Famous Birthdays on 26st May

1264 - Prince Koreyasu, Japanese shogun (d. 1326)1478 - Clement VII, [Giulio de' Medici], Italy, Pope (1523-34)1566 - Mohammed III, sultan of Turkey (1595-1603)1566 - Mehmed III, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1603)1591 - Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, composer1602 - Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (d. 1674)1667 - Abraham De Moivre, French mathematician (De Moivre's theorem)1669 - Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist (d. 1722)1689 - Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric1700 - Nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley1764 - Edward Livingston, American jurist and statesman (d. 1836)1771 - Rahel Varnhagen von Ense-Levin, German saloon owner/author1773 - Hans Georg Nageli, composer1782 - Joseph Drechsler, composer1799 - Alexander S Pushkin, Russia, writer (Eugene Onegin)1806 - Henry Knox Thatcher, Comm (Union Navy), died in 18801822 - E de Goncourt, writer1825 - Felipe Gutierrez y Espinoza, composer1835 - Edward Porter Alexander, Brig General (Confederate Army)1846 - Arthur Coquard, composer1850 - Christine [Elizabeth C] Poolman, Dutch actress (Stupid force)1853 - Monroe A Althouse, composer1856 - George Templeton Strong, composer1859 - Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet (A Buried Life)1863 - Robert Fitzsimmons, Boxing champion (d. 1917)1865 - Akseli V Gallen-Kallela, Fins painter/graphic artist/illustrator1865 - Robert W. Chambers, American artist (d. 1933)1866 - John Eigenhuis, writer (Tough Workers)1867 - Mary, queen of Great Britain/North Ireland1867 - Mary of Teck, wife of George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1953)1871 - Camille Huysmans, Belgian premier (1946-47)1873 - Cornelis G N de Vooys, translator/founder (New Taalgids)1873 - Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian artist (d. 1958)1874 - Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker)1876 - Jack Root, boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion1877 - Isadora Duncan, SF, free form/interpretative dancer1877 - Jean Schlumberger, French writer (La Mort de Sparte)1877 - Sadao Araki, Japanese general/minister of War (1931-34)1883 - Mamie Smith, American singer (d. 1946)1884 - Charles Winninger, Athens Wisc, actor (Charlie Farrell Show)1886 - Al Jolson, [Asa Yoelson], jazz singer/silent actor (Mamie, Swanee)1890 - Kurt Edzard, German sculptor (nudes/portraits)1893 - Eugene Goossens, London England, conductor/composer (Perseus)1893 - Norma Talmadge, NY, actress (Sign on Door, Camille)1895 - Dorothea Lange, US documentary photographer1895 - Paul Lukas, Budapest Hungary, actor (Watch on the Rhine, Sphynx)1898 - Ernst Bacon, composer1898 - Gerard Bertouille, composer1899 - Otto E Neugebauer, Austrian/US math historian1899 - Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal1899 - Antonio Barrette, French Canadian politician (d. 1968)1903 - Estes Kefauver, (Sen-D-Tn)1904 - Vlado Perlemuter, Polish pianist (d. 2002)1905 - Hans Holewa, composer1907 - Carleton Young, NY, actor (Reefer Madness, Pride of the Bowery)1907 - John Wayne, Winterset IA, actor (Green Berets, True Grit)1907 - Jean Bernard, French physician (d. 2006)1908 - Robert Morley, England, actor (High Road to China, African Queen)1908 - Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Prime Minister of South Vietnam1909 - Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United)1909 - Richard Maibaum, NYC, screenwriter (Goldfinger)1910 - Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico1910 - Laurance S Rockefeller, NYC, CEO (Chase Manhattan Bank)1911 - Ben Alexander, NV, actor (Dragnet, Outer Gate, Mr Doodles Kicks Off)1911 - Ben Alexander, American actor (d. 1969)1912 - Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58)1913 - Fred Bertrand, Belgian politician1913 - Peter Cushing, England, actor (Dracula, Star Wars, Dr Who)1913 - Robert Shaw, town planner1914 - Archie Duncan, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Sherlock Holmes)1915 - Sam Edwards, American actor (d. 2004)1915 - Antonia Forest, British children's author (d. 2003)1916 - Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (d. 1999)1916 - Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist (d. 1972)1917 - Eva Szorenyi, Hungarian actress, freedom activist for Hungary1918 - Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (d. 1985)1919 - Jay Silverheels, Canadian actor (Tonto-Lone Ranger)1919 - Peter Malcolm Gordon Raleigh, journalist1920 - Jack Cheetham, cricketer (South African batsman, Test capt early 50's)1920 - Peggy Lee, American singer (d. 2002)1921 - Frank Mooney, cricketer (dependable wicket-keeper for NZ in 13 Tests)1923 - Horst Tapper, German director/actor (Derrick)1923 - James Arness, Minneapolis MN, actor (Matt Dillon-Gunsmoke, Thing)1923 - Oren Lee Staley, 1st pres of National Farmers Organization (1955-79)1923 - Roy Dotrice, Guernsey Channel Island, actor (Wizard)1924 - Cooper Evans, (Rep-R-IA, 1981-87)1924 - Victor Herbert, Irish/US composer (Kiss in Dark)1925 - Alec McCowen, Tunbridge Wells England, actor (Never Say Never Again)1926 - Maria de Lourdes Martins, composer1926 - Dirch Passer, Danish actor1926 - Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author1927 - Jacques Bergerac, France, actor (Gigi, Les Girls, Thunder in Sun)1929 - Hugo Raes, Flemish writer (Horses Jump & Fresh Sea)1932 - Grigor Vachkov, Bulgarian actor (d. 1980)1934 - Abdulah M "Dulah" Omar, South African attorney/UDF-leader1935 - Sheila Steafel, South African-born British actress1937 - Yehuda Yannay, composer1938 - Jackie Liebesit, rocker (Can)1938 - Teresa Stratas, [Anastasia Stratakis], Toronto, soprano (Salome)1938 - William Elden Bolcom, Seattle Washington, composer (Oracles)1938 - Pauline Parker, New-Zealandic murderess1938 - Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian playwright and novelist1939 - Brent Musburger, sportscaster (CBS-TV)1939 - Gerald Ronson, English multi-millionaire1939 - Merab Kostava, Georgian anti-Soviet leader1940 - Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, French Canadian politician1940 - Levon Helm, American musician (The Band)1941 - Imants Kalnins, composer1941 - Reg Bundy, British performer (d. 2003)1941 - John Kaufman, sculptor1942 - Ray Ennis, England, guitar (Swinging Blue Jeans-You're No Good)1943 - Erica G Terpstra, Oly swimmer/Dutch MP (VVD)1944 - Verden "Phally" Allen, keyboardist (Mott the Hoople)1944 - Sam Posey, American race car driver, TV commentator and author1945 - Garry Peterson, rocker (Guess Who)1946 - Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian Rhythmic gymnas and coach.1946 - Mick Ronson, English musician (d. 1993)1947 - Glenn Turner, cricketer (masterful NZ opening batsman)1947 - Piers Gray, critic/writer1947 - Sherry Bain, Calif, actress (Pipe Dreams)1948 - Geoff Greenidge, cricketer (no relation to Gordon, WI opener 1972-74)1948 - Stevie Nicks, American rocker and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac, Bella Donna)1949 - Dan Pastorini, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Raiders) [or Dec 25]1949 - Dayle Haddon, Montreal Quebec Canada, actress (Bedroom Eyes)1949 - Hank Williams Jr, Shreveport La, country singer (Honky Tonk)1949 - Pam Grier, Winston-Salem NC, actress (Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough)1949 - Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor (Miami Vice)1949 - Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer and inventor1951 - Muhammed Ahmad Faris, Syria, cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-3)1951 - Sally Kristen Ride, LA Calif, 1st US woman astronaut (STS-7, STS 41G)1951 - Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish politician1952 - David Meece, Christian musician1953 - Michael Portillo, British politician1954 - Alan Hollinghurst, British novelist1954 - Danny Rolling, American murderer (d. 2006)1955 - Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate (Dec, 1979)1955 - Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese chef1955 - Wesley Walker, American football player1956 - Frédéric Dutoit, French politician1957 - Margaret Colin, actress (Independence Day, Three Men & a Baby)1957 - François Legault, French Canadian politician1957 - Kristina Olsen, American musician1957 - Pontso S.M. Sekatle, Lesotho academic and politician1959 - Beverly Lee, rocker1959 - Brian Peaker, London Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)1959 - Nancy White-Brophy, Montague PEI, LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's-25th)1959 - Wayne Hussey, rocker (Mission-Lover for Life)1959 - Steve Hanley, English musician (The Fall, Tom Hingley and the Lovers)1959 - Ole Bornedal, Danish film director, actor and producer1960 - Rob Murphy, American baseball player1961 - Stephen Robert Pate, Ventura CA, PGA golfer (1987 Southwest Classic)1961 - Tarsem Singh, Indian film director1962 - Bob[cat] Goldthwait, Syracuse NY, comedian (Police Academy)1962 - Colin Vearncombe, rocker (Black-Wonderful Like)1962 - Genie Francis, Englewood NJ, actress (General Hospital, Bare Essence)1963 - Charles Van Eman, Pitts, actor (Charlie-All My Children, Dynasty II)1963 - Eddie Martin Jr, jockey1964 - Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager (Texas Rangers)1964 - Lenny Kravitz, American musician1965 - Greg Lloyd, NFL linebacker (Pitts Steelers)1965 - Jacqueline Mary Nelson, Upper Hutt NZ, points race cyclist (Oly-96)1965 - Hazel Irvine, British television presenter1966 - Anthony Edwards, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)1966 - Billy Downes, Camden NJ, Nike golfer (1994 New England Classic)1966 - Grant Bradburn, cricketer (son of Wynne NZ off-spinner 1990- )1966 - Zola Budd Pieterse, Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Oly-1988)1967 - Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)1967 - Jean Bartholomew, Queens NY, LPGA golfer (1989 Duke U Champ)1967 - Phil Doyle, Australian writer1968 - Frederik, Heir Apparent Crown Prince of Denmark1968 - Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)1968 - Pat Kenney, American professional wrestler1968 - Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish film director1968 - Steve Sedgley, English footballer1969 - John Baird, Canadian politician1969 - Musetta Vander, South African actress1970 - Sam Mack, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies)1970 - Sebastian Barrie, NFL defensive tackle (SD Chargers)1970 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese cartoonist1971 - Darwin Ireland, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)1971 - Lewis Capes, WLAF defensive tackle (London Monarchs)1971 - Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)1971 - Matt Stone, American television producer1972 - Patsy Palmer, British actress1974 - Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer1975 - Christopher Lindsey Donaldson, Dunedin NZ, 100m/200m runner (Oly-96)1975 - Travis Lee, San Diego CA, baseball 1st baseman (Olympics-bronze-96)1975 - Nicki Aycox, American actress1976 - Benji Gregory, Encino Calif, actor (Brian Tanner-Alf)1976 - Markus Wieland, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)1976 - Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton)1976 - Justin Pierre, American singer (Motion City Soundtrack)1977 - Raina Telgemeier, American cartoonist1977 - Luca Toni, Italian footballer1977 - Mark Hunter, American musician (Chimaira)1977 - Misaki Ito, Japanese actress1978 - Phil Elverum, American singer-songwriter1979 - Elisabeth Harnois, American actress1979 - Mehmet Okur (Memo), Turkish basketball player 1979 - Ashley Massaro, American model and professional wrestler1981 - Eda-Ines Etti, Estonian singer1981 - Irini Merkouri, Greek singer1982 - Yoko Matsugane, Japanese model1982 - David Reed, British writer and comedian1988 - Joel Selwood, Australian footballer1990 - Zenouska Mowatt, granddaughter of English princess Alexandra1991 - Julianna Rose Mauriello, American actress1996 - Austin Michael Luciano, actor (Dante Carlino-Another World)