History Births on July 26

Dave Baksh, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Dave_Baksh

Bob Lilly, American football player and photographer

#Bob_Lilly

Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Ukrainian playwright and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Ukrainian People's Republic (d. 1951)

#Volodymyr_Vynnychenko

Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter

#Luboš_Andršt

Jeff Stoughton, Canadian curler

#Jeff_Stoughton

Elliott Erwitt, French-American photographer and director

#Elliott_Erwitt

John Field, Irish pianist and composer (d. 1837)

#John_Field_(composer)

Kate Beckinsale, English actress

#Kate_Beckinsale

Nathan Buckley, Australian footballer and coach

#Nathan_Buckley

George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (d. 1959)

#George_Grosz

Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (d. 1965)

#Lars_Hanson

Frédéric Diefenthal, French actor and director

#Frédéric_Diefenthal

Olivia Williams, English actress

#Olivia_Williams

Tanja Szewczenko, German figure skater

#Tanja_Szewczenko

Mick Jagger, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Mick_Jagger

James Best, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#James_Best

Elena Kustarova, Russian ice dancer and coach

#Elena_Kustarova

Susan George, English actress and producer

#Susan_George_(actress)

Angela Hewitt, Canadian-English pianist

#Angela_Hewitt

Tim Birkin, English soldier and race car driver (d. 1933)

#Tim_Birkin

Reginald Hands, South African cricketer and rugby player (d. 1918)

#Reginald_Hands

Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Brenton_Wood

Joe Jackson, American talent manager, father of Michael Jackson (d. 2018)

#Joe_Jackson_(manager)

Alexis Weissenberg, Bulgarian-French pianist and educator (d. 2012)

#Alexis_Weissenberg

Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (d. 2000)

#Jerzy_Einhorn

Stefan Drzewiecki, Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (d. 1938)

#Stefan_Drzewiecki

Philipp Scheidemann, German journalist and politician, 10th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1939)

#Philipp_Scheidemann

Daniel J. Callaghan, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1942)

#Daniel_J._Callaghan

Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (d. 1961)

#Carl_Jung

André Maurois, French soldier and author (d. 1967)

#André_Maurois

Estes Kefauver, American lawyer and politician (d. 1963)

#Estes_Kefauver

George Clinton, American general and politician, 4th Vice President of the United States (d. 1812)

#George_Clinton_(vice_president)

Lorenz Christoph Mizler, German physician, mathematician, and historian (d. 1778)

#Lorenz_Christoph_Mizler

Serge Koussevitzky, Russian-American bassist, composer, and conductor (d. 1951)

#Serge_Koussevitzky

Jason Robards, American actor (d. 2000)

#Jason_Robards

George Catlin, American painter, author, and traveler (d. 1872)

#George_Catlin

Sandra Bullock, American actress and producer

#Sandra_Bullock

Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (d. 1976)

#Paul_Gallico

Peter Fincham, English screenwriter and producer

#Peter_Fincham

Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist and academic (d. 1918)

#Philippe_Gaucher

Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

#Harold_D._Cooley

Jim Naismith, Scottish biologist and academic

#James_Naismith_(chemist)

Gary Cherone, American singer-songwriter

#Gary_Cherone

Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (d. 1968)

#Ellis_Kinder

Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player

#Tyson_Barrie

Robert Gallery, American football player

#Robert_Gallery

Nelinho, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Nelinho

Vladimír Me?iar, Slovak politician, 1st Prime Minister of Slovakia

#Vladimír_Me?iar

Aleksandrs Starkovs, Latvian footballer and coach

#Aleksandrs_Starkovs

Rich Vogler, American race car driver (d. 1990)

#Rich_Vogler

Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (d. 1964)

#Gracie_Allen

Naomi van As, Dutch field hockey player

#Naomi_van_As

Rick Bragg, American author and journalist

#Rick_Bragg

Sabri Sar?o?lu, Turkish footballer

#Sabri_Sar?o?lu

Marcus Benard, American football player

#Marcus_Benard

Henk Bleker, Dutch politician

#Henk_Bleker

George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)

#George_Bernard_Shaw

Virginia Gilmore, American actress (d. 1986)

#Virginia_Gilmore

Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1844)

#Franz_Xaver_Wolfgang_Mozart

Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistani businessman and politician, 11th President of Pakistan

#Asif_Ali_Zardari

Tim Schafer, American video game designer, founded Double Fine Productions

#Tim_Schafer

Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino-Japanese actress and singer

#Sayaka_Akimoto

Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jordie_Benn

Francesco Cossiga, Italian academic and politician, 8th President of Italy (d. 2010)

#Francesco_Cossiga

Roger Taylor, English singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer

#Roger_Taylor_(Queen_drummer)

Dobie Gray, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

#Dobie_Gray

Ernst Hoppenberg, German swimmer and water polo player (d. 1937)

#Ernst_Hoppenberg

Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 1993)

#Erskine_Hawkins

Murad IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1640)

#Murad_IV

Martin Laursen, Danish footballer and manager

#Martin_Laursen

Stanislaus of Szczepanów, Polish bishop and saint (d. 1079)

#Stanislaus_of_Szczepanów

Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (d. 1983)

#Bob_Waterfield

Justin Holland, American guitarist and educator (d. 1887)

#Justin_Holland

Juliet Rylance, English actress

#Juliet_Rylance

Blake Edwards, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Blake_Edwards

Tom Garrett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1943)

#Tom_Garrett

Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (d. 2014)

#Ana_María_Matute

Gaël Clichy, French footballer

#Gaël_Clichy

Rajanikanta Sen, Indian poet and composer (d. 1910)

#Rajanikanta_Sen

Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer

#Panagiotis_Kone

Stanley Kubrick, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1999)

#Stanley_Kubrick

Anne Rafferty, English lawyer and judge

#Anne_Rafferty

Bobby Hebb, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)

#Bobby_Hebb

Tommy McDonald, American football player (d. 2018)

#Tommy_McDonald_(American_football)

Anne Provoost, Belgian author

#Anne_Provoost

Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (d. 1994)

#Vitas_Gerulaitis

Teddy Pilette, Belgian race car driver

#Teddy_Pilette

Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player

#Raymond_Faitala-Mariner

Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (d. 1980)

#Ibn-e-Safi

Chris Harrison, America television personality

#Chris_Harrison

Kelly Clark, American snowboarder

#Kelly_Clark

Ralf Metzenmacher, German painter and designer

#Ralf_Metzenmacher

Derek Paravicini, English pianist

#Derek_Paravicini

James Lovelock, English biologist and chemist

#James_Lovelock

Felix Magath, German footballer and manager

#Felix_Magath

Marjorie Lord, American actress (d. 2015)

#Marjorie_Lord

C. Farris Bryant, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Governor of Florida (d. 2002)

#C._Farris_Bryant

Roderick Strong, American wrestler

#Roderick_Strong

Thaksin Shinawatra, Thai businessman and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Thailand

#Thaksin_Shinawatra

Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer

#Leonardo_Ulloa

Kevin Spacey, American actor and director

#Kevin_Spacey

Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 42nd President of Mexico (d. 1855)

#Mariano_Arista

Joe Smith, American basketball player

#Joe_Smith_(basketball)

Christian Egenolff, German printer (d. 1555)

#Christian_Egenolff

Nana Visitor, American actress

#Nana_Visitor

Helen Mirren, English actress

#Helen_Mirren

Khaled Mahmud, Bangladeshi cricketer and coach

#Khaled_Mahmud

Iron & Wine, American singer-songwriter

#Iron_&_Wine

Jason Statham, English actor

#Jason_Statham

Delonte West, American basketball player

#Delonte_West

Stephen Makinwa, Nigerian footballer

#Stephen_Makinwa

Norman Baker, Scottish politician

#Norman_Baker

Joaquín Benoit, Dominican baseball player

#Joaquín_Benoit

Jeremy Piven, American actor and producer

#Jeremy_Piven

Dorothy Hamill, American figure skater

#Dorothy_Hamill

Benjamin Kayser, French rugby player

#Benjamin_Kayser

Antonio Machado, Spanish poet and academic (d. 1939)

#Antonio_Machado

John Howard, Australian lawyer and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Australia

#John_Howard

Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper

#Kyriakos_Ioannou

Jim Lindberg, American singer and guitarist

#Jim_Lindberg

Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1912)

#Auguste_Beernaert

Andy Connell, English keyboard player and songwriter

#Andy_Connell

Tommy Rich, American wrestler

#Tommy_Rich

Roy Castleton, Major League Baseball player (d.1967)

#Roy_Castleton

Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (d. 1962)

#Shunroku_Hata

Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (d. 2002)

#Lucien_Wercollier

Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (d. 1966)

#Sad_Sam_Jones

Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

#Plínio_de_Arruda_Sampaio

Robert Phillips, American guitarist

#Robert_Phillips_(guitarist)

Jacinda Ardern, 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand

#Jacinda_Ardern

Tanni Grey-Thompson, Welsh baroness and wheelchair racer

#Tanni_Grey-Thompson

Emilio de Villota, Spanish race car driver

#Emilio_de_Villota

Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (d. 2002)

#Hoyt_Wilhelm

Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (d. 1963)

#Aldous_Huxley

Vivian Vance, American actress and singer (d. 1979)

#Vivian_Vance

Mat Gamel, American baseball player

#Mat_Gamel

Bobby Rousseau, Canadian ice hockey player

#Bobby_Rousseau

J?zeps V?tols, Latvian composer (d. 1948)

#J?zeps_V?tols

Telê Santana, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2006)

#Telê_Santana

Alfred Marshall, English economist and academic (d. 1924)

#Alfred_Marshall

Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer

#Fredy_Montero

Christopher Kane, Scottish fashion designer

#Christopher_Kane

Maicon Sisenando, Brazilian footballer

#Maicon_Sisenando

Carl Robert Jakobson, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1882)

#Carl_Robert_Jakobson

Irena I??akowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (d. 1943)

#Irena_I??akowicz

Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1936)

#Ferdinand_Tönnies

Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player

#Marika_Koroibete

Darlene Love, American singer and actress

#Darlene_Love

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)

#Joseph_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Ingo Schultz, German sprinter

#Ingo_Schultz

Albert Dunstan, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1950)

#Albert_Dunstan

John White, English footballer

#John_White_(footballer,_born_1986)

Olivia Breen, British sprinter

Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player

Yurie Omi, Japanese female announcer

Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter

Gilad Hochman, Israeli composer

Abe Forsythe, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter

Erik Westrum, American ice hockey player

Peter Sarno, Canadian ice hockey player

Friedrich Michau, German rugby player

Elizabeth Truss, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Dean Sturridge, English footballer and sportscaster

Kees Meeuws, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Mariano Raffo, Argentinian director and producer

Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player and coach

Martin Baker, English organist and conductor

Angelo di Livio, Italian footballer

Felix Dexter, Caribbean-English comedian and actor (d. 2013)

Monti Davis, American basketball player (d. 2013)

Tim Tremlett, English cricketer and coach

Earl Tatum, American professional basketball player

Glynis Breakwell, English psychologist and academic

Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2011)

Nicholas Evans, English journalist, screenwriter, and producer

Herbert Wiesinger, German figure skater

Betty Davis, American singer-songwriter

Peter Hyams, American director, screenwriter, and cinematographer

Jean Baubérot, French historian and sociologist

Brian Mawhinney, Baron Mawhinney, Northern Irish-British academic and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Richard Marlow, English organist and conductor (d. 2013)

Jun Henmi, Japanese author and poet (d. 2011)

Keith Peters, Welsh physician and academic

Lawrie McMenemy, English footballer and manager

Tsutomu Koyama, Japanese volleyball player and coach (d. 2012)

Barbara Jefford, English actress

Marc Lalonde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Canadian Minister of Justice

Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (d. 2004)

Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes, Irish-born English politician

Peter Lougheed, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (d. 2012)

Don Beauman, English race car driver (d. 1955)

Gulabrai Ramchand, Indian cricketer (d. 2003)

Gene Gutowski, Polish-American producer (d. 2016)

Joseph Engelberger, American physicist and engineer (d. 2015)

Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (d. 2012)

Jim Foglesong, American record producer (d. 2013)

Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1999)

Tom Saffell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)

Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (d. 2013)

Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (d. 2013)

Kan Yuet-keung, Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1994)

Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (d. 1981)

Sarah Kafrit, Israeli politician and teacher (d. 1983)

Jesse Lauriston Livermore, American investor and security analyst, "Great Bear of Wall Street" (d. 1940)

Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester, English noble (d. 1439)