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February 26 birthdays

358 notable historical figures were born on February 26, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on February 26 is a Pisces.

20% of February 26 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (80) than any other country.

Born on February 26

• Johnny Cash (1932 to 2003. American country singer (1932–2003))
• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (born 1954. President of Turkey since 2014)
• Victor Hugo (1802 to 1885. French writer and politician (1802–1885))
• Ariel Sharon (1928 to 2014. Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006)
• Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 1973. Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1973))
• Sean Baker (born 1971. American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1971))
• Wallace Fard Muhammad (1877 to ?. Founder of the Nation of Islam (c. 1877 – disappeared c. 1934))
• Michel Houellebecq (born 1956. French writer (born 1956))
• Avi Loeb (born 1962. Israeli-American theoretical physicist (born 1962))
• Wenceslaus (1361 to 1419. King of Bohemia (1378–1419) and Germany (1376–1400))
• Scott Turner (born 1972. American politician and former football player (born 1972))
• Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861 to 1948. Prince/Tsar of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918)
• Helen Clark (born 1950. Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008)
• Talal of Jordan (1909 to 1972. King of Jordan from 1951 to 1952)
• Mark DeRosa (born 1975. American baseball player (born 1975))
• Antonio de la Rúa (born 1973. Argentine lawyer)
• Ahmed Zewail (1946 to 2016. Egyptian and American chemist (1946–2016))
• Honoré Daumier (1808 to 1879. French artist (1808–1879))
• Aarif Rahman (born 1987. Hong Kong actor, singer, and songwriter)
• Abe no Seimei (921 to 1005. Japanese mystic)
• Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma (1746 to 1804. Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1771 to 1796)
• Christopher of Bavaria (1416 to 1448. Scandinavian king under the Kalmar Union (1416–1448))
• François Arago (1786 to 1853. French physicist and astronomer (1786–1853))
• Jela Krečič (born 1979. Slovenian journalist (born 1979))
• Garry Conille (born 1966. Haitian politician (born 1966))
• Chakriwat Vivacharawongse (born 1983. Son of Rama X and former Thai prince)
• Filipp Goloshchyokin (1876 to 1941. Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician (1876–1941))
• Mahra bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1994. Emirati princess (born 1994))
• Robert F. Williams (1925 to 1996. American civil rights activist (1925–1996))
• Shafqat Amanat Ali (born 1965. Pakistani singer, songwriter, composer)
• Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841 to 1917. British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841–1917))
• Hitoshi Sakimoto (born 1969. Japanese composer (born 1969))
• Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671 to 1713. English politician, philosopher and writer (1671–1713))
• Evagoras Pallikarides (1938 to 1957. Greek-Cypriot revolutionary (1938–1957))
• Francesco Morosini (1619 to 1694. Doge of Venice from 1688 to 1694)
• Anton Reicha (1770 to 1836. Czech-born French composer (1770–1836))
• Tarō Okamoto (1911 to 1996. Japanese artist (1911–1996))
• Herbert Henry Dow (1866 to 1930. American chemical industrialist (1866–1930))
• Rojé Stona (born 1999. Jamaican athlete (born 1999))
• Frank Bridge (1879 to 1941. English composer and violist (1879–1941))
• Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879 to 1962. American patron of the arts (1879–1962))
• Malek Jahan Khanom (1805 to 1873. Iranian royal consort and Queen mother (1805–1873))
• Susan Helms (born 1958. American astronaut and Air Force lieutenant general (born 1958))
• Alexander Prokhanov (born 1938. Georgian-born Russian writer and journalist (born 1938))
• Agustín Pedro Justo (1876 to 1943. 18th President of Argentina)
• Artur Rasizade (born 1935. 6th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan)
• Emma Kirkby (born 1949. English soprano (born 1949))
• Giulio Natta (1903 to 1979. Italian chemist (1903–1979))
• Leela Majumdar (1908 to 2007. Indian writer (1908–2007))
• Nasir Jung (1712 to 1750. Nizam of Hyderabad from 1748 to 1750)
• Gennadiy Borisov (born 1962. Amateur astronomer who discovered the first known interstellar comet)
• Venceslau Brás (1868 to 1966. President of Brazil from 1914 to 1918)
• Jackie Gleason (1916 to 1987. American comedian and actor (1916–1987))
• Buffalo Bill (1846 to 1917. American soldier and showman (1846–1917))
• Emmanuel Adebayor (born 1984. Togolese footballer (born 1984))
• Małgorzata Szumowska (born 1973. Polish film director (born 1973))
• Bo En (born 1995. English musician and video game producer (born 1991))
• Ernest N. Harmon (1894 to 1979. United States Army general (1894–1979))
• Lloyd Geering (born 1918. New Zealand theologian (born 1918))
• Otis R. Bowen (1918 to 2013. American politician (1918–2013))

Died on February 26

• Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (1883 to 1966. Indian politician and ideologue (1883–1966))
• Levi Eshkol (1895 to 1969. Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 to 1969)
• Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762 to 1806. French Army officer (1762–1806))
• Mohammed V of Morocco (1909 to 1961. Ruler of Morocco (1927–1953; 1955–1961))
• Roger II (1095 to 1154. King of Sicily from 1130 to 1154)
• Joseph de Maistre (1753 to 1821. Savoyard political philosopher (1753–1821))
• Karl Jaspers (1883 to 1969. German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher (1883–1969))
• Roch Thériault (1947 to 2011. Canadian cult leader and murderer (1947–2011))
• Robert R. Livingston (1746 to 1813. American lawyer, politician, and diplomat (1746–1813))
• Princess Thyra of Denmark (1853 to 1933. Danish princess (1853–1933))
• Eric XIV (1533 to 1577. King of Sweden from 1560 to 1569)
• Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1528 to 1603. Holy Roman Empress from 1564 to 1576)
• Carl Menger (1840 to 1921. Founder of the Austrian School of economics (1840–1921))
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692 to 1770. Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770))
• Giovanna of Savoy (1907 to 2000. Tsaritsa of Bulgaria from 1930 to 1943)
• Takahashi Korekiyo (1854 to 1936. Prime Minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922)
• Richard Jordan Gatling (1818 to 1903. American inventor (1818–1903))
• Manfred, King of Sicily (1232 to 1266. King of Sicily from 1258 to 1266)
• Saitō Makoto (1858 to 1936. Prime Minister of Japan from 1932 to 1934)
• Margaret of England (1240 to 1275. Queen of Scotland from 1251 to 1275)
• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 to 1996. Polish and Soviet composer (1919–1996))
• Boris Trajkovski (1956 to 2004. President of Macedonia from 1999 to 2004)
• Maximilian II Emanuel (1662 to 1726. Elector of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726)
• Rafael Merry del Val (1865 to 1930. Spanish cardinal (1865–1930))
• Mary Whiton Calkins (1863 to 1930. American philosopher and psychologist)
• Howard Hanson (1896 to 1981. American composer and music theorist (1896–1981))
• Saint Porphyrius (347 to 420. Saint born in Gaza during the Byzantine Empire)
• Tjalling Koopmans (1910 to 1985. American mathematician (1910–1985))
• Amalia Fleming (1912 to 1986. Greek physician, bacteriologist)
• Maroof Raza (1959 to 2026. Indian soldier and journalist (1959–2026))

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