Celebrities Born on August 26
Who was born on August 26?
Famous people born on August 26 include Mother Teresa, Guillaume Apollinaire, Julio Cortázar. It is day 238 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Virgo (Earth sign).
Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet (1880–1918)
Julio Cortázar
Argentine writer (1914–1984)
James Franck
German-American physicist (1882–1964)
Charles Martel
Frankish military and political leader (c. 688–741)
Macaulay Culkin
American actor and singer (born 1980)
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)
Thalía
Mexican singer and actress (born 1978)
Melissa McCarthy
American actress and comedian
Yun Posun
2nd President of South Korea (1897-1990)
Zemfira
Russian rock musician and songwriter
Johann Heinrich Lambert
German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on August 26 are Virgo (Earth sign, ruled by Mercury).
Full Virgo guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#238
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
27
days from today
Birthday Number 8 — The Powerhouse
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 26 → 8). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Power · Abundance · Achievement · Authority — To build not for personal power but for collective good. The integrated 8 uses material mastery as a tool for creating l…
Full numerology 8 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
August Birthstone — Peridot
Peridot is the one gemstone that glows in the dark — or rather, it glows with a warm yellowish-green light that ancient Egyptians believed was the trapped radiance of the sun. They mined it exclusively on the island of Zabargad in the Red Sea, a volcanic island that was a guarded state secret for ce…
Full Peridot guide →Is August 26 YOUR birthday?
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