Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

November 26th

Sagittarius Fire · Chrysanthemum birth flower · Citrine birthstone · More...

🎉 Holiday on this date

🦃

Thanksgiving (United States)

American national holiday on the fourth Thursday of November, celebrating the harvest and giving thanks.

national Date varies by year.

All holidays on this date  »

514 Notable birthdays

Margaret Boden

British academic (1936–2025).

Born November 26th, 1936 in London. [ref]

Died July 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]

Samuel Bodman

United states secretary of energy and previously deputy secretary of the treasury.

Born November 26th, 1938 in Chicago.

Died September 7th, 2018 at 79 years old in El Paso (neurological disorder).

Armando Cooper

Panamanian footballer.

Born November 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Colón City.

Suniti Kumar Chatterji

Bengali linguist (1890–1977).

Born November 26th, 1890 in Shibpur.

Died May 29th, 1977 at 86 years old in Kolkata.

Richard R. Arnold

American educator and astronaut.

Born November 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Cheverly.

Karl Ziegler

German chemist (1898–1973).

Born November 26th, 1898 in Helsa.

Died August 12th, 1973 at 74 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Evita Muñoz

Mexican actress and comedian (1936-2016).

Born November 26th, 1936 in Orizaba.

Died August 23rd, 2016 at 79 years old in Mexico City (pneumonia).

Kyel Reid

British footballer (born 1987).

Born November 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in London.

Shlomo Artzi

Israeli singer.

Born November 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Israel.

Pamela Prati

Italian actress, showgirl, model, singer, and television hostess.

Born November 26th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Ozieri.

Fernando Varela

Cape verdean footballer.

Born November 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Cascais.

Sotiris Alexandropoulos

Greek association football player.

Born November 26th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Marousi.

Natalya Kovshova

Soviet sniper (1920–1942).

Born November 26th, 1920 in Ufa.

Died August 14th, 1942 at 21 years old in Veliky Novgorod.

Wes Archer

American television animation director.

Born November 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Houston.

Ivan Patzaichin

Romanian sprint canoeist (1949–2021).

Born November 26th, 1949 in Mila 23.

Died September 5th, 2021 at 71 years old in Emergency University Hospital Elias (stomach cancer). [ref]

Krunoslav Jurčić

Croatian association football player and manager.

Born November 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Ljubuški.

Stephan Andersen

Danish footballer.

Born November 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Copenhagen.

Keith Ballard

American ice hockey player.

Born November 26th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Baudette.

Harry Catterick

English footballer and manager (1919-1985).

Born November 26th, 1919 in Darlington.

Died March 9th, 1985 at 65 years old in Liverpool.

John Zimmerman

American figure skater.

Born November 26th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Birmingham.

Patrice Lauzon

Canadian ice dancer.

Born November 26th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Montreal.

Héctor Scarone

Uruguayan footballer (1898-1967).

Born November 26th, 1898 in Montevideo.

Died April 23rd, 1967 at 68 years old in Montevideo.

Letizia Moratti

Italian businesswoman and politician (1949).

Born November 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Milan.

Ruth Patrick

American botanist and limnologist (1907–2013).

Born November 26th, 1907 in Topeka.

Died September 23rd, 2013 at 105 years old in Lafayette Hill.

V. K. Murthy

Indian cinematographer (1923–2014).

Born November 26th, 1923 in Mysore.

Died April 7th, 2014 at 90 years old in Bengaluru (disease).

Birthdays 201 to 225 of 514

« 11/25
/
11/27 »

A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday. Erma Bombeck