26 September Births

September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 96 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

932 – Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (d. 975)
1329 – Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (d. 1353)
1406 – Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
1462 – Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I (d. 1506)
1526 – Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (d. 1569)
1637 – Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (d. 1714)
1641 – Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (d. 1712)
1651 – Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown (d. 1720)
1660 – George William, Duke of Liegnitz (d. 1675)
1698 – William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (d. 1755)
1711 – Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (d. 1779)
1750 – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (d. 1810)
1758 – Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (d. 1820)
1767 – Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
1774 – Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)
1783 – Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (d. 1858)
1791 – Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)
1792 – William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (d. 1842)
1820 – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)
1840 – Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (d. 1923)
1843 – Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (d. 1912)
1848 – Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1931)
1849 – Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)
1865 – Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (d. 1937)
1867 – Winsor McCay, American illustrator and animator (d. 1934)
1869 – Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)
1870 – Christian X of Denmark (d. 1947)
1872 – Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (d. 1945)
1873 – Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (d. 1940)
1874 – Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (d. 1940)
1875 – Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor and singer (d. 1959)
1876 – Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)
1876 – Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)
1877 – Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (d. 1963)
1877 – Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)
1878 – Walter Steinbeck, German actor (d. 1942)
1881 – Hiram Wesley Evans, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1966)
1884 – Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
1886 – Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1977)
1887 – Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
1887 – Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
1887 – Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)
1888 – J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (d. 1964)
1888 – T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
1889 – Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)
1889 – Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (d. 1976)
1890 – Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (d. 1959)
1891 – William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (d. 1985)
1891 – Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)
1891 – Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1953)
1892 – Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (d. 1970)
1894 – Gladys Brockwell, American actress (d. 1929)
1895 – Jürgen Stroop, German general (d. 1952)
1897 – Pope Paul VI (d. 1978)
1897 – Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
1898 – George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (d. 1937)
1900 – Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (d. 1983)
1901 – George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)
1901 – Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (d. 1963)
1905 – Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)
1905 – Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996)
1907 – Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (d. 1983)
1907 – Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (d. 1984)
1907 – Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
1909 – Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (d. 1992)
1909 – A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)
1911 – Al Helfer, American sportscaster (d. 1975)
1913 – Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
1913 – Dorothy Sloop, American pianist and educator (d. 1998)
1914 – Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009)
1914 – Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (d. 2011)
1917 – Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)
1917 – Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
1918 – Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (d. 2000)
1918 – John Rankine, Welsh author (d. 2013)
1919 – Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
1919 – Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (d. 2012)
1922 – Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (d. 1985)
1922 – Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (d. 2014)
1923 – Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
1923 – Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (d. 2015)
1923 – James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat
1924 – Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (d. 1997)
1925 – Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2012)
1925 – Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)
1926 – Julie London, American singer and actress (d. 2000)
1926 – Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (d. 2011)
1927 – Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (d. 2007)
1927 – Patrick O'Neal, American actor (d. 1994)
1927 – Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
1928 – Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor
1928 – Wilford White, American football player (d. 2013)
1930 – Philip Bosco, American actor
1930 – Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author
1931 – Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer (d. 1983)
1931 – Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (d. 2008)
1932 – Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India
1932 – Donna Douglas, American actress (d. 2015)
1932 – Joyce Jameson, American actress (d. 1987)
1932 – Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet
1934 – Neil Coles, English golfer and architect
1935 – Bob Barber, English cricketer
1935 – Lou Myers, American actor (d. 2013)
1935 – Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (d. 2007)
1936 – Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010)
1936 – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa
1937 – Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 2003)
1937 – Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (d. 2015)
1938 – Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator
1938 – Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
1939 – Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter
1941 – Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
1941 – Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
1941 – David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1942 – Kent McCord, American actor
1943 – Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
1943 – Tim Schenken, Australian race car driver
1944 – Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
1944 – Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
1944 – Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
1945 – Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
1945 – Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
1946 – Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (d. 2005)
1946 – John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
1946 – Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
1946 – Louise Simonson, American author
1946 – Christine Todd Whitman, American politician, 50th Governor of New Jersey
1947 – Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (d. 2015)
1947 – Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor
1947 – Dick Roth, American swimmer
1948 – John Foxx, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
1948 – Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1949 – Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager
1949 – Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013)
1949 – Jane Smiley, American novelist
1949 – Minette Walters, English journalist and author
1950 – Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player
1951 – Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager
1951 – Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer
1953 – Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress
1953 – Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic
1953 – Paul Stephenson, English police officer
1954 – Craig Chaquico, American guitarist
1954 – Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1954 – Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer
1956 – Linda Hamilton, American actress
1956 – Mick Imlah, Scottish poet and critic (d. 2009)
1957 – Bob Staake, American author and illustrator
1957 – Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
1957 – Michael Dweck, American photographer and director
1958 – Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist
1958 – Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
1958 – Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author
1958 – Kenny Sansom, English footballer
1958 – Richard B. Weldon, Jr., American sailor and politician
1959 – Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist
1959 – Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer
1959 – Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach
1959 – Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (d. 2007)
1960 – Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager
1960 – Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician
1960 – Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress
1961 – Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician
1961 – Will Self, English novelist and journalist
1962 – Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress
1962 – Peter Foster, Australian criminal
1962 – Mark Haddon, English author and poet
1962 – Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner
1962 – Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter
1962 – Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer
1962 – Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host
1963 – Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer
1963 – Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
1964 – Nicki French, English singer and actress
1964 – Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach
1964 – John Tempesta, American drummer
1965 – Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine
1966 – Dean Butterworth, English-American drummer
1966 – Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
1966 – Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey
1966 – Craig Heyward, American football player (d. 2006)
1966 – Jillian Reynolds, Canadian actress and sportscaster
1967 – Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer and manager
1967 – Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
1967 – Craig Janney, American ice hockey player
1968 – Jim Caviezel, American actor
1969 – Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach
1969 – David Slade, English director and producer
1969 – Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager
1969 – Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager
1970 – Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle rider
1970 – Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer
1970 – David Parland, Swedish guitarist (d. 2013)
1972 – Ras Kass, American rapper and producer
1972 – Shawn Stockman, American singer
1973 – Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1973 – Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach
1973 – Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
1974 – Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
1974 – Gary Hall, Jr., American swimmer
1974 – Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach
1975 – Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist
1975 – Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter
1975 – Chiara Schoras, German actress
1976 – Michael Ballack, German footballer
1976 – Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player
1977 – Kerem Özyeğen, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor
1978 – Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner
1979 – Jon Harley, English footballer
1979 – Simon Kirch, German sprinter
1979 – Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler
1979 – Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
1979 – Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer
1979 – Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
1979 – Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia
1979 – Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
1980 – Patrick Friesacher, Austrian race car driver
1980 – Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
1980 – Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
1980 – Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
1981 – Yao Beina, Chinese singer (d. 2015)
1981 – Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1981 – Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
1981 – Serena Williams, American tennis player
1981 – Kanako Urai, Japanese professional wrestler
1982 – Rob Burrow, English rugby player
1982 – Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
1982 – John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentinian footballer
1982 – Jon Richardson, English comedian and radio host
1983 – D'Qwell Jackson, American football player
1983 – Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer
1983 – Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer
1984 – Matthew Skeggs, Master Pintsman
1987 – Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987 – Vladimir Niculescu, Romanian professional football player
1987 – Cyril Gautier, French road bicycle racer
1988 – Lilly Singh, YouTube personality, vlogger, comedian, writer and actress
1988 – James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer
1988 – Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
1988 – Mark Simpson, English clarinet player and composer
1989 – Chinami Suzuki, Japanese model, television host, and actress
1989 – Jonny Bairstow, English and Yorkshire Wicketkeeper/Batsman
1990 – Pavel Avdeyev, Russian footballer
1991 – Dan Preston, English footballer
1991 – Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
1991 – Réka Demeter, Hungarian football defender
1992 – Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
1993 – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
1994 – Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
1994 – Jack Conger, American swimmer
1995 – Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
2000 – Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess

Source: wikipedia