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November 26 birthdays

267 notable historical figures were born on November 26, and 167 died on this day. Everyone born on November 26 is a Sagittarius.

18% of November 26 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (70) than any other country.

Born on November 26

• Tina Turner (1939 to 2023. Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023))
• Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) (1847 to 1928. Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894)
• John McVie (born 1945. British bass guitarist (born 1945))
• Ellen G. White (1827 to 1915. American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)
• Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (1939 to 2025. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009 (1939–2025))
• Ferdinand de Saussure (1857 to 1913. Swiss linguist and philosopher (1857–1913))
• Maud of Wales (1869 to 1938. Queen of Norway from 1905 to 1938)
• Rita Ora (born 1990. British singer-songwriter (born 1990))
• Heinrich Brüning (1885 to 1970. Chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932)
• Aurora Snow (born 1981. American pornographic actress and writer)
• Eugene Landy (1934 to 2006. American psychologist (1934–2006))
• Kara Walker (born 1969. American painter and installation artist (born 1969))
• Elizabeth Blackburn (born 1948. Australian-born American biological researcher)
• Emperor Go-Daigo (1288 to 1339. Emperor of Japan from 1318 to 1339)
• William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810 to 1900. English inventor, scientist, engineer and industrialist (1810–1900))
• Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656 to 710. Emperor of Tang China (684, 705–710))
• Frederik Pohl (1919 to 2013. American science fiction writer and editor (1919–2013))
• Aurel Stein (1862 to 1943. Hungarian-born British archaeologist (1862–1943))
• Mari Alkatiri (born 1949. Prime Minister of East Timor (2002–2006; 2017–2018))
• John Gummer (born 1939. British politician (born 1939))
• Maurice Rose (1899 to 1945. United States Army general)
• Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931. Argentine Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1931))
• Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875 to 1933. Kashmiri scholar and poet (1875–1933))
• Ram Sharan Sharma (1919 to 2011. Indian historian and Indologist (1919–2011))
• Artemas Ward (1727 to 1800. Continental Army general (1727–1800))
• Herbert James Draper (1863 to 1920. British painter (1863-1920))
• Alaa Mubarak (born 1960. Egyptian businessman (born 1960))
• Leonard Mlodinow (born 1954. American physicist, author and screenwriter (born 1954))
• Tukojirao Holkar III (1890 to 1978. Maharaja of Indore from 1903 to 1926)
• Candida Moss (born 1978. British bible scholar)
• Danny Welbeck (born 1990. English footballer (born 1990))
• Jeff Torborg (1941 to 2025. American baseball player and manager (1941–2025))
• Scott Bradley (composer) (1891 to 1977. American composer (1891–1977))
• John Newlands (chemist) (1837 to 1898. British chemist (1837–1898))
• Filippo Turati (1857 to 1932. Italian politician (1857–1932))
• Enrico Bombieri (born 1940. Italian mathematician (born 1940))
• Margaret Boden (1936 to 2025. British academic (1936–2025))
• Manuel A. Odría (1897 to 1974. President of Peru (1897–1974))
• Aelius Aristides (117 to 189. 2nd century Greek rhetorician and author)
• Karl Ziegler (1898 to 1973. German chemist (1898–1973))
• Sooranad Kunjan Pillai (1911 to 1995. Indian writer and academic (1911–1995))
• Shlomo Artzi (born 1949. Israeli folk rock singer-songwriter)
• Yash Pal (1926 to 2017. Indian physicist (1926–2017))
• Yuri II (1188 to 1238. Grand Prince of Vladimir)
• Ali Kiba (born 1986. Tanzanian musician and songwriter)
• John H. Cochrane (born 1957. American economist)
• Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1926 to 2016. Dictatorial President of Uruguay)
• Christfried Schmidt (1932 to 2025. German composer (1932–2025))
• Ivan Patzaichin (1949 to 2021. Romanian canoe racing coach and sprint canoeist (1949–2021))
• Boris Yegorov (1937 to 1994. Soviet physician and cosmonaut (1937–1994))
• Lalith Athulathmudali (1936 to 1993. Sri Lankan politician and statesman (1936–1993))
• Debendra Mohan Bose (1885 to 1975. Indian physicist (1885–1975))
• Olga Malinkiewicz (born 1982. Polish physicist (born 1982))
• Cristina Mittermeier (born 1966. Mexican photographer and biologist (born 1966))
• Charles Adolphe Wurtz (1817 to 1884. French chemist (1817–1884))
• Saeed Jones (born 1985. American poet (born 1985))
• Charles M. Schulz (1922 to 2000. American cartoonist (1922–2000))
• Alexander of Zweibrücken (1462 to 1514. Duke and Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and Count of Veldenz)
• Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz (born 1978. American nonfiction writer and poet (born 1978))
• Shlomo Erell (1920 to 2018. Israeli Navy general (1920–2018))

Died on November 26

• Stephen Hillenburg (1961 to 2018. American animator and educator (1961–2018))
• Isabella I of Castile (1451 to 1504. Queen of Castile and León from 1474 to 1504)
• Stephen Sondheim (1930 to 2021. American composer and lyricist (1930–2021))
• Sojourner Truth (1797 to 1883. African-American activist (1797–1883))
• Adam Mickiewicz (1798 to 1855. PoIish writer and activist (1798–1855))
• Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769 to 1851. Prime Minister of France and French Marshal (1769–1851))
• Max Euwe (1901 to 1981. Dutch chess grandmaster (1901–1981))
• Sven Hedin (1865 to 1952. Swedish geographer, explorer, photographer, and illustrator (1865–1952))
• Sadiq al-Mahdi (1935 to 2020. Prime Minister of Sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989))
• Sabah (1927 to 2014. Lebanese singer and actress (1927–2014))
• Mykhailo Hrushevsky (1866 to 1934. Ukrainian historian and politician (1866–1934))
• Bushrod Washington (1762 to 1829. US Supreme Court justice from 1798 to 1829)
• Peljidiin Genden (1892 to 1937. Mongolian politician (1892–1937))
• Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877 to 1970. United States Army general (1877-1970))
• Duncan Sandys (1908 to 1987. British politician (1908–1987))
• Henry Ireton (1611 to 1651. English politician and soldier (1611–1651))
• Leander Starr Jameson (1853 to 1917. British colonial politician (1853–1917))
• Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff (1788 to 1857. German poet and novelist (1788–1857))
• Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845 to 1912. Countess of Flanders)
• Siegfried Kracauer (1889 to 1966. German writer (1889–1966))
• Francisco Serrano y Domínguez (1810 to 1885. Spanish marshal and statesman)
• Joseph E. Murray (1919 to 2012. American plastic surgeon (1919–2012))
• Bernard Lonergan (1904 to 1984. Canadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984))
• Ahmed Abdallah (1919 to 1989. President of the Comoros from 1978 to 1989)
• Arnold Zweig (1887 to 1968. German writer (1887–1968))
• Acacius of Constantinople (Patriarch of Constantinople from 472 to 489)
• Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943 to 2001. Sámi writer, musician and artist (1943–2001))
• Albert Sarraut (1872 to 1962. French politician (1872–1962))
• Gusztáv Jány (1883 to 1947. Hungarian military officer)
• Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti (1846 to 1871. Prince of the Two Sicilies; fifth son of Ferdinand II)

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