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History Births on August 26

Wayne Simmonds, Canadian ice hockey player

#Wayne_Simmonds

In 1988

Jamal Lewis, American football player

#Jamal_Lewis

In 1979

Jules Romains, French author and poet (d. 1972)

#Jules_Romains

In 1885

Oleksiy Kasyanov, Ukrainian decathlete

#Oleksiy_Kasyanov

In 1985

Jorge Paulo Lemann, Brazilian banker and financier

#Jorge_Paulo_Lemann

In 1939

Elvis Andrus, Venezuelan baseball player

#Elvis_Andrus

In 1988

Torsten Schmitz, German boxer

#Torsten_Schmitz

In 1964

Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)

#Jim_Davis_(actor)

In 1909

John Mulaney, American comedian, actor, writer, and producer

#John_Mulaney

In 1982

Tino Best, Barbadian cricketer

#Tino_Best

In 1981

Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor (d. 1982)

#Humphrey_Searle

In 1915

Allahshukur Pashazadeh, Azerbaijani cleric

#Allahshukur_Pashazadeh

In 1949

Oliver Colvile, English lawyer and politician

#Oliver_Colvile

In 1959

Pinchas Goldstein, Israeli businessman and politician (d. 2007)

#Pinchas_Goldstein

In 1939

Faz?l Hüsnü Da?larca, Turkish soldier and poet (d. 2008)

#Faz?l_Hüsnü_Da?larca

In 1914

Dylan O'Brien, American actor

#Dylan_O'Brien

In 1991

Chris Burke, actor

#Chris_Burke_(actor)

In 1965

David Price, American baseball player

#David_Price_(baseball)

In 1985

Walter Bruno Henning, Prussian-American linguist and scholar (d. 1967)

#Walter_Bruno_Henning

In 1908

Hans Kammler, German SS officer and engineer (d. 1945)

#Hans_Kammler

In 1901

Daniel Lévi, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and pianist

#Daniel_Lévi

In 1961

Etelka Keser?, Hungarian economist and politician (d. 2018)

#Etelka_Keser?

In 1925

Michael Gove, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Education

#Michael_Gove

In 1967

Amaia Montero, Spanish singer-songwriter

#Amaia_Montero

In 1976

Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2019)

#Prem_Tinsulanonda

In 1920

Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1777)

#Johann_Heinrich_Lambert

In 1728

Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster

#Howard_Clark_(golfer)

In 1954

Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter (d. 1974)

#Otto_Binder

In 1911

Maxwell D. Taylor, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Vietnam (d. 1987)

#Maxwell_D._Taylor

In 1901

Guillaume Apollinaire, Italian-French author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1918)

#Guillaume_Apollinaire

In 1880

Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1938)

#Zona_Gale

In 1874

Bunny Austin, English tennis player (d. 2000)

#Bunny_Austin

In 1906

Margaret Utinsky, American nurse, recipient of the Medal of Freedom (d. 1970)

#Margaret_Utinsky

In 1900

Yun Posun, South Korean activist and politician, 2nd President of South Korea (d. 1990)

#Yun_Posun

In 1897

Julio Cortázar, Belgian-Argentinian author and translator (d. 1984)

#Julio_Cortázar

In 1914

Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

#Geraldine_Ferraro

In 1935

Jimmy Rushing, American singer and bandleader (d. 1972)

#Jimmy_Rushing

In 1901

Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (d. 2007)

#Nicolae_Dobrin

In 1947

Mateo Musacchio, Argentinian footballer

#Mateo_Musacchio

In 1990

Noah Welch, American ice hockey player

#Noah_Welch

In 1982

Nik Turner, English musician and songwriter

#Nik_Turner

In 1940

Marcus du Sautoy, English mathematician and academic

#Marcus_du_Sautoy

In 1965

Herbert Booth, Canadian songwriter and bandleader (d. 1926)

#Herbert_Booth

In 1862

Meredith Eaton, American actress

#Meredith_Eaton

In 1974

Félix Porteiro, Spanish race car driver

#Félix_Porteiro

In 1983

Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player and coach

#Morgan_Ensberg

In 1975

Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist (d. 1794)

#Antoine_Lavoisier

In 1743

Sebastian Bönig, German footballer

#Sebastian_Bönig

In 1981

Lee de Forest, American engineer and academic, invented the Audion tube (d. 1961)

#Lee_de_Forest

In 1873

Cassie Ventura, American singer, dancer, actress and model

#Cassie_Ventura

In 1986

Petey Williams, Canadian wrestler

#Petey_Williams

In 1981

Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 2013)

#Pyotr_Todorovsky

In 1925

Colin Kazim-Richards, Turkish footballer

#Colin_Kazim-Richards

In 1986

Brandon McDonald, American football player

#Brandon_McDonald_(gridiron_football)

In 1985

Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter (d. 1612)

#Bernardino_Poccetti

In 1548

Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Tom_Heinsohn

In 1934

Anahit Tsitsikian, Armenian violinist and educator (d. 1999)

#Anahit_Tsitsikian

In 1926

Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon (d. 1810)

#Montgolfier_brothers

In 1740

Evan Ross, American actor

#Evan_Ross

In 1988

Gene Moore, American baseball player (d. 1978)

#Gene_Moore_(outfielder)

In 1909

Jet Black, English drummer

#Jet_Black

In 1938

Adrian Young, American drummer and songwriter

#Adrian_Young

In 1969

Macaulay Culkin, American actor

#Macaulay_Culkin

In 1980

Jayson Nix, American baseball player

#Jayson_Nix

In 1982

Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist (d. 1790)

#Jean-Baptiste_L._Romé_de_l'Isle

In 1736

Brendan Harris, American baseball player

#Brendan_Harris

In 1980

Sparky Adams, American baseball player and farmer (d. 1989)

#Sparky_Adams

In 1894

Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)

#Robert_Walpole

In 1676

William Joseph Behr, German publicist and academic (d. 1851)

#William_Joseph_Behr

In 1775

Leon Redbone, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2019)

#Leon_Redbone

In 1949

Brett Cullen, American actor

#Brett_Cullen

In 1956

Will Shortz, American journalist and puzzle creator

#Will_Shortz

In 1952

Stan Van Gundy, American basketball player and coach

#Stan_Van_Gundy

In 1959

Alex Kellner, American baseball player (d. 1996)

#Alex_Kellner

In 1924

Sarah Klang, Swedish singer

#Sarah_Klang

In 1992

Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003)

#Michael_Jeter

In 1952

Bobby Jurasin, American-Canadian football player and coach

#Bobby_Jurasin

In 1964

Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer

#Cristian_Mora

In 1979

Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (d. 2013)

#Wolfgang_Sawallisch

In 1923

Nikky Finney, American poet and academic

#Nikky_Finney

In 1957

Kelvin Cato, American basketball player and coach

#Kelvin_Cato

In 1974

Keke Palmer, American singer-songwriter, presenter and television personality

#Keke_Palmer

In 1993

Tom Ridge, American sergeant and politician, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security

#Tom_Ridge

In 1945

Alison Steadman, English actress

#Alison_Steadman

In 1946

Therese Alshammar, Swedish swimmer

#Therese_Alshammar

In 1977

Mother Teresa, Macedonian-Indian nun, missionary, Catholic saint, and Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Mother_Teresa

In 1910

Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (d. 1994)

#Shimshon_Amitsur

In 1921

Katherine Johnson, American physicist and mathematician

#Katherine_Johnson

In 1918

Mark Mangino, American football player and coach

#Mark_Mangino

In 1956

Lars Stindl, German football player

#Lars_Stindl

In 1988

Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)

#Albert,_Prince_Consort

In 1819

Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

#Branford_Marsalis

In 1960

Thalía, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and actress

#Thalía

In 1971

Chris Boardman, English cyclist

#Chris_Boardman

In 1968

Andreas Glyniadakis, Greek basketball player

#Andreas_Glyniadakis

In 1981

Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

#Ferdinand_II_of_Naples

In 1469

Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan soldier and politician, 4th President of Uruguay (d. 1857)

#Manuel_Oribe

In 1792

Albert Sabin, Polish-American physician and virologist, developed the polio vaccine (d. 1993)

#Albert_Sabin

In 1906

Edward Witten, American physicist and academic

#Edward_Witten

In 1951

Alain Peyrefitte, French scholar and politician, Minister of Justice for France (d. 1999)

#Alain_Peyrefitte

In 1925

Chris Pine, American actor

#Chris_Pine

In 1980

Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 1972)

#Chen_Yi_(marshal)

In 1901

Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian soldier and politician (d. 1990)

#Ivan_Mihailov

In 1896

Carsten Wolf, German cyclist

#Carsten_Wolf

In 1964

James Franck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)

#James_Franck

In 1882

Karen Spärck Jones, English computer scientist and academic (d. 2007)

#Karen_Spärck_Jones

In 1935

Jeff Parrett, American baseball player

#Jeff_Parrett

In 1961

Mehriban Aliyeva, 1st Vice President of Azerbaijan, goodwill ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO.

#Mehriban_Aliyeva

In 1964

Judith Rees, English geographer and academic

#Judith_Rees

In 1944

Tracy Krohn, American race car driver and businessman

#Tracy_Krohn

In 1954

Eleanor Dark, Australian author and poet (d. 1985)

#Eleanor_Dark

In 1901

Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (d. 1986)

#Christopher_Isherwood

In 1904

Vic Dana, American dancer and singer

#Vic_Dana

In 1940

Shirley Manson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

#Shirley_Manson

In 1966

Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician (d. 1755)

#Elisha_Williams

In 1694

Melissa McCarthy, American actress, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

#Melissa_McCarthy

In 1970

Mike Colter, American actor

#Mike_Colter

In 1976

David Hurley, Australian general and politician, 27th Governor General of Australia

#David_Hurley

In 1953

Barbet Schroeder, French-Swiss director and producer

#Barbet_Schroeder

In 1941

Stephen J. Dubner, American journalist and author

#Stephen_J._Dubner

In 1963

James Harden, American basketball player

#James_Harden

In 1989

Simone Motta, Italian footballer

#Simone_Motta

In 1977

Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (d. 1974)

#Gustavo_R._Vincenti

In 1888

Roger Kingdom, American hurdler

#Roger_Kingdom

In 1962

Gerd Bonk, German weightlifter (d. 2014)

#Gerd_Bonk

In 1951

Jessica Diggins, American cross-country skier

In 1991

Danielle Savre, American actress

In 1988

Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

In 1987

Vladislav Gussev, Estonian footballer

In 1986

Mattia Cassani, Italian footballer

In 1983

Angelo Iorio, Italian footballer

In 1982

Vangelis Moras, Greek footballer

In 1981

Manolis Papamakarios, Greek basketball player

In 1980

Rubén Arriaza Pazos, Spanish footballer

In 1979

Saeko Chiba, Japanese voice actress and singer

In 1977

Liam Botham, English rugby player and cricketer

In 1977

Richard Evatt, English boxer (d. 2012)

In 1973

Brett Schultz, South African cricketer

In 1970

Jason Little, Australian rugby player

In 1970

Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player and coach

In 1966

Zadok Malka, Israeli footballer and manager

In 1964

Chad Kreuter, American baseball player and manager

In 1964

Allegra Huston, English-American author and screenwriter

In 1964

Patrice Oppliger, American author, critic, and academic

In 1963

David Byas, English cricketer and umpire

In 1963

Ola Ray, American model and actress

In 1960

Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist

In 1958

Sally Beamish, English viola player and composer

In 1956

Giuseppe Resnati, Italian chemist and educator

In 1955

Ian Dejardin, English historian and curator

In 1955

Hugh Pelham, British academic and educator

In 1954

Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer

In 1953

Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1952

Bill Whitaker, American journalist

In 1951

Valerie Simpson, American singer-songwriter

In 1946

Zhou Ji, Chinese engineer and politician, 14th Chinese Minister of Education

In 1946

Maureen Tucker, American singer-songwriter and drummer

In 1944

Alan Parker, English guitarist and songwriter

In 1944

Dori Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1943

Chow Kwai Lam, Malaysian football coach and player (d. 2018)

In 1942

Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston, English lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

In 1942

Jane Merrow, English actress, producer, and screenwriter

In 1941

Chris Curtis, English drummer and singer (d. 2005)

In 1941

Don LaFontaine, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

In 1940

Michael Cockerell, English journalist

In 1940

Don Bowman, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

In 1937

Benedict Anderson, American political scientist and academic (d. 2015)

In 1936

Kevin Ryan, Australian rugby player, coach, lawyer and politician

In 1934

Luis Salvadores Salvi, Chilean basketball player (d. 2014)

In 1932

Kálmán Markovits, Hungarian water polo player (d. 2009)

In 1931

Joe Solomon, Guyanese cricketer and coach

In 1930

Reuben Kamanga, Zambian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Zambia (d. 1996)

In 1929

Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (d. 2015)

In 1928

Robert Vickrey, American painter and author (d. 2011)

In 1926

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean composer (d. 2010)

In 1925

Jack Hirshleifer, American economist and academic (d. 2005)

In 1925

Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (d. 2009)

In 1922

Benjamin C. Bradlee, American journalist and author (d. 2014)

In 1921

Brant Parker, American illustrator (d. 2007)

In 1920

Gerard Campbell, American priest and academic (d. 2012)

In 1919

Eric Davies, South African cricketer and educator (d. 1976)

In 1909

Aubrey Schenck, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1999)

In 1908

Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (d. 1991)

In 1904

Caroline Pafford Miller, American author (d. 1992)

In 1903

Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer and businessman (d. 1980)

In 1900

Peggy Guggenheim, American-Italian art collector and philanthropist (d. 1979)

In 1898

Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (d. 1960)

In 1891

Sam Hardy, English footballer (d. 1966)

In 1882

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, 15th Governor General of Canada (d. 1940)

In 1875

Arthur James Arnot, Scottish-Australian engineer, designed the Spencer Street Power Station (d. 1946)

In 1865

Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (d. 1939)

In 1856

Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (d. 1932)

In 1854

Saint Innocent of Alaska, Russian Orthodox missionary priest, then the first Orthodox bishop and archbishop in the Americas, and finally the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia (d. 1879)

In 1797

Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop (d. 1825)

In 1751

Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter (d. 1791)

In 1695

Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (d. 1632)

In 1596

Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1637)

In 1582

Jamil Hassan

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