Famous people born on 26 May

13 of the people we track were born on 26 May, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Alexander Pushkin 1799Russian poet and playwrightdied aged 37
2. John Wayne 1907American actordied aged 72
3. Isadora Duncan 1877American dancer and choreographerdied aged 50
4. Miles Davis 1926American jazz trumpeter and bandleaderdied aged 65
5. Sally Ride 1951American astronaut and physicistdied aged 61
6. Helena Bonham Carter 1966British actorliving, 60
7. Pope Clement VII 1478Catholic priest who served as Popedied aged 56
8. Jeremy Corbyn 1949British politicianliving, 77
9. Frederik X 1968Monarch of Denmarkliving, 58
10. Mehmed III 1566Sultan of the Ottoman Empiredied aged 37
11. Lenny Kravitz 1964American guitarist and singerliving, 62
12. János Kádár 1912Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungarydied aged 77
13. Ward Cunningham 1949American programmerliving, 77