björn von Sydow, Swedish politician
1945 - John McVie, British musician (Fleetwood Mac)
1945 - Daniel Davis, American actor
1946 - Art Shell, American football player and coach
1947 - Susanne Zenor, American actress
1947 - Roger Wehrli, American football player
1948 - Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
1948 - Claes Elfsberg, Swedish television presenter
1948 - Marianne Muellerleile, American actress
1949 - Vincent A. Mahler, American educator
1949 - Shlomo Artzi, Israeli singer
1949 - Juanin Clay, American actress (d. 1995)
1951 - Cicciolina, Italian porno actress and politician
1953 - Hilary Benn, British politician
1953 - Harry Carson, American football player
1954 - Roz Chast, American cartoonist
1954 - Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan militant leader
1956 - Don Lake, Canadian television writer
1956 - Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
1960 - Chuck Eddy, American music journalist
1960 - Harold Reynolds, American baseball player
1961 - Lisa Moretti, American professional wrestler
1962 - Chuck Finley, American baseball pitcher
1963 - Adam Gaynor, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)
1963 - Mario Elie, American basketball player
1964 - Vreni Schneider, Swiss skier
1966 - Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian actress and model
1967 - Ridley Jacobs, West Indian cricketer
1968 - Edna Campbell, Professional women's basketball player, retired 2006
1969 - Shawn Kemp, American basketball player
1969 - Kara Walker, American artist
1970 - Alex Taylor, Argentinian porn star
1970 - John Amaechi, American basketball player
1970 - Dave Hughes, Australian comedian
1971 - Ronald "Winky" Wright, American boxer
1972 - Arjun Rampal, Indian actor
1972 - Chris Osgood, Canadian hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
1973 - Peter Facinelli, American actor
1974 - Tammy Lynn Michaels, American actress
1975 - Patrice Lauzon, French Canadian figure skater
1976 - Brian Schneider, American baseball player
1976 - Maven Huffman, American professional wrestler
1977 - Ivan Basso, Italian bicyclist
1977 - Forrest Griffin, American MMA-fighter
1977 - John Parrish, American baseball player
1977 - Paris Lenon, American football player
1978 - Matthew Taylor, American bassist (Motion City Soundtrack)
1979 - B.J. Averell, American online tutor and reality television contestant
1980 - Delilah Cotto, Puerto Rican actress, dancer and model
1980 - Satoshi Ohno, Japanese singer and actor
1981 - Natalie Gauci, Australian Idol 2007 winner
1981 - Aurora Snow, American pornographic actress
1981 - Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
1981 - Natasha Bedingfield, British singer
1981 - Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer
1983 - Chris Hughes, American businessman, co-founder of Facebook
1984 - Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
1985 - Lil' Fizz, American singer
1986 - Trevor Morgan, American actor
1986 - Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
1988 - Yumi Kobayashi, Japanese fashion model