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Famous People Born on October 26(237 people)

Musician

Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer

Actor

Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer

Notable Figure

Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast

Yuta, Japanese singer(1995 - present)
Musician

Yuta, Japanese singer

Notable Figure

Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player

Actor

Allie DeBerry, American model and actress

Athlete

Sergey Karasev, Russian basketball player

Notable Figure

Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player

Actor

Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress

Notable Figure

Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player

Notable Figure

Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player

Notable Figure

Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer

Politician

Nosliw Rodríguez, Venezuelan politician

Notable Figure

Greg Zuerlein, American figure skater

Athlete

Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer

Notable Figure

Shawn Lauvao, American football player

Athlete

Ibor Bakar, French footballer

Athlete

Jakub Rzeźniczak, Polish footballer

Athlete

Marco Ruben, Argentinian footballer

Musician

Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper

Athlete

Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player

Athlete

Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer

Athlete

Monta Ellis, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player

Notable Figure

Sasha Cohen, American figure skater

Athlete

Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Mathieu Crépel, French snowboarder

Athlete

Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer

Musician

Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player

Athlete

Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer

Notable Figure

Luke Watson, South African rugby player

Athlete

Nicola Adams, English boxer

Notable Figure

Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver

Actor

Sam Brown, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Martina Schild, Swiss skier

Musician

Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter

Athlete

Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player

Athlete

Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer

Athlete

Nick Collison, American basketball player

Actor

Claire Cooper, English actress

Athlete

Koichi Watanabe, Japanese kick-boxer

Notable Figure

Movsar Barayev, Chechen terrorist (died 2002)

Athlete

Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (died 2013)

Actor

Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor

Politician

Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician

Notable Figure

Antonio Pierce, American football player and coach

Actor

CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

Notable Figure

Dave Zastudil, American football player

Actor

Jon Heder, American actor and producer

Writer

Marisha Pessl, American author

Actor

Florence Kasumba, Ugandan-German actress

Notable Figure

Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster

Actor

Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer

Notable Figure

Róbert Petrovický, Slovak ice hockey player

Writer

Matsuko Deluxe, Japanese journalist and author

Notable Figure

Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver

Actor

Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model

Writer

Jim Butcher, American author

Actor

Rosemarie DeWitt, American actress

Athlete

Audley Harrison, English boxer

Notable Figure

Ronnie Irani, English cricketer

Actor

Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer

Actor

Dian Bachar, American actor, director, and screenwriter

Actor

Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress

Actor

Miyuki Imori, Japanese actress and singer

Politician

Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe

Musician

Keith Urban, Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Sverre Gjørvad, Norwegian drummer and composer

Musician

Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Actor

Steve Valentine, Scottish actor and magician

Writer

Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportscaster

Actor

Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer

Notable Figure

Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer

Musician

Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (died 2005)

Actor

Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer

Actor

Ted Demme, American actor, director, and producer (died 2002)

Musician

Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Notable Figure

Craig Shakespeare, English football player (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion) and manager (Leicester City) (died 2024)

Actor

Cary Elwes, English actor and producer

Writer

Jack Morelli, American comic book professional and author

Political Leader

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 4th President of Kenya

Politician

Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician

Actor

Dylan McDermott, American actor

Politician

Joey Salceda, Filipino politician

Actor

Patrick Breen, American actor

Medical

Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician (died 2022)

Political Leader

Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia

Politician

Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

TV/Radio

Bob Golic, American football player and radio host

Scientist

Stephen Gumley, Australian engineer and businessman

Actor

Rita Wilson, American actress and producer

Athlete

Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer

Writer

Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic

Actor

D. W. Moffett, American actor and director

Actor

James Pickens Jr., American actor

Actor

Roger Allam, British actor

Notable Figure

Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher

Athlete

Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)

Musician

Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter

Notable Figure

AAMS Arefin Siddique, Bangladeshi academic administrator (died 2025)

Musician

Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

Writer

Andrew Motion, English poet and author

Musician

David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer

Musician

Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Notable Figure

Tommy Mars, American keyboard player

Filmmaker

Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter

Legal

Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Athlete

Steve Rogers, American baseball player

Athlete

Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker (died 2024)

Athlete

Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach

Notable Figure

Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist

Notable Figure

Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver

Politician

Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States

Politician

Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast

Writer

Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar

Writer

Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author

Politician

Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician

Musician

Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Actor

Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host

Actor

Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress and author (died 2015)

Writer

Pat Conroy, American author (died 2016)

Writer

Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author (died 2021)

Scientist

Nancy Davis Griffeth, American computer scientist and academic

Actor

Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer

Musician

Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (died 2015)

Actor

Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (died 2014)

Musician

Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Musician

Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (died 2014)

Writer

Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator

Musician

Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator

Politician

John Horgan, Irish academic and politician

Athlete

Tom Meschery, Chinese-American basketball player

Musician

Al Casey, American guitarist (died 2006)

Musician

Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer (died 2024)

Actor

Shelley Morrison, American actress (died 2019)

Musician

György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator

Filmmaker

Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)

Scientist

Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic

Athlete

Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2015)

Filmmaker

Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer

Filmmaker

Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990)

Politician

Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (died 2013)

Political Leader

Suhaila Noah, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 2014)

Musician

Neal Matthews Jr., American country/gospel singer (died 2000)

Artist

Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (died 2011)

Notable Figure

Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (died 1987)

Musician

Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (died 1988)

Writer

Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (died 2007)

Actor

Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (died 2008)

Actor

Fred Wood, English actor (died 2003)

Athlete

Joe Fulks, American basketball player (died 1976)

Scientist

Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Princess Ashraf of Iran (died 2016)

Writer

Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (died 2010)

Politician

Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980)

Political Leader

François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (died 1942)

Business

Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Joe Fry, English race car driver (died 1950)

Actor

Jackie Coogan, American actor and director (died 1984)

Musician

Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)

Filmmaker

Don Siegel, American director and producer (died 1991)

Notable Figure

Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (died 2003)

Musician

Mahalia Jackson, American singer (died 1972)

Writer

Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (died 1996)

Notable Figure

John Krol, American cardinal (died 1996)

Writer

Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author (died 1966)

Writer

Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator (died 2003)

Actor

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (died 1967)

Notable Figure

George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal (died 1989)

Politician

Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician (died 1947)

Writer

Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (died 1986)

Athlete

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (died 1994)

Scientist

Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (died 1980)

Political Leader

Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (died 1983)

Writer

Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (died 1941)

Athlete

Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses (died 1988)

Writer

Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author (died 1977)

Politician

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (died 1931)

Writer

Runar Schildt, Finnish author (died 1925)

Athlete

William Hogenson, American sprinter (died 1965)

Writer

Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (died 1970)

Athlete

Paul Pilgrim, American runner (died 1958)

Notable Figure

Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (died 1963)

Writer

Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (died 1934)

Notable Figure

William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman (died 1944)

Actor

H.B. Warner, English actor (died 1958)

Scientist

Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic (died 1936)

Notable Figure

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art (died 1948)

Politician

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (died 1962)

Political Leader

Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1942)

Artist

Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (died 1941)

Political Leader

Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (died 1957)

Business

Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (died 1912)

Writer

Frank Eaton, American marshal and author (died 1958)

Business

C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (died 1914)

Notable Figure

Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909)

Scientist

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (died 1917)

Artist

Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian soldier and painter (died 1904)

Architect

Joseph Hansom, English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (died 1882)

Notable Figure

Miguel I of Portugal (died 1866)

Notable Figure

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (died 1891)

Actor

Margaret Agnes Bunn, Scottish actress (died 1883)

Notable Figure

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (died 1865)

Musician

Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (died 1872)

Architect

Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (died 1881)

Politician

Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (died 1844)

Politician

Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 1794)

Philosopher/Religious

Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1823)

Musician

Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (died 1804)

Musician

Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer and academic (died 1758)

Musician

Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1757)

Notable Figure

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (died 1757)

Philosopher/Religious

Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (died 1723)

Notable Figure

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (died 1658)

Notable Figure

William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (died 1675)

Musician

Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (died 1612)

Notable Figure

Ahmad Baba al Massufi, Malian academic (died 1627)

Notable Figure

Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (died 1617)

Notable Figure

Anna of Hesse, princess of Hesse (died 1591)

Notable Figure

John Basset, Devonshire gentleman (died 1541)

Political Leader

Zhengde Emperor of China (died 1521)

Musician

Hans Buchner, German Renaissance composer (died 1538)

Notable Figure

Friedrich of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1510)

Politician

Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian politician (died 1505)

Notable Figure

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (died 1496)

Politician

Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1490)

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