Did you know
Maldini held the record for appearances in Serie A (647), until he was surpassed by Gianluigi Buffon in 2020.
Famous Birthdays on June 26
1968 — Paolo Maldini
Italian footballer
June 26 has 243 recorded notable births across history, from 12 BC to 2005. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 26
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- 1955 The South African Congress Alliance adopts the Freedom Charter at the Congress of the People in Kliptown. Source
- 1918 World War I: Allied forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince in the Battle of Belleau Wood. Source
- 1997 J. K. Rowling publishes the first of her Harry Potter novel series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in the United Kingdom. Source
- 1963 Cold War: U.S. President John F. Kennedy gives his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, underlining the support of the United States for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-supported East Germany erected the Berlin Wall. Source
Did you know
Paul Thomas Anderson is the only person to have won the Academy Award for Best Director and directorial prizes at Europe's three major film festivals: Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and the Berlin International Film Festival.
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Patty Smyth's debut solo album Never Enough was well received, and generated a pair of Top 100 hits.
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Michael Vick was selected first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL draft.
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In 1989, he became chairman of the Board of Bank Menatep, which he founded.
More major people born on June 26
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1970
Paul Thomas Anderson
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Paul Thomas Anderson, also known by his initials PTA, is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
1957
Patty Smyth
American singer-songwriter and musician
Patricia Smyth, also known as Patty Smyth-McEnroe, is an American singer and songwriter. She gained national attention as the lead vocalist of rock band Scandal and went on to record and perform as a solo artist.
1980
Michael Vick
American football player
Michael Dwayne Vick is an American football coach and former professional quarterback who is the head coach for the Norfolk State Spartans.
1963
Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Russian-Swiss businessman and philanthropist
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London.
1959
Mark McKinney
Canadian actor and screenwriter
Mark Douglas Brown McKinney is a Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known as a member of the sketch comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, which includes starring in the 1989 to 1995 TV series The Kids in the Hall and…
1819
Abner Doubleday
American general (died 1893)
Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union major general in the American Civil War.
1938
Billy Davis Jr.
American pop-soul singer
Billy Davis Jr. is an American singer and musician, best known as a member of the 5th Dimension.
1952
Olive Morris
Jamaican-English civil rights activist (died 1979)
Olive Elaine Morris was a Jamaican-born British-based community leader and activist in the feminist, black nationalist, and squatters' rights campaigns of the 1970s.
1943
Warren Farrell
American author and educator
Warren Thomas Farrell is an American author, educator, and activist who has written about gender, particularly men's issues.
1983
Toyonoshima Daiki
Japanese sumo wrestler
Toyonoshima Daiki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Sukumo, Kōchi, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 2002, reaching the top makuuchi division in September 2004.
1786
Sunthorn Phu
Thai poet (died 1855)
Phra Sunthorn Vohara (Phu) (Thai: พระสุนทรโวหาร (ภู่), RTGS: Phra Sunthonwohan (Phu), pronounced [pʰá.sǔn.tʰɔ̄ːn.woː.hǎːn.pʰûː]; 26 June 1786 – 1855), known as Sunthorn Phu (Thai: สุนทรภู่, RTGS: Sunthonphu, pronounced…
1903
Big Bill Broonzy
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1958)
Big Bill Broonzy, later known as William Lee Broonzy, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career began in the 1920s, when he played country music to mostly African-American audiences.
1933
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (died 2014)
Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor who was one of the leading conductors of his generation.
1907
Debs Garms
American baseball player (died 1984)
Debs C. Garms was an American professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals.
1952
Simon Mann
British military officer and mercenary (died 2025)
Simon Francis Mann was a British officer in the Special Air Service (SAS), and later a mercenary. He trained to be an officer at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guards.
1970
Irv Gotti
American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025)
Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., known professionally as Irv Gotti or DJ Irv, was an American record producer and record executive.
1963
Mark McClellan
American economist and politician
Mark Barr McClellan is the director of the Robert J Margolis Center for Health Policy and the Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine and Health Policy at Duke University.
1915
Willard Brown
American baseball player (died 1996)
Willard Jessie Brown was an American professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Negro leagues for the Kansas City Monarchs and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St.
1934
Dave Grusin
American pianist and composer
Robert David Grusin is an American composer, arranger, producer, jazz pianist, and band leader.