People born on February 26 165
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
b. 1361 – d. 1419
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (b. 1361)
Christopher of Bavaria
b. 1416 – d. 1448
Christopher of Bavaria (d. 1448)
Christopher Marlowe
b. 1564 – d. 1593
Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (b. 1564)
Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria
b. 1584 – d. 1666
Albert VI, German nobleman (b. 1584)
Stefano Landi
b. 1587 – d. 1639
Stefano Landi, Italian composer and educator (d. 1639)
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
b. 1629 – d. 1685
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Scottish peer (d. 1685)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
b. 1671 – d. 1713
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (d. 1713)
Antoine Augustin Calmet
b. 1672 – d. 1757
Antoine Augustin Calmet, French monk and theologian (d. 1757)
Nicola Fago
b. 1677 – d. 1745
Nicola Fago, Italian composer and teacher (d. 1745)
Claude Adrien Helvétius
b. 1715 – d. 1771
Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
b. 1718 – d. 1773
Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)
Gian Francesco Albani
b. 1720 – d. 1803
Gian Francesco Albani, Italian cardinal (b. 1719)
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Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
b. 1746 – d. 1806
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (d. 1806)
Anton Reicha
b. 1770 – d. 1836
Anton Reicha, Bohemian composer and flautist (d. 1836)
Matija Nenadović
b. 1777 – d. 1854
Matija Nenadović, Serbian priest, historian, and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Serbia (d. 1854)
François Arago
b. 1786 – d. 1853
François Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (b. 1786)
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron
b. 1799 – d. 1864
Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, French physicist and engineer (d. 1864)
Victor Hugo
b. 1802 – d. 1885
Victor Hugo, French novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1802)
Honoré Daumier
b. 1808 – d. 1879
Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 1879)
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Nathan Kelley
b. 1808 – d. 1871
Nathan Kelley, American architect, designed the Ohio Statehouse (d. 1871)
Levi Strauss
b. 1829 – d. 1902
Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (b. 1829)
Camille Flammarion
b. 1842 – d. 1925
Camille Flammarion, French astronomer and author (d. 1925)
Buffalo Bill
b. 1846 – d. 1917
Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (d. 1917)
John Harvey Kellogg
b. 1852 – d. 1943
John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon, co-created Corn flakes (d. 1943)
Émile Coué
b. 1857 – d. 1926
Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
b. 1861 – d. 1948
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (b. 1861)
Nadezhda Krupskaya
b. 1861 – d. 1939
Nadezhda Krupskaya, Russian soldier and politician (d. 1939)
Herbert Henry Dow
b. 1866 – d. 1930
Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (d. 1930)
Rudolph Dirks
b. 1877 – d. 1968
Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (b. 1877)
Frank Bridge
b. 1879 – d. 1941
Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (d. 1941)
Kenneth Edgeworth
b. 1880 – d. 1972
Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer (d. 1972)
Janus Djurhuus
b. 1881 – d. 1948
Janus Djurhuus, Faroese poet (d. 1948)
Husband E. Kimmel
b. 1882 – d. 1968
Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (b. 1882)
Aleksandras Stulginskis
b. 1885 – d. 1969
Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 1969)
Grover Cleveland Alexander
b. 1887 – d. 1950
Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (d. 1950)
William Frawley
b. 1887 – d. 1966
William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (d. 1966)
Stefan Grabiński
b. 1887 – d. 1936
Stefan Grabiński, Polish author and educator (d. 1936)
Wallace Fard Muhammad
b. 1893
Wallace Fard Muhammad, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Islam (disappeared 1934)
Dorothy Whipple
b. 1893 – d. 1966
Dorothy Whipple, English novelist (d. 1966)
Andrei Zhdanov
b. 1896 – d. 1948
Andrei Zhdanov, Ukrainian-Russian civil servant and politician (d. 1948)
Max Petitpierre
b. 1899 – d. 1994
Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician, 54th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1994)
Halina Konopacka
b. 1900 – d. 1989
Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower and poet (d. 1989) [1]
Fritz Wiessner
b. 1900 – d. 1988
Fritz Wiessner, German-American mountaineer (d. 1988)
Jean Bruller
b. 1902 – d. 1991
Jean Bruller, French author and illustrator, co-founded Les Éditions de Minuit (b. 1902)
Giulio Natta
b. 1903 – d. 1979
Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Orde Wingate
b. 1903 – d. 1944
Orde Wingate, English general (d. 1944)
Madeleine Carroll
b. 1906 – d. 1987
Madeleine Carroll, English actress (b. 1906)
Tex Avery
b. 1908 – d. 1980
Tex Avery, American animator, director, and voice actor (b. 1908)
Leela Majumdar
b. 1908 – d. 2007
Leela Majumdar, Indian author and academic (b. 1908)
Jean-Pierre Wimille
b. 1908 – d. 1949
Jean-Pierre Wimille, French race car driver (d. 1949)
Fanny Cradock
b. 1909 – d. 1994
Fanny Cradock, English chef, author, and critic (d. 1994)
Talal of Jordan
b. 1909 – d. 1972
Talal of Jordan (d. 1972)
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Vic Woodley
b. 1910 – d. 1978
Vic Woodley, English footballer (d. 1978)
Tarō Okamoto
b. 1911 – d. 1996
Tarō Okamoto, Japanese painter and sculptor (d. 1996)
Dane Clark
b. 1912 – d. 1998
Dane Clark, American actor (b. 1913)
George Barker (poet)
b. 1913 – d. 1991
George Barker, English author and poet (d. 1991)
Robert Alda
b. 1914 – d. 1986
Robert Alda, American actor (b. 1914)
Jackie Gleason
b. 1916 – d. 1987
Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (d. 1987)
Pyotr Masherov
b. 1918 – d. 1980
Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (b. 1918)
Otis R. Bowen
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Otis R. Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (b. 1918)
Theodore Sturgeon
b. 1918 – d. 1985
Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (b. 1918)
Mason Adams
b. 1919 – d. 2005
Mason Adams, American actor (b. 1919)
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Danny Gardella
b. 1920 – d. 2005
Danny Gardella, American baseball player and trainer (d. 2005)
Tony Randall
b. 1920 – d. 2004
Tony Randall, American actor (b. 1920)
Lucjan Wolanowski
b. 1920 – d. 2006
Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 2006)
Betty Hutton
b. 1921 – d. 2007
Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (d. 2007)
Bill Johnston (cricketer)
b. 1922 – d. 2007
Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer and businessman (d. 2007)
Margaret Leighton
b. 1922 – d. 1976
Margaret Leighton, English actress (d. 1976)
Noboru Takeshita
b. 1924 – d. 2000
Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000)
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Marc Bucci
b. 1924 – d. 2002
Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (d. 2002)
Everton Weekes
b. 1925
Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee
Doris Belack
b. 1926 – d. 2011
Doris Belack, American actress (b. 1926)
Verne Gagne
b. 1926 – d. 2015
Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (b. 1926)
Tom Kennedy (television presenter)
b. 1927
Tom Kennedy, American game show host and actor
Fats Domino
b. 1928 – d. 2017
Fats Domino, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2017)
Ariel Sharon
b. 1928 – d. 2014
Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (d. 2014)
Ally MacLeod
b. 1931 – d. 2004
Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2004)
Robert Novak
b. 1931 – d. 2009
Robert Novak, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
Johnny Cash
b. 1932 – d. 2003
Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1932)
James Goldsmith
b. 1933 – d. 1997
James Goldsmith, French-British businessman and politician (d. 1997)
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina
b. 1934
Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter
José Policarpo
b. 1936 – d. 2014
José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (d. 2014)
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Paul Dickson (American football)
b. 1937 – d. 2011
Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (b. 1937)
Josephine Tewson
b. 1939
Josephine Tewson, English actress
Oldřich Kulhánek
b. 1940 – d. 2013
Oldřich Kulhánek, Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (d. 2013)
Jozef Adamec
b. 1942
Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager
Paul Cotton (musician)
b. 1943
Paul Cotton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bill Duke
b. 1943
Bill Duke, American actor and director
Dante Ferretti
b. 1943
Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer
Bob Hite
b. 1943 – d. 1981
Bob Hite, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
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Christopher Hope
b. 1944
Christopher Hope, South African author and poet
Ronald Lauder
b. 1944
Ronald Lauder, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Austria
Peter Brock
b. 1945 – d. 2006
Peter Brock, Australian race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1945)
Marta Kristen
b. 1945
Marta Kristen, Norwegian-American actress
Mitch Ryder
b. 1945
Mitch Ryder, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Colin Bell
b. 1946
Colin Bell, English footballer
Ahmed Zewail
b. 1946 – d. 2016
Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1946)
Sandie Shaw
b. 1947
Sandie Shaw, English singer and psychotherapist
Sharyn McCrumb
b. 1948
Sharyn McCrumb, American author
Simon Crean
b. 1949
Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician, 14th Australian Minister for the Arts
Elizabeth George
b. 1949
Elizabeth George, American author and educator
Emma Kirkby
b. 1949
Emma Kirkby, English soprano
Jonathan Cain
b. 1950
Jonathan Cain, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Helen Clark
b. 1950
Helen Clark, New Zealand academic and politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Steve Bell (cartoonist)
b. 1951
Steve Bell, English cartoonist
Wayne Goss
b. 1951 – d. 2014
Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (d. 2014)
Michael Bolton
b. 1953
Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter and actor
Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (born 1954)
b. 1954
Prince Ernst August of Hanover
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
b. 1954
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, 12th President of Turkey
Andreas Maislinger
b. 1955
Andreas Maislinger, Austrian historian and academic, founded the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
Michel Houellebecq
b. 1956
Michel Houellebecq, French author, poet, screenwriter, and director
David Beasley
b. 1957
David Beasley, American lawyer and politician, 113th Governor of South Carolina
Joe Mullen
b. 1957
Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player and coach
Keena Rothhammer
b. 1957
Keena Rothhammer, American swimmer
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Paul Ackford
b. 1958
Paul Ackford, English rugby player
Greg Germann
b. 1958
Greg Germann, American actor and director
Susan Helms
b. 1958
Susan Helms, American general, engineer, and astronaut
Tim Kaine
b. 1958
Tim Kaine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Virginia
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Rolando Blackman
b. 1959
Rolando Blackman, American basketball player and coach
Ahmet Davutoğlu
b. 1959
Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey
Jaz Coleman
b. 1960
Jaz Coleman, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
Ahn Cheol-soo
b. 1962
Ahn Cheol-soo, South Korean physician, academic, and politician
James Mitchell (manager)
b. 1965
James Mitchell, American wrestler and manager
Garry Conille
b. 1966
Garry Conille, Haitian physician and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
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Marc Fortier
b. 1966
Marc Fortier, French-Canadian ice hockey player
Najwa Karam
b. 1966
Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer.
Mark Carroll (rugby league)
b. 1967
Mark Carroll, Australian rugby league player
Kazuyoshi Miura
b. 1967
Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese footballer
Hitoshi Sakimoto
b. 1969
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer and producer
Mark Harper
b. 1970
Mark Harper, English accountant and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
Erykah Badu
b. 1971
Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Max Martin
b. 1971
Max Martin, Swedish-American record producer and songwriter
Hélène Segara
b. 1971
Hélène Segara, French singer-songwriter and actress
Marshall Faulk
b. 1973
Marshall Faulk, American football player
Ole Gunnar Solskjær
b. 1973
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer and manager
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Jenny Thompson
b. 1973
Jenny Thompson, American swimmer
Sébastien Loeb
b. 1974
Sébastien Loeb, French race car driver
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Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski
b. 1974
Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, Filipina television actress, host and equestrienne
Nalini Anantharaman
b. 1976
Nalini Anantharaman, French mathematician
Chad Urmston
b. 1976
Chad Urmston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marty Reasoner
b. 1977
Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player and coach
Tim Thomas (basketball)
b. 1977
Tim Thomas, American basketball player
Shane Williams
b. 1977
Shane Williams, Welsh rugby union player
Abdoulaye Faye
b. 1978
Abdoulaye Faye, Senegalese footballer
Corinne Bailey Rae
b. 1979
Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Steve Evans (footballer, born 1979)
b. 1979
Steve Evans, Welsh footballer
Pedro Mendes (footballer, born 1979)
b. 1979
Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer
Steve Blake
b. 1980
Steve Blake, American basketball player
Kertus Davis
b. 1981
Kertus Davis, American race car driver
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Oh Seung-bum
b. 1981
Oh Seung-bum, South Korean footballer
Li Na
b. 1982
Li Na, Chinese tennis player
Matt Prior
b. 1982
Matt Prior, South African-English cricketer
Nate Ruess
b. 1982
Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter
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Jerome Harrison
b. 1983
Jerome Harrison, American football player
Pepe (footballer, born 1983)
b. 1983
Pepe, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer
Natalia Lafourcade
b. 1984
Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer-songwriter
Beren Saat
b. 1984
Beren Saat, Turkish actress
Fernando Llorente
b. 1985
Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer
Diego Ribas da Cunha
b. 1985
Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
Hannah Kearney
b. 1986
Hannah Kearney, American skier
Gabriel Obertan
b. 1989
Gabriel Obertan, French footballer
Kateřina Cachová
b. 1990
Kateřina Cachová, Czech heptathlete
Takanoiwa Yoshimori
b. 1990
Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
Michael Chee Kam
b. 1992
Michael Chee Kam, New Zealand rugby league player
Reghan Tumilty
b. 1997
Reghan Tumilty, Scottish footballer