Notable Birthdays for May 26
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Dancer Pope Clement VII in 1478
- Isadora Duncan in 1877
- entertainer Al Jolson in 1886
- photographer Dorothea Lange in 1895
- actor John Wayne in 1907
- actor Jay Silverheels in 1912
- actor Peter Cushing in 1913
- singer Peggy Lee in 1920
- actor James Arness in 1923
- jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in 1926
- right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian in 1928
- sportscaster Brent Musburger in 1939 (age 83)
- singer Stevie Nicks in 1948 (age 74)
- singer Hank Williams Jr. in 1949 (age 73)
- actor Pam Grier in 1949 (age 73)
- actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1949 (age 73)
- Sally Ride, first U.S. woman in space, in 1951
- actor Genie Francis in 1962 (age 60)
- actor Robert Bobcat Goldthwait in 1962 (age 60)
- musician Lenny Kravitz in 1964 (age 58)
- actor Helena Bonham Carter in 1966 (age 56)
- filmmaker/actor Matt Stone in 1971 (age 51)
- singer/songwriter Lauryn Hill in 1975 (age 47)
- actor Astrid Berges-Frisbey in 1986 (age 36).
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