June 26 - Births

Births

• 1575 – Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1612)
• 1681 – Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)
• 1689 – Edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769)
• 1694 – Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)
• 1702 – Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (d. 1751)
• 1703 – Thomas Clap, American academic (d. 1767)
• 1730 – Charles Messier, French Astronomer (d. 1817)
• 1798 – Wolfgang Menzel, German writer (d. 1873)
• 1817 – Branwell Bronte, British painter and poet (d. 1848)
• 1819 – Abner Doubleday, American Major General (d. 1893)
• 1821 – Bartolome Mitre, Argentine historian and politician (d. 1906)
• 1824 – Lord Kelvin, Irish-born physicist (d. 1907)
• 1835 – Thomas W. Knox, American author (d. 1896)
• 1838 – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bengali novelist (d. 1894)
• 1854 – Robert Laird Borden, Canadian politician (d. 1937)
• 1865 – Bernard Berenson, American art historian (d. 1959)
• 1866 – George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, English financier of Egyptian excavations (d. 1923)
• 1869 – Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish writer (d. 1954)
• 1880 – Natalia, Princess Brassova (d. 1952)
• 1881 – Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli poet (d. 1960)
• 1892 – Pearl S. Buck, American writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
• 1895 – George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1950)
• 1898 – Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer (d. 1978)
• 1898 – Chesty Puller, American military officer (d. 1971)
• 1899 – Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1918)
• 1901 – Stuart Symington, American politician (d. 1988)
• 1902 – Hugues Cuénod, Swiss Tenor
• 1904 – Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer (d. 1951)
• 1904 – Peter Lorre, Hungarian actor (d. 1964)
• 1906 – Alberto Rabagliati, Italian singer (d. 1974)
• 1906 – Viktor Schreckengost, American industrial designer (d. 2008)
• 1907 – Debs Garms, American baseball player (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Salvador Allende, Former President of Chile (1970-1973) (d. 1973)
• 1909 – Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis Presley's manager (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Wolfgang Reitherman, American animator (d. 1985)
• 1911 – Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American athlete (d. 1956)
• 1913 – Aimé Césaire, French Martinican poet and politician (d. 2008)
• 1913 – Maurice Wilkes, British computer scientist
• 1914 – Kathryn Johnston, American police shooting victim (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Laurie Lee, British writer (d. 1997)
• 1915 – Paul Castellano, American organized crime figure (d. 1985)
• 1915 – Charlotte Zolotow, American author
• 1916 – Giuseppe Taddei, Italian opera singer (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Richard Neustadt, American political historian (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Violette Szabo, French WWII secret agent (d. 1945)
• 1922 – Eleanor Parker, American actress
• 1923 – Barbara Graham, American murderer (d. 1955)
• 1924 – Kostas Axelos, Greek philosopher (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Pavel Belyayev, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1970)
• 1928 – Jacob Druckman, American composer (d. 1996)
• 1928 – Yoshiro Nakamatsu, Japanese inventor
• 1929 – Milton Glaser, American Designer
• 1931 – Colin Wilson, British writer
• 1933 – Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor
• 1933 – Gene Green, American baseball player (d. 1981)
• 1934 – Jeremy Wolfenden, British journalist (d. 1965)
• 1934 – Dave Grusin, American jazz pianist
• 1936 – Robert Maclennan, British politician
• 1936 – Jean-Claude Turcotte, Cardinal Archbishop of Montreal
• 1937 – Sombat Metanee, Thai film actor
• 1937 – Robert Coleman Richardson, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1938 – Gerald North, American climatologist
• 1940 – Billy Davis, Jr., American singer (The 5th Dimension)
• 1941 – Yves Beauchemin, Canadian novelist
• 1942 – Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and Minister of Culture
• 1942 – James J. Dillon, American professional wrestling manager
• 1943 – John Beasley, American actor
• 1943 – Georgie Fame, British singer
• 1943 – Warren Farrell, American author
• 1945 – Malachi York, Nuwaubian leader
• 1946 – Pamela Bellwood, American actress
• 1951 – Gary Gilmour, Australian cricketer
• 1953 – Robert Davi, American actor
• 1954 – Steve Barton, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1955 – Mick Jones, British guitarist (The Clash, Big Audio Dynamite)
• 1956 – Chris Isaak, American singer
• 1957 – Patty Smyth, American singer (Scandal)
• 1957 – Philippe Couillard, Quebec neurosurgeon and politician
• 1959 – Mark McKinney, Canadian actor
• 1960 – Zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist (d. 1997)
• 1961 – Greg LeMond, American cyclist
• 1961 – Terri Nunn, American singer (Berlin)
• 1962 – Jerome Kersey, American basketball player
• 1962 – Preston A. Whitmore II, American screenwriter and film director
• 1963 – Harriet Wheeler, British singer (The Sundays)
• 1963 – Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, Russian businessman
• 1963 – Richard Garfield, American game designer
• 1966 – Minaguchi Yuko, Japanese voice actress
• 1966 – Jürgen Reil, American drummer (Kreator)
• 1966 – Dany Boon, French director, actor and writer
• 1967 – Todd Pletcher, American horse trainer
• 1968 – Paolo Maldini, Italian footballer
• 1968 – Shannon Sharpe, American football player
• 1969 – Colin Greenwood, British musician
• 1969 – Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
• 1969 – Mike Myers, American baseball player
• 1970 – Paul Thomas Anderson, American filmmaker
• 1970 – Irv Gotti, American record producer
• 1970 – Sean Hayes, American actor
• 1970 – Matt Letscher, American actor
• 1970 – Chris O'Donnell, American actor
• 1970 – Nick Offerman, American actor
• 1971 – Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1972 – Garou, Canadian singer
• 1972 – Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper
• 1973 – Gretchen Wilson, American singer
• 1973 – Rebecca Budig, American actress
• 1973 – Jussi Sydänmaa, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1974 – Matt Striker, American professional wrestler
• 1974 – Derek Jeter, American baseball player
• 1974 – Jeff Frankenstein, American musician (Newsboys)
• 1974 – Jason Kendall, American baseball player
• 1974 – Nicole Saba, Lebanese singer
• 1975 – Jonah Sorrentino, American hip hop artist
• 1975 – Terry Skiverton, English football player
• 1976 – Ed Jovanovski, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Paweł Małaszyński, Polish actor
• 1976 – Chad Pennington, American football player
• 1977 – Kubo Tite, Japanese cartoonist
• 1977 – Mark Jindrak, American Professional Wrestler
• 1977 – Quincy Lewis, American basketball player
• 1979 – Wálter Herrmann, Argentinian basketball player
• 1979 – Andy O'Brien, English footballer
• 1979 – Ryo Fukuda, Japanese racing driver
• 1979 – Ryan Tedder, American Musician
• 1979 – Brandi Burkhardt, American actress and beauty pageant contestant
• 1980 – Jason Schwartzman, American actor
• 1980 – Michael Vick, American football player
• 1980 – Chris Shelton, American baseball player
• 1980 – Sinik, French singer and rapper
• 1980 – Hamílton, naturalized Togolese footballer
• 1981 – Damien Sargue, French singer
• 1983 – Vinícius, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Elijah Dukes, American baseball player
• 1984 – Raymond Felton, American basketball player
• 1984 – Deron Williams, American basketball player
• 1984 – Jose Juan Barea, American basketball player
• 1984 – Aubrey Plaza, American comedian, writer and actress
• 1984 – Gabrielle Walcott, Trinidad and Tobagoian beauty pageant contestant
• 1985 – Urgyen Trinley Dorje, 17th Karmapa Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader
• 1987 – Carlos Iaconelli, Brazilian racing driver
• 1987 – Samir Nasri, French footballer
• 1991 – Houssem Chemali, French footballer
• 1991 – Diego Falcinelli, Italian footballer
• 1992 – Jennette McCurdy, American actress and singer
• 1993 – Ariana Grande, American actress and singer
• 2001 – Tristan Dowse, child of controversial international adoption case involving Ireland and Indonesia
• 2005 – Princess Alexia of the Netherlands