May 26 - Births

Births

• 1264 – Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)
• 1478 – Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)
• 1566 – Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)
• 1602 – Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)
• 1650 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general (d. 1722)
• 1667 – Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (d. 1754)
• 1669 – Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)
• 1700 – Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German religious and social reformer (d. 1760)
• 1764 – Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)
• 1822 – Edmond de Goncourt, French writer (d. 1896)
• 1863 – Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (d. 1917)
• 1865 – Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)
• 1867 – Mary of Teck, queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)
• 1873 – Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)
• 1880 – W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (d. 1967)
• 1883 – Mamie Smith, American singer, dancer, pianist, and actress (d. 1946)
• 1886 – Al Jolson, American singer, comedian, and actor (d. 1950)
• 1893 – Norma Talmadge, American actress (d. 1957)
• 1893 – Eugene Aynsley Goossens, English conductor and composer (Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Dorothea Lange, American photographer (d. 1965)
• 1895 – Paul Lukas, Hungarian actor (d. 1971)
• 1898 – Ernst Bacon, American composer, pianist, and conductor (d. 1990)
• 1898 – Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (d. 1965)
• 1899 – Antonio Barrette, French-Canadian politician (d. 1968)
• 1899 – Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
• 1904 – George Formby, English singer-songwriter, actor, and comedian (d. 1961)
• 1904 – Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist (d. 2002)
• 1907 – Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006)
• 1907 – John Wayne, American actor (d. 1979)
• 1908 – Robert Morley, English actor (d. 1992)
• 1908 – Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Vietnamese politician
• 1909 – Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Nikolay Guryanov, Russian mystic and priest (d. 2002)
• 1909 – Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician (d. 1969)
• 1910 – Imi Lichtenfeld, Israeli martial artist (d. 1998)
• 1911 – Ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969)
• 1912 – Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (d. 1992)
• 1912 – János Kádár, Hungarian politician (d. 1989)
• 1912 – Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (d. 1980)
• 1913 – Peter Cushing, English actor (d. 1994)
• 1913 – Pierre Daninos, French writer and humorist (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Josef Manger, German weightlifter (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Frankie Manning, American dancer (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Vernon Alley, American jazz bassist (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1915 – Antonia Forest, English author (d. 2003)
• 1916 – Moondog, American composer, musician, and poet (d. 1999)
• 1916 – Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. 1972)
• 1917 – Eva Szorenyi, Hungarian actress (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (d. 1985)
• 1919 – Rubén González, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club and Estrellas de Areito) (d. 2003)
• 1920 – Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2002)
• 1921 – Inge Borkh, German soprano
• 1921 – Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (d. 2009)
• 1922 – Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (d. 2009)
• 1923 – James Arness, American actor (d. 2011)
• 1923 – Roy Dotrice, English actor
• 1925 – Alec McCowen, English actor
• 1926 – Miles Davis, American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (Miles Davis Quintet) (d. 1991)
• 1926 – Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author
• 1928 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist (d. 2011)
• 1929 – J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian
• 1930 – Karim Emami, Iranian translator, editor, and critic (d. 2005)
• 1932 – Grigor Vachkov, Bulgarian actor (d. 1980)
• 1935 – Sheila Steafel, South African–English actress
• 1938 – William Bolcom, American composer and pianist
• 1938 – Pauline Parker, New Zealand murderer
• 1938 – Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian playwright and novelist
• 1938 – Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano
• 1939 – Merab Kostava, Georgian educator, poet, and activist (d. 1989)
• 1939 – Jaki Liebezeit German drummer (Can)
• 1939 – Brent Musburger, American sportscaster
• 1940 – Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, French-Canadian politician
• 1940 – Levon Helm, American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Band and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) (d. 2012)
• 1941 – Aldrich Ames, American CIA officer and analyst
• 1941 – Reg Bundy, English drag queen performer, dancer, and actor (d. 2003)
• 1941 – Cliff Drysdale, South African tennis player
• 1942 – Ganapathi Sachchidananda, Indian spiritual figure
• 1943 – Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer and politician
• 1944 – Philip Edmonston, Canadian politician and writer
• 1944 – Sam Posey, American race car driver and author
• 1945 – Garry Peterson, Canadian drummer (The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
• 1945 – Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian politician (d. 2012)
• 1946 – Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach
• 1946 – Mick Ronson, English musician, songwriter, and producer (The Spiders from Mars and Mott the Hoople) (d. 1993)
• 1948 – Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter and musician (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1949 – Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki
• 1949 – Pam Grier, American actress
• 1949 – Philip Michael Thomas, American actor and singer
• 1949 – Hank Williams Jr., American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1951 – Sally Ride, American astronaut (d. 2012)
• 1951 – Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish politician
• 1952 – David Meece, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1953 – Kay Hagan, American politician
• 1953 – Michael Portillo, English politician
• 1953 – Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (d. 2012)
• 1954 – Marian Gold, German singer-songwriter and musician (Alphaville)
• 1954 – Alan Hollinghurst, English novelist
• 1954 – Denis Lebel, Canadian politician
• 1954 – Danny Rolling, American serial killer (d. 2006)
• 1955 – Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese chef
• 1955 – Wesley Walker, American football player
• 1956 – Frédéric Dutoit, French politician
• 1957 – Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer and composer
• 1957 – François Legault, French-Canadian politician
• 1957 – Kristina Olsen, American singer-songwriter and musician
• 1957 – Roberto Ravaglia, Italian race car driver
• 1957 – Pontso Sekatle, Lesotho politician and educator
• 1958 – Margaret Colin, American actress
• 1958 – Howard Goodall, English composer
• 1958 – Moinul Ahsan Saber, Bangladeshi writer
• 1959 – Steve Hanley, English bassist and songwriter (The Fall and Tom Hingley and the Lovers)
• 1959 – Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer
• 1960 – Doug Hutchison, American actor
• 1960 – Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese race car driver
• 1960 – Rob Murphy, American baseball player
• 1961 – Tarsem Singh, Indian director
• 1962 – Genie Francis, American actress
• 1962 – Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor
• 1963 – Claude Legault, Canadian actor
• 1964 – Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American writer
• 1964 – Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and actor
• 1964 – Argiris Pedoulakis, Greek basketball coach
• 1965 – Hazel Irvine, Scottish-English television host
• 1966 – Helena Bonham Carter, English actress
• 1966 – Zola Budd, South African athlete
• 1967 – Phil Doyle, Australian writer
• 1967 – Kevin Moore, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer (OSI, Dream Theater, and Chroma Key)
• 1967 – Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (d. 2012)
• 1968 – Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
• 1968 – Pat Kenney, American baseball player, wrestler, and agent
• 1968 – Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director
• 1968 – Steve Sedgley, English footballer
• 1969 – John Baird, Canadian politician
• 1969 – Musetta Vander, South African actress
• 1970 – Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist
• 1971 – Timothy Allen, English photographer and journalist
• 1971 – Zaher Andary, Lebanese Footballer
• 1971 – Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer
• 1972 – Patsy Palmer, English actress
• 1972 – Kylie Ireland, American porn actress, director, producer, publicist, and radio host
• 1974 – Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
• 1975 – Nicki Aycox, American actress
• 1975 – Travis Lee, American baseball player
• 1976 – Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and filmmaker (Motion City Soundtrack)
• 1976 – Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist
• 1977 – Nikos Hatzivrettas, Greek basketball player
• 1977 – Mark Hunter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Chimaira)
• 1977 – Misaki Ito, Japanese actress and model
• 1977 – Raina Telgemeier, American cartoonist
• 1977 – Luca Toni, Italian footballer
• 1978 – Phil Elverum, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Microphones and Mount Eerie)
• 1978 – Fabio Firmani, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Elisabeth Harnois, American actress
• 1979 – Ashley Massaro, American wrestler and manager
• 1979 – Mehmet Okur, Turkish basketball player
• 1981 – Robert Copeland, Australian footballer
• 1981 – Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer
• 1981 – Irini Merkouri, Greek singer
• 1981 – Isaac Slade, American singer-songwriter and musician (The Fray)
• 1981 – Jason Manford, English comedian and actor
• 1982 – Yoko Matsugane, Japanese model
• 1982 – David Reed, English writer and comedian
• 1983 – Demy de Zeeuw, Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Henry Holland, English fashion designer
• 1985 – Ashley Vincent, English footballer
• 1987 – Valerie Garcia, Filipino actress
• 1987 – Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer
• 1987 – Josh Thomas, Australian comedian, actor, and writer
• 1988 – Joel Selwood, Australian rules footballer
• 1988 – Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, Colombian footballer
• 1988 – Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Damian Williams, American football player
• 1989 – Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete
• 1989 – Nick Roud, English actor
• 1991 – Julianna Rose Mauriello, American actress, singer, and dancer