August 26 - Births

Births

• 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, Swiss 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)
• 1819 – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)
• 1826 – Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
• 1845 – Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
• 1850 – Charles Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
• 1854 – Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)
• 1862 – Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)
• 1864 – Anna Ulyanova, older sister of Vladimir Lenin (d. 1935)
• 1865 – Arthur James Arnot, Scottish inventor (d. 1946)
• 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)
• 1890 – Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer (d. 1970)
• 1894 – Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)
• 1896 – Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. 1990)
• 1896 – Besse Cooper, American supercentenarian
• 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 – Hans Kammler, German engineer and SS officer (disappeared in 1945)
• 1901 – Maxwell Taylor, American general (d. 1987)
• 1901 – Chen Yi, Chinese communist military commander and politician (d. 1972)
• 1904 – Christopher Isherwood, English-born writer (d. 1986)
• 1906 – Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. 1993)
• 1907 – Lester Lanin, American bandleader (d. 2004)
• 1908 – W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
• 1908 – Aubrey Schenck, British film producer (d. 1999)
• 1908 – Bill Hunt, Australian cricketer (d. 1983)
• 1909 – Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)
• 1909 – Gene Moore, American baseball player (d. 1978)
• 1909 – Eric Davies, South African cricketer (d. 1976)
• 1910 – Mother Teresa, Macedonian-born Indian missionary; Nobel Peace Prize recipient (d. 1997)
• 1914 – Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)
• 1920 – Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai soldier and politician
• 1921 – Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and Israel Prize recipient (d. 1994)
• 1921 – Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist
• 1922 – Irving R. Levine, American journalist (d. 2009)
• 1923 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist
• 1924 – Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)
• 1925 – Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)
• 1925 – Sangharakshita, Indian religious figure
• 1926 – Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian Violinist
• 1927 – B. V. Doshi, Indian architect
• 1928 – Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
• 1928 – Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist
• 1930 – Joe Solomon, West Indian cricketer
• 1932 – Luis Salvadores, Chilean basketball player.
• 1934 – Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and commentator
• 1935 – Geraldine Ferraro, American politician
• 1936 – Yvette Vickers, American actress
• 1938 – Jet Black, British musician (The Stranglers)
• 1939 – Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli politician (d. 2007)
• 1940 – Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008)
• 1941 – Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director
• 1941 – Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Jane Merrow, British actress
• 1941 – Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress
• 1942 – Vic Dana, American singer
• 1942 – Dennis Turner, British politician
• 1944 – Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, British prince
• 1944 – Stephen Greif, English actor
• 1944 – Maureen Tucker, American musician
• 1945 – Jo Freeman, American feminist scholar
• 1945 – Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
• 1946 – Valerie Simpson, American singer
• 1946 – Mark Snow, American composer
• 1946 – Zhou Ji, Chinese Communist Party official
• 1946 – Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress
• 1947 – Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
• 1947 – Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer (d. 2007)
• 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
• 1954 – Steve Wright, British DJ
• 1956 – Mark Mangino, American football coach
• 1956 – Brett Cullen, American actor
• 1957 – Dr. Alban, Nigerian-born Swedish singer
• 1957 – Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete
• 1958 – Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist
• 1959 – Stan Van Gundy, American basketball coach
• 1960 – Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader
• 1960 – Nancy Martinez, Canadian-born singer
• 1960 – Wanda De Jesus, American actress
• 1961 – Daniel Lévi, French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
• 1961 – Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
• 1962 – Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney
• 1963 – David Byas, English cricketer
• 1963 – Stephen Dubner, American journalist, author
• 1965 – Carolina Arregui, Chilean actress
• 1965 – Chris Burke, American actor
• 1965 – Bobby Duncum, Jr., American wrestler (d. 2000)
• 1965 – Jon Hensley, American actor
• 1966 – Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
• 1966 – Shirley Manson, Scottish singer
• 1966 – Avner Ben-Gal, Israeli artist and painter
• 1967 – Michael Gove, British politician
• 1968 – Chris Boardman, British cyclist
• 1968 – Byron Lawson, Canadian actor
• 1970 – Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete
• 1970 – Brett Schultz, South African cricketer
• 1971 – Thalía, Mexican singer
• 1974 – Kelvin Cato, American basketball player
• 1975 – Tyler Connolly, Canadian singer
• 1975 – Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player
• 1975 – Momar Njie, Gambian footballer
• 1976 – Amaia Montero, Spanish singer
• 1976 – Zemfira, Russian singer
• 1977 – Liam Botham, British cricketer and rugby player
• 1977 – Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū
• 1977 – Morris Peterson, American basketball player
• 1977 – Simone Motta, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer
• 1979 – Jamal Lewis, American football player
• 1979 – Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1979 – Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer
• 1979 – Allison Robertson, American musician
• 1979 – Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish Musician (maNga)
• 1980 – Macaulay Culkin, American actor
• 1980 – Brendan Harris, American baseball player
• 1980 – Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Chris Pine, American actor
• 1981 – Tino Best, Barbadian West Indies cricketer
• 1981 – Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player
• 1981 – Vangelis Moras, Greek footballer
• 1981 – Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman
• 1981 – Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1982 – Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer
• 1982 – David Long, New Zealand musician
• 1982 – Noah Welch, American ice hockey player
• 1983 – Toshiaki Imae, Japanese baseball player
• 1983 – Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver
• 1985 – Brandon McDonald, American football player
• 1986 – Cassie, American singer
• 1986 – Colin Kazim-Richards, Turkish footballer
• 1988 – Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1988 – Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
• 1988 – Evan Ross, American actor
• 1988 – Danielle Savre, American actress
• 1988 – Tori Black, Pornographic actress
• 1990 – Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter and TV personality
• 1992 – Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast
• 1993 – Keke Palmer, American actress