26 historically significant individuals born on July 26. July 26 is the birth date of several influential figures in literature, psychology, and cinema. Notable individuals born on this day include playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856), psychologist Carl Jung (1875), author Aldous Huxley (1894), and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick (1928). Shaw produced acclaimed dramatic works, Jung advanced analytical psychology, and Kubrick created groundbreaking films.
Total Born
26
Countries
18
Top Century
20th· 14
Top Field
politician
7 individuals
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Birth Distribution by Century
20th (14)
19th (4)
18th (7)
17th C.20th C.
20th Century
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Edmund S. Phelps
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2006)
Joel Mokyr
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2025)
John Howard
autobiographerhistorian
Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, who led the country from 1996 to 2007 during a period of sustained economic growth.
Francesco Cossiga
juristpolitician
Italian jurist who served as the 8th President of Italy from 1985 to 1992, previously holding key positions including Prime Minister and Interior Minister.
Alberto Fujimori
agricultural engineerpolitician
President of Peru from 1990 to 2000 who implemented neoliberal economic reforms and defeated the Shining Path insurgency. His presidency ended when he fled to Japan amid corruption scandals.
Stanley Kubrick
directorfilm editor
American filmmaker (1928–1999)
Anna Rita Del Piano
actorfilm actor
Italian actress and theater director who has appeared in numerous films and television productions while also directing theatrical performances.
Thaksin Shinawatra
businesspersonentrepreneur
Telecommunications billionaire who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006 before being ousted in a military coup.
Sandra Bullock
film actorfilm director
American actress and film producer
Liz Truss
accountantpolitician
Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister for 45 days in 2022, the shortest tenure in British history, before resigning due to economic turmoil from her mini-budget.
Asif Ali Zardari
entrepreneurpolitician
Pakistani politician who served as President from 2008-2013 and again from 2024, known as the widower of assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Vladimír Mečiar
lawyerpolitician
Slovak politician who served three terms as Prime Minister (1990-1991, 1992-1994, 1994-1998) and was a key figure in Slovakia's independence from Czechoslovakia. He led the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia party.
Jacinda Ardern
politician
New Zealand politician who served as Prime Minister from 2017 to 2023, leading the country's response to the Christchurch shooting and COVID-19 pandemic as the world's youngest female head of government at age 37.
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Galina Chistyakova
athletics competitor
Soviet-era athlete who set the world record in long jump at 7.52 meters in 1988, a record that still stands today.
19th Century
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Auguste Beernaert
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1909)
George Bernard Shaw
playwright
Irish playwright and critic who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925 for works like 'Pygmalion' and 'Man and Superman.' He was a prominent socialist and advocate for social reform.
Carl Jung
essayistpsychiatrist
Influential psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and developed concepts including the collective unconscious and psychological archetypes.
Aldous Huxley
novelistphilosopher
English novelist and philosopher best known for his dystopian novel "Brave New World" (1932). He explored themes of technology, society, and human consciousness in works that influenced science fiction and social criticism.
18th Century
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Alexander MacWhorter
ministerwriter
American clergyman
Juan de Lezica y Torrezuri
engineerpolitician
Spanish nobleman, politician and merchant
Isaac Babbitt
businesspersonengineer
American goldsmith (1799-1862)
Pauline Rifer de Courcelles
artistnaturalist
French bird artist (1781–1851)
Lorenz Christoph Mizler
booksellercomposer
German music historian and polymath (1711-1778)
John Field
composerpianist
Irish pianist, composer, and teacher
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Henri van der Haert
draftspersonlithographer
Engraver, illustrator, portrait painter, sculptor (1790-1846)
17th Century
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Jakob Hermann
mathematiciannaturalist
Mathematician from Basel (1678-1733)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the most famous person born on July 26?
Stanley Kubrick, the filmmaker known for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining, was born on July 26, 1928. Other notable figures born on this date include psychologist Carl Jung and playwright George Bernard Shaw.
What famous writers were born on July 26?
Two writers share July 26 as their birthday: George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright and Nobel Prize winner born in 1856, and Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, born in 1894.
Are there any famous psychologists born on July 26?
Yes, Carl Jung, an influential psychologist and founder of analytical psychology, was born on July 26, 1875. Jung developed concepts like psychological types and the collective unconscious.