Alberto Fujimori
1938 – 2024President 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.
Famous Birthdays on July 26
15 notable people were 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.
20th Century12 people
Stanley Kubrick
1928 – 1999American filmmaker (1928–1999)
Thaksin Shinawatra
1949Telecommunications billionaire who served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006 before being ousted in a military coup.
John Howard
1939Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister, who led the country from 1996 to 2007 during a period of sustained economic growth.
Francesco Cossiga
1928 – 2010Italian jurist who served as the 8th President of Italy from 1985 to 1992, previously holding key positions including Prime Minister and Interior Minister.
Sandra Bullock
1964American actress and film producer
Liz Truss
1975Conservative 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
1955Pakistani politician who served as President from 2008-2013 and again from 2024, known as the widower of assassinated Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Jacinda Ardern
1980New 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.
politicianNew Zealand
Vladimír Mečiar
1942Slovak 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.
Anna Rita Del Piano
1966Italian actress and theater director who has appeared in numerous films and television productions while also directing theatrical performances.
Galina Chistyakova
1962Soviet-era athlete who set the world record in long jump at 7.52 meters in 1988, a record that still stands today.
athletics competitorSlovakia
19th Century3 people
Aldous Huxley
1894 – 1963English 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.
Carl Jung
1875 – 1961Influential psychiatrist who founded analytical psychology and developed concepts including the collective unconscious and psychological archetypes.
George Bernard Shaw
1856 – 1950Irish 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.
playwrightIreland
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.