People born on June 26 198
John, Count of Angoulême
b. 1399 – d. 1467
John, Count of Angoulême (d. 1467)
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
b. 1575 – d. 1612
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (d. 1612)
Peter Claver
b. 1581 – d. 1654
San Pedro Claver, Spanish Jesuit saint (d. 1654)
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
b. 1600 – d. 1659
Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Spanish-born bishop and viceroy of New Spain (d. 1659)
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden
b. 1681 – d. 1708
Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (d. 1708)
Edward Holyoke
b. 1689 – d. 1769
Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (d. 1769)
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Georg Brandt
b. 1694 – d. 1768
Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)
Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin
b. 1699 – d. 1777
Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin, French businesswoman (d. 1777)
Philip Doddridge
b. 1702 – d. 1751
Philip Doddridge, English hymn-writer and educator (d. 1751)
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Thomas Clap
b. 1703 – d. 1767
Thomas Clap, American minister and academic (d. 1767)
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
b. 1726 – d. 1796
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (d. 1796)
Charles Messier
b. 1730 – d. 1817
Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (d. 1817)
Jan Paweł Łuszczewski
b. 1764 – d. 1812
Jan Paweł Łuszczewski, Polish politician (d. 1812)
Jan Paweł Lelewel
b. 1796 – d. 1847
Jan Paweł Lelewel, Polish painter and engineer (d. 1847)
Wolfgang Menzel
b. 1798 – d. 1873
Wolfgang Menzel, German poet and critic (d. 1873)
Branwell Brontë
b. 1817 – d. 1848
Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
Abner Doubleday
b. 1819 – d. 1893
Abner Doubleday, American general (d. 1893)
Bartolomé Mitre
b. 1821 – d. 1906
Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian soldier, journalist, and politician, 6th President of Argentina (d. 1906)
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
b. 1824 – d. 1907
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (d. 1907)
Thomas W. Knox
b. 1835 – d. 1896
Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (d. 1896)
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b. 1838 – d. 1894
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1894)
Sam Watkins
b. 1839 – d. 1901
Sam Watkins, American soldier and author (d. 1901)
Daoud Corm
b. 1852 – d. 1930
Daoud Corm, Lebanese painter (d. 1930)
Robert Laird Borden
b. 1854 – d. 1937
Robert Laird Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1937)
Bernard Berenson
b. 1865 – d. 1959
Bernard Berenson, American historian and author (b. 1865)
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
b. 1866 – d. 1923
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English archaeologist and banker (d. 1923)
Martin Andersen Nexø
b. 1869 – d. 1954
Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish journalist and author (d. 1954)
Leopold Löwenheim
b. 1878 – d. 1957
Leopold Löwenheim, German mathematician and logician (d. 1957)
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Mitchell Lewis
b. 1880 – d. 1956
Mitchell Lewis, American actor (d. 1956)
Ya'akov Cohen (writer)
b. 1881 – d. 1960
Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (d. 1960)
Pearl S. Buck
b. 1892 – d. 1973
Pearl S. Buck, American novelist, essayist, short story writer Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
Dorothy Fuldheim
b. 1893 – d. 1989
Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
George Hainsworth
b. 1895 – d. 1950
George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (b. 1895)
Willy Messerschmitt
b. 1898 – d. 1978
Willy Messerschmitt, German engineer and academic, designed the Messerschmitt Bf 109 (b. 1898)
Chesty Puller
b. 1898 – d. 1971
Chesty Puller, American general (b. 1898)
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1899-1918)
b. 1899
Stuart Symington
b. 1901 – d. 1988
Stuart Symington, American lieutenant and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Air Force (d. 1988)
Hugues Cuénod
b. 1902 – d. 2010
Hugues Cuénod, Swiss tenor and educator (d. 2010)
Big Bill Broonzy
b. 1903 – d. 1958
Big Bill Broonzy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1958)
Frank Scott Hogg
b. 1904 – d. 1951
Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer and academic (d. 1951)
Peter Lorre
b. 1904 – d. 1964
Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (d. 1964)
Lynd Ward
b. 1905 – d. 1985
Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (b. 1905)
Alberto Rabagliati
b. 1906 – d. 1974
Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer (d. 1974)
Viktor Schreckengost
b. 1906 – d. 2008
Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and educator (d. 2008)
Debs Garms
b. 1907 – d. 1984
Debs Garms, American baseball player (d. 1984)
Salvador Allende
b. 1908 – d. 1973
Salvador Allende, Chilean physician and politician, 29th President of Chile (b. 1908)
Colonel Tom Parker
b. 1909 – d. 1997
Colonel Tom Parker, Dutch-American talent manager (d. 1997)
Wolfgang Reitherman
b. 1909 – d. 1985
Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (d. 1985)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
b. 1911 – d. 1956
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American basketball player and golfer (b. 1911)
Bronisław Żurakowski
b. 1911 – d. 2009
Bronisław Żurakowski, Polish pilot and engineer (d. 2009)
Aimé Césaire
b. 1913 – d. 2008
Aimé Césaire, French poet, author, and politician (d. 2008)
Maurice Wilkes
b. 1913 – d. 2010
Maurice Wilkes, English computer scientist and physicist (d. 2010)
Laurie Lee
b. 1914 – d. 1997
Laurie Lee, English author and poet (d. 1997)
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
b. 1914 – d. 2001
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, European royalty (d. 2001)
Paul Castellano
b. 1915 – d. 1985
Paul Castellano, American gangster (d. 1985)
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George Haigh
b. 1915
George Haigh, English professional footballer
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Charlotte Zolotow
b. 1915 – d. 2013
Charlotte Zolotow, American author and poet (d. 2013)
Virginia Satir
b. 1916 – d. 1988
Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1916)
Giuseppe Taddei
b. 1916 – d. 2010
Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (d. 2010)
Idriz Ajeti
b. 1917
Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist
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Leo Rosner
b. 1918 – d. 2008
Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (d. 2008)
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Raleigh Rhodes
b. 1918 – d. 2007
Raleigh Rhodes, American combat fighter pilot (d. 2007)
Richard Neustadt
b. 1919 – d. 2003
Richard Neustadt, American political scientist and academic (d. 2003)
Jimmy Newberry
b. 1919
Jimmy Newberry, American pitcher
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Donald M. Ashton
b. 1919 – d. 2004
Donald M. Ashton, English art director (d. 2004)
Jean-Pierre Roy
b. 1920 – d. 2014
Jean-Pierre Roy, Canadian-American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
Violette Szabo
b. 1921 – d. 1945
Violette Szabo, French secret agent (d. 1945)
Walter Farley
b. 1922 – d. 1989
Walter Farley, American author (d. 1989)
Eleanor Parker
b. 1922 – d. 2013
Eleanor Parker, American actress (d. 2013)
Franz-Paul Decker
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Franz-Paul Decker, German conductor (d. 2014)
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Kostas Axelos
b. 1924 – d. 2010
Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (d. 2010)
Pavel Belyayev
b. 1925 – d. 1970
Pavel Belyayev, Russian soldier, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1970)
Wolfgang Unzicker
b. 1925 – d. 2006
Wolfgang Unzicker, German chess player (d. 2006)
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Robert Kroetsch
b. 1927 – d. 2011
Robert Kroetsch, Canadian author and poet (d. 2011)
Jacob Druckman
b. 1928 – d. 1996
Jacob Druckman, American composer and academic (d. 1996)
Yoshiro Nakamatsu
b. 1928
Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
June Bronhill
b. 1929 – d. 2005
June Bronhill, Australian soprano and actress (d. 2005)
Fred Bruemmer
b. 1929 – d. 2013
Fred Bruemmer, Latvian-Canadian photographer and author (d. 2013)
Milton Glaser
b. 1929
Milton Glaser, American illustrator and graphic designer
Jackie Fargo
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Jackie Fargo, American wrestler and trainer (d. 2013)
Colin Wilson
b. 1931 – d. 2013
Colin Wilson, English philosopher and author (d. 2013)
Claudio Abbado
b. 1933 – d. 2014
Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (d. 2014)
Gene Green (baseball)
b. 1933 – d. 1981
Gene Green, American baseball player (d. 1981)
Dave Grusin
b. 1934
Dave Grusin, American pianist and composer
Carlo Facetti
b. 1935
Carlo Facetti, Italian race car driver
Dwight York
b. 1935
Dwight York, American singer
Benjamin Adekunle
b. 1936 – d. 2014
Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (b. 1936)
Hal Greer
b. 1936
Hal Greer, American basketball player
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart
b. 1936
Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, Scottish politician
Edith Pearlman
b. 1936
Edith Pearlman, American short story writer
Jean-Claude Turcotte
b. 1936 – d. 2015
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (d. 2015)
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Nancy Willard
b. 1936 – d. 2017
Nancy Willard, American author and poet (d. 2017)
Robert Coleman Richardson
b. 1937 – d. 2013
Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
Reggie Workman
b. 1937
Reggie Workman, American bassist and composer
Neil Abercrombie
b. 1938
Neil Abercrombie, American sociologist and politician, 7th Governor of Hawaii
Billy Davis Jr.
b. 1938
Billy Davis Jr., American pop-soul singer
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Gerald North
b. 1938
Gerald North, American climatologist and academic
Chuck Robb
b. 1939
Chuck Robb, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 64th Governor of Virginia
Yves Beauchemin
b. 1941
Yves Beauchemin, Canadian author and academic
J.J. Dillon
b. 1942
J.J. Dillon, American wrestler and manager
Gilberto Gil
b. 1942
Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and politician, Brazilian Minister of Culture
Georgie Fame
b. 1943
Georgie Fame, English singer, pianist, and keyboard player
Warren Farrell
b. 1943
Warren Farrell, American author and educator
Gennady Zyuganov
b. 1944
Gennady Zyuganov, Russian colonel and politician
Candace Pert
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (b. 1946)
Fredric Brandt
b. 1949 – d. 2015
Fredric Brandt, American dermatologist and author (d. 2015)
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Adrian Gurvitz
b. 1949
Adrian Gurvitz, English singer-songwriter and producer
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Mary Styles Harris
b. 1949
Mary Styles Harris, American biologist and geneticist
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Gary Gilmour
b. 1951 – d. 2014
Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer and manager (d. 2014)
Gordon McQueen
b. 1952
Gordon McQueen, Scottish footballer and manager
Mick Jones (The Clash)
b. 1955
Mick Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gedde Watanabe
b. 1955
Gedde Watanabe, American actor
Chris Isaak
b. 1956
Chris Isaak, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
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Patrick Mercer
b. 1956
Patrick Mercer, English colonel and politician
Al Hunter Ashton
b. 1957 – d. 2007
Al Hunter Ashton, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2007)
Philippe Couillard
b. 1957
Philippe Couillard, Canadian surgeon and politician, 31st Premier of Quebec
Patty Smyth
b. 1957
Patty Smyth, American singer-songwriter and musician
Mark McKinney
b. 1959
Mark McKinney, Canadian actor and screenwriter
Mark Durkan
b. 1960
Mark Durkan, Irish politician
Greg LeMond
b. 1961
Greg LeMond, American cyclist
Terri Nunn
b. 1961
Terri Nunn, American singer-songwriter and actress
Jerome Kersey
b. 1962 – d. 2015
Jerome Kersey, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
b. 1963
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Russian-Swiss businessman and philanthropist
Mark McClellan
b. 1963
Mark McClellan, American economist and politician
Harriet Wheeler
b. 1963
Harriet Wheeler, English singer-songwriter
Tommi Mäkinen
b. 1964
Tommi Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
Dany Boon
b. 1966
Dany Boon, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Kirk McLean
b. 1966
Kirk McLean, Canadian ice hockey player
Jürgen Reil
b. 1966
Jürgen Reil, American drummer
Inha Babakova
b. 1967
Inha Babakova, Ukrainian high jumper
Olivier Dahan
b. 1967
Olivier Dahan, French director and screenwriter
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
b. 1968
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Icelandic lecturer and politician, 6th President of Iceland
Paolo Maldini
b. 1968
Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
Shannon Sharpe
b. 1968
Shannon Sharpe, American football player and sportscaster
Colin Greenwood
b. 1969
Colin Greenwood, English bass player and songwriter
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Ingrid Lempereur
b. 1969
Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
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Geir Moen
b. 1969
Geir Moen, Norwegian sprinter
Mike Myers (baseball)
b. 1969
Mike Myers, American baseball player
Paul Thomas Anderson
b. 1970
Paul Thomas Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
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Paul Bitok
b. 1970
Paul Bitok, Kenyan runner
Irv Gotti
b. 1970
Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records
Sean Hayes (actor)
b. 1970
Sean Hayes, American actor
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Adam Ndlovu
b. 1970
Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer
Chris O'Donnell
b. 1970
Chris O'Donnell, American actor
Nick Offerman
b. 1970
Nick Offerman, American actor
Max Biaggi
b. 1971
Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
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Jai Taurima
b. 1972
Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper and police officer
Gretchen Wilson
b. 1973
Gretchen Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Derek Jeter
b. 1974
Derek Jeter, American baseball player
Jason Kendall
b. 1974
Jason Kendall, American baseball player
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Chris Armstrong (ice hockey)
b. 1975
Chris Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player
Terry Skiverton
b. 1975
Terry Skiverton, English footballer and manager
Ed Jovanovski
b. 1976
Ed Jovanovski, Canadian ice hockey player
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Pommie Mbangwa
b. 1976
Pommie Mbangwa, Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster
Chad Pennington
b. 1976
Chad Pennington, American football player and sportscaster
Quincy Lewis
b. 1977
Quincy Lewis, American basketball player
Ryō Fukuda
b. 1979
Ryō Fukuda, Japanese race car driver
Walter Herrmann
b. 1979
Walter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
Ryan Tedder
b. 1979
Ryan Tedder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
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Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros
b. 1980
Hamílton Hênio Ferreira Calheiros, Togolese footballer
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Michael Jackson (footballer born 1980)
b. 1980
Michael Jackson, English footballer
Jason Schwartzman
b. 1980
Jason Schwartzman, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
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Chris Shelton
b. 1980
Chris Shelton, American baseball player
Michael Vick
b. 1980
Michael Vick, American football player
Natalya Antyukh
b. 1981
Natalya Antyukh, Russian sprinter and hurdler
Paolo Cannavaro
b. 1981
Paolo Cannavaro, Italian footballer
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Kanako Kondō
b. 1981
Kanako Kondō, Japanese voice actress and singer
Takashi Toritani
b. 1981
Takashi Toritani, Japanese baseball player
Zuzana Kučová
b. 1982
Zuzana Kučová, Slovak tennis player
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Vinícius Rodrigues Almeida
b. 1983
Vinícius Rodrigues Almeida, Brazilian footballer
Nick Compton
b. 1983
Nick Compton, South African-English cricketer
Toyonoshima Daiki
b. 1983
Toyonoshima Daiki, Japanese sumo wrestler
Felipe Melo
b. 1983
Felipe Melo, Brazilian footballer
Antonio Rosati
b. 1983
Antonio Rosati, Italian footballer
Indila
b. 1984
Indila, French singer
José Juan Barea
b. 1984
José Juan Barea, Puerto Rican-American basketball player
Yankuba Ceesay
b. 1984
Yankuba Ceesay, Gambian footballer
Elijah Dukes
b. 1984
Elijah Dukes, American baseball player
Raymond Felton
b. 1984
Raymond Felton, American basketball player
Priscah Jeptoo
b. 1984
Priscah Jeptoo, Kenyan runner
Jūlija Tepliha
b. 1984
Jūlija Tepliha, Latvian figure skater
Deron Williams
b. 1984
Deron Williams, American basketball player
Ogyen Trinley Dorje
b. 1985
Ogyen Trinley Dorje, Tibetan spiritual leader, 17th Karmapa Lama
Duvier Riascos
b. 1986
Duvier Riascos, Colombian footballer
Carlos Iaconelli
b. 1987
Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian race car driver
Samir Nasri
b. 1987
Samir Nasri, French footballer
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Oliver Stang
b. 1988
Oliver Stang, German footballer
Belaynesh Oljira
b. 1990
Belaynesh Oljira, Ethiopian runner
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Igor Subbotin
b. 1990
Igor Subbotin, Estonian footballer
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Houssem Chemali
b. 1991
Houssem Chemali, French footballer
Diego Falcinelli
b. 1991
Diego Falcinelli, Italian footballer
Dustin Martin
b. 1991
Dustin Martin, Australian rules footballer
Joel Campbell
b. 1992
Joel Campbell, Costa Rican footballer
Rudy Gobert
b. 1992
Rudy Gobert, French basketball player
Ariana Grande
b. 1993
Ariana Grande, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Hollie Arnold
b. 1994
Hollie Arnold, English javelin thrower
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Callum Taylor
b. 1997
Callum Taylor, English cricketer
Agrippa Postumus
b. ?
Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)