Birth Month Day of 08-26 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Melissa McCarthy
Actress | The Heat
Melissa McCarthy was born in Plainfield, Illinois, to Sandra and Michael McCarthy, and was raised on her family's corn and soybean farm. She began her performing career as a stand-up comedian in New York where she appeared at the famous clubs, Stand Up New York and The Improv. She worked on her ...
2. Chris Pine
Actor | Star Trek
Chris Pine was born in Los Angeles. His parents are actors Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford, and his maternal grandparents were Max M. Gilford, a president of the Hollywood Bar Association, and actress Anne Gwynne. His sister, Katherine Pine, has also acted. Chris's ancestry is Russian Jewish (from ...
3. Dylan O'Brien
Actor | Teen Wolf
Dylan O'Brien was born in New York City, to Lisa Rhodes, a former actress who also ran an acting school, and Patrick B. O'Brien, a camera operator. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is of English, Spanish, and Italian ancestry. Dylan grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New ...
4. Annette Badland
Actress | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Annette Badland is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on TV, radio and film. She has played Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who (2005), Doomsday Dora in The Sparticle Mystery (2011), Birdie Henshall in the drama series Cutting It (2002), Mavis in season 6 of ...
5. Amanda Schull
Actress | 12 Monkeys
Amanda Schull is an American actress and former professional ballet dancer. She is known for her lead role in the 2000 film Center Stage, and for her recurring roles on the American television series One Tree Hill and Pretty Little Liars. She starred in the Syfy television series 12 Monkeys, and ...
6. John Mulaney
Actor | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
John Mulaney is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he started his career working as a writer for Saturday Night Live (1975) in 2008, where he co-created the recurring character of Stefon with Bill Hader and occasionally appeared on the show's Weekend ...
7. Macaulay Culkin
Actor | Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, one of the most famous American child stars, was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City, New York, USA, as the third of seven children of his father Kit Culkin (a former stage and child actor and also Macaulay's former manager) and mother Patricia Brentrup. He is the brother of ...
8. Keke Palmer
Actress | Nope
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer was born on August 26, 1993 in Harvey, Illinois and raised in Robbins, Illinois to Sharon and Larry Palmer, both former actors. Palmer showed vocal promise as a five-year-old, when she belted out "Jesus Loves Me" in her church choir. A year later the singer-actress had a...
9. Danielle Savre
Actress | Station 19
Danielle Savre was born on August 26, 1988 in Simi Valley, California, USA. She is an actress and director, known for Station 19 (2018), Heroes (2006) and Malcolm in the Middle (2000).
10. Mike Colter
Actor | Luke Cage
Mike was born to Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Lee Colter Sr. He attended Benedict College where he was mentored and groomed his drama professor Scott Blanks. After transferring to the University of South Carolina where he attained a B.A. degree in theater, Mike went on to study at Mason Gross School of the ...
11. Gene Stupnitsky
Producer | The Office
Gene Stupnitsky was born on August 26, 1977 in Kiev, Ukraine. He is a producer and writer, known for The Office (2005), Good Boys (2019) and Bad Teacher (2011).
12. Brett Cullen
Actor | The Dark Knight Rises
Peter Brett Cullen is an American actor from Houston, Texas. He is known for playing Thomas Wayne from Joker, Barton Blaze from Ghost Rider, Eddie Martel in The Replacements, Walt Riggins in Friday Night Lights and a Congressman in The Dark Knight Rises. He also acted in Apollo 13, Monk, The Guilt ...
13. Andy Muschietti
Director | Mama
Andy Muschietti was born on August 26, 1973 in Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina. He is a producer and director, known for Mama (2013), It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019).
14. Michael Jeter
Actor | Open Range
Michael Jeter was an American actor from Tennessee. His best known roles were that of math teacher and assistant football coach Herman Stiles in the sitcom "Evening Shade" (1990-1994) and "Mr. Noodle's brother, Mister Noodle" in "Sesame Street", a role he played from 2000 to 2003. He specialized in...
15. Nazneen Contractor
Actress | Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Born in Mumbai, India and raised in Nigeria until the age of seven, Contractor was well-versed in world travels and a variety of cultures at a very young age. She attended boarding school in London from seven to nine years old, then her family moved to Toronto, Canada, where she spent the majority ...
16. Alison Steadman
Actress | Life Is Sweet
The acclaimed Alison Steadman was born in 1946 in Liverpool, the daughter of George Percival Steadman and Marjorie Evans. Educated at Childwall Valley High School, she studied at the East-15 Acting School from 1966-1969, then toiled as a secretary at the Liverpool Probation Service before deciding ...
17. Meredith Eaton
Actress | Paranormal Activity 3
Meredith Eaton is well known for her breakout recurring role as feisty attorney Bethany Horowitz, on the ABC hit series Boston Legal (2004). Meredith has also guest starred on several critically acclaimed prime time shows, such as House (2004), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999), and ...
18. Patrick Kennedy
Actor | The Queen's Gambit
Patrick Kennedy was born on August 26, 1977 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for The Queen's Gambit (2020), Miss Marx (2020) and War Horse (2011).
19. Evan Ross
Actor | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Evan Ross was born on August 26, 1988 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) and ATL (2006). He has been married to Ashlee Simpson since August 30, 2014. They have two children.
20. Kari Lizer
Producer | Will & Grace
Kari Lizer was born on August 26, 1961 in San Diego, California, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Will & Grace (1998), Private School (1983) and The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006).
21. Jim Davis
Actor | Big Jake
Tall, rangy Jim Davis spent much of his early career in westerns mainly at Republic Pictures. The Missouri-born and -raised Davis' relaxed, easygoing manner and Southern drawl easily fit most moviegoers' image of the cowboy and Republic put him in a ton of them over the years (the fact that, unlike...
22. Gracie Dzienny
Actress | First Kill
Gracie Dzienny was born on August 26, 1995 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. She is an actress, known for First Kill (2022), Jupiter's Legacy (2021) and Bumblebee (2018).
23. Kirk Fox
Actor | The Postman
Kirk Fox was born on August 26, 1969 in San Diego, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Postman (1997), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Wyatt Earp (1994). He was previously married to Alison Eastwood.
24. Wanda De Jesus
Actress | Blood Work
Wanda De Jesus was born on August 26, 1958 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Blood Work (2002), RoboCop 2 (1990) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).
25. Susan Harrison
Actress | Sweet Smell of Success
Susan Harrison was born on August 26, 1938 in Leesburg, Florida, USA. She was an actress, known for Sweet Smell of Success (1957), Key Witness (1960) and The Twilight Zone (1959). She was previously married to Cassius Marcus Conger and Joël Colin. She died on March 5, 2019 in Los Angeles, ...
26. Emma Hunton
Actress | Station 19
Emma Hunton was born on August 26, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Station 19 (2018), Angel (1999) and Happy Endings (2005).
27. Charlie Gillespie
Actor | Julie and the Phantoms
Charlie Gillespie was born on August 26, 1998 in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. He is an actor and production manager, known for Julie and the Phantoms (2020), The Outlaw League (2014) and The Rest of Us (2019).
28. Jane Merrow
Actress | The Lion in Winter
This gently attractive British actress, also of German descent, was born Jane Josephine Meirowsky on August 26, 1941, in Hertfordshire, England. The future Jane Merrow studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and, at the onset of her career, was involved with the British National Youth Theatre....
29. Chris Burke
Actor | Life Goes On
Chris Burke was born on August 26, 1965 in Point Lookout, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Life Goes On (1989), Mona Lisa Smile (2003) and North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell (1994).
30. Francine York
Actress | The Family Man
Francine York was born in the small mining town of Aurora, Minnesota to her parents, Frank and Sophie Yerich. When Francine was five, her family (including her younger sister, Deanne) moved to Cleveland, where she began to write short stories and take an interest in acting. At age nine, Francine ...
31. Carl Marino
Actor | Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda
Carl Marino was born and raised in upstate New York in the city of Hornell, the son of Carl and Carol Marino. He was the only boy of four siblings. After graduation from high school, Carl attended the United States Military Academy at West Point for 2 years. Following West Point, and while studying...
32. Erik Valdez
Actor | Graceland
The son of a 2nd generation cotton farmer turned salesman, and an artistic, free spirited mother, Erik Valdez was born in Lubbock, TX. Since childhood, all he ever really wanted to do was race cars and entertain people; he learned to drive on his grandparent's farm at age 6 and was cast in his ...
33. Candy Moore
Actress | Raging Bull
Candy Moore was born on August 26, 1947 in Maplewood, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for Raging Bull (1980), One Step Beyond (1959) and Wagon Train (1957). She was previously married to Paul Gleason.
34. Shirley Manson
Actress | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Shirley Manson was born on August 26, 1966 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008), Captain Marvel (2019) and The World Is Not Enough (1999). She has been married to Billy Bush since May 2010. She was previously married to ...
35. Akiko Wakabayashi
Actress | You Only Live Twice
Akiko Wakabayashi was born on August 26, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. During her work in movies, she became one of Japan's most popular actresses of their cinema's "Golden Age", ranking with actresses Kumi Mizuno and Mie Hama. One of her first films was Akiko (1961), which was named after her. ...
36. Hannah van der Westhuysen
Actress | The Bay of Silence
Hannah van der Westhuysen was born on August 26, 1995 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Bay of Silence (2020), The Sandman (2022) and A Little Italian Vacation (2021).
37. Jorge Sanz
Actor | Belle Epoque
Jorge Sanz was born on August 26, 1969 in Madrid, Spain. He is an actor and writer, known for Belle Epoque (1992), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and If They Tell You I Fell (1989).
38. Ronny Graham
Actor | Spaceballs
Composer, songwriter, actor, comedian, director and author. He was a night-club comic throughout the USA, and wrote songs for Broadway revues including "New Faces" (1952, 1956, and 1962) and also for Jules Monk's night-club revues (he appeared in "Take Five") and on television, and he had a part in...
39. Ishita Dutta
Actress | Drishyam
Ishita Dutta was born on August 26, 1990 in Jamshedpur, Bihar, India. She is an actress, known for Drishyam (2015), Drishyam 2 (2022) and Chanakyudu (2012). She has been married to Vatsal Sheth since November 28, 2017.
40. Oleg Taktarov
Actor | Predators
"Oleg makes an impression." On his DVD commentary for "Righteous Kill" (2008), director Jon Avnet remarks that he needed a powerful actor to play Russian mob enforcer Yevgeny Mugalat, a character who survives six gunshots at close range. International star Oleg Taktarov, born in Sarov, Russia, ...
41. Neeru Bajwa
Actress | Jatt & Juliet 2
Neeru Bajwa was born on August 26, 1980 in Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Jatt & Juliet 2 (2013), Jatt & Juliet (2012) and Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2016).
42. Thalía
Actress | María la del barrio
Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter, producer, actress and entrepreneur. She is considered one of the most successful and influential Mexican artists worldwide. Apart from her native Spanish, Thalía has also sung in ...
43. Gunner Wright
Actor | Underwater
Gunner plays astronauts, police officers, lawyers, space mechanics, & bad boys with hearts of gold once you get to the third act. He's two parts Steve McQueen, a pinch of Paul Newman, a slice of Jimmy Stewart, and a dash of Peter Pan. He rides a Ducati to set and a Vespa to the grocery store.
44. Shervin Alenabi
Actor | Tehran
Shervin Alenabi is an actor known for Baghdad in My Shadow (2019) Shervin was born in Iran in 1995. He along with his family immigrated to the UK in 2007. He made his feature film debut at the age of 22 as Nasseer in the political thriller, set in London, Baghdad in My Shadow (2019), for which he ...
45. Nanoka Hara
Actress | Jigoku de naze warui
Nanoka Hara was born on August 26, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan. She is an actress, known for Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013), Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009) and The Voice of Sin (2020).
46. Cassie Ventura
Actress | Step Up 2: The Streets
Cassie is a singer, actress, model, songwriter, and dancer. Albums: Me&U, Long Way 2 Go Official Girl ft. Lil'Wayne Is it you
Cassandra is a 5 time National Grand Champion Twirler, because of twirling is how her modeling career started. Cassandra models for Abercrombie, Target, Jcpennys, Walmart, ...
47. Lars Ranthe
Actor | Druk
Lars Ranthe was born on August 26, 1969 in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an actor, known for Another Round (2020), Adam's Apples (2005) and A Funny Man (2011). He has been married to Christine Albeck Børge since 1998.
48. Barbet Schroeder
Director | La Virgen de los Sicarios
Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. He is a director and producer, known for Our Lady of the Assassins (2000), Murder by Numbers (2002) and Barfly (1987). He has been married to Bulle Ogier since April 1991.
49. Eric Steinberg
Actor | Star Trek: First Contact
Eric Steinberg was born on August 26, 1969 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor, known for Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Stargate SG-1 (1997) and Day Break (2006).
50. Chelsea Spack
Actress | Dead to Me
Chelsea grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. She was raised in a very creative home where an emphasis was placed on the arts. Her education focused on drama, Shakespeare, classical piano, and French. She received her bachelors degree in Theatre and French, and went on to get her MFA in acting from the ...