Who was born on November 26

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 26, including Elizabeth Bailey, Porter Goss, Rodney Jory. 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.

53 documented historical events happened on November 26, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Texas Revolution: Texian forces attacked a Mexican pack train, capturing 40 saddlebags of grass. On the same day, in another year: The University of Notre Dame (building pictured) was founded by Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross as an all-male institution in the U.S. state of Indiana. 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.