Discover the most famous people who died on May 26. The list includes people like Martin Heidegger, Sydney Pollack, Samuel Pepys, Bede, Jacob Riis. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, spiritual & religious leaders, political leaders and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & France and many more countries.
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Famous As: Businessman, Henry Ford's Son
Birthdate: November 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 1943
Famous As: American football quarterback and coach
Birthdate: January 9, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Died: 2019
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Famous As: American actor
Birthdate: April 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rock Island, Illinois, United States
Died: 2005
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Famous As: Film Director
Birthdate: July 1, 1934
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Died: 2008
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: September 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Messkirch, Germany
Died: 1976
Birthdate: May 3, 1849
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ribe
Died: 1914
Famous As: Saint
Birthdate: 0673 AD
Birthplace: Jarrow, England
Died: 0735
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Famous As: Singer-songwriter and musician
Birthdate: September 8, 1897
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi, United States
Died: 1933
Famous As: United States National Security Advisor (1977-81)
Birthdate: March 28, 1928
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland
Died: 2017
Famous As: Founder of Ahmadiyya Sect
Birthdate: February 13, 1835
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Qadian
Died: 1908
Famous As: Actress
Birthdate: March 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2001
Famous As: Genial host of TV's House Party from 1943 to 1967
Birthdate: July 17, 1912
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Canada
Died: 2010
Famous As: American naval officer and aviator who was the fourth person to walk on the Moon
Birthdate: March 15, 1932
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wheeler, Texas, United States
Died: 2018
Famous As: 5th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Birthdate: 1389 AD
Birthplace: Bursa, Turkey
Died: 1421
Famous As: Producer
Birthdate: September 17, 1963
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1986
Famous As: Actor
Birthdate: March 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ballinasloe, Ireland
Died: 1979
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
Famous As: Prince
Birthdate: July 4, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany
Died: 1940
Famous As: Member of Parliament
Birthdate: February 23, 1633
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1703
Famous As: Military Leader
Birthdate: September 6, 1808
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: El Guettana, Algeria
Died: 1883
Famous As: Sultan
Birthdate: December 3, 1447
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Didymoteicho
Died: 1512
Famous As: Prince of Kiev
Birthdate: May 26, 1053
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
Died: 1125
Famous As: Former Businessman who was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings
Birthdate: November 25, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: British Hong Kong
Died: 2020
Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: November 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cullendale, Arkansas, U.S.
Died: 1968
Famous As: Surgeon
Birthdate: July 19, 1865
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Rochester
Died: 1939
Famous As: Physician
Birthdate: July 22, 1886
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Trais
Died: 1948
Famous As: Former baseball pitcher and politician who represented Kentucky in both chambers of the United States Congress
Birthdate: October 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Southgate, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
Birthdate: April 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Iloilo City
Died: 1993
Famous As: Archbishop of Canterbury
Birthdate: 0000 AD
Birthplace: Rome
Died: 0604
Famous As: Italian racing driver
Birthdate: July 13, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1955
Famous As: Agriculture in colonial South Carolina, where she developed indigo as one of its most important cash crops.
Birthdate: December 28, 1722
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Died: 1793
Famous As: Military Commander
Birthdate: 0387 AD
Birthplace: Artaxata
Died: 0451
Famous As: General
Birthdate: December 27, 1761
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pamūšis, Lithuania
Died: 1818
Famous As: Fashion designer
Birthdate: August 30, 1874
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1952
Famous As: Diplomat
Birthdate: December 21, 1909
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Died: 1994
Famous As: Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist
Birthdate: October 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers
Died: 1904
Famous As: Chemist
Birthdate: April 16, 1838
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rebecq, Belgium
Died: 1922
Famous As: Football player
Birthdate: July 10, 1927
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, England
Died: 1989
Famous As: Politician, Statesman, Diplomat
Birthdate: August 11, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chōshū Domain
Died: 1877
Famous As: Philosopher
Birthdate: January 9, 1897
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1973
Famous As: Professional wrestler
Birthdate: June 12, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Died: 2013
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Famous As: Former sculptor who was part of the Cubist movement
Birthdate: August 22, 1891
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Druskininkai, Lithuania
Died: 1973
Famous As: Biochemist
Birthdate: May 19, 1857
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Died: 1938
Famous As: King
Birthdate: 0921 AD
Birthplace: Wessex, England
Died: 0946
Famous As: Philosopher, University teacher, Journalist, Literary critic
Birthdate: July 31, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Styria
Died: 1999
Famous As: Baseball player
Birthdate: January 23, 1928
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Died: 2005
Famous As: Catholic priest
Birthdate: October 14, 1915
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pontelongo
Died: 2016
Famous As: Queen
Birthdate: 1309 AD
Birthplace: Lithuania
Died: 1339
Famous As: Witchcraft
Birthdate: 1615 AD
Birthplace: New Windsor, Berkshire, England
Died: 1647
Famous As: Aristocrat
Birthdate: March 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Caserta, Kingdom of Two Sicilies Two Sicilies
Died: 1934
Famous As: Writer
Birthdate: August 28, 1916
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2013