Michel Tornéus

Swedish long jumper.

Born May 26th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Botkyrka Municipality.

Peter Machado

Catholic archbishop.

Born May 26th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Honnavar.

Rebecca Masika Katsuva

Congolese human rights activist (1966-2016).

Born May 26th, 1966 in Katana.

Died February 2nd, 2016 at 49 years old (malaria). ^[ref]

Carmen Scarpitta

Italian actress (1933–2008).

Born May 26th, 1933 in Los Angeles.

Died April 26th, 2008 at 74 years old in Cabo San Lucas (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Oskar Halecki

Polish historian (1891-1973).

Born May 26th, 1891 in Vienna.

Died September 17th, 1973 at 82 years old in White Plains.

Henry-Louis de La Grange

French musicologist (1924-2017).

Born May 26th, 1924 in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 27th, 2017 at 92 years old in Lonay (pneumonia).

Leo Bengtsson

Association football player.

Born May 26th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Stockholm.

Cornelia Lister

Swedish tennis player.

Born May 26th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Oslo.

Stefania Wilczyńska

Polish teacher.

Born May 26th, 1886 in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Died August 6th, 1942 at 56 years old in Treblinka extermination camp. ^[ref]

Odai Al-Saify

Jordanian footballer.

Born May 26th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Amman. ^[ref]

Jansug Kakhidze

Soviet and georgian conductor (1936–2002).

Born May 26th, 1935 in Tbilisi.

Died March 8th, 2002 at 66 years old in Tbilisi.

Romas Ubartas

Lithuanian discus thrower.

Born May 26th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Panevėžys.

Victor Sheiman

Secretary of the security council of belarus, prosecutor general of belarus and assistant to the president for special commissions.

Born May 26th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Saltaniški.

Abdurrahman Vazirov

Azerbaijani politician (1930–2022).

Born May 26th, 1930 in Baku.

Died January 10th, 2022 at 91 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Wolfgang Sidka

German footballer-manager.

Born May 26th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Lengerich.

Monique Hennagan

Us-american athletics competitor.

Born May 26th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Columbia.

Arto Bryggare

Finnish politician and former hurdler.

Born May 26th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Kouvola.

Ilija Brozović

Croatian handball player.

Born May 26th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Split.

Pierre Daninos

French writer and humorist (1913–2005).

Born May 26th, 1913 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 7th, 2005 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.

Jules-Alexandre Grün

French post-impressionist painter (1868-1938).

Born May 26th, 1868 in Paris.

Died February 15th, 1938 at 69 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease).

Olaf Gulbransson

Norwegian artist (1873-1958).

Born May 26th, 1873 in Christiania.

Died September 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.

Sultan Majid Afandiyev

Revolutionary, statesman (1887-1938).

Born May 26th, 1887 in Shamakhi.

Died April 21st, 1938 at 50 years old in Baku.

Peter Westbury

British racing driver.

Born May 26th, 1938 in London.

Died December 7th, 2015 at 77 years old in Scarborough. ^[ref]

Vitaly Korotich

Soviet, ukrainian and russian poet and journalist.

Born May 26th, 1936 in Kyiv.

Died September 29th, 2025 at 89 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Amalie Dietrich

German naturalist, explorer and collector (1821-1891).

Born May 26th, 1821 in Siebenlehn.

Died March 9th, 1891 at 69 years old in Rendsburg.