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History Births on April 26

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History Births on April 26

Ludwig Uhland, German poet, philologist, and historian (d. 1862)

#Ludwig_Uhland

In 1787

Frank Hahn, British economist (d. 2013)

#Frank_Hahn

In 1925

Peter Madsen, Danish footballer

#Peter_Madsen_(footballer)

In 1978

Roger Moens, Belgian runner and sportscaster

#Roger_Moens

In 1930

Al-Hadi, Iranian caliph (d. 786)

#Al-Hadi

In 764

John Isner, American tennis player

#John_Isner

In 1985

Peter Handscomb, Australian Cricketer

#Peter_Handscomb

In 1991

Granny Hamner, American baseball player (d. 1993)

#Granny_Hamner

In 1927

Kosuke Fukudome, Japanese baseball player

#Kosuke_Fukudome

In 1977

José María López, Argentinian race car driver

#José_María_López

In 1983

Ambrose Dudley Mann, American politician and diplomat, 1st United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1889)

#Ambrose_Dudley_Mann

In 1801

Paul Almond, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)

#Paul_Almond

In 1931

Joey Jordison, American musician, songwriter, record producer

#Joey_Jordison

In 1975

Maurice Williams, American doo-wop/R&B singer-songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs)

#Maurice_Williams_and_the_Zodiacs

In 1938

King John II of France (d. 1364)

#John_II_of_France

In 1319

Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaican sprinter

#Novlene_Williams-Mills

In 1982

Jay DeMarcus, American bass player, songwriter, and producer

#Jay_DeMarcus

In 1971

Joan Chen, Chinese-American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Joan_Chen

In 1961

Jean-Pierre Beltoise, French race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 2015)

#Jean-Pierre_Beltoise

In 1937

Roxana Saberi, American journalist and author

#Roxana_Saberi

In 1977

Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player and coach

#Steve_Lombardozzi

In 1960

Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

#Harry_Gallatin

In 1927

Channing Tatum, American actor and producer

#Channing_Tatum

In 1980

Alan Hinkes, English mountaineer and explorer

#Alan_Hinkes

In 1954

Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer

#Giorgio_Moroder

In 1940

Melania Trump, Slovene-American model; First Lady of the United States; wife of United States President Donald Trump

#Melania_Trump

In 1970

Geoff Blum, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Geoff_Blum

In 1973

Lior Refaelov, Israeli footballer

#Lior_Refaelov

In 1986

Marlon King, English footballer

#Marlon_King

In 1980

Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1796)

#Thomas_Reid

In 1710

Stana Katic, Canadian actress

#Stana_Katic

In 1978

Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (d. 1866)

#Maria_Amalia_of_Naples_and_Sicily

In 1782

Jessica Lynch, American soldier and POW

#Jessica_Lynch

In 1983

Joseph Ward, Australian-New Zealand businessman and politician, 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1930)

#Joseph_Ward

In 1856

Eddie Eagan, American boxer and bobsledder (d. 1967)

#Eddie_Eagan

In 1897

James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (d. 1950)

#James_Dooley_(politician)

In 1877

Charles Goodyear, American banker, lawyer, and politician (d. 1876)

#Charles_Goodyear_(politician)

In 1804

Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect and academic, designed the Therme Vals

#Peter_Zumthor

In 1943

Wojciech Pszczolarski, Polish bicycle racer

#Wojciech_Pszczolarski

In 1991

Kevin James, American actor and comedian

#Kevin_James

In 1965

John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, Scottish race car driver

#John_Crichton-Stuart,_7th_Marquess_of_Bute

In 1958

Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (d. 1863)

#Eugène_Delacroix

In 1798

Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, African-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Tionne_Watkins

In 1970

Georgios Kostikos, Greek footballer, coach, and manager

#Georgios_Kostikos

In 1958

Hisham I of Córdoba (d. 796)

#Hisham_I_of_Córdoba

In 757

Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (d. 180)

#Marcus_Aurelius

In 121

Eric Campbell, British actor (d. 1917)

#Eric_Campbell_(actor)

In 1879

?abdulla Tuqay, Russian poet and publicist (d. 1913)

#?abdulla_Tuqay

In 1886

Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948)

#Hack_Wilson

In 1900

Jet Li, Chinese-Singaporean martial artist, actor, and producer

#Jet_Li

In 1963

I. M. Pei, Chinese-American architect, designed the National Gallery of Art and Bank of China Tower (d. 2019)

#I._M._Pei

In 1917

Dick Johnson, Australian race car driver

#Dick_Johnson_(racing_driver)

In 1945

Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress and singer-songwriter

#Marianne_Jean-Baptiste

In 1967

Joe Crede, American baseball player

#Joe_Crede

In 1978

Ms. Dynamite, English rapper and producer

#Ms._Dynamite

In 1981

Samantha Cristoforetti, Italian astronaut

#Samantha_Cristoforetti

In 1977

Charles Francis Richter, American seismologist and physicist (d. 1985)

#Charles_Francis_Richter

In 1900

Caro Emerald, Dutch pop and jazz singer

#Caro_Emerald

In 1981

Marie de' Medici, queen of Henry IV of France (d. 1642)

#Marie_de'_Medici

In 1575

Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (d. 1903)

#Frederick_Law_Olmsted

In 1822

Gareth Evans, English footballer

#Gareth_Evans_(footballer,_born_1988)

In 1988

Melvin Ingram, American football player

#Melvin_Ingram

In 1989

Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist and paleontologist (d. 1853)

#Christian_Leopold_von_Buch

In 1774

Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter and academic (d. 1600)

#Gian_Paolo_Lomazzo

In 1538

Rahul Verma, Indian social worker & activist

#Rahul_Verma

In 1975

Daniil Kvyat, Russian race car driver

#Daniil_Kvyat

In 1994

Bobby Rydell, American singer and actor

#Bobby_Rydell

In 1942

Peter II of Portugal (d. 1706)

#Peter_II_of_Portugal

In 1648

Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1951)

#Ludwig_Wittgenstein

In 1889

Jean Vigo, French director and screenwriter (d. 1934)

#Jean_Vigo

In 1905

Frank D'Rone, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Frank_D'Rone

In 1932

Owen Willans Richardson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)

#Owen_Willans_Richardson

In 1879

Marilyn Nelson, African-American poet and author

#Marilyn_Nelson

In 1946

Duane Eddy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Duane_Eddy

In 1938

Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)

#Vicente_Aleixandre

In 1898

Charles Farrar Browne, American author (d. 1867)

#Charles_Farrar_Browne

In 1834

Mitch Rein, Australian rugby league player

#Mitch_Rein

In 1990

Gerard Cafesjian, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)

#Gerard_Cafesjian

In 1925

Roger Taylor, English drummer

#Roger_Taylor_(Duran_Duran_drummer)

In 1960

Toomas Tõniste, Estonian sailor and politician

#Toomas_Tõniste

In 1967

Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (d. 2004)

#Fanny_Blankers-Koen

In 1918

Paul Verner, German soldier and politician (d. 1986)

#Paul_Verner

In 1911

Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (d. 2013)

#Ken_Wallis

In 1916

Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (d. 1992)

#Sal_Maglie

In 1917

Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (d. 2013)

#Virgil_Trucks

In 1917

Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)

#Anita_Loos

In 1889

Bernard Malamud, Jewish American novelist and short story writer (d. 1986)

#Bernard_Malamud

In 1914

Kurt Bodewig, German politician

#Kurt_Bodewig

In 1955

Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Governor General of Canada (d. 1993)

#Jeanne_Sauvé

In 1922

Bill Wennington, Canadian basketball player

#Bill_Wennington

In 1963

Carol Burnett, American actress, singer, and producer

#Carol_Burnett

In 1933

Rafael Guízar y Valencia, Mexican bishop and saint (d. 1938)

#Rafael_Guízar_y_Valencia

In 1878

Edmund C. Tarbell, American painter and educator (d. 1938)

#Edmund_C._Tarbell

In 1862

Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican-American general (d. 2005)

#Filiberto_Ojeda_Ríos

In 1933

John Corabi, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Corabi

In 1959

Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (d. 2014)

#Svyatoslav_Belza

In 1942

Jordana Brewster, Panamanian-American actress

#Jordana_Brewster

In 1980

John Battle, English politician

#John_Battle_(politician)

In 1951

Aaron Judge, American baseball player

#Aaron_Judge

In 1992

Giancarlo Esposito, American actor, director, and producer

#Giancarlo_Esposito

In 1958

John Grierson, Scottish director and producer (d. 1972)

#John_Grierson

In 1898

Yuliya Zaripova, Russian runner

#Yuliya_Zaripova

In 1986

Dean Austin, English footballer and manager

#Dean_Austin

In 1970

Adam Falckenhagen, German lute player and composer (d. 1754)

#Adam_Falckenhagen

In 1697

Rudolf Hess, Egyptian-German politician (d. 1987)

#Rudolf_Hess

In 1894

Emily Wickersham, American actress

#Emily_Wickersham

In 1984

Jadwiga Staniszkis, Polish sociologist, political scientist, and academic

#Jadwiga_Staniszkis

In 1942

Alberto Quintano, Chilean footballer

#Alberto_Quintano

In 1946

Cornelia Ullrich, German hurdler

#Cornelia_Ullrich

In 1963

Tom Welling, American actor

#Tom_Welling

In 1977

Ernst Udet, German colonel and pilot (d. 1941)

#Ernst_Udet

In 1896

Anna Mucha, Polish actress and journalist

#Anna_Mucha

In 1980

Carlos Bianchi, Argentinian footballer and manager

#Carlos_Bianchi

In 1949

Debra Wilson, American actress and comedian

#Debra_Wilson

In 1962

Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer and manager

#Avi_Nimni

In 1972

Gary Wright, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer

#Gary_Wright

In 1943

Esek Hopkins, American commander (d. 1802)

#Esek_Hopkins

In 1718

John James Audubon, French-American ornithologist and painter (d. 1851)

#John_James_Audubon

In 1785

Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player

#Isaac_Liu

In 1991

Douglas Sirk, German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1987)

#Douglas_Sirk

In 1897

Arno Allan Penzias, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Arno_Allan_Penzias

In 1933

Ruut Tarmo, Estonian actor and director (d. 1967)

#Ruut_Tarmo

In 1896

Glenn Thomas Jacobs, American professional wrestler, actor, businessman and politician

#Kane_(wrestler)

In 1967

Ma Rainey, American singer (d. 1939)

#Ma_Rainey

In 1886

Srdjan Pejicic, Canadian/Bosnian basketball player

In 1991

Ignacio Lores Varela, Uruguayan footballer

In 1991

Will Heard, British singer and songwriter

In 1991

Lazaros Fotias, Greek footballer

In 1991

Nevin Spence, Northern Irish rugby player (d. 2012)

In 1990

Manuel Viniegra, Mexican footballer

In 1988

Ben Spina, Australian rugby league player

In 1988

Jorge Andújar Moreno, Spanish footballer

In 1987

Sean Evans, host of the YouTube series Hot Ones

In 1986

Andrea Koch Benvenuto, Chilean tennis player

In 1985

Sandra Schmitt, German skier (d. 2000)

In 1981

Václav Vara?a, Czech ice hockey player

In 1976

Luigi Panarelli, Italian footballer

In 1976

Óscar García Junyent, Spanish footballer and coach

In 1973

Chris Perry, English footballer

In 1973

Jules Naudet, French-American director and producer

In 1973

Natrone Means, American football player and coach

In 1972

Kiko, Spanish footballer

In 1972

Jason Bargwanna, Australian race car driver

In 1972

Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer and academic

In 1970

Susannah Harker, English actress

In 1965

Colin Scotts, Australian-American football player

In 1963

Colin Anderson, English footballer

In 1962

Koo Stark, American actress and photographer

In 1956

Tatyana Fomina, Estonian chess player

In 1954

Jerry Blackwell, American wrestler (d. 1995)

In 1949

Sylvain Simard, Canadian academic and politician

In 1945

Howard Davies, English director and producer (d. 2016)

In 1945

Richard Bradshaw, English conductor (d. 2007)

In 1944

Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States

In 1942

Sharon Carstairs, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Leader of the Government in the Senate

In 1942

Claudine Auger, French model and actress

In 1941

Cliff Watson, English rugby league player (d. 2018)

In 1940

Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (d. 2014)

In 1940

Patricia Reilly Giff, American author and educator

In 1935

Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)

In 1932

Francis Lai, French accordion player and composer (d. 2018)

In 1932

Shirley Cawley, English long jumper

In 1932

Israr Ahmed, Indian-Pakistani theologian, philosopher, and scholar (d. 2010)

In 1932

John Cain Jr., Australian politician, 41st Premier of Victoria

In 1931

Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (d. 2008)

In 1931

Richard Mitchell, American author and educator (d. 2002)

In 1929

Jack Douglas, English actor (d. 2008)

In 1927

Michael Mathias Prechtl, German soldier and illustrator (d. 2003)

In 1926

Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (d. 2015)

In 1925

Vladimir Boltyansky, Russian mathematician, educator and author

In 1925

Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (d. 1998)

In 1924

Margaret Scott, South African-Australian ballerina and choreographer

In 1922

J. C. Holt, English historian and academic (d. 2014)

In 1922

Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 2008)

In 1921

Morris West, Australian author and playwright (d. 1999)

In 1916

Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (d. 2000)

In 1916

James Rouse, American real estate developer (d. 1996)

In 1914

A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000)

In 1912

Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese screenwriter and producer (d. 1997)

In 1910

Marianne Hoppe, German actress (d. 2002)

In 1909

Ilias Tsirimokos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1968)

In 1907

Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004)

In 1904

Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (d. 1991)

In 1904

Eva Aschoff, German bookbinder and calligrapher (d. 1969)

In 1900

Oscar Rabin, Latvian-English saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1958)

In 1899

Ernst Felle, German rower (d. 1959)

In 1876

William Ashhurst, English banker, Sheriff of London, Lord Mayor of London and politician (d. 1720)

In 1647

Alice de Toeni, Countess of Warwick (d. 1324)

In 1284

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