Famous people born on 26 September

• T. S. EliotUS-British poet · 1888–1965
  76 yrs
• Martin HeideggerGerman philosopher · 1889–1976
  86 yrs
• Paul VIPope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 · 1897–1978
  80 yrs
• Ivan PavlovRussian physiologist · 1849–1936
  86 yrs
• Manmohan SinghIndian economist, bureaucrat, academician and politician · 1932–2024
  92 yrs
• PompeyRoman general and statesman · 106–48 BC
  58 yrs
• George GershwinAmerican composer and pianist · 1898–1937
  38 yrs
• Olivia Newton-JohnBritish and Australian singer · 1948–2022
  73 yrs
• Théodore GéricaultFrench painter · 1791–1824
  32 yrs
• Winnie Madikizela-MandelaSouth African activist and politician · 1936–2018
  81 yrs
• Archibald Hill ↗English physiologist and biophysicist · 1886–1977
  90 yrs
• Christian X of Denmark ↗King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland · 1870–1947
  76 yrs
• Andrea Dworkin ↗American feminist writer · 1946–2005
  58 yrs
• Matilde Camus ↗Spanish poet · 1919–2012
  92 yrs
• Winsor McCay ↗American cartoonist and animator · 1869–1934
  64 yrs
• Dev Anand ↗Indian actor, producer, director · 1923–2011
  88 yrs
• Enzo Bearzot ↗Italian football player and manager · 1927–2010
  83 yrs
• Jiajing Emperor of Ming ↗Emperor of the Ming dynasty from 1521 to 1567 · 1507–1567
  59 yrs
• Ōkubo Toshimichi ↗One of the three great nobles who led the Meiji Restoration, regarded as one of the main founders of modern Japan · 1830–1878
  47 yrs
• Edmund Gwenn ↗British actor · 1877–1959
  81 yrs
• Joseph Proust ↗French chemist · 1754–1826
  71 yrs
• George Raft ↗American actor · 1901–1980
  79 yrs
• Alfred Cortot ↗Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor · 1877–1962
  84 yrs
• Hans Reichenbach ↗German–American philosopher · 1891–1953
  61 yrs
• Julie London ↗American actress and singer · 1926–2000
  74 yrs
• Lewis Hine ↗American sociologist and photographer · 1874–1940
  66 yrs
• Oskar Dirlewanger ↗German Nazi military officer and SS Regiment/Brigade Commander · 1895–1945
  49 yrs
• Gal Costa ↗Brazilian singer · 1945–2022
  77 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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