Who was born on May 26

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 26, including Adolfo de la Huerta, Peter Kürten, Mamie Smith. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

61 documented historical events happened on May 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Edmund I (pictured) of England was murdered at Pucklechurch on the feast day of St Augustine. On the same day, in another year: English friar William of Ockham, who popularised the methodological principle known as Occam's razor, secretly left Avignon under threat from Pope John XXII. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.