History Births on October 26

CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

#CM_Punk

Jack Morelli, American comic book professional and author

#Jack_Morelli

Hans Buchner, German Renaissance composer (d. 1538)

#Hans_Buchner

Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

#Shaun_Woodward

Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)

#Charlie_Barnet

Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (d. 2011)

#Francisco_Solano_López_(comics)

Mahalia Jackson, American singer (d. 1972)

#Mahalia_Jackson

Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bobby_Bandiera

A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (d. 1962)

#A._K._Fazlul_Huq

Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#Bootsy_Collins

D. W. Moffett, American actor and director

#D._W._Moffett

Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe

#Douglas_Alexander

Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player

#Kieran_Read

Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator

#Eddie_Henderson_(musician)

Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver

#Ian_Ashley

Claire Cooper, English actress

#Claire_Cooper

Joe Fulks, American basketball player (d. 1976)

#Joe_Fulks

Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer

#Cristian_Chivu

C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (d. 1914)

#C._W._Post

Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player

#Waqa_Blake

Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer

#Jefferson_Farfán

Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (d. 1994)

#Jack_Sharkey

John Krol, American cardinal (d. 1996)

#John_Krol

Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (d. 1844)

#Eustachy_Erazm_Sanguszko

François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996)

#François_Mitterrand

Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Natalie_Merchant

Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer

#Hans-Joachim_Roedelius

Sam Brown, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Sam_Brown_(comedian)

Jon Heder, American actor and producer

#Jon_Heder

Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian politician (d. 1505)

#Ercole_I_d'Este,_Duke_of_Ferrara

Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (d. 1865)

#Giuditta_Pasta

Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician

#Gerald_Malloy

Allie DeBerry, American model and actress

#Allie_DeBerry

Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian soldier and painter (d. 1904)

#Vasily_Vereshchagin

Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator (d. 2003)

#Dante_Quinterno

Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician

#Paul_Farmer

Shelley Morrison, American actress

#Shelley_Morrison

Sasha Cohen, American figure skater

#Sasha_Cohen

Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (Supersax) (d. 1987)

#Warne_Marsh

Anna of Hesse, princess of Hesse (d. 1591)

#Anna_of_Hesse

Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter

#Julian_Schnabel

Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player

#Joseph_Cramarossa

Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Keith_Hopwood

Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer

#Vasilis_Hatzipanagis

Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia

#Evo_Morales

Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (d. 1986)

#Beryl_Markham

Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (d. 2003)

#Sid_Gillman

Stephen Gumley, Australian engineer and businessman

#Stephen_Gumley

Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player

#Mark_Swanepoel

Martina Schild, Swiss skier

#Martina_Schild

Dave Zastudil, American football player

#Dave_Zastudil

Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer

#Anthony_Rapp

Zhengde Emperor of China (d. 1521)

#Zhengde_Emperor

Mathieu Crépel, French snowboarder

#Mathieu_Crépel

Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter

#Amanda_Overmyer

Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1490)

#Edmund_Grey,_1st_Earl_of_Kent

Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter

#Guy_Sebastian

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (d. 1658)

#Henry_Wilmot,_1st_Earl_of_Rochester

Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (d. 1872)

#Nikolaos_Mantzaros

Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer

#Taka_Michinoku

Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014)

#Bob_Hoskins

Jakub Rze?niczak, Polish footballer

#Jakub_Rze?niczak

Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Milton_Nascimento

Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (d. 1941)

#Guillermo_Kahlo

Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (d. 1917)

#Ferdinand_Georg_Frobenius

Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach

#Toby_Harrah

Monta Ellis, American basketball player

#Monta_Ellis

Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher

#Tim_Hely_Hutchinson

Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic (d. 1936)

#Martin_Lowry

Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player

#Andrea_Bargnani

Dian Bachar, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Dian_Bachar

Tommy Mars, American keyboard player

#Tommy_Mars

Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (d. 1912)

#Benjamin_Guggenheim

Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (d. 1983)

#Ibrahim_Abboud

Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model

#Raveena_Tandon

James Pickens Jr., American actor

#James_Pickens_Jr.

Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper

#Schoolboy_Q

Andrew Motion, English poet and author

#Andrew_Motion

Miguel I of Portugal (d. 1866)

#Miguel_I_of_Portugal

Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach (d. 1989)

#Judy_Johnson

Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (d. 1612)

#Hans_Leo_Hassler

Jim Butcher, American author

#Jim_Butcher

Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter

#Keith_Strickland

Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host

#Pat_Sajak

Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (d. 1881)

#Konstantin_Thon

Shawn Lauvao, American football player

#Shawn_Lauvao

Pat Conroy, American author (d. 2016)

#Pat_Conroy

Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1757)

#Domenico_Scarlatti

Joseph Hansom, English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (d. 1882)

#Joseph_Hansom

Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (d. 2007)

#Jan_Wolkers

Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1934)

#Andrei_Bely

Frank Eaton, American marshal and author (d. 1958)

#Frank_Eaton

Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator

#Steven_Kellogg

Ronnie Irani, English cricketer

#Ronnie_Irani

Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (d. 1794)

#Georges_Danton

Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer

#Tom_Cavanagh

William Hogenson, American sprinter (d. 1965)

#William_Hogenson

Cary Elwes, English actor and producer

#Cary_Elwes

Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (d. 2015)

#Edward_Brooke

Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (d. 1723)

#Dimitrie_Cantemir

Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer

#Jaclyn_Smith

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President

#Uhuru_Kenyatta

Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast

#Reg_Empey

Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician (d. 1947)

#Mahn_Ba_Khaing

Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (d. 1957)

#Washington_Luís

Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (d. 1941)

#Karin_Boye

Matsuko Deluxe, Japanese journalist and author

#Matsuko_Deluxe

Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician

#Kevin_Barron

Margaret Agnes Bunn, Scottish actress (d. 1883)

#Margaret_Agnes_Bunn

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (d. 1891)

#Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Elder

Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (d. 1823)

#Karl_Leonhard_Reinhold

Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player

#Francisco_Liriano

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (d. 1931)

#Ganesh_Shankar_Vidyarthi

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (d. 1757)

#Kurt_Christoph_Graf_von_Schwerin

Friedrich of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1510)

#Frederick_of_Saxony_(Teutonic_Knight)

Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer

#Kafoumba_Coulibaly

Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (d. 2014)

#Jonathan_Williams_(racing_driver)

Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (d. 1909)

#Grigore_Tocilescu

Greg Zuerlein, American figure skater

#Greg_Zuerlein_(figure_skater)

Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art (d. 1948)

#Abby_Aldrich_Rockefeller

Roger Allam, British actor

#Roger_Allam

Joey Salceda, Filipino politician

#Joey_Salceda

Bob Golic, American football player and radio host

#Bob_Golic

Julian Dennison, New Zealand actor

#Julian_Dennison

Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress and author (d. 2015)

#Holly_Woodlawn

Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales

#Edward_Garnier

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (d. 1967)

#Primo_Carnera

Audley Harrison, English boxer

#Audley_Harrison

Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

#Antonio_Carpio

Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942)

#Boyd_Wagner

Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author (d. 1966)

#Ignace_Lepp

Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver

#Daniel_Elena

Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player

#Dre_Kirkpatrick

Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 1942)

#Thorvald_Stauning

Marco Ruben, Argentinian footballer

#Marco_Ruben

Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (d. 1970)

#Napoleon_Hill

Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer

#Emil_Sayfutdinov

Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer

#Kelly_Rowan

Joe Fry, English race car driver (d. 1950)

#Joe_Fry

Paul Pilgrim, American runner (d. 1958)

#Paul_Pilgrim

Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2015)

#Hot_Rod_Hundley

Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar

#Trevor_Joyce

Steve Rogers, American baseball player

#Steve_Rogers_(baseball)

Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic

#Adam_Mars-Jones

Dylan McDermott, American actor

#Dylan_McDermott

Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver

#Adam_Carroll

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (d. 1980)

#Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi

Nicola Adams, English boxer

#Nicola_Adams

Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Seth_MacFarlane

Jackie Coogan, American actor and director (d. 1984)

#Jackie_Coogan

Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (d. 1617)

#Charlotte_de_Sauve

Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States

#Hillary_Clinton

Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author (d. 1977)

#Miloš_Crnjanski

Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker

#Kevin_Sullivan_(wrestler)

Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician

#Eva_Kaili

John Basset, Devonshire gentleman (d. 1541)

#John_Basset_(1518-1541)

Rita Wilson, American actress and producer

#Rita_Wilson

Keith Urban, New Zealand-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Keith_Urban

Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (d. 1496)

#Sigismund,_Archduke_of_Austria

Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast

Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress

Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer

Ibor Bakar, French footballer

Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer

Luke Watson, South African rugby player

Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer

Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player

Koichi Watanabe, Japanese kick-boxer

Movsar Barayev, Chechen terrorist (d.2002)

Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor

Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (d. 2013)

Marisha Pessl, American author

Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster

Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress

Miyuki Imori, Japanese actress and singer

Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportscaster

Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer

Sverre Gjørvad, Norwegian drummer and composer

Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer

Ted Demme, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2002)

Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer

Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author

Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist

Nancy Davis Griffeth, American computer scientist and academic

Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author

Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (d. 2015)

Zdenko Runji?, Croatian songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

John Horgan, Irish academic and politician

Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer

György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator

Al Casey, American guitarist (d. 2006)

Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic

Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (d. 2013)

Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)

Suhaila Noah, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 2014)

Neal Matthews Jr., American country/gospel singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000)

Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988)

Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (d. 2015)

Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic (d. 2016)

Fred Wood, English actor (d. 2003)

Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008)

Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic

Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (d. 2010)

Princess Ashraf of Iran (d. 2016)

Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (d. 1996)

Don Siegel, American director and producer (d. 1991)

Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (d. 1996)

George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal (d. 1989)

Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (d. 1980)

Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses (d. 1988)

Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (d. 1963)

H.B. Warner, English actor (d. 1958)

Ivan Mane Jarnovi?, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1804)

Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer and academic (d. 1758)

William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (d. 1675)

Ahmad Baba al Massufi, Malian academic (d. 1627)