Adrian Young

American drummer.

Born August 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Long Beach.

Petey Williams

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born August 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Windsor.

Bansi Lal

Indian politician (1927–2006).

Born August 26th, 1927 in Bhiwani district.

Died March 28th, 2006 at 78 years old in New Delhi.

Elvis Andrus

Venezuelan baseball player.

Born August 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Maracay.

Aleksandar Đorđević

Yugoslav and serbian basketball player.

Born August 26th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Belgrade.

Prem Tinsulanonda

Former regent of thailand (1920-2019).

Born August 26th, 1920 in Mueang Songkhla.

Died May 26th, 2019 at 98 years old in Phramongkutklao Hospital (heart failure). ^[ref]

Akiko Wakabayashi

Japanese actress.

Born August 26th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Ota.

Pansy Ho

Hong kong businesswoman.

Born August 26th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Portuguese Macau. ^[ref]

Mark Snow

American composer for film and television (1946–2025).

Born August 26th, 1946 in Brooklyn.

Died July 4th, 2025 at 78 years old in Washington (myelodysplastic syndrome). ^[ref]

Benjamin Atkins

American serial killer (1968-1997).

Born August 26th, 1968 in Louisiana.

Died September 17th, 1997 at 29 years old in Jackson (death from AIDS-related complications).

Anthony Duclair

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born August 26th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Montreal.

Rufino Tamayo

Mexican painter, printmaker, and sculptor (1899-1991).

Born August 26th, 1899 in Oaxaca de Juárez.

Died June 24th, 1990 at 90 years old in Mexico City.

Stephen J. Dubner

American author, journalist, and podcast host.

Born August 26th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Duanesburg.

Matīss Kivlenieks

Latvian ice hockey goaltender (1996–2021).

Born August 26th, 1996 in Riga.

Died July 4th, 2021 at 24 years old in United States of America. ^[ref]

Barbet Schroeder

French film director (born 1941).

Born August 26th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Tehran.

Francine York

American actress, showgirl (1936–2017).

Born August 26th, 1936 in Aurora.

Died January 6th, 2017 at 80 years old in Van Nuys (cancer). ^[ref]

Marcus du Sautoy

British professor of mathematics.

Born August 26th, 1965 (age 60 years) in London.

Robert Chartoff

American film producer (1933–2015).

Born August 26th, 1933 in New York City.

Died June 10th, 2015 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Elizebeth Smith Friedman

American cryptanalyst and author (1892-1980).

Born August 26th, 1892 in Huntington. ^[ref]

Died October 31st, 1980 at 88 years old in Plainfield.

Zemfira

Russian rock musician and songwriter.

Born August 26th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Ufa.

Dennis Man

Romanian footballer.

Born August 26th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Vladimirescu. ^[ref]

Jan Clayton

American actress (1917-1983).

Born August 26th, 1917 in Tularosa.

Died August 28th, 1983 at 66 years old in West Hollywood (cancer).

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Indonesian economist.

Born August 26th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Bandar Lampung. ^[ref]

Jamal Lewis

Player of american football.

Born August 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Atlanta.

Jessie Diggins

American cross-country skier.

Born August 26th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Saint Paul.