26 December Births

December 26 is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are five 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

1194 – Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1250)
1446 – Charles de Valois, Duke de Berry, French noble (d. 1472)
1526 – Rose Lok, businesswoman and Protestant exile(d. 1613)
1532 – Wilhelm Xylander, German scholar and academic (d. 1576)
1536 – Yi I, Korean philosopher and scholar (d. 1584)
1537 – Albert, Count of Nassau-Weilburg (d. 1593)
1581 – Philip III, Landgrave of Hesse-Butzbach (d. 1643)
1618 – Elisabeth of the Palatinate, German princess, philosopher, and Calvinist (d. 1680)
1628 – John Page, American politician (d. 1692)
1646 – Robert Bolling, English-American merchant and planter (d. 1709)
1687 – Johann Georg Pisendel, German violinist and composer (d. 1755)
1716 – Jean François de Saint-Lambert, French soldier and philosopher (d. 1803)
1716 – Thomas Gray, English poet and scholar (d. 1771)
1723 – Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, German-French author and playwright (d. 1807)
1737 – Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1815)
1751 – Lord George Gordon, English lieutenant and politician (d. 1793)
1751 – Clemens Maria Hofbauer, Austrian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1820)
1769 – Ernst Moritz Arndt, German writer and poet (d. 1860)
1780 – Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author (d. 1872)
1785 – Étienne Constantin de Gerlache, Belgian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1871)
1782 – Philaret Drozdov, Russian metropolitan and saint (d. 1867)
1791 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the Difference engine (d. 1871)
1803 – Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald, Estonian physician and author (d. 1882)
1819 – E. D. E. N. Southworth, American author and educator (d. 1899)
1820 – Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (d. 1890)
1837 – Morgan Bulkeley, American soldier and politician, 54th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1922)
1837 – George Dewey, American admiral (d. 1917)
1852 – Johannes François Snelleman, Dutch zoologist, orientalist, and ethnographer (d. 1938)
1853 – René Bazin, French author and academic (d. 1932)
1854 – José Yves Limantour, Mexican financier and politician, Mexican Secretary of Finance (d. 1935)
1859 – William Stephens, American lawyer and politician, 24th Governor of California (d. 1944)
1863 – Charles Pathé, French record producer, co-founded Pathé Records (d. 1957)
1864 – Yun Chi-ho, Korean activist and politician (d. 1945)
1867 – Phan Bội Châu, Vietnamese activist (d. 1940)
1869 – Mathieu Cordang, Dutch cyclist (d. 1942)
1872 – Norman Angell, English journalist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1967)
1873 – Thomas Wass, English cricketer (d. 1953)
1874 – Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah, Bangladeshi theologian and academic (d. 1965)
1883 – Maurice Utrillo, French painter (d. 1955)
1887 – Arthur Percival, English general (d. 1966)
1888 – Marius Canard, French orientalist and historian (d. 1982)
1890 – Percy Hodge, English runner (d. 1967)
1890 – Konstantinos Georgakopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1973)
1891 – Henry Miller, American author and painter (d. 1980)
1892 – Don Barclay, American actor and illustrator (d. 1975)
1893 – Mao Zedong, Chinese politician, Chairman of the Communist Party of China (d. 1976)
1894 – Jean Toomer, American author and poet (d. 1967)
1900 – Evelyn Bark, leading member of the British Red Cross, first female recipient of the CMG (d. 1993) [2]
1901 – Elmar Muuk, Estonian linguist and author (d. 1941)
1902 – Anatoli Lvovich Kaplan, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
1903 – Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (d. 1995)
1904 – Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (d. 1980)
1905 – William Loeb III, American publisher (d. 1981)
1907 – Albert Gore, Sr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1998)
1908 – Ralph Hill, American runner (d. 1994)
1909 – Matt Gordy, American pole vaulter (d. 1989)
1910 – Imperio Argentina, Argentine-Spanish actress and singer (d. 2003)
1910 – Marguerite Churchill, American actress (d. 2000)
1912 – Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (d. 1962)
1913 – Frank Swift, English footballer and journalist (d. 1958)
1914 – Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008)
1915 – Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1918 – Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian singer and radio host (d. 2011)
1918 – Georgios Rallis, Greek lieutenant and politician, 173rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2006)
1921 – John Severin, American illustrator (d. 2012)
1921 – Steve Allen, American actor, singer, talk show host, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1922 – Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)
1923 – Richard Artschwager, American painter, illustrator, and sculptor (d. 2013)
1924 – Frank Broyles, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2017)
1926 – Earle Brown, American composer (d. 2002)
1927 – Denis Gifford, English journalist and historian (d. 2000)
1927 – Alan King, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1927 – Stu Miller, American baseball player (d. 2015)
1927 – Denis Quilley, English actor (d. 2003)
1929 – Kathleen Crowley, American actress (d. 2017)
1929 – Régine Zylberberg, Belgian-French singer and actress
1930 – Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2010)
1930 – Harry Gamble, American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
1930 – Donald Moffat, English-American actor
1933 – Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and voice actor
1935 – Abdul "Duke" Fakir, American singer (The Four Tops)
1935 – Rohan Kanhai, Guyanese cricketer
1935 – Norm Ullman, Canadian ice hockey player
1936 – Peep Jänes, Estonian architect
1936 – Trevor Taylor, English race car driver (d. 2010)
1938 – Bahram Beyzai, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter
1938 – Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, scholar, and author (d. 2013)
1938 – Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1938 – Mirko Kovač, Yugoslav-Croatian author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1939 – Fred Schepisi, Australian director and screenwriter
1939 – Phil Spector, American singer-songwriter and producer
1940 – Edward C. Prescott, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Ray Sadecki, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1941 – Daniel Schmid, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1942 – Vinicio Cerezo, Guatemalan politician, 28th President of Guatemala
1942 – Catherine Coulter, American author
1942 – Gray Davis, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of California
1944 – William Ayers, American academic and activist
1945 – John Walsh, American television host, producer, and activist, created America's Most Wanted
1946 – Alan Frumin, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Tiit Rosenberg, Estonian historian and academic
1947 – James T. Conway, American general
1947 – Jean Echenoz, French author
1947 – Carlton Fisk, American baseball player
1947 – Josef Janíček, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player
1947 – Richard Levis McCormick, American historian and academic
1948 – Candy Crowley, American journalist
1949 – José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
1950 – Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Pakistani businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan
1950 – Mario Mendoza, Mexican baseball player and manager
1953 – Leonel Fernández, Dominican lawyer and politician, 51st President of the Dominican Republic
1953 – Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Swedish-Estonian journalist and politician, 4th President of Estonia
1953 – Makis Katsavakis, Greek footballer and manager
1953 – Henning Schmitz, German drummer
1954 – Peter Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and philanthropist
1954 – Ozzie Smith, American baseball player and sportscaster
1955 – Evan Bayh, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Indiana
1956 – David Sedaris, American comedian, author, and radio host
1957 – Dermot Murnaghan, English-Northern Irish journalist and game show host
1958 – Adrian Newey, English aerodynamicist and engineer
1959 – Wang Lijun, Chinese police officer and politician
1959 – Kōji Morimoto, Japanese animator and director
1959 – Hans Nielsen, Danish motorcycle racer
1960 – Keith Martin Ball, American mathematician and academic
1960 – Ruud Kaiser, Dutch footballer and manager
1960 – Jim Toomey, American cartoonist
1960 – Cem Uzan, Turkish businessman and politician
1961 – Andrew Lock, Australian mountaineer
1961 – John Lynch, Northern Irish actor
1962 – Mark Starr, English wrestler (d. 2013)
1963 – Craig Teitzel, Australian rugby league player
1963 – Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer, songwriter, and producer
1963 – Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
1964 – Elizabeth Kostova, American author
1966 – Jay Farrar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – Tim Legler, American basketball player and sportscaster
1966 – Jay Yuenger, American guitarist and producer
1969 – Isaac Viciosa, Spanish runner
1970 – James Mercer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Jared Leto, American actor and musician
1971 – Mika Nurmela, Finnish footballer
1971 – Tatiana Sorokko, Russian-American model and journalist
1972 – Esteban Fuertes, Argentinian footballer
1972 – Robert Muchamore, English author
1973 – Paulo Frederico Benevenute, Brazilian footballer
1973 – Gianluca Faliva, Italian rugby player
1973 – Nobuhiko Matsunaka, Japanese baseball player
1973 – Steve Prescott, English rugby player (d. 2013)
1974 – Joshua John Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1975 – Chris Calaguio, Filipino basketball player
1975 – Marcelo Ríos, Chilean tennis player
1975 – María Vasco, Spanish race walker
1976 – Simon Goodwin, Australian footballer and coach
1977 – Fatih Akyel, Turkish footballer and manager
1977 – Adrienn Hegedűs, Hungarian tennis player
1978 – Karel Rüütli, Estonian lawyer and politician
1978 – Kaoru Sugayama, Japanese volleyball player
1979 – Fabián Carini, Uruguayan footballer
1979 – Chris Daughtry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979 – Dimitry Vassiliev, Russian ski jumper
1979 – Craig Wing, Australian rugby player
1980 – Todd Dunivant, American soccer player
1981 – Pablo Canavosio, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
1982 – Kenneth Darby, American football player
1982 – Noel Hunt, Irish footballer
1982 – Aksel Lund Svindal, Norwegian skier
1983 – Yu Takahashi, Japanese singer-songwriter
1984 – Ahmed Barusso, Ghanaian footballer
1984 – Leonardo Ghiraldini, Italian rugby player
1984 – Alex Schwazer, Italian race walker
1985 – Beth Behrs, American actress
1986 – Hugo Lloris, French footballer
1986 – Kit Harington, English actor
1986 – Selen Soyder, Turkish actress, beauty queen
1989 – Yohan Blake, Jamaican sprinter
1990 – Jon Bellion, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
1990 – Andy Biersack, American singer-songwriter
1990 – Denis Cheryshev, Russian footballer
1990 – Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer
1991 – Eden Sher, American actress
1992 – Cecilia Costa Melgar, Chilean tennis player
1994 – Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer
1995 – Timothée Chalamet, American actor

Source: wikipedia