Famous birthdays on October 26
Famous people born on October 26, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♏ Star sign
Scorpio
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 246 of 366
Born on October 26

Georges Danton
born 1759 · French revolutionary (1759–1794)

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
born 1800 · German Field Marshal (1800–1891)

Leon Trotsky
born 1879 · Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

François Mitterrand
born 1916 · 21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995 (1916–1996)

Mohammad Reza I of Iran
born 1919 · Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979

Hillary Clinton
born 1947 · American politician and diplomat (born 1947)
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Evo Morales
born 1959 · president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019
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Bob Hoskins
born 1942 · English actor (1942–2014)

Seth MacFarlane
born 1973 · American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973)

Cary Elwes
born 1962 · British actor (born 1962)

Dmitri Sychev
born 1983 · Russian footballer

Florence Kasumba
born 1976 · Ugandan-German actress

Gennadi Strekalov
born 1940 · Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and Ashoka Chakra recipient (1940–2004)
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Manuel Estiarte
born 1961 · Catalan water polo player
Khalid Abdalla
born 1980 · British actor
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Attiyat Al-Abnudi
born 1938 · Egyptian journalist, lawyer, actress, producer, and movie director

Zizi Adel
born 1987 · Egyptian singer
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Mohamed Khan
born 1942 · Egyptian film director (1942–2016)
Lazar Ristovski
born 1952 · Serbian actor, director, producer and writer (born 1952)

Vasilis Hatzipanagis
born 1954 · Greek former footballer born in the Soviet Union
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Rita Wilson
born 1956 · American actress, singer and producer
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Dwight Lodeweges
born 1957 · Dutch association football player and manager
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Uhuru Kenyatta
born 1961 · 4th President of Republic of Kenya (2013–2022)

Calixthe Beyala
born 1961 · Cameroonian writer

Tom Cavanagh
born 1963 · Canadian actor

Elisabeta Lipă
born 1964 · Romanian rower
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Michiko Matsuda
born 1966 · Japanese association football player

Zlatko Dalić
born 1966 · Croatian association football player and coach

Keith Urban
born 1967 · Australian-American musician (born 1967)
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Robert Jarni
born 1968 · Croatian footballer and manager
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Sarina Wiegman
born 1969 · Dutch footballer and manager (born 1969)
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Eva Kaili
born 1978 · Greek politician and newscaster

Cristian Chivu
born 1980 · Romanian association football player

Guy Sebastian
born 1981 · Australian singer-songwriter
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Illiasu Shilla
born 1982 · Ghanaian footballer

Jefferson Farfán
born 1984 · Peruvian association football player
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Adriano Correia Claro
born 1984 · Brazilian association football player
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Juan Pablo Montes
born 1985 · Honduran footballer
Kafoumba Coulibaly
born 1985 · Ivorian association football player

Erik Jendrišek
born 1986 · Slovak footballer
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Questions about October 26 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on October 26?
- Famous people born on October 26 include Georges Danton (1759), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Leon Trotsky (1879), François Mitterrand (1916), Mohammad Reza I of Iran (1919).
- What star sign is someone born on October 26?
- Someone born on October 26 is a Scorpio.
- What is the birthstone for October 26?
- The birthstone for October is opal.
- How common is a birthday on October 26?
- In the US, October 26 is the No. 246 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,149 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).