Famous birthdays for May 26: Hwang Dong-hyuk, Helena Bonham Carter
May 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini.
They include:
-- Pope Clement VII in 1478
-- Photographer Dorothea Lange in 1895
-- Actor John Wayne in 1907
-- Actor Jay Silverheels in 1912
-- Actor Peter Cushing in 1913
-- Musician Peggy Lee in 1920
-- Actor James Arness in 1923
-- Musician Miles Davis in 1926
-- Right-to-die advocate Jack Kevorkian in 1928
-- Sportscaster Brent Musburger in 1939 (age 87)
-- Musician Garry Peterson (Guess Who) in 1945 (age 81)
-- Musician Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac) in 1948 (age 78)
-- Musician Hank Williams Jr. in 1949 (age 77)
-- Actor Pam Grier in 1949 (age 77)
-- Actor Philip Michael Thomas in 1949 (age 77)
-- Astronaut Sally Ride in 1951
-- Actor Doug Hutchison in 1960 (age 66)
-- Actor Genie Francis in 1962 (age 64)
-- Actor Bobcat Goldthwait in 1962 (age 64)
-- Musician Lenny Kravitz in 1964 (age 62)
-- Actor Helena Bonham Carter in 1966 (age 60)
-- Musician Jonny "2 Bags" Wickersham (Social Distortion) in 1967 (age 59)
-- Musician Kristen Pfaff (Hole) in 1967 (age 59)
-- Danish King Frederik X in 1968 (age 58)
-- Musician Phillip Rhodes (Gin Blossoms) in 1968 (age 58)
-- Filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk in 1971 (age 55)
-- Filmmaker/actor Matt Stone in 1971 (age 55)
-- Musician Lauryn Hill (Fugees) in 1975 (age 51)
-- Actor Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey in 1986 (age 40)
-- Musician Yeji (Itzy) in 2000 (age 26)
-- Musician Kyujin (Nmixx) in 2006 (age 20)
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This story was originally published May 26, 2026 at 4:39 AM.