Naomi van As

Dutch field hockey player.

Born July 26th, 1983 (age 42 years) in The Hague.

John Holloway

Sociologist (born 1947).

Born July 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Dublin.

Dimitris Saravakos

Greek footballer.

Born July 26th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Athens.

Biff Elliot

American actor (1923–2012).

Born July 26th, 1923 in Lynn.

Died August 15th, 2012 at 89 years old in Studio City (disease). ^[ref]

Erskine Hawkins

American trumpeter and big band leader from birmingham, alabama (1914-1993).

Born July 26th, 1914 in Birmingham.

Died November 11th, 1993 at 79 years old in New York City.

Anne Boyer

American poet and essayist.

Born July 26th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Topeka.

Kenneth Harlan

American actor (1895–1967).

Born July 26th, 1895 in Boston.

Died March 6th, 1967 at 71 years old in Sacramento.

Pieter Mulder

South african politician.

Born July 26th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Randfontein.

Lars Hanson

Swedish film and stage actor (1886-1965).

Born July 26th, 1886 in Göteborgs Carl Johans parish. ^[ref]

Died April 8th, 1965 at 78 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. ^[ref]

Muhammad Mahdi Al-Jawahiri

Iraqi neo-classical poet (1899 – 1997).

Born July 26th, 1899 in Najaf.

Died July 27th, 1997 at 98 years old in Damascus.

John Tooby

American anthropologist.

Born July 26th, 1952 in Saint Paul.

Died November 9th, 2023 at 71 years old ^[ref]

Fernando Grande-Marlaska

Spanish jurist and judge.

Born July 26th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Bilbao. ^[ref]

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912).

Born July 26th, 1829 in Ostend.

Died October 6th, 1912 at 83 years old in Lucerne.

Wilton G. S. Sankawulo

Writer and president of liberia (1937-2009).

Born July 26th, 1937 in Liberia.

Died February 21st, 2009 at 71 years old in Monrovia. ^[ref]

Emilio de Villota

Spanish racing driver.

Born July 26th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Madrid.

Bernice Rubens

British writer (1923–2004).

Born July 26th, 1923 in Cardiff. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2004 at 81 years old in Royal Free Hospital (stroke). ^[ref]

Heinz Auerswald

German member of the ss (1908-1970).

Born July 26th, 1908 in Berlin.

Died December 5th, 1970 at 62 years old in Düsseldorf.

Charles Butterworth

American actor (1896–1946).

Born July 26th, 1896 in South Bend.

Died June 14th, 1946 at 49 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Bobby Rousseau

Canadian ice hockey player (1940–2025).

Born July 26th, 1940 in Montreal.

Died December 13th, 2025 at 85 years old in Trois-Rivières. ^[ref]

Darío Verón

Paraguayan footballer.

Born July 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in San Ignacio.

Tareg Hamedi

Saudi arabian karateka.

Born July 26th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Jubail.

Nick de Firmian

American chess player.

Born July 26th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Fresno.

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

French actress (born 1983).

Born July 26th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Paris.

Tanja Szewczenko

German figure skater.

Born July 26th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Düsseldorf.

Catherine Vautrin

French politician.

Born July 26th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Reims.