Famous Births on 26 Aug

Famous Births on 26 Aug

1469 - Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)
1540 - King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
1676 - Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)
1694 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (d. 1755)
1728 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)
1736 - Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)
1740 - Joseph Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1810)
1743 - Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794)
1775 - William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
1789 - Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
1792 - Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)
1826 - Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
1845 - Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
1850 - Charles Robert Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
1862 - Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)
1873 - Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)
1874 - Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)
1875 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada (d. 1940)
1880 - Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (d. 1918)
1882 - James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1964)
1885 - Jules Romains, French author (d. 1972)
1894 - Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)
1896 - Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)
1897 - Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
1898 - Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979)
1899 - Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (d. 1991)
1900 - Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)
1901 - Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)
1901 - Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987)
1904 - Christopher Isherwood, English-born writer (d. 1986)
1906 - Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. 1993)
1908 - W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
1908 - Aubrey Schenck, film producer (d. 1999)
1909 - Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)
1909 - Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)
1910 - Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
1914 - Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)
1920 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
1921 - Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist
1922 - Irving R. Levine, American journalist
1923 - Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist
1924 - Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)
1925 - Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)
1925 - Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)
1927 - B. V. Doshi, Indian architect
1928 - Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
1928 - Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist
1934 - Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and commentator
1935 - Geraldine Ferraro, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
1936 - Yvette Vickers, American actress
1940 - Don LaFontaine, American voice actor
1941 - Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director
1941 - Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress
1941 - Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers) (d. 2005)
1942 - Dennis Turner, British politician
1942 - Vic Dana, American singer
1944 - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1944 - Stephen Greif, English actor
1944 - Maureen Tucker, American musician (The Velvet Underground)
1945 - Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
1946 - Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress
1946 - Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China
1946 - Mark Snow, American composer
1946 - Valerie Simpson, American singer
1947 - Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
1950 - Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)
1952 - Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player
1952 - Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003)
1952 - Will Shortz, American crossword editor
1953 - Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer
1954 - Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
1956 - Mark Mangino, American football coach
1957 - Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer
1957 - Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete
1958 - Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist
1960 - Nancy Martinez, Canadian-born singer
1960 - Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader
1961 - Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
1962 - Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney
1965 - Chris Burke, American actor
1965 - Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)
1965 - Jon Hensley, American actor
1966 - Shirley Manson, Scottish singer
1966 - Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
1967 - Kelly Madison, porn star
1970 - Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete
1971 - Thalía, Mexican singer
1974 - Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist / movie reviewer
1975 - Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player
1976 - Zemfira, Russian singer
1976 - Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
1977 - Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyuu
1977 - Morris Peterson, American basketball player
1978 - Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer
1979 - Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer
1979 - Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
1979 - Jamal Lewis, American football player
1980 - Macaulay Culkin, American actor
1980 - Brendan Harris, American baseball player
1980 - Chris Pine, American actor
1981 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman
1981 - Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler
1983 - Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver
1986 - Cassie Ventura, American singer
1988 - Danielle Savre, American actress
1988 - Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
1988 - Evan Ross, American actor
1990 - Lil' Chris, British singer
1993 - Keke Palmer, American actress