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Famous People Born on February 26(196 people)

Athlete

Jamal Musiala, German footballer

Athlete

Gerard Martín, Spanish footballer

Athlete

César Tárrega, Spanish footballer

Yeat, American rapper(2000 - present)
Musician

Yeat, American rapper

Notable Figure

Jessie Bates, American football player

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Jacob Trouba, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Mahra Al Maktoum, Emirati princess.

Athlete

Morgan Gautrat, American soccer player

Notable Figure

Mikael Granlund, Finnish hockey player

Musician

Lee Chae-rin, South Korean singer

Athlete

Kevin Plawecki, American baseball player

Athlete

Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler

Athlete

Gabriel Obertan, French footballer

Notable Figure

Mārtiņš Karsums, Latvian ice hockey player

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Hannah Kearney, American skier

Actor

Teresa Palmer, Australian actress

Athlete

Fernando Llorente, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese footballer

Musician

Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer-songwriter

Actor

Beren Saat, Turkish actress

Notable Figure

Jerome Harrison, American football player

Athlete

Pepe, Brazilian-Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Li Na, Chinese tennis player

Notable Figure

Matt Prior, South African-English cricketer

Musician

Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Kevin Dallman, Canadian-Kazakhstani ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Kertus Davis, American race car driver

Politician

Simon Maljevac, Slovenian politician

Notable Figure

Robert Mathis, American football player

Athlete

Oh Seung-bum, South Korean footballer

Actor

Sharon Van Etten, American singer-songwriter, musician and actress

Athlete

Steve Blake, American basketball player

Musician

Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Steve Evans, Welsh footballer

Athlete

Pedro Mendes, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Abdoulaye Faye, Senegalese footballer

Notable Figure

Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player and coach

Actor

Greg Rikaart, American actor

Athlete

Tim Thomas, American basketball player

Filmmaker

James Wan, Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer

Notable Figure

Shane Williams, Welsh rugby union player

Scientist

Nalini Anantharaman, French mathematician

Musician

Chad Urmston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

P. J. Axelsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Actor

Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, Filipina television actress, host and equestrienne

Notable Figure

Sébastien Loeb, French racing driver

Actor

Bonnie Somerville, American actress

Notable Figure

Marshall Faulk, American football player

Athlete

Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer and manager

Athlete

Jenny Thompson, American swimmer

Actor

Maz Jobrani, American comedian and actor

Actor

Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Musician

Max Martin, Swedish-American record producer and songwriter

Actor

Hélène Segara, French singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Predrag Danilović, Serbian basketball player and executive

Politician

Mark Harper, English accountant and politician, former Secretary of State for Transport and former Minister of State for Immigration

Musician

Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer and producer

Notable Figure

Tim Commerford, American bass player

Notable Figure

Leif Rohlin, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese footballer

TV/Radio

Gene Principe, Canadian sports reporter and broadcaster

Political Leader

Garry Conille, Haitian physician and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti

Notable Figure

Marc Fortier, French-Canadian ice hockey player

Actor

Jennifer Grant, American actress

Musician

Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer

Athlete

James Mitchell, American wrestler and manager

Actor

Mark Dacascos, American actor, martial artist, and television personality

Actor

Chase Masterson, American actress, singer, and activist

Politician

Ahn Cheol-soo, South Korean physician, academic, and politician

Musician

Jaz Coleman, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Athlete

Rolando Blackman, Panamanian-American basketball player

Political Leader

Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey

Actor

Greg Germann, American actor and director

Notable Figure

Liza 'N' Eliaz, Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (died 2001)

Scientist

Susan Helms, American general, engineer, and astronaut

Politician

Tim Kaine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Virginia

Politician

David Beasley, American lawyer and politician, 113th Governor of South Carolina

Notable Figure

Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player and coach

Artist

John Jude Palencar, American artist and illustrator

Athlete

Keena Rothhammer, American swimmer

Filmmaker

Michel Houellebecq, French author, poet, screenwriter, and director

Notable Figure

Andreas Maislinger, Austrian historian and academic, founded the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service

Notable Figure

Prince Ernst August of Hanover

Political Leader

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, 12th President of Turkey

Actor

Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter and actor

Actor

Barbara Niven, American actress and writer

Politician

Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (died 2014)

Musician

Jonathan Cain, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

Political Leader

Helen Clark, New Zealand academic and politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Politician

Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician, 14th Australian Minister for the Arts (died 2023)

Writer

Elizabeth George, American author and educator

Notable Figure

Emma Kirkby, English soprano

Writer

Sharyn McCrumb, American author

Musician

Sandie Shaw, English singer and psychotherapist

Athlete

Colin Bell, English footballer (died 2021)

Athlete

Bingo Smith, American basketball player (died 2023)

Scientist

Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Peter Brock, Australian racing driver (died 2006)

Actor

Marta Kristen, Norwegian-American actress

Musician

Mitch Ryder, American singer-songwriter

Writer

Christopher Hope, South African author and poet

Politician

Ronald Lauder, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Austria

Musician

Paul Cotton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)

Actor

Bill Duke, American actor and director

Filmmaker

Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer

Musician

Bob Hite, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1981)

Athlete

Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager (died 2018)

Artist

Oldřich Kulhánek, Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (died 2013)

Athlete

Chuck Wepner, American boxer

Notable Figure

Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (died 2011)

Notable Figure

José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (died 2014)

Filmmaker

Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian director, producer, and screenwriter

Politician

James Goldsmith, French-British businessman and politician (died 1997)

Actor

Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2003)

Athlete

Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2004)

Writer

Robert Novak, American journalist and author (died 2009)

Actor

Josephine Tewson, English actress (died 2022)

Musician

Fats Domino, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2017)

Political Leader

Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (died 2014)

Actor

Tom Kennedy, American game show host and actor (died 2020)

Actor

Doris Belack, American actress (died 2011)

Athlete

Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Henry Molaison, American medical patient (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee (died 2020)

Musician

Marc Bucci, American composer, lyricist, and dramatist (died 2002)

Political Leader

Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2000)

Business

Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer and businessman (died 2007)

Actor

Margaret Leighton, English actress (died 1976)

Actor

Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (died 2007)

Athlete

Danny Gardella, American baseball player and trainer (died 2005)

Actor

Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (died 2004)

Writer

Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (died 2006)

Actor

Mason Adams, American actor (died 2005)

Politician

Otis Bowen, American physician and politician, 44th Governor of Indiana (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Pyotr Masherov, Leader of Soviet Belarus (died 1980)

Writer

Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (died 1985)

Actor

Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (died 1987)

Actor

Robert Alda, American actor, singer, and director (died 1986)

Artist

Tarō Okamoto, Japanese painter and sculptor (died 1996)

Athlete

Vic Woodley, English footballer (died 1978)

Writer

Fanny Cradock, English chef, author, and critic (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Talal of Jordan (died 1972)

Actor

Tex Avery, American animator, producer, and voice actor (died 1980)

Musician

Nestor Mesta Chayres, Mexican operatic tenor and bolero vocalist (died 1971)

Notable Figure

Jean-Pierre Wimille, French racing driver (died 1949)

Actor

Madeleine Carroll, English actress (died 1987)

Scientist

Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Military

Orde Wingate, English general (died 1944)

Writer

Jean Bruller, French author and illustrator, co-founded Les Éditions de Minuit (died 1991)

Writer

Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower and poet (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Fritz Wiessner, German-American mountaineer (died 1988)

Political Leader

Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician, 54th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1994)

Politician

Andrei Zhdanov, Ukrainian-Russian civil servant and politician (died 1948)

Philosopher/Religious

Wallace Fard Muhammad, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Islam (disappeared 1934)

Writer

Dorothy Whipple, English novelist (died 1966)

Athlete

Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (died 1950)

Actor

William Frawley, American actor and vaudevillian (died 1966)

Writer

Stefan Grabiński, Polish author and educator (died 1936)

Political Leader

Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 1969)

Military

Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (died 1968)

Writer

Janus Djurhuus, Faroese poet (died 1948)

Scientist

Kenneth Edgeworth, Irish astronomer (died 1972)

Musician

Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (died 1941)

Politician

Henry Barwell, Australian politician, 28th Premier of South Australia (died 1959)

Artist

Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (died 1968)

Politician

Matti Turkia, Finnish politician (died 1946)

Business

Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (died 1930)

Notable Figure

Gustave Mathieu, French anarchist illegalist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices (died 1947)

Notable Figure

Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (died 1948)

Politician

Nadezhda Krupskaya, Russian soldier and politician (died 1939)

Medical

Émile Coué, French psychologist and pharmacist (died 1926)

Medical

John Harvey Kellogg, American surgeon, co-created Corn flakes (died 1943)

Military

Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (died 1917)

Writer

Camille Flammarion, French astronomer and author (died 1925)

Fashion

Levi Strauss, German-American fashion designer, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (died 1902)

Artist

Honoré Daumier, French painter, illustrator, and sculptor (died 1879)

Architect

Nathan Kelley, American architect, designed the Ohio Statehouse (died 1871)

Writer

Victor Hugo, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1885)

Political Leader

François Arago, French mathematician and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (died 1853)

Political Leader

Matija Nenadović, Serbian priest, historian, and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Serbia (died 1854)

Musician

Anton Reicha, Bohemian composer and flautist (died 1836)

Notable Figure

Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma (died 1804)

Philosopher/Religious

Anders Chydenius, Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (died 1803)

Notable Figure

Gian Francesco Albani, Italian cardinal (died 1803)

Notable Figure

Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop, botanist and zoologist (died 1773)

Artist

Biagio Bellotti, Italian painter and architect (died 1789)

Musician

Nicola Fago, Italian composer and teacher (died 1745)

Philosopher/Religious

Antoine Augustin Calmet, French monk and theologian (died 1757)

Politician

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (died 1713)

Writer

Quirinus Kuhlmann, German Baroque poet and mystic (died 1689)

Notable Figure

Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Scottish peer (died 1685)

Musician

Stefano Landi, Italian composer and educator (died 1639)

Notable Figure

Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria (died 1666)

Writer

Christopher Marlowe, English playwright, poet and translator (died 1593)

Notable Figure

Christopher of Bavaria (died 1448)

Notable Figure

Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (died 1419)

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About Famous Birthdays on February 26

February 26 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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