| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Eugenie Anderson |
Diplomat |
26-May-1909 |
31-Mar-1997 |
Second female US Ambassador |
| James Arness |
Actor |
26-May-1923 |
3-Jun-2011 |
Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke |
| John Baird |
Politician |
26-May-1969 |
|
Canadian MP, Ottawa West--Nepean |
| William Bolcom |
Composer |
26-May-1938 |
|
Songs of Innocence and of Experience |
| Charles R. Bowers |
Diplomat |
26-May-1940 |
|
US Ambassador to Bolivia, 1991-94 |
| Helena Bonham Carter |
Actor |
26-May-1966 |
|
Marla in Fight Club |
| Philippe de Champaigne |
Painter |
26-May-1602 |
12-Aug-1674 |
Prolific French Baroque painter |
| Pope Clement VII |
Religion |
26-May-1478 |
25-Sep-1534 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1523-34 |
| Margaret Colin |
Actor |
26-May-1957 |
|
As the World Turns |
| Frank Corder |
Aviator |
26-May-1956 |
12-Sep-1994 |
Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn |
| Ward Cunningham |
Computer Programmer |
26-May-1949 |
|
Wiki inventor |
| Ben Curtis |
Golf |
26-May-1977 |
|
Winner, 2003 British Open |
| Peter Cushing |
Actor |
26-May-1913 |
11-Aug-1994 |
Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars |
| John Dall |
Actor |
26-May-1918 |
15-Jan-1971 |
Rope |
| Miles Davis |
Jazz Musician |
26-May-1926 |
28-Sep-1991 |
Jazz trumpeter, Kind of Blue |
| Isadora Duncan |
Dancer |
26-May-1877 |
14-Sep-1927 |
Mother of modern dance |
| Frank C. Emerson |
Politician |
26-May-1882 |
18-Feb-1931 |
Governor of Wyoming, 1927-31 |
| Genie Francis |
Actor |
26-May-1962 |
|
Laura Spencer on General Hospital |
| Prince Frederik |
Royalty |
26-May-1968 |
|
Heir to the throne of Denmark |
| Kevin Gage |
Actor |
26-May-1959 |
|
Heat |
| Heinrich Geissler |
Inventor |
26-May-1815 |
24-Jan-1879 |
Geissler tube |
| Bobcat Goldthwait |
Comic |
26-May-1962 |
|
Shakes the Clown |
| Pam Grier |
Actor |
26-May-1949 |
|
Blaxploitation queen, star of Jackie Brown |
| Kay Hagan |
Politician |
26-May-1953 |
|
US Senator from North Carolina |
| Elisabeth Harnois |
Actor |
26-May-1979 |
|
Christina Nickson on Point Pleasant |
| Levon Helm |
Drummer |
26-May-1940 |
19-Apr-2012 |
Drummer for The Band |
| Lauryn Hill |
Singer |
26-May-1975 |
|
Soul/hip hop singer and producer |
| Doug Hutchison |
Actor |
26-May-1960 |
|
The Green Mile |
| Robert D. Joffe |
Attorney |
26-May-1943 |
28-Jan-2010 |
Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore |
| Al Jolson |
Singer |
26-May-1886 |
23-Oct-1950 |
The Jazz Singer |
| Jack Kevorkian |
Doctor |
26-May-1928 |
3-Jun-2011 |
Euthanasia enthusiast |
| Lenny Kravitz |
Musician |
26-May-1964 |
|
Wants to fly away yeah |
| Dorothea Lange |
Photographer |
26-May-1895 |
11-Oct-1965 |
Depression-era photographer |
| John LeBoutillier |
Politician |
26-May-1953 |
|
Congressman from New York, 1981-83 |
| Peggy Lee |
Singer |
26-May-1920 |
21-Jan-2002 |
Is That All There Is? |
| Edward Livingston |
Politician |
26-May-1764 |
23-May-1836 |
Brilliant legal reformer |
| Paul Lukas |
Actor |
26-May-1887 |
15-Aug-1971 |
Watch on the Rhine |
| Ranan Lurie |
Cartoonist |
26-May-1932 |
|
Hugely popular political cartoonist |
| Mary of Teck |
Royalty |
26-May-1867 |
24-Mar-1953 |
Queen Mary, Consort of George V |
| Ashley Massaro |
Wrestling |
26-May-1979 |
|
WWE wrestler |
| Adolfo López Mateos |
Head of State |
26-May-1910 |
22-Sep-1969 |
President of Mexico, 1958-64 |
| H. Freeman Matthews |
Diplomat |
26-May-1899 |
19-Oct-1986 |
Career US Ambassador |
| Alec McCowen |
Actor |
26-May-1925 |
|
English Shakespearean actor |
| C. Thomas McMillen |
Politician |
26-May-1952 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1987-93 |
| J. Irwin Miller |
Business |
26-May-1909 |
16-Aug-2004 |
Former CEO of Cummins Engine |
| Abraham de Moivre |
Mathematician |
26-May-1667 |
27-Nov-1754 |
Doctrine of Chances |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu |
Author |
26-May-1689 |
21-Aug-1762 |
Letters |
| Thomas H. Moodie |
Politician |
26-May-1878 |
3-Mar-1948 |
Governor of North Dakota, 1935 |
| Masaharu Morimoto |
Chef |
26-May-1955 |
|
Iron Chef Japanese |
| Robert Morley |
Actor |
26-May-1908 |
3-Jun-1992 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? |
| Alexander Muirhead |
Physicist |
26-May-1848 |
13-Dec-1920 |
Submarine cable telegraphy |
| Brent Musburger |
Sports Journalist |
26-May-1939 |
|
Sports commentator for ABC |
| Joseph A. Mussomeli |
Diplomat |
26-May-1952 |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia |
| Arun Netravali |
Business |
26-May-1946 |
|
Chief Scientist at Lucent, 2002-03 |
| Edward N. Ney |
Business |
26-May-1925 |
|
CEO of Young & Rubicam, 1970-86 |
| Stevie Nicks |
Singer/Songwriter |
26-May-1948 |
|
Fleetwood Mac |
| Lisa Niemi |
Actor |
26-May-1956 |
|
Actress/Wife of Patrick Swayze |
| Richard B. Nugent |
Politician |
26-May-1951 |
|
Congressman, Florida 5th |
| Paul Patton |
Politician |
26-May-1937 |
|
Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003 |
| Kristen Pfaff |
Bassist |
26-May-1967 |
16-Jun-1994 |
Bassist for Hole and Janitor Joe |
| Michael Portillo |
Politician |
26-May-1953 |
|
Former Conservative MP |
| Aleksandr Pushkin |
Poet |
26-May-1799 |
10-Feb-1837 |
Russia's greatest poet |
| Kenneth M. Quinn |
Diplomat |
26-May-1942 |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 1996-99 |
| Sally Ride |
Astronaut |
26-May-1951 |
23-Jul-2012 |
First American woman in space |
| Laurance Rockefeller |
Business |
26-May-1910 |
11-Jul-2004 |
Financier behind Eastern Airlines |
| Mick Ronson |
Guitarist |
26-May-1946 |
29-Apr-1993 |
Bowie/Spiders from Mars guitarist |
| Jan Schakowsky |
Politician |
26-May-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 9th |
| Lesley Selander |
Film Director |
26-May-1900 |
5-Dec-1979 |
The Texican |
| Jay Silverheels |
Actor |
26-May-1912 |
5-Mar-1980 |
Tonto on The Lone Ranger |
| Troy N. Smith |
Business |
26-May-1922 |
26-Oct-2009 |
Founder of Sonic Drive-In |
| Matt Stone |
Cartoonist |
26-May-1971 |
|
South Park |
| Norma Talmadge |
Actor |
26-May-1893 |
24-Dec-1957 |
Du Barry, Woman of Passion |
| John A. Thain |
Business |
26-May-1955 |
|
CEO of CIT Group |
| Philip Michael Thomas |
Actor |
26-May-1949 |
|
Det. Ricardo Tubbs on Miami Vice |
| Musetta Vander |
Actor |
26-May-1969 |
|
Wild Wild West |
| John Wayne |
Actor |
26-May-1907 |
11-Jun-1979 |
The Duke |
| Hank Williams, Jr. |
Country Musician |
26-May-1949 |
|
Monday Night Football theme |
| Charles Winninger |
Actor |
26-May-1884 |
27-Jan-1969 |
Show Boat |
