March 26 - Births

Births

• 603 – Pacal II ruler of the Maya polity of Palenque (d. 683)
• 1516 – Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)
• 1554 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
• 1698 – Václav Prokop Diviš, Czech theologian and natural scientist (d. 1765)
• 1749 – William Blount, American Statesman (d. 1800)
• 1753 – Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1814)
• 1773 – Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigation expert (d. 1838)
• 1794 – Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (d. 1872)
• 1859 – Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (d. 1936)
• 1859 – Adolf Hurwitz, German mathematician (d. 1919)
• 1868 – King Fuad I of Egypt (d. 1936)
• 1871 – Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole of the Kingdom of Hawaii (d. 1922)
• 1874 – Robert Frost, American poet (d. 1963)
• 1875 – Max Abraham, German physicist (d. 1922)
• 1875 – Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (d. 1965)
• 1876 – Prince William of Wied (d. 1945)
• 1879 – Othmar Ammann, Swiss bridge engineer (d. 1965)
• 1882 – Hermann Obrecht, Swiss jurist (d. 1940)
• 1884 – Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (d. 1969)
• 1886 – Hugh Mulzac, America military officer (d. 1971)
• 1888 – Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse (d. 1948)
• 1893 – Palmiro Togliatti, Italian communist leader (d. 1964)
• 1894 – Viorica Ursuleac, Romanian soprano (d. 1985)
• 1896 – Rudolf Dassler, German sportswear executive (d. 1974)
• 1898 – Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (d. 1979)
• 1904 – Joseph Campbell, American author (d. 1987)
• 1904 – Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, screenwriter and film director (d. 1986)
• 1904 – Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004)
• 1905 – Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1997)
• 1905 – Monty Berman, British film and television producer (d. 2006)
• 1906 – Rafael Mendez, Mexican trumpetist (d. 1981)
• 1908 – Franz Stangl, German concentration camp commandant (d. 1971)
• 1908 – Henry (Hank) Sylvern, American radio personality (d. 1964)
• 1911 – Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Tennessee Williams, American dramatist (d. 1983)
• 1911 – T. Hee, American animator (d. 1988)
• 1913 – Paul Erdős, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1996)
• 1914 – Toru Kumon, Japanese educator (d. 1995)
• 1914 – William Westmoreland, American military commander (d. 2005)
• 1916 – Christian B. Anfinsen, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995)
• 1916 – Bill Edrich, English cricketer (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Sterling Hayden, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1916 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African composer and conductor
• 1917 – Rufus Thomas, American musician (d. 2001)
• 1919 – Roger Leger, Quebec ice hockey player (d. 1965)
• 1919 – Strother Martin, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1922 – Oscar Sala, Italian-born physicist (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Gert Bastian, German politician (d. 1992)
• 1923 – Bob Elliott, American comedian
• 1925 – Pierre Boulez, French composer and conductor
• 1925 – James Moody, American jazz musician (d. 2010)
• 1925 – Ben Mondor, Canadian-born American baseball executive (d. 2010)
• 1927 – Harold Chapman, British photographer
• 1929 – Edwin Turney, American businessman (d. 2008)
• 1929 – Tom Foley, American politician
• 1930 – Gregory Corso, American poet (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American jurist
• 1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor and director
• 1933 – Vine Deloria, American scholar (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor
• 1935 – Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian statesman
• 1936 – Harry Kalas, American sportscaster (d. 2009)
• 1937 – Wayne Embry, American basketball player
• 1938 – Anthony James Leggett, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 – James Caan, American actor
• 1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American politician
• 1941 – Richard Dawkins, British evolutionary biologist
• 1941 – Yvon Marcoux, Quebec politician
• 1942 – Erica Jong, American author
• 1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist
• 1944 – Diana Ross, American singer (Supremes)
• 1945 – Mikhail Voronin, Soviet gymnast (d. 2004)
• 1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor
• 1946 – Alain Madelin, French politician
• 1947 – Dar Robinson, American stuntman (d. 1986)
• 1948 – Richard Tandy, British keyboardist (Electric Light Orchestra)
• 1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer (Aerosmith)
• 1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer
• 1949 – Patrick Süskind, German writer
• 1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer (d. 2010)
• 1950 – Martin Short, Canadian comedian
• 1950 – Ernest Thomas, American actor
• 1950 – Alan Silvestri, American film composer
• 1951 – Carl Wieman, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1952 – Didier Pironi, French Formula One driver (d. 1987)
• 1953 – Elaine Chao, American cabinet member in the George W. Bush Administration
• 1953 – Lincoln Chafee, American politician
• 1953 – Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian rebel (d. 2002)
• 1954 – Kazuhiko Inoue, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
• 1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American founder of the Guardian Angels
• 1955 – Danny Arndt, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1956 – Charly McClain, American singer
• 1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American television host
• 1957 – Paul Morley, English music journalist and musician
• 1958 – Chris Codiroli, American baseball player
• 1958 – Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver (d. 1986)
• 1959 – Chris Hansen, American reporter and correspondent
• 1960 – Marcus Allen, American football player
• 1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress
• 1960 – Axel Prahl, German actor
• 1961 – Leigh Bowery, Australian-born English fashion performance artist (d. 1994)
• 1961 – William Hague, British politician
• 1962 – John Stockton, American basketball player
• 1962 – Paul de Leeuw, Dutch television host
• 1963 – Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese writer
• 1963 – Roch Voisine, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1964 – Martin Donnelly, Irish racecar driver
• 1964 – Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1964 – Baz Warne, English Guitarist (The Stranglers)
• 1964 – Hai Zi, Chinese Poet (d. 1989)
• 1965 – Eric Allan Kramer, American actor
• 1966 – Nick Wirth, British engineer
• 1966 – Michael Imperioli, American actor
• 1967 – Mark Carroll, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer
• 1968 – James Iha, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins and A Perfect Circle)
• 1968 – Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
• 1970 – Paul Bosvelt, Dutch football player
• 1970 – Martin McDonagh, Anglo-Irish playwright and film director
• 1971 – Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist and sociobiologist
• 1972 – Jon Reep, American comedian and actor
• 1972 – Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
• 1972 – Leslie Mann, American actress
• 1973 – Heather Goldenhersh, American actress
• 1973 – Lawrence E. Page, American search engine designer
• 1973 – T.R. Knight, American actor
• 1973 – Matt Burke, Australian rugby player
• 1974 – Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Joachim Alcine, Haitian-born Quebec boxer
• 1976 – Amy Smart, American actress
• 1976 – Natalia Livingston, American actress
• 1976 – Nurgül Yeşilçay, Turkish actress
• 1976 – Ufuk Talay, Australian footballer
• 1977 – Kevin Davies, English footballer
• 1977 – Sylvain Grenier, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1978 – Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player
• 1979 – Hiromi Uehara, Japanese jazz pianist
• 1979 – Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
• 1979 – Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
• 1980 – Son Ho Young, Korean singer
• 1980 – Richie Wellens, English footballer
• 1981 – Baruch Dego, Israeli football player
• 1981 – Jay Sean, British R&B singer
• 1981 – Josh Wilson, American baseball player
• 1982 – Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
• 1982 – Nate Kaeding, American football player
• 1983 – Roman Bednar, Czech footballer
• 1983 – Michael Brendli, American professional wrestler
• 1984 – Annette Schwarz, German pornographic actress
• 1984 – Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1984 – Stéphanie Lapointe, French-Canadian singer
• 1984 – Sara Jean Underwood, American model
• 1984 – David McGowan, English footballer
• 1984 – Alberto Schettino, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player
• 1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress
• 1985 – Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricket captain
• 1985 – Jonathan Groff, American stage and television actor
• 1986 – Jonny Craig, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1986 – Misty Stone, American pornographic actress and model
• 1987 – YUI, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1988 – Suvi Koponen, Finnish model
• 1989 – Josiah Leming, American singer-songwriter
• 1990 – Yuya Takaki, Japanese actor and singer
• 1990 – Yūya Yagira, Japanese actor
• 1992 – Haley Ramm, American actress
• 2005 – Countess Luana of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg
• 2007 – Prince Moritz of Hesse, son of Donatus, Hereditary Prince of Hesse