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Famous People Born on September 26(258 people)

Musician

Jane Remover, American musician

Athlete

Xinyu Wang, Chinese tennis player

Athlete

Frankie Amaya, American soccer player

Notable Figure

Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess

Athlete

Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer

Athlete

Jack Conger, American swimmer

Athlete

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player

Actor

Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress

Actor

Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer

Athlete

Dan Preston, English footballer

Notable Figure

Jonny Bairstow, English cricketer

Athlete

Chris Archer, American baseball player

Musician

James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater

Athlete

Buddy Matthews, Australian wrestler

Musician

Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter

Athlete

Sean Doolittle, American baseball player

Actor

Talulah Riley, English actress

Filmmaker

Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer

Athlete

Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer

Notable Figure

Rob Burrow, English rugby player (died 2024)

Notable Figure

John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player

Sun Li, Chinese actress(1982 - present)
Actor

Sun Li, Chinese actress

Athlete

Asuka, Japanese professional wrestler

Musician

Yao Beina, Chinese singer (died 2015)

Actor

Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

Actor

Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress

Athlete

Serena Williams, American tennis player

Notable Figure

Patrick Friesacher, Austrian racing driver

Notable Figure

Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Chris Kunitz, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler

Notable Figure

Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer

Notable Figure

Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast

Political Leader

Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia

Actor

Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter

Athlete

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner

Musician

Kerem Özyeğen, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor

Athlete

Michael Ballack, German footballer

Notable Figure

Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player

Musician

Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist

Filmmaker

Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter

Actor

Chiara Schoras, German actress

Politician

Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat

Athlete

Gary Hall Jr., American swimmer

Athlete

Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach

Musician

Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Musician

Dr. Luke, American record producer and songwriter

Notable Figure

Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach

Notable Figure

Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper

Musician

Ras Kass, American rapper and producer

Politician

Beto O'Rourke, American politician

Musician

Shawn Stockman, American singer

Notable Figure

Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle racer

Actor

Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer

Musician

David Parland, Swedish guitarist (died 2013)

Athlete

Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach

Filmmaker

David Slade, English director and producer

Athlete

Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager

Athlete

Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager

Actor

Jim Caviezel, American actor

Actor

Ben Shenkman, American actor

Athlete

Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer and manager

Musician

Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)

Notable Figure

Craig Janney, American ice hockey player

Actor

Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and sportscaster

Musician

Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey

Notable Figure

Craig Heyward, American football player (died 2006)

Athlete

Radisav Ćurčić, Serbian-Israeli basketball player

Political Leader

Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine

Athlete

Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach

Actor

Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer

Notable Figure

Joe Nemechek, American race car driver

Actor

Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress

Notable Figure

Jonas Bergqvist, Swedish ice hockey player

Writer

Mark Haddon, English author and poet

Athlete

Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner

Musician

Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter

Musician

Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer

Actor

Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host

Business

Jeanie Buss, American sports executive

Actor

Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress

Politician

Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician

Writer

Will Self, English novelist and journalist

Athlete

Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager

Politician

Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician

Musician

Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)

Writer

Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist

Athlete

Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer

Athlete

Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach

Writer

Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (died 2007)

Writer

Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist

Musician

Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (died 1980)

Writer

Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author

Athlete

Kenny Sansom, English footballer

Politician

Richard B. Weldon Jr., American sailor and politician

Writer

Bob Staake, American author and illustrator

Athlete

Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager

Filmmaker

Michael Dweck, American photographer and director

Scientist

Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer

Actor

Linda Hamilton, American actress

Musician

Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter

Musician

Craig Chaquico, American guitarist

Athlete

Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Musician

Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress

Scientist

Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic

Notable Figure

Paul Stephenson, English police officer

Athlete

Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager

Musician

Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer

Notable Figure

Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player (died 2020)

Athlete

Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager

Musician

Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (died 2013)

Writer

Jane Smiley, American novelist

Writer

Minette Walters, English journalist and author

Actor

Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022)

Politician

Vladimír Remek, Czech politician, diplomat, cosmonaut and military pilot

Athlete

Lucius Allen, American basketball player

Actor

Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (died 2015)

Actor

Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor

Athlete

Dick Roth, American swimmer

Writer

Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (died 2005)

Actor

John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer

Actor

Mary Beth Hurt, American actress

Politician

Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician

Writer

Louise Simonson, American author

Political Leader

Claudette Werleigh, Haitian Prime Minister

Politician

Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician

Musician

Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)

Musician

Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter

Politician

Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona

Notable Figure

Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic

Writer

Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host

Notable Figure

Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver

Actor

Kent McCord, American actor

Notable Figure

Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (died 2004)

Musician

Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor

Actor

Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress

Musician

David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator (died 2021)

Actor

Jonathan Goldsmith, American actor

Writer

Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (died 2010)

Politician

Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2003)

Filmmaker

Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (died 2015)

Musician

Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (died 2010)

Politician

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Bob Barber, English cricketer

Actor

Lou Myers, American actor (died 2013)

Politician

Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (died 2007)

Athlete

Neil Coles, English golfer and architect

Actor

Donna Douglas, American actress (died 2015)

Actor

Joyce Jameson, American actress (died 1987)

Political Leader

Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (died 2024)

Writer

Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (died 2008)

Actor

Philip Bosco, American actor (died 2018)

Writer

Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)

Actor

Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Wilford White, American football player (died 2013)

Medical

Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (died 2007)

Actor

Patrick O'Neal, American actor (died 1994)

Athlete

Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (died 2010)

Actor

Julie London, American singer and actress (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (died 2011)

Notable Figure

Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)

Actor

Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (died 1982)

Scientist

Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (died 1997)

Actor

Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)

Legal

Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (died 2015)

Politician

James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat (died 2024)

Actor

Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (died 1985)

Notable Figure

Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (died 2014)

Actor

Barbara Britton, American actress (died 1980)

Writer

Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (died 2012)

Business

Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)

Politician

Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1976)

Philosopher/Religious

Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (died 1993)

Notable Figure

Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (died 2011)

Notable Figure

Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Al Helfer, American sportscaster (died 1975)

Notable Figure

Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (died 1992)

Politician

A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1977)

Notable Figure

Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (died 1983)

Actor

Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (died 1984)

Athlete

Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (died 1992)

Athlete

Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2011)

Athlete

Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (died 1957)

Actor

George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1980)

Musician

Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (died 1963)

Notable Figure

Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (died 1983)

Musician

George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (died 1937)

Philosopher/Religious

Pope Paul VI (died 1978)

Notable Figure

Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1917)

Military

Jürgen Stroop, German general (died 1952)

Actor

Gladys Brockwell, American actress (died 1929)

Notable Figure

Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (died 1970)

Politician

William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (died 1985)

Musician

Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (died 1968)

Philosopher/Religious

Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1953)

Athlete

Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (died 1959)

Notable Figure

Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (died 1946)

Philosopher/Religious

Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (died 1976)

Writer

J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (died 1964)

Writer

T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

Writer

Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (died 1958)

Actor

Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (died 1967)

Scientist

Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (died 1979)

Politician

Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1977)

Business

Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1951)

Actor

Walter Steinbeck, German actor (died 1942)

Notable Figure

Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (died 1963)

Musician

Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1962)

Medical

Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (died 1958)

Writer

Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (died 1957)

Politician

Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (died 1952)

Actor

Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor (died 1959)

Artist

Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (died 1940)

Notable Figure

Charles Vyner Brooke, 3rd Raj of Sarawak (died 1963)

Writer

Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (died 1940)

Writer

Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (died 1945)

Notable Figure

Christian X of Denmark (died 1947)

Musician

Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (died 1935)

Notable Figure

Archibald Butt, United States Army Officer (died 1912)

Notable Figure

Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (died 1937)

Musician

Anna Paaske, Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (died 1935)

Medical

Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)

Notable Figure

Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (died 1931)

Writer

Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (died 1912)

Politician

Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (died 1923)

Artist

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (died 1891)

Politician

William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (died 1842)

Artist

Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (died 1824)

Politician

Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (died 1858)

Notable Figure

Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (died 1845)

Musician

Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1835)

Medical

Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (died 1820)

Military

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (died 1810)

Politician

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (died 1779)

Notable Figure

William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (died 1755)

Notable Figure

George William, Duke of Liegnitz (died 1675)

Business

Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, Philadelphia (died 1720)

Notable Figure

Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (died 1712)

Artist

Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (died 1714)

Notable Figure

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died 1569)

Notable Figure

Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves (died 1506)

Politician

Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (died 1430)

Political Leader

Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (died 1353)

Notable Figure

Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (died 975)

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