Famous Birthdays on October 26

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 237

• 1427 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1496)
• 1473 Duke Friedrich of Saxony, 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1498-1510), born in Torgau, Germany (d. 1510)
• 1483 Hans Buchner, German composer, born in Ravensburg (d. 1538)

• 1491 Zhengde, 10th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, born in Beijing, China (d. 1521)
• 1556 Ahmad Baba, Islamic jurist and writer (biographical dictionary of the Mālikī), born in Arawān, near Timbuktu, Songhai Empire (d. 1627)
• 1609 William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)
• 1645 Aert de Gelder, Dutch painter (King David), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1727)
• 1673 Dimitrie Cantemir, Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11), born in Silişteni, Moldavia (d. 1723)
• 1684 Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal, born in Löwitz, Pomerania (d. 1757)
• 1685 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, Spanish Empire (now Italy) (d. 1757)
• 1694 Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer, conductor and violinist, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1758)
• 1719 Joaquín Martínez de Oxinagas, composer, born in Bilbao, Basque Country (d. 1789)
• 1740 Ernest Louis Muller, Polish composer and flautist, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1811)
• 1757 Charles Pinckney, American Founding Father, planter and Governor of South Carolina (1789-92; 1796-98; 1806-08), born in Charles Town, Province of South Carolina, British America (d. 1824)
• 1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (elementary philosophy), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1823)
• 1758 Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, French classical cellist and composer, born in Lauzerte, France (d. 1811)

• 1768 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician, born in Radzyń Podlaski, Poland (d. 1844)
• 1789 Joseph Mayseder, Austrian violinist and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1863)
• 1791 Charles Sprague, American banker and poet (Curiosity), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1875)
• 1794 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace), born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1881)
• 1795 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Italian-Greek composer, born in Corfu Island, Greece (d. 1872)
• 1800 Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, born in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)

• 1804 Lorenzo Thomas, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New Castle, Delaware (d. 1875)
• 1813 Henry Smart, English organist and composer, born in London (d. 1879)
• 1818 Stefano Golinelli, Italian pianist and composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1891)
• 1823 Karl Weinhold, German sociologist (founder of Journal of the Association of Folklore), born in Dzierżoniów, Poland (d. 1901)
• 1824 Arthur Middleton Manigault, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1886)
• 1830 Polibo Fumagalli, Italian composer, born in Inzago, Italy (d. 1900)
• 1830 Stephen Elliott, Jr., Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Beaufort, South Carolina (d. 1866)
• 1837 James Lawlor Kieran, Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Mountbellew, County Galway (d. 1869)
• 1843 Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian painter (War & Peace), born in Cherepovets, Russia (d. 1904)
• 1845 Hendrik Waelput, Flemish composer and conductor (Forest, Stella), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1885)
• 1849 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (Frobenius–Stickelberger formulae), born in Charlotteburg, Berlin, Germany (d. 1917)
• 1854 August Kiehl, Dutch actor (Op hoop van zegen, De kribbebijter), born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (d. 1938)
• 1854 C. W. Post, American manufacturer of breakfast cereals, born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 1914)
• 1859 Arthur Friedheim, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1932)
• 1859 Frank Selee, American Baseball HOF manager (5 x NL C'ship Boston Beaneaters; Chicago Orphans/Cubs), born in Amherst, New Hampshire (d. 1909)

• 1864 Joseph Moorat, British composer (Prunella), born in England (d. 1938)
• 1865 Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman, who dies aboard the Titanic, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
• 1866 William "Kid" Gleason, American baseball utility (St. Louis Browns, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Chicago White Sox, during "Black Sox" scandal), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1933)
• 1869 August Halm, German composer, born in Vellberg, Germany (d. 1929)
• 1869 Washington Luís, President of Brazil (1926-30), born in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro (d. 1957)
• 1871 Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer and father of Frida Kahlo, born in Pforzheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire (d. 1941)
• 1871 Hermann Löhr, British composer, born in Plymouth, England (d. 1943)
• 1873 Thorvald Stauning, Prime Minister of Denmark (1924-26, 1929-42), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1942)
• 1874 Martin Lowry, English chemist (Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory), born in Low Moor, Bradford (d. 1936)
• 1875 H. B. Warner, British actor (Sunset Boulevard, The King of Kings), born in London, England (d. 1958)
• 1880 Andrei Bely [Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev], Russian writer (Petersburg), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1934)
• 1881 Margaret Wycherly, British actress (Keeper of the Flame), born in London, England (d. 1956)
• 1883 Napoleon Hill, American writer and philosopher (Think and Grow Rich), born in Pound, Virginia (d. 1970)
• 1883 Paul Pilgrim, American athlete (Olympic gold 1904, 06), born in New York City (d. 1958)
• 1886 Gustav Hermann Unger, German composer, born in Kamenz, Germany (d. 1958)
• 1886 Mark Aldanov, Russian-French writer and critic (Novy Zhurnal), born in Kiev (d. 1957)
• 1888 Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader, born in Hulai-Pole, Russian Empire (d. 1934)
• 1888 Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros), born in Helsinki (d. 1925)
• 1893 Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe), born in Csongrád, Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
• 1894 John S Knight, American journalist and publisher (Knight Newspapers), born in Bluefield, West Virginia (d. 1981)
• 1898 Beryl Rubinstein, American pianist and composer, born in Athens, Georgia (d. 1952)
• 1899 (William) "Judy" Johnson, American Baseball HOF third baseman (NgL World Series 1925 Hilldale AC; NgL All-Star 1933, 1936 Pittsburgh Crawfords), born in Snow Hill, Maryland (d. 1989)
• 1900 Ibrahim Abboud, 1st President and 4th Prime Minister of Sudan (1958-64), born in Suakin, Sudan (d. 1983)
• 1900 Karin Boye, writer (Kallocain), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1941)
• 1900 Mark Sandrich [Goldstein], American film director, writer and producer (The Gay Divorcee; Top Hat; Holiday Inn), born in New York City (d. 1945)
• 1902 Beryl Markham (née Clutterbuck), British-Kenyan; racehorse trainer, aviator, and memoirist, born in Ashwell, Rutland, England (d. 1986)
• 1902 Hugh Chilvers, Australian cricketer (great leggie of 30's for NSW but not Aust), born in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England (d. 1994)
• 1902 Jack Sharkey, American boxer (NYSAC, NBA and lineal heavyweight champion 1932-33), born in Binghamton, New York (d. 1994)
• 1905 George Flahiff, Canadian Cardinal, born in Paris, Ontario, Canada (d. 1989)
• 1907 Giovanni Salviucci, Italian composer, born in Rome (d. 1937)
• 1910 John Krol, American former archbishop of Philadelphia (1961-88), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1996)

• 1911 Sid Gillman, Pro & College Football Hall of Fame end (Ohio State U) and coach (U of Cincinnati, LA Rams, Houston Oilers), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2003)
• 1911 Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems), born in Osgaig, Raasay, Scotland (d. 1996)
• 1912 Don Siegel, American film director (Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
• 1913 Stuart J. Byrne, American sci-fi author (Star Man, God Man), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2011)
• 1914 Alexander "Sasha" Argov [Abramovich], Israeli composer, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1995)
• 1914 Claude Jeter, American gospel music singer (The Swan Silvertones), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2009)

• 1915 Golfredo Corradetti, Canadian conductor and composer, born in Calgary, Alberta; (d. 1995)

• 1917 Mario Biaggi, American politician (Rep-D&R-NY, 1969-88), born in New York (d. 2015)
• 1918 (George) "Snuffy" Stirnweiss, American MLB baseball second baseman, 1943-52, 2X All-Star. AL Batting Title, 3X World Series (New York Yankess and 2 other teams), born in New York City (d. 1958)
• 1918 Ivor Francis, Canadian-American radio, stage, and screen character actor (Dusty's Trail; The Prisoner of Second Avenue), and acting teacher, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1986)
• 1918 Kamal El Mallakh, Egyptian archaeologist (King Khufu Solar ship), and journalist, born in Upper Egypt (d. 1987)

• 1920 T. C. Jones, American female impersonator, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 1971)
• 1921 George Forrest, Northern Irish politician (d. 1968)
• 1924 Shaw Taylor, British actor and television presenter (Police 5), born in Hackney, London, England (d. 2015)
• 1924 Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2007)
• 1924 Tom Lewis, American politician (Rep-R-Florida, 1983-93), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
• 1925 Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American), born in Oegstgeest, Netherlands (d. 2007)
• 1926 Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Tomsk, Russia (d. 1983)
• 1927 Janet Moreau Stone, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1952), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
• 1928 Francisco Solano López, Argentine comic artist, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2011)
• 1929 Georgette Amowitz, French choreographer and educator, born in Paris, France (d. 2008)
• 1929 Hans Peter Haller, German composer, born in Radolfzell, Germany (d. 2006)
• 1929 Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2000)
• 1929 Roland Hemond, American baseball executive (GM Chicago White Sox 1970–85; Baltimore Orioles 1988–95), born in Central Falls, Rhode Island (d. 2021)
• 1930 John Arden, English novelist and playwright (Left Handed Liberty), born in Barnsley, England (d. 2012)
• 1931 Hank Garrett [Henry Weinblatt], American actor (Car 54 Where Are You?; Three Days of the Condor), and professional wrestler (The Minnesota Farm Boy), born in Monticello, New York
• 1932 Anthony Beilenson, American politician (Rep-D-California, 1977-97), born in New York (d. 2017)
• 1932 Chinadorai Deshmutu, Indian field hockey player (1952 Olympics)
• 1933 André Van Herpe, Belgian soccer midfielder who played 7 internationals; ARA La Gantoise 1952-62, born in Eine, Belgium (d. 2024)
• 1934 Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster; Harmonia), born in Berlin
• 1934 Jacques Loussier, French pianist and composer who created jazz arrangements of Bach and other classical music, born in Angers, France (d. 2019)
• 1934 Ulrich Plenzdorf, German writer (Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.), born in Berlin (d. 2007)
• 1936 Al Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy; The Wrecking Crew), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2006)
• 1936 Bruce Belland, American singer (Tim Conway Hour), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1936 Shelley Morrison, American actress (General Hospital, Will & Grace), born in New York City (d. 2019)
• 1937 Dave Gavitt, American basketball coach, formed Basketball's Big East Conference (1979), born in Westerly, Rhode Island (d. 2011)
• 1938 Bernadette Lafont, French actress (Perils of Gwendoline), born in Nimes, France (d. 2013)
• 1938 Charles Stenholm, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1979-2005), born in Stamford, Texas
• 1939 Vladimir Mikhailovich Beloborodov, Russian cosmonaut, born in Oloviyanna, Chita Region, Russia
• 1940 Gennadi Strekalov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-3, T-8, T-11, TM-21), born in Mytishchi, Soviet Union (d. 2004)
• 1940 Mario Orozco, 1st victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)
• 1941 Harald Nielsen, Danish soccer forward (14 caps; Olympic silver 1960; Frederikshavn fI, Bologna FC), born in Frederikshavn, Denmark (d. 2015)
• 1942 Bob Hoskins, English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), born in Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England (d. 2014)
• 1942 Colin Loughnan, Australian rock and jazz saxophonist, vocalist, arranger, composer, and teacher (,Sydney Conservatorium of Music), born in Sydney, Australia
• 1942 Dietmar Polaczek, Austrian composer and writer, born in Bendsburg, Upper Silesia (now Będzin, Poland)
• 1942 John P "Jannie" Roux, South African secretary to Presidents Botha and De Klerk
• 1944 Kenneth Lee Ascher, American jazz pianist, composer ("Rainbow Connection"), and arranger (John Lennon), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1944 Mike Piano, American rocker (Sandpipers), born in Rochester, New York
• 1944 Ries Smits, Dutch economist and politician (CDA), born in Tricht, Netherlands
• 1945 Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author, born in Thessaloniki, Greece

• 1945 Pat Conroy, American writer (The Great Santini, Prince of Tides), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2016)
• 1946 Holly Woodlawn, transgender Puerto Rican actress (Warhol films), born in Juana Díaz (d. 2015)
• 1946 Keith Hopwood, British rock guitarist (Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter"), born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England
• 1946 Maureen Anderman, American actress (Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale), born in Detroit, Michigan

• 1947 Ian Ashley, British racing driver, born in Wuppertal, Germany
• 1947 Marilyn Middleton Pollock, American jazz and blues singer, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1947 Trevor Joyce, Irish poet (The Poems of Sweeny Peregrine), born in Dublin, Ireland
• 1948 Marshall Colt, American actor (Eric-Lottery), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1950 Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby union lock (41 Tests; 117 All Black games, 8 as captain; Auckland), born in Wanganui, New Zealand (d. 2020)
• 1950 Chuck Foreman, American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings), born in Frederick, Maryland
• 1950 T. E. Srinivasan, Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981), born in Chennai, India
• 1951 Julian Schnabel, American artist and director (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1951 Maggie Roche, Irish-American singer-songwriter (The Roches - "Hammond Song"), born in Park Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2017)
• 1951 [William] Bootsy Collins, American guitarist and singer (James Brown; Parliament-Funkadelic), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1952 Abbas al-Musawi, influential Lebanese Shia cleric, and founder and leader of Hezbollah, born in Al-Nabi Shayth, Lebanon (d. 1992)
• 1952 Andrew Motion, English poet (British Poet Laureate 1999-2009), born in London
• 1952 Andy Richards, British-Australian session and touring keyboard player ("Relax"; "Careless Whisper"), and producer, born in London, England
• 1952 David Was [Weiss], American rock musician and producer (Was (Not Was) - "Walk The Dinosaur"), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1953 Jennifer Roberson, American sci-fi author (Shapechangers, Sword-Maker), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1953 Julian Keith Strickland, American drummer (B-52's - "Rock Lobster"), born in Athens, Georgia
• 1953 Lauren Tewes, American actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat), born in Braddock, Pennsylvania
• 1953 Rosa Monckton, English businesswoman and notable charity fundraiser, born in Westminster, London
• 1954 Carlos Agostinho do Rosário, Mozambican politician, Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-), born in Maxixe, Mozambique
• 1954 D. W. Moffett, American actor (Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons), born in Highland Park, Illinois
• 1954 Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
• 1955 Christine Brewer, American operatic soprano, born in Grand Tower, Illinois
• 1955 Stephen K Robinson, American PhD, and astronaut (STS 85, sk:95), born in Sacramento, California
• 1956 Mike LeDonne, American jazz Hammond organist, pianist, and composer (Benny Golson; The Groover Quartet), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 1956 Regina Benjamin, 18th US Surgeon General (2009-13), born in Mobile, Alabama

• 1956 Stephen Gumley, Australian businessman (1st CEO of Australian Defence Materiel Organisation)
• 1957 Bob Golic, American football player, born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1958 Bassam Saba, Lebanese violinist, oud, and nay player (New York Arabic Orchestra; Silk Road Ensemble), born in Tripoli, Lebanon (d. 2020)
• 1959 Brian Bovell, British actor, born in London

• 1959 François Chau, Cambodian actor, born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
• 1961 Dylan McDermott, American actor (The Practice, American Horror Story), born in Waterbury, Connecticut

• 1962 Cary Elwes, English actor (Glory, Princess Bride), born in London, England
• 1962 Roger Kingdom, American 110m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984, 88), born in Vienna, Georgia
• 1962 Steve Wren, British pop-rock drummer (Then Jericho - "The Motive"), born in Lambeth, London, England
• 1963 Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter (10,000 Maniacs - "These Are Days"; "Trouble Me"), born in Jamestown, New York
• 1963 Ted Demme, American film and television director, born in New York City (d. 2002)
• 1963 Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer (Ed, Scrubs), born in Ottawa, Ontario
• 1963 Tony Casillas, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets, Dallas Cowboys), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 1964 Lawson Duncan, American tennis star, born in Asheville, North Carolina
• 1964 Vencie Glenn, American NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Grambling, Louisiana
• 1965 Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Hong Kong singer, born in Hong Kong
• 1965 Gil Heredia, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Nogales, Arizona
• 1965 Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer, born in Ottawa, Canada
• 1965 Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman and latterly capt), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
• 1965 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman and shortstop (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Parramatta, Australia
• 1965 Mark McLoughlin, Canadian CFL placekicker (CFL All Star 1994, 96, 99; Grey Cup 1992, 98, 2001; Calgary Stampeders), born in Liverpool, England
• 1965 Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor (City of Birmingham Symphony, 1998-2008; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, 2008-21; BBC Symphony, 2013-23), born in Helsinki, Finland
• 1966 Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer midfielder (FC Volendam, Heerenveen) and manager (Slavia Prague, Sparta Rotterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• 1966 Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportcaster, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• 1966 Masaharu Iwata, Japanese video game composer, born in Tokyo
• 1966 Olga Bicherova, Soviet gymnast (won title at 15 yrs 33 days), born in Moscow, Russian SFSR
• 1966 Steve Valentine, Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan), born in Bishopbriggs, Scotland
• 1967 Bobby Houston, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Washington, D.C.

• 1967 Shelly Stokes, American softball catcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Sacramento, California
• 1968 Chris Oldham, American NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Sacramento, California
• 1968 Nico-Jan Hoogma, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Heerenveen, Netherlands
• 1969 Mike Pritchard, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks), born in Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
• 1969 Sarina Wiegman, Dutch football player and manager (Dutch and England women's teams), born in The Hague, Netherlands
• 1970 Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• 1970 Dian Bachar, American actor, born in Denver, Colorado
• 1970 Jessie Armstead, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
• 1970 Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, born in Mumbai, India
• 1971 Anthony Rapp, American singer and actor, born in Joliet, Illinois

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