December 26 - Births

Births

• 1194 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1250)
• 1532 – Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576)
• 1536 – Yi I, Korean Confucian scholar (d. 1584)
• 1646 – Robert Bolling, English settler in Virginia (d. 1709)
• 1687 – Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (d. 1755)
• 1716 – Thomas Gray, English writer (d. 1771)
• 1716 – Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French poet (d. 1803)
• 1723 – Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1807)
• 1737 – Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (d. 1815)
• 1751 – Clement Hofbauer, Austrian missionary and saint (d. 1820)
• 1771 – Julie Clary, queen consort of Naples (d. 1845)
• 1780 – Mary Fairfax Somerville, British mathematician (d. 1872)
• 1782 – Filaret Drozdov, Metropolitan of Moscow (d. 1867)
• 1791 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor (d. 1871)
• 1819 – E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)
• 1822 – Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (d. 1890)
• 1837 – George Dewey, U. S. admiral (d. 1917)
• 1837 – Morgan Bulkeley, American politician, 54th Governor of Connecticut and baseball commissioner (d. 1922)
• 1853 – René Bazin, French novelist (d. 1932)
• 1859 – William Stephens, American politician and 24th Governor of California (d. 1944)
• 1863 – Charles Pathé, French pioneer of film and record industries (d. 1957)
• 1872 – Norman Angell, British politician, Nobel laureate (d. 1967)
• 1873 – Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
• 1883 – Maurice Utrillo, French artist (d. 1955)
• 1887 – Arthur Ernest Percival, British Army officer (d. 1966)
• 1890 – Uncle Charlie Osborne, American fiddler (d. 1992)
• 1891 – Henry Miller, American writer (d. 1980)
• 1893 – Mao Zedong, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1976)
• 1894 – Jean Toomer, American writer (d. 1967)
• 1902 – Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan, Russian painter (d. 1980)
• 1903 – Elisha Cook Jr., American actor (d. 1995)
• 1904 – Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (d. 1980)
• 1905 – William Loeb, American newspaper publisher, (d. 1981)
• 1906 – Imperio Argentina, Argentine actress and singer (d. 2003)
• 1907 – Albert Gore Sr., American Politician (d. 1998)
• 1911 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino politician and sportswriter (d. 1962)
• 1913 – Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
• 1914 – Annemarie Wendl, German actress (d. 2006)
• 1914 – Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008)
• 1918 – George Rallis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
• 1921 – Steve Allen, American comedian (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)
• 1924 – Frank Broyles, American athlete, long time athletic director of the University of Arkansas
• 1926 – Gina Pellón, Cuban painter
• 1927 – Alan King, American comedian (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Stu Miller, American baseball player
• 1927 – Denis Quilley, British actor (d. 2003)
• 1929 – Régine, French singer and nightclub owner
• 1930 – Donald Moffat, English-born actor
• 1930 – Jean Ferrat, French singer and songwriter
• 1933 – Ugly Dave Gray, Australian television personality
• 1933 – Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer
• 1935 – Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer (The Four Tops)
• 1935 – Norm Ullman, Canadian hockey player
• 1937 – John Horton Conway, British mathematician
• 1937 – Jay Heimowitz, American poker player
• 1938 – Bahram Beizai, Iranian playwright and film director
• 1938 – Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi film director (d. 1989)
• 1939 – Fred Schepisi, Australian film director
• 1940 – Edward C. Prescott, American economist, Nobel laureate
• 1940 – Ray Sadecki, American Major league baseball pitcher
• 1941 – Daniel Schmid, Swiss film director (d. 2006)
• 1942 – Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo, Guatemalan president
• 1942 – Gray Davis, American politician and 37th Governor of California
• 1944 – Jane Lapotaire, British actress
• 1945 – John Walsh, American talk show host
• 1946 – Alan Frumin, Parliamentarian of the United States Senate
• 1947 – James T. Conway, 34th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps
• 1947 – Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
• 1947 – Richard L. McCormick, President of Rutgers University
• 1948 – Candy Crowley, American journalist
• 1949 – José Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor, Nobel laureate
• 1951 – Richard Skinner, British radio presenter
• 1951 – John Scofield, American jazz guitarist
• 1953 – Leonel Fernández, Dominican politician and current President of the Dominican Republic
• 1953 – Henning Schmitz, German musician (Kraftwerk)
• 1953 – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia
• 1954 – Peter Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer
• 1954 – Ozzie Smith, American baseball player
• 1954 – Steve Steen, English actor
• 1954 – Tony Rosato, Italian-Canadian actor
• 1955 – Evan Bayh, American politician, 46th Governor of Indiana, and United States Senator from Indiana
• 1956 – David Sedaris, American essayist
• 1957 – Dermot Murnaghan, British broadcaster
• 1958 – Adrian Newey, British engineer
• 1959 – Koji Morimoto, Japanese animated film director
• 1960 – Temuera Morrison, New Zealand actor
• 1960 – Christian Müller, German footballer
• 1960 – Jim Toomey, American syndicated cartoonist
• 1960 – Tina Wesson, Winner of Survivor: The Australian Outback
• 1961 – Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer
• 1961 – John Lynch, Irish actor
• 1963 – Lars Ulrich, Danish-born drummer (Metallica)
• 1963 – Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player
• 1964 – Elizabeth Kostova, American author
• 1966 – Tim Legler, American basketball player
• 1966 – Jay Farrar, American musician and songwriter
• 1966 – Sandra Taylor, American model and actress
• 1966 – Jay Yuenger, American musician and producer
• 1968 – Dennis Knight, American professional wrestler
• 1970 – James Mercer, American musician (The Shins)
• 1970 – Krissada Terrence, Thai singer and actor
• 1971 – Jared Leto, American actor and singer (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1971 – Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
• 1971 – Jonathan M. Parisen, American film director
• 1972 – Esteban Fuertes, Argentine footballer
• 1972 – Shane Meadows, British filmmaker
• 1972 – Robert Muchamore, English children's author
• 1973 – Gianluca Faliva, Italian rugby player
• 1973 – Reichen Lehmkuhl, American television personality
• 1973 – Paulão, Brazilian footballer
• 1974 – Josie Ho, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1974 – Joshua John Miller, American actor
• 1974 – Tiffany Brissette, American TV actress
• 1975 – Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player
• 1976 – Simon Goodwin, Australian rules footballer
• 1976 – Lea De Mae, Czech actress (d. 2004)
• 1976 – Nadia Litz, Canadian actress
• 1978 – Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
• 1979 – Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
• 1979 – Chris Daughtry, American singer
• 1979 – Mzbel, Ghanaian singer
• 1979 – Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
• 1979 – Craig Wing, Australian Rugby League Player
• 1980 – Todd Dunivant, American soccer player
• 1981 – Pablo Canavosio, Argentine-born Italian rugby player
• 1982 – Kenneth Darby, American football player
• 1982 – Oguri Shun, Japanese actor/model
• 1982 – Aksel Lund Svindal, Norwegian skier
• 1984 – Leonardo Ghiraldini, Italian rugby player
• 1984 – Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker
• 1985 – Yuu Shirota, Japanese Idol
• 1986 – Hugo Lloris, French goalkeeper
• 1987 – Adam Walker, British flautist
• 1989 – Jennica Garcia, Filipina actress
• 1989 – David Bryan, Winnipeg musician
• 1990 – Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer
• 1995 – Zach Mills, American actor
• 2000 – Samuel Sevian, American chess player