Famous birthdays on August 26
Famous people born on August 26, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♍ Star sign
Virgo
💎 Birthstone
Peridot
👶 How common
No. 104 of 366
Born on August 26

Robert Walpole
born 1676 · British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)

Antoine Lavoisier
born 1743 · French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)

Lee de Forest
born 1873 · American inventor (1873–1961)

Mother Teresa
born 1910 · Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
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Chris Pine
born 1980 · American actor (born 1980)

Thalía
born 1971 · Mexican singer and actress (born 1971)

Zemfira
born 1976 · Russian rock musician and songwriter
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Dylan O'Brien
born 1991 · American actor (born 1991)
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Ayşe Kulin
born 1941 · Turkish novelist (born 1941)
Colin Kâzım-Richards
born 1986 · Turkish-British footballer and manager (born 1986)

Christian Schmidt
born 1957 · German politician, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Juan Antonio Señor
born 1958 · Spanish footballer
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Saïd El Mala
born 2006 · German association football player
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Azela Robinson
born 1965 · British-Mexican actress

Marcello Gandini
born 1938 · Italian automotive designer (1938–2024)
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Barbet Schroeder
born 1941 · French film director (born 1941)
Ron Huldai
born 1944 · Israeli politician, mayor of Tel Aviv
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Allahshukur Pashazadeh
born 1949 · Azerbaijani Grand Mufti
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David Hurley
born 1953 · Australian general; 27th Governor-General of Australia

Valeri Bganba
born 1953 · Abkhazian politician

Mohammad Mustafa
born 1954 · Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
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Dr. Alban
born 1957 · Nigerian-Swedish dentist, musician
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Zlatko Vujović
born 1958 · Croatian footballer

Nichi Vendola
born 1958 · Italian writer and politician
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Tariq Ramadan
born 1962 · Swiss Muslim scholar
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Mehriban Alieva
born 1964 · Azerbaijani physician and politician; wife of Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev, Vice President of Azerbaijan and Head of Heydar Aliev Foundation (born 1964)

Daphne Caruana Galizia
born 1964 · Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)
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Aleksandar Đorđević
born 1967 · Yugoslav and Serbian basketball player

Andy Muschietti
born 1973 · Argentine film director and screenwriter (born 1973)
Cristian Mora
born 1979 · Ecuadorian footballer

Vangelis Moras
born 1981 · Greek manager and former footballer

Alyaksandr Martynovich
born 1987 · Belarusian footballer

Cristina Neagu
born 1988 · Romanian handball player
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André André
born 1989 · Portuguese footballer

Mateo Musacchio
born 1990 · Argentine footballer
Tomáš Koubek
born 1992 · Czech association football player
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Marko Livaja
born 1993 · Croatian association football player (born 1993)

Dennis Man
born 1998 · Romanian association football player
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Jeon Soyeon
born 1998 · South Korean singer and rapper (born 1998)
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Robert Waseige
born 1939 · Belgian footballer (1939-2019)
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Questions about August 26 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on August 26?
- Famous people born on August 26 include Robert Walpole (1676), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Lee de Forest (1873), Mother Teresa (1910), Chris Pine (1980).
- What star sign is someone born on August 26?
- Someone born on August 26 is a Virgo.
- What is the birthstone for August 26?
- The birthstone for August is peridot.
- How common is a birthday on August 26?
- In the US, August 26 is the No. 104 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,644 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).