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May 26 birthdays

271 notable historical figures were born on May 26, and 177 died on this day. Everyone born on May 26 is a Gemini.

18% of May 26 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on May 26

• John Wayne (1907 to 1979. American actor (1907–1979))
• Jo Gelbard (1926 to 1991. American jazz musician (1926–1991))
• Mary of Teck (1867 to 1953. Queen of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936)
• Alexander Pushkin (1799 to 1837. Russian poet and playwright (1799–1837))
• Sally Ride (1951 to 2012. American physicist and astronaut (1951–2012))
• Frederik X (born 1968. King of Denmark since 2024)
• Matt Stone (born 1971. American actor, animator, and filmmaker (born 1971))
• Isadora Duncan (1877 to 1927. American dancer and choreographer (1877–1927))
• Pope Clement VII (1478 to 1534. Head of the Catholic Church from 1523 to 1534)
• Mehmed III (1566 to 1603. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603)
• János Kádár (1912 to 1989. Leader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988)
• Jeremy Corbyn (born 1949. British politician (born 1949))
• Moondog (1916 to 1999. American composer (1916–1999))
• Robert W. Chambers (1865 to 1933. American artist and author (1865–1933))
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966. British actress (born 1966))
• Abraham de Moivre (1667 to 1754. French mathematician (1667–1754))
• Alec McCowen (1925 to 2017. English actor (1925–2017))
• Miri Regev (born 1965. Israeli politician (born 1965))
• Adolfo de la Huerta (1881 to 1955. President of Mexico in 1920)
• Howard Goodall (born 1958. English composer (born 1959))
• William Petty (1623 to 1687. English economist and philosopher (1623–1687))
• Nikolai Fyodorov (philosopher) (1829 to 1903. Russian philosopher and life extensionist)
• Keiichi Okabe (born 1969. Japanese composer and arranger (born 1969))
• Lenny Kravitz (born 1964. American rock musician (born 1964))
• Henry Gene Skeen (1933 to 2006. United States Army general)
• Shannon (South Korean singer) (born 1998. British streamer and former singer (born 1998))
• Seni Pramoj (1905 to 1997. Prime Minister of Thailand (1945–1946; 1975; 1976))
• Jonathan Nez (born 1975. President of the Navajo Nation from 2019 to 2023)
• Mathilde de Morny (1863 to 1944. French painter (1863–1944))
• Alaa Al Aswany (born 1957. Egyptian novelist (born 1957))
• William Bolcom (born 1938. American composer and pianist (born 1938))
• Vladimir Lossky (1903 to 1958. Russian Orthodox theologian (1903–1958))
• Walter Laqueur (1921 to 2018. American historian (1921–2018))
• George Schaller (born 1933. American naturalist (born 1933))
• Juan Nakpil (1899 to 1986. Filipino architect (1899–1986))
• Stevie Nicks (born 1948. American singer-songwriter (born 1948))
• Princess Augusta Reuss of Köstritz (1822 to 1862. Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1849 to 1862)
• Lauryn Hill (born 1975. American rapper and singer (born 1975))
• Peter Cushing (1913 to 1994. English actor (1913–1994))
• Abdulla Shahid (born 1962. President of the 76th UN General Assembly)
• Endel Tulving (1927 to 2023. Canadian experimental psychologist (1927–2023))
• Nicola Piovani (born 1946. Italian composer)
• Florvil Hyppolite (1828 to 1896. President of Haiti (1828–1896))
• Gilbert Harman (1938 to 2021. American philosopher (1938–2021))
• Luis Felipe Noé (1933 to 2025. Argentine artist and writer (1933–2025))
• Othman al-Khamis (born 1962. Kuwaiti writer and religious scholar)
• David Kabua (1951 to 2026. President of the Marshall Islands from 2020 to 2024)
• Hannah Cullwick (1833 to 1909. English diarist)
• Sivuca (1930 to 2006. Brazilian musician (1930–2006))
• Otto E. Neugebauer (1899 to 1990. Austrian-American mathematician (1899–1990))
• Radwa Ashour (1946 to 2014. Egyptian novelist (1946–2014))
• Joseph Horovitz (1926 to 2022. British composer and conductor (1926–2022))
• Ba U (1887 to 1963. Former President of Burma)
• Stefania Wilczyńska (1886 to 1942. Polish educator; Holocaust victim)
• Louise Caroline of Hochberg (1768 to 1820. German noblewoman)
• Camille Huysmans (1871 to 1968. Belgian politician (1871–1968))
• Christen Købke (1810 to 1848. Danish painter)
• Salo Baron (1895 to 1989. Austrian-American historian (1895–1989))
• Franz Magnis-Suseno (born 1936. Indonesian Jesuit priest)
• Eugene Goossens (composer) (1893 to 1962. English conductor and composer (1893–1962))

Died on May 26

• Martin Heidegger (1889 to 1976. German philosopher (1889–1976))
• Sydney Pollack (1934 to 2008. American filmmaker and actor (1934–2008))
• Edmund I (920 to 946. King of the English from 939 to 946)
• Bayezid II (1447 to 1512. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512)
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835 to 1908. Indian religious leader and founder of the Ahmadiyya community (1835–1908))
• Mehmed I (1386 to 1421. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421)
• Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906–1940) (1906 to 1940. Prussian prince and soldier (1906–1940))
• Prem Tinsulanonda (1920 to 2019. Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988)
• Zeb-un-Nissa (1638 to 1702. Mughal princess (1638–1702))
• Katherine McKinley (1847 to 1907. First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901)
• Robert Jarvik (1946 to 2025. American inventor (1946–2025))
• Kido Takayoshi (1833 to 1877. Japanese statesman (1833–1877))
• Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (1841 to 1934. Prince of the Two Sicilies; fourth son of Ferdinand II)
• Vissarion Belinsky (1811 to 1848. Russian literary critic (1811–1848))
• Elizabeth Keckley (1818 to 1907. American inventor, activist, professional dressmaker and writer (1818–1907))
• Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (1636 to 1679. Elector of Bavaria from 1651 to 1679)
• Victor Herbert (1859 to 1924. Irish-American composer (1859–1924))
• Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909 to 1999. Austrian noble and political theorist (1909–1999))
• Jacques Laffitte (1767 to 1844. French banker and politician (1767–1844))
• Ernest Solvay (1838 to 1922. Belgian chemist, industrialist, philanthropist (1838–1922))
• Manfred von Ardenne (1907 to 1997. German researcher and applied physicist (1907–1997))
• Almon Brown Strowger (1839 to 1902. American inventor of the telephone exchange (1839–1902))
• Prince Friedrich (1865 to 1946. German prince (1865–1946))
• Chempakaraman Pillai (1891 to 1934. Indian-born political activist)
• Sangoulé Lamizana (1916 to 2005. President of Upper Volta from 1966 to 1980)
• Ciriaco De Mita (1928 to 2022. Italian politician (1928–2022))
• Ascanio Sobrero (1812 to 1888. Italian chemist (1812–1888))
• Karl Löwith (1897 to 1973. German philosopher (1897–1973))
• Duchess Amalie in Bavaria (1865 to 1912. Duchess of Urach)
• Charles Horace Mayo (1865 to 1939. American physician (1865–1939))

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