May 26th, birthdays | TakeMeBack.to

May 26th famous birthdays

List of celebrities and famous people who were born on May 26th

Pick another month:

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2006

2001

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

1998

1997

  • Glenyce Barzal is a talented ice hockey player known for her exceptional skills on the ice.

  • Matheu Barzal is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who plays for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.

  • Canadian ice hockey player

  • Photographer

1996

1995

  • Indian wrestler who has won medals for India in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

  • Chris jay is a former vine star known for his comedic skits and lip-sync videos.

1994

  • Aly raisman is an american athlete known for her success as a gymnast, particularly for her performances in the olympics.

1993

1992

1991

1990

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

1986

  • Japanese speed skater who holds multiple world records.

  • Geraint thomas is a welsh professional road racing cyclist, known for winning the tour de france in 2018 and for his success in various other cycling competitions.

  • Neon hitch is a british singer and songwriter known for her unique blend of pop, hip-hop, and electronic music.

  • Astrid berges-frisbey is a french actress known for her role in the movie pirates of the caribbean: on stranger tides.

1985

1984

1983

1982

  • Esme bianco is a british actress and model best known for her role as ros on the hit tv series game of thrones.

  • Turkish footballer

  • Japanese model

  • Screenwriter and actor in english comedy

1981

1980

  • Rochelle Clark is a retired English rugby union player who excelled in the sport.

  • Founder of a successful tech startup.

  • Canadian singer and songwriter

  • His mother, faye dunaway, is a noted american actress. his father, terry o'neill is a british photographer.

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

  • Laurence Fox
  • Jaheim Hoagland is an American R&B singer known for hits like 'Just in Case' and 'Put That Woman First.'

  • Patrick Brown is a Canadian politician and former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.

  • Italian footballer

1977

1976

1975

1974

1973

1972

1971

  • American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer

  • American baseball player. he is a pitcher for the milwaukee brewers. after being selected in the 36th round, free-agent draft, bere was signed by the chicago white sox. bere was with the organization for eight years before being released in 1998.

  • Lebanese footballer

  • Ontario, canada; nhl right-wing (hartford whalers).

1970

  • Nba forward / guard (houston rockets, vancouver grizzlies)

  • John Hamburg

    American screenwriter, director, and actor. his mother is joan hamburg, a media personality and writer. he starred in "meet the parents", "zoolander" (2001), and "along came polly 2004". in 1998, he wrote and directed "safe men", and in 1999 he appeared in "same old song".

  • Julien Boisselier

    Julien boisselier is a french actor known for his roles in various french films and television series.

  • British novelist and screenwriter of 'The Beach'.

  • Known for breaking major college football stories.

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

1968

  • Frederik crown prince of denmark is a member of the danish royal family and is known for his charitable work and advocacy for various causes.

  • American basketball player: guard/forward

  • Manager and english footballer

  • Crown prince of denmark

  • Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

1967

1966

  • Helena Bonham Carter

    Helena bonham carter is an english actress known for her versatile and eccentric roles in films such as 'fight club', 'the king's speech', and the 'harry potter' series.

  • South african-british woman athlete is called the fastest woman in the world. at 5'2" tall and 83 pounds, she was a wispy girl. she broke mary decker’s distance record. budd was not eligible for further international competition as south africa was exempted from almost all major international events due to apartheid. she was influenced by politics and nervous exhaustion from …

  • English actress

  • New jersey, usa: nike golfer (1994 new england classic).

  • Helena Carter

    Movie actress

1965

1964

  • American singer-actor and songwriter, muti-instrumentalist, record producer, actor and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, r&b, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk and ballads. kravitz sings lead and backing vocals and often plays the guitar, bass drums, keyboards and percussion when recording.

  • Lenni Kravitz is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Kravitz Enterprises, a successful investment firm.

  • Acclaimed for her dark fantasy and horror fiction.

  • American author known for her dark fantasy and horror fiction.

  • Former player and coach of greek basketball

1963

1962

  • Gervase Elwes is an English actor known for his roles in television shows such as Downton Abbey and Sherlock.

  • American actor seen in "police academy series 2, 3, and 4. goldthwait lends his unique voice to a

  • American actress and soap's most popular teenage star. at thirteen, she was cast in her first tv role and became a regular on "general hospital". her emotional performances impressed her peers and attracted young viewers. after five years of hardwork and no social life, she was exhausted in 1981. in october 1982, she took a break to make a tv …

  • Rocker (black - "wonderful like").

  • Pansy Ho is a prominent businesswoman known for her contributions to the gaming industry in Macau.

1961

  • American golfer

  • Indian-american director, producer, and screenwriter

  • California, usa. pga golfer (1987 southwest classic).

  • Indian-american screenwriter and producer

  • Arsonist and french factory worker, he was arrested on 2/04/1996, less than an hour after setting fire to a building. he was burning synthetic fabric in a baby buggy of a neighbor when he was stopped by police officers. he claimed responsibility for starting 19 fires that resulted in the deaths of people. he set a fire at 8:00 pm …

1960

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • Former MLB catcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates.

  • Danish actor, director, and producer

  • English musician (the fall and tom hingley and the lovers).

  • Danish producer, actor, and director of film.

  • Ontario, canada; rower (olympics-1996).

1958

1957

1956

  • Known for her extravagant parties and events in the New York City club scene.

  • French-moroccan actor, the son of actress ca(c]ile aubry. his career began in the tv series "poly", which was produced by his mother. he then moved on to "belle and sa(c).bastien" and achieved great success in france and the uk. he won the cesar award in 1984 for best short film.

  • Lisa Niemi

    Lisa niemi is an american actress, dancer, and director, best known for her work in the film industry and for being the wife of actor patrick swayze.

1955

1954

  • German singer-songwriter/guitarist (alphaville).

  • Holly dale is a canadian filmmaker who collaborates with holly dale. holly dale is well-known for her documentaries. they met as students, and they began their partnership together. together, they directed, produced, and edited independent films. their unique approach is humanistic and focuses on the marginalized people of society. two of their earliest films.

  • Canadian businessman and politician, 29th canadian minister of transport

  • Irish republican hunger strike participant (d. 1981)

  • English novelist, poet, short story writer, and translator

1953

1952

  • Belgian television and radio announcer.

  • American singer-songwriter and pianist

  • American basketball player, a businessman and politician, nicknamed "slaprock". after he retired as a professional basketball player, he became a rhodes scholar and started an electronic company. in 1987, he was elected to the maryland congressional seat. he served his district from 1987-1993.

1951

  • Angelice Ride was an American astronaut and physicist who became the first American woman to fly in space.

  • American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999.

  • American astronaut, one among a five-member crew. she was america's first woman to spaceflight on the challenger 06/18/1983. ride was one of the 1,000 women and 7,000 men who applied to 35 slots in 1978's astronaut class. her ability to concentrate and her logic stood out among the rest. she was a skilled pilot and flight engineer. ride was able …

  • Spanish lawyer and businessman

  • Irish politician and educator

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • British politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2015 to 2020.

  • Former leader of the UK Labour Party.

  • Jeremy corbyn is a british politician known for his leadership of the labour party and his left-wing political views.

  • Pam Grier

    Pam grier is an american actress known for her roles in iconic 1970s blaxploitation films such as 'coffy' and 'foxy brown'.

1948

  • American singer-songwriter lindsey buckingham was married to him and they divorced. together, they made the struggling blues band "fleetwood mac," one of the most popular bands in pop history. her former high school classmate buckingham made the first record, "buckingham and nicks," and were then invited to join fleetwood mac, new year's eve 1974.

  • Corinne Le Poulain

    French actress on stage, film, and tv, niece of jean le poulain.

  • Fleetwood Mac vocalist and songwriter with a distinctive voice and stage presence.

  • Dayle Haddon was a successful model known for her work in the fashion industry.

  • Arizona, usa; rocker (fleetwood mac - "bella donna").

1947

1946

  • English guitarist, songwriter and producer (the spiders from mars & mott the hoople). (d. 1993).

  • Italian composer known for his film scores, including the soundtrack for the film 'Life is Beautiful.'

  • Pioneering work in digital video compression standards.

  • Renowned social activist known for her work on Right to Information and social justice.

  • Coach and instructor for the bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics.

1945

  • Indian lawyer and politician, 17th chief minister of maharashtra (d. 2012)

  • English judge and lawyer

  • Canadian-american drummer (the guess who, bachman turner overdrive).

  • Indian politician and lawyer 17th chief minister maharashtra (d.2012)

  • French race horse trainer, jockey, harnessed trot racer, father to jockey jean-philippe.

1944

1943

  • Janace Schakowsky is an American politician who has served as a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999.

  • Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician

  • Politician

  • Musician

  • French physiotherapist.

1942

1941

1940

  • Levon Helm

    American singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor (d. 2012)

  • Levon Helm

    American actor and producer of singers (the band), (d. 2012).

  • Renowned drummer and singer for The Band.

  • Canadian academic and politician, deputy premier of quebec

  • Canadian politician. acting leader of the liberal opposition in quebec's legislative assembly. he was posted on 5/11/1988 while charest was absent from the house.

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

1937

1936

1935

1934

  • French trumpeter, multi-instrumentist (flugelhorn and piano), singer, composer, and co-founder of france's first free jazz band (1964), along with franassois tusques (1972), michel portal unit (1972), and un drame musical instantanaa(c), with jean-jacques birga and francis gorgaa(c).

  • South african lawyer / udf-leader

1933

1932

  • Belgian choreographer, dancer, and professor at mudra. after seeing fred astaire's movie, he was inspired to be a dancer. in may 2010, he died in brussels.

  • Actor from bulgaria (d. 1980).

  • Italian politician and minister responsible for communications and public relations in berlusconi's cabinet. on december 13, 2001, he was appointed attorney general.

1931

  • Norwegian singer and actor. he was a star in nearly 20 movies, including tv films. he was employed by nationalteatret (the national theatre) at the time of his passing.

1930

  • French director and screenwriter. he made pornographic films as burd tranbaree after he had completed his first half of his career.

  • Indian-iranian lexicographer and critic (d. 2005)

  • Designer

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • French actress and singer

  • Belgian historian, author, and teacher of sci-fi. he was 84 years old when he died in antwerp on september 23, 2013.

  • American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)

  • Nigerian historian and academic (d. 2014)

  • French singer and actress (d. 1998)

1928

  • American physician who believes in euthanasia as "the good death" for terminally ill patients who choose that option. he assisted more than 130 patients in self-termination since 1990, when he was 54 years old. kevorkian, who is constantly pushing the boundaries of legality and has been charged six times with murder but acquitted each one.

  • American marketing manager, chemical engineer, and ceo of hercules corporation. this is a company that produces petrochemicals and flavors as well as military manufacturing products. hollingsworth is an accomplished cabinetmaker as a hobby.

1927

  • Jacques Bergerac

    France -- actor (gigi, les girls, thunder in sun)

  • American author (b. 1927)

  • French homicide. after being repeatedly battered by her husband, she killed him with an axe.

1926

  • American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and recording artist. he is one of the most consistent jazz trendsetters. he is the inventor of many jazz styles, including cool jazz, hard beat, modal playing and free-form explorations.

  • American jungian analyst and psychologist, author of numerous books including "psychotherapy as a mutual process," jungian analysts: their vision and vulnerabilities," and "modern jew in search of a soul."

  • Illinois, usa. jazz trumpeter/pioneer of cool jazz ("porgy and bess")

1925

  • French screenwriter and film director. since 1955, he has directed 40 films.

  • Cooper Perry was a British astronomer who made significant contributions to the study of galaxies.

  • Alec McCowen

    Tunbridge wells (england) -- actor (never say never again).

  • Cuban-mexican actress (d. 2013)

  • St paul executives

1924

  • Italian tv host. after some american experiences, he began working in italy in the 1950s as a host. he was the most loved host in italy. he was also known as il re del quiz, or the quiz king. his trademark greeting for all his shows is allegria. (cheers!). on 8 september 2009, he died from a heart attack at …

1923

  • Jimie Arness was an American actor best known for his role as Marshal Matt Dillon in the long-running television series Gunsmoke.

  • German actor in tv and films, beginning with his theater debut in 1946. his films include "wir wunderkinder", 1958, and "der kapitan," 1972. he has been featured in more than 280 television productions.

  • James Arness

    American actor best known for his tv series, "gunsmoke," 1955-1975. this was a huge success and has remained popular for over 20 years.

1922

  • Sonic drive-in was founded by an american businessman (d. 2009).

1921

1920

  • Peggy Lee

    American singer, songwriter and arranger. she is well-known and beloved. she has been on over 500 records and performed in many supper clubs. lee was also featured in movies and tv. she received an oscar nomination for best supporting actress. she was considered a jazz legend and was called "the queen" by duke ellington. she won a grammy in 1970 …

  • American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2002)

  • South african cricketer (d. 1980)

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

1918

  • Boxer from turkey-greek (d. 1985).

  • A unterscharfa 1/4 hrer from the waffen ss during world war ii. rossner volunteered to become a ss soldier and was assigned to the 2nd battery of the 2nd ss panzerja$??ger battalion, das reich division. rossner was awarded the iron cross 2nd and 1st classes on 25 july 1941, respectively, as well as the knight's cross 25 august 1941 for …

1917

  • Hungarian actress (d.2009)

  • American astrologer who is skilled in horary. in 11/1953, he joined afa. died 10/1963.

  • French actor and romantic lead, his career lasted less than a decade. in a variety of "b" movies, he was often cast as a sophisticated, european lover. he was a former lawyer and married ginger rogers in 1953. the following year, he was cast in "twist of fate". his films include "gigi," 1958, and "the hypnotic eye," 1960.

  • Hungarian actress, freedom activist for hungary (d. 2009)

1916

1915

1914

1913

  • Peter Cushing

    England, united kingdom -- actor. (dracula star wars, dr who).

  • French humorist and writer. daninos wrote "les carnets du major thompson" in 1954. it was followed by many sequels. some books were translated into english and published under the titles "major thompson lives in france and discovers the french", "major thompson and i" and “major thompson goes french". he was killed in paris on january 7, 2005.

  • German weightlifter (d. 1991)

  • French author (b. 1913)

  • American conductor (b. 1916)

1912

  • Former leader of Hungary known for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

  • Hungarian mechanic and politician, hungarian minister of the interior (b. 1912)

  • Jay Silverheels

    American actor tonto - lone ranger, dies at 60. he was born in 1912.

  • Hungarian politician and mechanic 46th prime minister of hungary

1911

  • French actor, cellist, and mountaineer who died in noisy-le-grand on july 8, 2005.

  • American screenwriter and producer of playwrights (d. 1992).

  • Scottish teacher and professor

  • Norwegian actress. she was the first woman to lend her voice to the talking clock in 1932. in 1933, she made her breakthrough in the film "vi sm gay=r kja,kkenveien", which featured the story of "we who use the backdoor .').". 1934 was her first stage appearance. she was a leading actress in comedy and revue in the 1940s and …

  • Nevada, united states -- actor. (dragnet. outer gate. mr doodles kicks off).

1910

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on May 26th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • Robert Morley

    England, united kingdom -- actor, high road to china, african queen

  • Vietnamese politician, 1st prime minister of the republic of vietnam (d. 1976)

  • French priest and clergyman. charles, bishop of paris, was the founder of richelieu and then rector of basilica of montmartre for 30 years.

  • Vietnamese politician, 1st prime minster of the republic of vietnam

  • Prime minister of south vietnam

1907

  • One of the most iconic and influential actors in Hollywood history, known for his roles in Western films.

  • American actor. one of the most iconic icons of silver screen history. after a slow start, he became one of hollywood's most well-known and successful actors. he appeared in more than 190 films since his debut.

  • French haematologist and physician (d. 2006).

1905

1904

1903

1902

  • Belgian politician, lawyer, and minister. he is also a member the christian social party.

1900

  • Italian comedian and producer. he was the son of a neapolitan actor and was exposed to the stage atmosphere from an early age. at the age of 13, he joined the eduardo scarpetta dialect company. he founded, with his sister tina and brother peppion, a successful stage company. they enjoyed great success as an actor, director, and dramatist. many of …

  • France scientist

Pick another month:

Tell us if you know any missing famous people who were born on May 26th!