Who are famous people born on September 26?

Famous people born on September 26 include Ivan Pavlov (1849), Winsor McCay (1869), T. S. Eliot (1888), Martin Heidegger (1889), George Gershwin (1898).

What star sign is someone born on September 26?

Someone born on September 26 is a Libra.

What is the birthstone for September 26?

The birthstone for September is sapphire.

How common is a birthday on September 26?

In the US, September 26 is the No. 9 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,421 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on September 26

Famous people born on September 26, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♎ Star sign
Libra
💎 Birthstone
Sapphire
👶 How common
No. 9 of 366

Born on September 26

Ivan Pavlov
born 1849 · Russian physiologist (1849–1936)
Winsor McCay
born 1869 · American cartoonist and animator
T. S. Eliot
born 1888 · US-British poet (1888–1965)
Martin Heidegger
born 1889 · German philosopher (1889–1976)
George Gershwin
born 1898 · American composer and pianist (1898–1937)
Manmohan Singh
born 1932 · Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician
Serena Williams
born 1981 · American tennis player (born 1981)
Petro Poroshenko
born 1965 · President of Ukraine from 2014 to 2019
Michael Ballack
born 1976 · German association football player (born 1976)
Olivia Newton-John
born 1948 · British and Australian singer (1948–2022)
Uwe Bein
born 1960 · German association football player
Klaus Augenthaler
born 1957 · German football player and manager
Myles Lewis-Skelly
born 2006 · English footballer (born 2006)
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
born 1942 · Chicana cultural theory, feminist theory, and queer theory (1942-2004)
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Xabier Azkargorta
born 1953 · Spanish association football player and manager (1953–2025)
Adelardo Rodríguez
born 1939 · Spanish footballer
Servet Tazegül
born 1988 · Turkish taekwondo athlete (born 1988)
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Hassan Kadesh
born 1992 · Saudi footballer
Gal Costa
born 1945 · Brazilian singer (1945–2022)
Vladimír Remek
born 1948 · Czech ambassador, astronaut and pilot
Nadir al-Arbawi
born 1949 · Prime Minister of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
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Hans Agbo
born 1967 · Cameroonian footballer
Marco Etcheverry
born 1970 · Bolivian footballer
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Mohamed Benouza
born 1972 · Football referee
Taavi Rõivas
born 1979 · Estonian politician (born 1979)
Alaeddine Yahia
born 1981 · Tunisian and French football player
Jaime Penedo
born 1981 · Panamanian footballer
Ricardo Quaresma
born 1983 · Portuguese association football player (born 1983)
Senijad Ibričić
born 1985 · Bosnian association football player
Zlatko Junuzović
born 1987 · Austrian footballer
Kim Yo-jong
born 1987 · North Korean politician and diplomat, sister of Kim Jong Un
Hadi Choopan
born 1987 · Iranian bodybuilder
Kiira Korpi
born 1988 · Finnish figure skater
Ciaran Clark
born 1989 · association football player
Idrissa Gueye
born 1989 · Senegalese association football player
Marcell Jacobs
born 1994 · Italian athlete (born 1994)
Miloš Veljković
born 1995 · Serbian-Swiss association football player
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Muhammed Cham
born 2000 · Austrian association football player
João Pedro
born 2001 · Brazilian association football player (born 2001)
Jayden Nelson
born 2002 · Canadian soccer player

September 26 in history

2024Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States since Katrina.
2009Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
1997A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
1984The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
1978Air Caribbean Flight 309 crashes in Residencial Las Casas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing six.
1953Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends.
1933As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
1917World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
1810A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
1688The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
1423Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.
1143Election of pope Celestine II following the death of pope Innocent II.
-46Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast days: Canadian Martyrs (Catholic Church in Canada)
Christian feast days: Cosmas and Damian
Christian feast days: Blessed Crescencia Valls Espí
Christian feast days: John of Meda
Christian feast days: Blessed Kaspar Stanggassinger
Christian feast days: Blessed Luigi Tezza
Christian feast days: Nilus the Younger
Christian feast days: Thérèse Couderc
Christian feast days: Wilson Carlile (Anglican)
Christian feast days: September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

September 26 in every year

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Questions about September 26 birthdays

Who are famous people born on September 26?: Famous people born on September 26 include Ivan Pavlov (1849), Winsor McCay (1869), T. S. Eliot (1888), Martin Heidegger (1889), George Gershwin (1898).
What star sign is someone born on September 26?: Someone born on September 26 is a Libra.
What is the birthstone for September 26?: The birthstone for September is sapphire.
How common is a birthday on September 26?: In the US, September 26 is the No. 9 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,421 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).