October 26 - Births

Births

• 1427 – Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (d. 1496)
• 1473 – Friedrich of Saxony (d. 1510)
• 1491 – Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)
• 1564 – Hans Leo Hassler German composer and organist (d. 1612)
• 1609 – William Sprague, English co-founder of Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)
• 1673 – Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian philosopher, historian, and geographer (d. 1723)
• 1684 – Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)
• 1685 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1757)
• 1694 – Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer (d. 1758)
• 1757 – Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher (d. 1823)
• 1759 – Georges Danton, French politician (d. 1794)
• 1768 – Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)
• 1794 – Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (d. 1881)
• 1795 – Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer (d. 1872)
• 1797 – Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)
• 1800 – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (d. 1891)
• 1802 – Miguel I of Portugal (d. 1866)
• 1803 – Joseph Hansom, English architect, designed Birmingham Town Hall and invented the Hansom cab (d. 1882)
• 1842 – Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, Russian painter (d. 1904)
• 1849 – Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (d. 1917)
• 1850 – Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian historian and archaeologist (d. 1909)
• 1854 – C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Holdings (d. 1914)
• 1865 – Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)
• 1869 – Washington Luís, Brazilian politician, 13th President of Brazil (d. 1957)
• 1871 – Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (d. 1941)
• 1872 – Harold Fraser, American golfer (d. 1945)
• 1873 – A. K. Fazlul Huq, Pakistani politician (d. 1962)
• 1873 – Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1942)
• 1874 – Martin Lowry, English chemist (d. 1936)
• 1874 – Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist (d. 1948)
• 1880 – Andrei Bely, Russian author, poet, and critic (d. 1934)
• 1881 – Louis Bastien, French cyclist (d. 1963)
• 1883 – Napoleon Hill, American author and philosopher (d. 1970)
• 1883 – Paul Pilgrim, American runner (d. 1958)
• 1884 – William Hogenson, American sprinter (d. 1965)
• 1888 – Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian military commander (d. 1934)
• 1890 – Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and activist (d. 1931)
• 1893 – Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Judy Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1989)
• 1902 – Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Jack Sharkey, American boxer (d. 1994)
• 1905 – George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian archbishop (d. 1989)
• 1906 – Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (d. 1967)
• 1909 – Dante Quinterno, Argentine writer and illustrator (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Sid Gillman, American football player (d. 2003)
• 1911 – Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)
• 1911 – Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet (d. 1996)
• 1912 – Don Siegel, American director (d. 1991)
• 1913 – Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Jackie Coogan, American actor (d. 1984)
• 1915 – Joe Fry, English race car driver (d. 1950)
• 1916 – François Mitterrand, French politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996)
• 1916 – Boyd Wagner, American pilot (d. 1942)
• 1919 – Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (d. 2010)
• 1919 – Edward Brooke, American politician
• 1919 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Persian king (d. 1980)
• 1921 – George Forrest, Irish politician (d. 1968)
• 1925 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch author (d. 2007)
• 1926 – Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988)
• 1927 – Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (Supersax) (d. 1987)
• 1928 – Francisco Solano López, Argentine illustrator (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000)
• 1933 – Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 1934 – Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German musician and producer (Cluster, Harmonia, and Aquarello)
• 1936 – Shelley Morrison, American actress
• 1940 – Eddie Henderson, American trumpet and flugelhorn player
• 1940 – John Horgan, Irish academic and politician
• 1941 – Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor
• 1942 – Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clube da Esquina)
• 1942 – Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
• 1945 – Pat Conroy, American author
• 1945 – Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author
• 1946 – Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Herman's Hermits)
• 1946 – Pat Sajak, American game show host
• 1946 – Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress
• 1947 – Ricardo Asch, Argentine physician
• 1947 – Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver
• 1947 – Hillary Rodham Clinton, American politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States
• 1947 – Trevor Joyce, Irish poet
• 1947 – Jaclyn Smith, American actress
• 1948 – Toby Harrah, American baseball player
• 1949 – Antonio Carpio, Filipino jurist
• 1949 – Steve Rogers, American baseball player
• 1949 – Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler
• 1951 – Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Parliament-Funkadelic)
• 1951 – Tommy Mars, American keyboard player
• 1951 – Julian Schnabel, American director
• 1952 – Andrew Motion, English poet
• 1952 – David Was, American singer-songwriter and musician (Was (Not Was))
• 1953 – Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter (The B-52's)
• 1953 – Maureen Teefy, American actress
• 1954 – Vassilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer
• 1956 – Stephen Gumley, Australian businessman
• 1956 – Rita Wilson, American actress, singer, and producer
• 1957 – Julie Dawn Cole, English actress
• 1957 – Bob Golic, American football player
• 1959 – Brian Bovell, English actor
• 1959 – François Chau, Cambodian actor
• 1959 – Paul Farmer, American anthropologist
• 1959 – Andreas Hinze, German footballer
• 1959 – Evo Morales, Bolivian politician, 80th President of Bolivia
• 1960 – Patrick Breen, American actor
• 1961 – Gerald Malloy, American politician
• 1961 – Dylan McDermott, American actor
• 1962 – Cary Elwes, English actor
• 1963 – Ted Demme, American director and producer (d. 2002)
• 1963 – Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist (10,000 Maniacs)
• 1964 – Thomas Cavanagh, Canadian actor
• 1965 – Aaron Kwok, Hong Kong singer and actor
• 1965 – Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress
• 1966 – Jane Hajduk, American actress
• 1966 – Masaharu Iwata, Japanese composer
• 1966 – Steve Valentine, Scottish actor and singer
• 1966 – Jeanne Zelasko, American sportscaster
• 1967 – Keith Urban, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Ranch)
• 1970 – Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress
• 1970 – Dian Bachar, American actor
• 1971 – Jim Butcher, American author
• 1971 – Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer
• 1973 – Austin Healey, English rugby player
• 1973 – Seth MacFarlane, American animator, voice actor, and singer
• 1973 – Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler
• 1974 – Lisa, Japanese-Colombian singer and producer (M-Flo)
• 1974 – Raveena Tandon, Indian actress
• 1976 – Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1977 – Jon Heder, American actor
• 1978 – Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer
• 1978 – Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician
• 1978 – CM Punk, American wrestler
• 1978 – Dave Zastudil, American football player
• 1979 – Movsar Barayev, Chechen militia leader (d. 2002)
• 1979 – Josh Portman, American guitarist (Near Miss and Yellowcard)
• 1980 – Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer
• 1981 – Sam Brown, American comedian and actor
• 1981 – Martina Schild, Swiss skier
• 1981 – Guy Sebastian, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1981 – Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1982 – Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver
• 1982 – Nicola Adams, English boxer
• 1983 – Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player
• 1983 – Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer
• 1983 – Luke Watson, South African rugby player
• 1984 – Sasha Cohen, American figure skater
• 1984 – Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer
• 1984 – Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer
• 1984 – Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter
• 1985 – Asin, Indian actress
• 1985 – Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player
• 1985 – Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer
• 1985 – Monta Ellis, American basketball player
• 1985 – Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player
• 1986 – Ibor Bakar, French footballer
• 1986 – Marco Ruben, Argentine footballer
• 1987 – Shawn Lauvao, American football player
• 1988 – Greg Zuerlein, American ice dancer
• 1991 – Amala Paul, Indian actress
• 1994 – Allie DeBerry, American actress
• 2000 – Ellery Sprayberry, American actress