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Famous People Born on February 26(196 people)
Jessie Bates, American football player
Jacob Trouba, American ice hockey player
Mahra Al Maktoum, Emirati princess.
Mikael Granlund, Finnish hockey player
Kevin Plawecki, American baseball player
Takanoiwa Yoshimori, Mongolian sumo wrestler
Mārtiņš Karsums, Latvian ice hockey player
Natalia Lafourcade, Mexican singer-songwriter
Jerome Harrison, American football player
Matt Prior, South African-English cricketer
Nate Ruess, American singer-songwriter
Kevin Dallman, Canadian-Kazakhstani ice hockey player
Kertus Davis, American race car driver
Robert Mathis, American football player
Steve Blake, American basketball player
Corinne Bailey Rae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marty Reasoner, American ice hockey player and coach
James Wan, Australian film director, screenwriter, and producer
Shane Williams, Welsh rugby union player
Nalini Anantharaman, French mathematician
Chad Urmston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
P. J. Axelsson, Swedish ice hockey player
Sébastien Loeb, French racing driver
Marshall Faulk, American football player
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian footballer and manager
Maz Jobrani, American comedian and actor
Erykah Badu, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Max Martin, Swedish-American record producer and songwriter
Hélène Segara, French singer-songwriter and actress
Predrag Danilović, Serbian basketball player and executive
Mark Harper, English accountant and politician, former Secretary of State for Transport and former Minister of State for Immigration
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer and producer
Tim Commerford, American bass player
Leif Rohlin, Swedish ice hockey player
Gene Principe, Canadian sports reporter and broadcaster
Marc Fortier, French-Canadian ice hockey player
James Mitchell, American wrestler and manager
Chase Masterson, American actress, singer, and activist
Ahn Cheol-soo, South Korean physician, academic, and politician
Rolando Blackman, Panamanian-American basketball player
Ahmet Davutoğlu, Turkish political scientist, academic, and politician, 37th Prime Minister of Turkey
Greg Germann, American actor and director
Liza 'N' Eliaz, Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (died 2001)
Susan Helms, American general, engineer, and astronaut
Joe Mullen, American ice hockey player and coach
John Jude Palencar, American artist and illustrator
Andreas Maislinger, Austrian historian and academic, founded the Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service
Michael Bolton, American singer-songwriter and actor
Barbara Niven, American actress and writer
Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (died 2014)
Helen Clark, New Zealand academic and politician, 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand
Simon Crean, Australian trade union leader and politician, 14th Australian Minister for the Arts (died 2023)
Elizabeth George, American author and educator
Sandie Shaw, English singer and psychotherapist
Colin Bell, English footballer (died 2021)
Bingo Smith, American basketball player (died 2023)
Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
Peter Brock, Australian racing driver (died 2006)
Marta Kristen, Norwegian-American actress
Mitch Ryder, American singer-songwriter
Christopher Hope, South African author and poet
Ronald Lauder, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Austria
Dante Ferretti, Italian art director and costume designer
Bob Hite, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1981)
Jozef Adamec, Slovak footballer and manager (died 2018)
Paul Dickson, American football player and coach (died 2011)
José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (died 2014)
Ally MacLeod, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2004)
Robert Novak, American journalist and author (died 2009)
Josephine Tewson, English actress (died 2022)
Fats Domino, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2017)
Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (died 2014)
Tom Kennedy, American game show host and actor (died 2020)
Doris Belack, American actress (died 2011)
Henry Molaison, American medical patient (died 2008)
Everton Weekes, Barbadian cricketer and referee (died 2020)
Noboru Takeshita, Japanese soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2000)
Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer and businessman (died 2007)
Margaret Leighton, English actress (died 1976)
Betty Hutton, American actress and singer (died 2007)
Danny Gardella, American baseball player and trainer (died 2005)
Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (died 2004)
Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (died 2006)
Pyotr Masherov, Leader of Soviet Belarus (died 1980)
Theodore Sturgeon, American author and critic (died 1985)
Jackie Gleason, American actor and singer (died 1987)
Robert Alda, American actor, singer, and director (died 1986)
Tarō Okamoto, Japanese painter and sculptor (died 1996)
Vic Woodley, English footballer (died 1978)
Fanny Cradock, English chef, author, and critic (died 1994)
Jean-Pierre Wimille, French racing driver (died 1949)
Madeleine Carroll, English actress (died 1987)
Orde Wingate, English general (died 1944)
Jean Bruller, French author and illustrator, co-founded Les Éditions de Minuit (died 1991)
Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician, 54th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1994)
Wallace Fard Muhammad, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Islam (disappeared 1934)
Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian farmer and politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 1969)
Herbert Henry Dow, Canadian-American businessman, founded the Dow Chemical Company (died 1930)
François Arago, French mathematician and politician, 25th Prime Minister of France (died 1853)
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English philosopher and politician (died 1713)
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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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