Cyril Ngonge

Belgian association football player.

Born May 26th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Uccle.

Richard Maibaum

American screenwriter, playwright and film producer (1909–1991).

Born May 26th, 1909 in New York City.

Died January 4th, 1991 at 81 years old in Santa Monica.

Teresa Stratas

Greek-canadian-american singer (born 1938).

Born May 26th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Toronto.

Pieter Menten

Dutch war criminal, art collector and businessman (1899–1987).

Born May 26th, 1899 in Rotterdam.

Died November 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in Loosdrecht.

Kenan Sipahi

Turkish basketball player (born 1995).

Born May 26th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Pristina.

Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi

Syrian cosmonaut (1951–2024).

Born May 26th, 1951 in Aleppo.

Died April 19th, 2024 at 72 years old in Gaziantep. ^[ref]

Simon Tahamata

Dutch footballer (born 1956).

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vught.

Sam Posey

American racing driver.

Born May 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Mark Hunter

American singer.

Born May 26th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Cleveland.

Nguyễn Thị Bình

Vietnamese politician.

Born May 26th, 1927 (age 99 years) in Sa Đéc.

Marta Hillers

German journalist (1911–2001).

Born May 26th, 1911 in Krefeld.

Died June 16th, 2001 at 90 years old in Basel.

Misaki Ito

Japanese actor-model.

Born May 26th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Iwaki.

Robert Yerkes

American psychologist (1876–1956).

Born May 26th, 1876 in Bucks County.

Died February 3rd, 1956 at 79 years old in New Haven.

Maxime Estève

French footballer (born 2002).

Born May 26th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Montpellier.

Verónica Alcocer

First lady of colombia since 2022.

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

Alaa Al Aswany

Egyptian writer.

Born May 26th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Cairo.

Thomas Fabbiano

Italian tennis player.

Born May 26th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Grottaglie.

Joachim Hansen

Norwegian mixed martial arts (mma) fighter.

Born May 26th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Oslo.

Necip Fazıl Kısakürek

Turkish novelist, playwright, and islamist conspiracy theorist (1904–1983).

Born May 26th, 1904 in Istanbul.

Died May 25th, 1983 at 78 years old in Istanbul.

Cesare Fiorio

Italian racing driver.

Born May 26th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Turin.

George Schaller

American naturalist.

Born May 26th, 1933 (age 93 years) in Berlin.

Seni Pramoj

Thai politician (1905-1997).

Born May 26th, 1905 in Bangkok.

Died July 28th, 1997 at 92 years old in Bangkok (cancer).

Nguyen Ngoc Tho

Vietnamese politician, first prime minister of south vietnam (1908-1976).

Born May 26th, 1908 in Long Xuyên.

Died June 12th, 1976 at 68 years old in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ramiz Zerrouki

Algerian association football player.

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

David Kabua

Marshallese politician and government minister.

Born May 26th, 1951 in Majuro.

Died April 8th, 2026 at 74 years old in Honolulu. ^[ref]