Notable Birthdays on September 26th
September 26th Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1181 |
Saint Francis of Assisi, Italian founder of the Franciscan Order (d. 1226) |
1329 |
Anna of Bavaria, Queen of the Romans (d. 1353) |
1406 |
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430) |
1688 |
Willem J 's-Gravesande, Dutch physicist |
1711 |
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (d. 1779) |
1729 |
Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher/critic/Bible translator |
1750 |
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. 1810) |
1758 |
Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires. |
1759 |
Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen |
1767 |
Wenzel Muller, composer |
1774 |
John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], frontier nurseryman |
1791 |
Théodore Géricault, French painter (d. 1824) |
1792 |
William Hobson, first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi, born Waterford, Ireland (D.1842) |
1820 |
Isvar Chandra Vidyasagar, father of Bengali prose (Exile of Sita) |
1821 |
Alvin Peterson Hovey, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) |
1823 |
Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist (Denj, Moskvitsh) |
1832 |
Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer |
1840 |
Louis-Olivier Taillon, French Canadian politician (d. 1923) |
1841 |
Pavel Ivanovich Blaramberg, composer |
1865 |
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, English pilot and ornithologist (d. 1937) |
1867 |
Maggie L Walker, black business & civic leader |
1868 |
Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer |
1869 |
Komitas, Armenian composer (d. 1935) |
1870 |
Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47) |
1871 |
Winsor McCay, American cartoonist (d. 1934) |
1872 |
Ottokar T Czernin von und zu Chudenitz, Austrian Foreign min (1916-18) |
1873 |
Amilcare Zanella, composer |
1873 |
Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (d. 1949) |
1875 |
Edmund Gwenn, Wales, actor (Miracle on 34th Street) |
1876 |
C B "Buck" Llewellyn, cricketer (S Afr lefty all-rounder 1896-1912) |
1876 |
Edith Abbott, dean (U of Chic Social Sciences) |
1877 |
Alfred Cortot, French pianist |
1877 |
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist (d. 1963) |
1879 |
Petko J Todorov, Bulgaria, writer (Fairy, Samodiva Fee) |
1881 |
Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan (d. 1966) |
1884 |
J. P. Bickell, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (d. 1951) |
1885 |
Anna M F "Annie" Wageningen-Salomons, author (Girl Student) [or 6/26] |
1887 |
Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) |
1887 |
Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer (d. 1958) |
1887 |
Sir Barnes Wallis, English scientist, engineer and inventor (d. 1979) |
1888 |
T. S. Eliot, St Louis Missouri, poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948), (d. 1965) |
1888 |
J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964) |
1889 |
Martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist (Being & Time) |
1891 |
Alfred Plane, US sharp shooter (Olympic-gold-1912, 20) |
1893 |
Milos Crnjanski, Serbian poet (Seobe) |
1894 |
Gladys Brockwell, Brooklyn NY, actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist) |
1895 |
Fay Holden, Birmingham England, actress (Mother-Andy Hardy films) |
1897 |
Pope Paul VI, [Giovanni Montini], 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78) |
1897 |
Victor O Stomps, writer |
1897 |
Wilhelmina J "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress/act teacher (Goethe/Brecht) |
1897 |
Arthur Rhys Davids, English pilot (d. 1917) |
1898 |
George Gershwin, [Jacob Gershvin], Bkln, composer (Rhapsody in Blue) |
1901 |
Donald Cook, Portland Ore, actor (Too Young To Go Steady) |
1901 |
George Raft, NYC, American actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot) |
1902 |
Albert Anastasia [Umberto Anastasio], Tropea Italy, American gangster (Murder Inc) |
1903 |
Gerhard Nebel, writer |
1905 |
Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player |
1907 |
Anthony F Blunt, British historian/spy for USSR |
1907 |
Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ (Oly-silver-1928) |
1907 |
Ralph Michael, London England, actor (Quest, Doctor in the House) |
1908 |
Maurice Naessens, Belgian banker |
1909 |
Helen Giuliani, mother of Rudy (Mayor-R-NYC, 1994-2002) |
1909 |
Bill France, Sr., American car racing executive (d. 1992) |
1911 |
Jan F Hampe, pathologist-anatomy (Fabric & Stoflongen) |
1913 |
Ernst Schnabel, German sailor/dramatist (Anne Frank) |
1914 |
Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul (Juice Tiger) |
1917 |
Réal Caouette, French Canadian politician (d. 1976) |
1918 |
Humphrey van Loo, Dutch news director (ANP/Reuter) |
1919 |
Barbara Britton, Long Beach, California, actress (Young & Willing) |
1919 |
Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and researcher |
1922 |
Nicholas Romanov, French-born pretender to the Russian throne |
1923 |
Dev Anand, Indian actor and film producer |
1925 |
Bobby Shantz, baseball player (1952 AL MVP) |
1925 |
Marty Robbins, Glendale Az, singer (Devil Woman, I Walk Alone) |
1925 |
Norm Dussault, American ice hockey player |
1926 |
Buland Al Haidary, poet |
1926 |
Giuseppi Chiari, composer |
1926 |
Imre Vincze, composer |
1926 |
Julie London, Santa Rosa California, actress (Nurse McCall-Emergency) |
1926 |
Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European Philologist |
1927 |
Patrick O'Neal, Ocala Fla, actor (Kaz, Alvarez Kelly, King Rat) |
1927 |
Robert Blackburn, Irish educationist (d. 1990) |
1927 |
Robert Cade, American physician and beverage inventor (d. 2007) |
1928 |
Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor |
1929 |
Meredith C Gourdine, Newark NJ, long jumper (Olympic-silver-1952) |
1930 |
Fritz Wunderlich, Kusel Germany, tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58) |
1930 |
Philip Bosco, Jersey City, actor (Trading Places) |
1931 |
Donald J Pease, (Rep-D-OH, 1977- ) |
1931 |
George Chambers, MS, rock bassist/vocalist (Chambers Brothers) |
1931 |
Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (father of Sanjay, reliable Indian batsman) |
1932 |
Clifton C Williams Jr, Mobile Alabama, Major USMC/astronaut |
1932 |
Giuacomo Manzoni, composer |
1932 |
Joyce Jameson, Chicago Ill, comedienne (Spike Jones Show) |
1932 |
Richard Herd, American actor |
1933 |
Clari Baruch, [Clara C de Lieme], actress (Man With White Flower) |
1933 |
Donna Douglas, [Dot Smith], Pride La, actress (Beverly Hillbillies) |
1934 |
Dick Heckstall-Smith, rocker (Alexis Korner Band) |
1934 |
Raphael Samuel, historian |
1935 |
Bob Barber, cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68) |
1935 |
Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician (d. 2007) |
1936 |
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African anti-apartheid activist and politician |
1937 |
Joop Admiral, Dutch actor/director (You Are My Mother) |
1937 |
Valentin Pavlov, Soviet politician (d. 2003) |
1938 |
Andrei Lukanov, politician |
1938 |
Michael V Love, US test pilot (X-24) |
1939 |
Judith P Appelbaum, magazine & newspaper editor, educator |
1939 |
Ricky Tomlinson, English actor |
1941 |
Joe Bauer, Memphis Tn, rock drummer (Youngbloods) |
1941 |
Martine Beswicke, Jamacia, actress (Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde) |
1941 |
Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor |
1942 |
Ingrid Mickler-Becker, German FR, long jumper/relayer (Oly-gold-72) |
1942 |
Kent McCord, Los Angeles California, actor (Officer Jim Reed-Adam 12) |
1943 |
Ian Chappell, Australian cricket player (batsman 1964-80) |
1943 |
Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver |
1944 |
Angela Dorian, (Victoria Vetri), SF, playmate (Sep 1967, Year-1968) |
1944 |
Anne Robinson, English television host |
1945 |
Bryan Ferry, England, rocker (Roxy Music-Let's Stick Together) |
1945 |
Louise Beaudoin, French Canadian politician |
1945 |
Gal Costa, Brazilian singer |
1946 |
Mary Beth Hurt, [Mary Supinger], Iowa, actress (Garp, Interiors) |
1946 |
Andrea Dworkin, American feminist (d. 2005) |
1946 |
Christine Todd Whitman, American politician |
1946 |
Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician |
1947 |
Dick Roth, US swimmer (Olympics-gold-1964) |
1947 |
Graham Faulkner, London, actor (Brother Sun Sister Moon) |
1947 |
Lynn Anderson, ND, country singer (I Never Promised you a Rose Garden) |
1947 |
Richard Roth, US, 400m swim medley (Olympic-gold-1964) |
1948 |
Olivia Newton-John, Cambridge England, singer (Lets Get Physical) |
1948 |
Vladimir Remek, Czechoslovakia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 28) |
1949 |
Leonide F M "Leonie" Triesschijn, Dutch actress/mime |
1949 |
Martin Delray, Texarkana Ar, country singer (Get Rhythm)) |
1949 |
Jane Smiley, American novelist |
1949 |
Minette Walters, English novelist |
1951 |
Tom Quirke, journalist |
1951 |
Stuart Tosh, Scottish musician |
1952 |
James Keane, Buffalo NY, actor (Willis Bell-Paper Chase) |
1952 |
Predrag Miletić, Serbian actor |
1953 |
Dolores Keane, Irish folk singer |
1953 |
Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician |
1954 |
Craig Chaquico, rock guitarist (Jefferson Starship) |
1955 |
Carlene Carter, Nashville Tn, country singer (I Fell in Love) |
1956 |
Linda Hamilton, Salisbury Md, actress (Catherine-Beauty & the Beast) |
1956 |
Steve Butler, American racing driver |
1958 |
Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American politician |
1959 |
Rich Gedman, American baseball player |
1960 |
Bret Erickson, Bennington Nebraska, US trap (Olympics-1996) |
1961 |
Will Self, English author |
1962 |
Melissa Sue Anderson, Cal, actress (Little House on the Prairie) |
1962 |
Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner (Olympics-5th-88, 92, 96) |
1962 |
Tracey Thorn, rock vocalist (Everything But The Girl) |
1962 |
Peter Foster, Australian con-man |
1963 |
Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan marathon runner (Olympic-silver-1988) |
1963 |
Lysette Anthony, London, actress (Angelique-Dark Shadows, Switch) |
1964 |
Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs) |
1964 |
Dave Martinez, Manhattan NY, outfielder (Chicago White Sox) |
1964 |
Gerrie Slagboom, Dutch soccer player: Dordrecht '90 |
1964 |
Robin Hood, Mishawaka IN, LPGA golfer (1989 Planters Pat Bradley) |
1964 |
Ty Miller, Granada Hills California, actor (The Kid-Young Riders) |
1964 |
Nicki French, English singer |
1965 |
Alexandra Lencastre, Portuguese actress |
1966 |
Craig Heyward, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons) |
1966 |
Francisco Andreu, Dearborn Mich, road cyclist (Olympics-4th-88, 96) |
1966 |
Christos Dantis, Greek composer and singer |
1967 |
Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets) |
1967 |
Martha Nix, Orange County California, actress (Serena-Waltons) |
1967 |
Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (d. 1995) |
1968 |
Scott Schorer, Burke, Va, rower (Olympics-1996) |
1968 |
James Caviezel, American actor |
1968 |
Anthony Shadid, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, New York Times foreign correspondent and two time Pulitzer winner, (d. 2012) |
1969 |
Anthony Kavanagh, French-Canadian comedian, actor and singer |
1969 |
Andy Petterson, Australian footballer |
1969 |
Paul Warhurst, English footballer |
1969 |
David Ferguson, British murderer |
1970 |
Paul Laus, Beamsville, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers) |
1970 |
Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress (It's Not Easy) |
1970 |
Trevor Ruffin, NBA guard (Phila 76ers) |
1970 |
Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress |
1971 |
Elva Dryer, Durango Colorado, 1.5K/5K runner |
1971 |
Patterson Thompson, cricketer (WI Test fast bowler v New Zealand 1996) |
1972 |
Mark Haslam, cricketer (New Zealand slow left-armer 1992) |
1972 |
Shawn Stockman, [Slim], Phila Pa, rapper (Boyz II Men) |
1973 |
David Richie, NFL nost tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32) |
1973 |
Marty Casey, American singer (Lovehammers) |
1973 |
Chris Small, Scottish snooker player |
1973 |
Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper |
1974 |
Alison Davies, Australian rower (Olympics-96) |
1974 |
Gary Hall Jr, US, 50m/100m/400m free relay (Oly-gold/2 silver-96) |
1974 |
Katie Kauffman, West Lawn Pa, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96) |
1974 |
Martin Muursepp, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks) |
1974 |
Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat |
1975 |
Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer (Garmarna and Triakel) |
1975 |
Jake Paltrow, American film director, brother of Gwyneth Paltrow |
1976 |
Michael Ballack, German footballer |
1976 |
Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant |
1978 |
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan long-distance runner |
1979 |
Jaycie Phelps, Indianapolis Ind, gymnast (World-brz-95/Oly-gold-96) |
1979 |
Fuifui Moimoi, New Zealand (Tongan) rugby league footballer |
1979 |
Jon Harley, English footballer |
1980 |
Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver |
1980 |
Henrik and Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey players |
1981 |
Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress |
1981 |
Christina Milian, American actress and singer |
1981 |
Serena Williams, Saginaw, Michigan, tennis player (13 grand slams) |
1982 |
Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer |
1982 |
Rob Burrow, English rugby league player |
1983 |
Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer |
1983 |
Samantha Hammel, American record producer and actress |
1984 |
Keisha Buchanan, English singer (Sugababes) |
1984 |
Thore Schölermann, German actor |
1985 |
Lenna Kuurmaa, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja) |
1986 |
Ashley Leggat, Canadian actress |
1987 |
Rosie Munter, Swedish singer (Play) |
1988 |
Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater |
1988 |
Mark Simpson, English clarinetist and composer |
1989 |
Emma Rigby, English actress |
2000 |
Princess Salma bint Al Abdullah II of Jordan |
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