Famous People Who Died on September 26

Discover the most famous people who died on September 26. The list includes people like Paul Newman, Daniel Boone, Bessie Smith, George Santayana, Anna Magnani. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, poets, philosophers and novelists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Italy & India and many more countries.

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Paul Newman

(One of the Most Influential Actors of 20th-Century)

Birthdate: January 26, 1925

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States

Died: 2008

One of the most celebrated actors of the 1960s and 1970s, Paul Newman was a multi-faceted man. Apart from winning acting accolades, such as the Academy Award, he had also won many championships as a driver as part of the Sports Car Club of America. Also known for his philanthropy and political activism, Newman founded many nonprofit organizations.

 2 

Robert Palmer

(Snger)

Birthdate: January 19, 1949

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Batley, England

Died: 2003

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 3 

Daniel Boone

(American Frontiersman and One of the First Folk Heroes of the United States)

Birthdate: November 2, 1734

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1820

Daniel Boone was an American pioneer, woodsman, explorer, and frontiersman. His exploits as an American frontier made him one of the earliest folk heroes of the US. Widely regarded as the founder of Kentucky, Daniel Boone is popular for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky. His life and work have inspired several movies, such as the 1936 movie Daniel Boone.

 4 

Bessie Smith

(One of the Greatest Female Blues Singers of the 1930s)

Birthdate: April 15, 1894

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Died: 1937

Bessie Smith was an American singer who gained popularity during the Jazz Age. Dubbed the Empress of the Blues, Smith was one of the most famous blues singers of the 1920s and 1930s. Counted among the greatest singers of her generation, Bessie Smith was a major influence on several other singers. Her life and work inspired the TV film Bessie.

Birthdate: November 13, 1932

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bronx, New York, United States

Died: 2000

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 6 

Levi Strauss

(Former businessman known as founder of the Levi Strauss & Co.)

Birthdate: February 26, 1829

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Buttenheim, Germany

Died: 1902

Levi Strauss, the man behind the iconic clothing brand Levi Strauss & Co., or Levi's, which was also the first blue-jeans-manufacturing firm, was born in Germany and later moved to the US. It is rumored that his jeans were meant for the labor class, and he himself had never worn a pair.

 7 

Bela Bartok

(One of the Most Important Composers of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: March 25, 1881

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Sânnicolau Mare, Romania

Died: 1945

Bela Bartok was a Hungarian pianist, composer, and ethnomusicologist. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most prominent composers, Bartok is also counted among Hungary's greatest composers of all time. He is credited with co-founding comparative musicology, which came to be known as ethnomusicology.

 8 

Johnny Lewis

(Actor)

Birthdate: October 29, 1983

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

Died: 2012

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 9 

Gloria Stuart

(Actress)

Birthdate: July 4, 1910

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States

Died: 2010

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 10 

George Plimpton

(Journalists)

Birthdate: March 18, 1927

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Died: 2003

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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George Santayana

(Regarded as One of the Most Important Thinkers of the First Half of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: December 16, 1863

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Madrid, Spain

Died: 1952

One of George Santayana’s initial works, The Sense of Beauty, spoke about aesthetics, an oft-repeated topic in his later works. The Spanish-born American philosopher and Harvard professor is remembered for his quote “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” which has often been misattributed to Plato.

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Anna Magnani

(Italian Actress Who was Known for Her Explosive Acting and Earthy, Realistic Portrayals of Characters)

Birthdate: March 7, 1908

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 1973

Anna Magnani was an Italian actress best remembered for her real-life portrayals of characters and explosive acting. In 1956, Magnani became the first Italian ever to receive an Academy Award when she won the award for her portrayal of Serafina Delle Rose in the 1955 film, The Rose Tattoo. She had also won other prestigious awards like the Silver Bear.

 13 

Ibn Taymiyyah

(Scholar)

Birthdate: January 22, 1263

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Harran, Turkey

Died: 1328

Birthdate: July 15, 1892

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 1940

Walter Benjamin was a German Jewish essayist, philosopher, and cultural critic. An eclectic thinker, Benjamin made significant contributions to literary criticism, aesthetic theory, and historical materialism. Although Benjamin's work did not earn much recognition during his lifetime, it continues to be revered by academics several years after his death.

 15 

Byron Nelson

(One of the Greatest Golfers of All Time)

Birthdate: February 4, 1912

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas, United States

Died: 2006

Byron Nelson was an American golfer who won 52 PGA Tour events during his career. Considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport, Nelson won five major championships in his 64 professional wins. In 1974, he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 1997, he won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award.

Birthdate: March 28, 1760

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Wisbech, England

Died: 1846

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John Cromwell

(Film Director)

Birthdate: December 23, 1886

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, United States

Died: 1979

Birthdate: November 29, 1932

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: 2019

Jacques Chirac was a French politician who served as France's prime minister on two occasions, first from 1974 to 1976 and then from 1986 to 1988. He also served as France's president from 1995 to 2007. Because of his long career in prominent government positions, Chirac was often caricatured or parodied. He was also depicted in films, such as W.

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S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike

(Diplomat, Politician, Lawyer)

Birthdate: January 8, 1899

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Colombo

Died: 1959

 20 

Georg Simmel

(One of the First Generation of German Sociologists and Neo-Kantian Philosopher)

Birthdate: March 1, 1858

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: 1918

Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic considered a forerunner to structuralist styles of reasoning in the social sciences. He was neo-Kantian in his approach and laid the foundations for sociological antipositivism. He broadly rejected academic standards and wrote extensively on the philosophy of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. He was married to philosopher Gertrud Kinel and had one son. 

 21 

Keir Hardie

(Former Leader of the Labour Party of the United Kingdom (1906 - 1908))

Birthdate: August 15, 1856

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Newhouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Died: 1915

Scottish-born labor leader and trade unionist J. Keir Hardie is best remembered for establishing the Labour Party of the UK. He also supported the suffragist revolt organized by activist Emmeline Pankhurst. A pacifist, he objected to Britain’s participation in World War I but eventually ended up being sidelined by his party.

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W. H. Davies

(British poet)

Birthdate: July 3, 1871

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Newport, Wales

Died: 1940

After losing his father at age 3, Georgian poet W. H. Davies was raised by his grandparents. He later spent moving from place to place in the US and Canada, taking up odd jobs, and even lost his right foot while trying to jump a freight train.

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Betty Carter

(Singer)

Birthdate: May 16, 1929

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, United States

Died: 1998

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Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia

(Prince)

Birthdate: November 9, 1907

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Marmorpalais, Potsdam, Germany

Died: 1994

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August Macke

(German Expressionist Painter Known for His Colorful Landscape Paintings)

Birthdate: January 3, 1887

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Meschede, Germany

Died: 1914

A leader of the Expressionist group The Blue Rider, German artist August Macke had initially drawn inspiration from his amateur artist father’s paintings. His works, such as Three Girls in a Barque, focused on human subjects and mingled German and French traditions. He was killed while fighting in World War I.

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Alberto Moravia

(Italian Novelist and Journalist Known for His Novels" ‘Gli indifferenti’, 'Il Conformista' and 'Il disprezzo’)

Birthdate: November 28, 1907

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Rome, Italy

Died: 1990

Alberto Moravia was an Italian journalist and novelist best remembered for exploring themes like existentialism, social alienation, and sexuality. His anti-fascist novel The Conformist inspired the 1970 political drama film of the same name. Moravia's works have also inspired other films, such as Agostino, Contempt, The Empty Canvas, and Two Women.

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Alexandra Tolstaya

(Novelist)

Birthdate: June 18, 1884

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana, Russia

Died: 1979

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Pavel Sudoplatov

(Lieutenant General)

Birthdate: July 7, 1907

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Melitopol', Ukraine

Died: 1996

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Jay Johnstone

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: November 20, 1945

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Manchester, Connecticut, United States

Died: 2020

 30 

Miloš Obrenović I of Serbia

(prince of Serbia)

Birthdate: March 18, 1780

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Gornja Dobrinja, Serbia

Died: 1860

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William Billings

(Composer)

Birthdate: October 7, 1746

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1800

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Hermann Grassmann

(German Polymath Best Known for His Work as a Mathematician)

Birthdate: April 15, 1809

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Szczecin, Poland

Died: 1877

Hermann Grassmann was a German polymath remembered for his work in linear algebra, although he wasn’t acknowledged as a mathematician for most part of his life. His work Die lineale Ausdehnungslehre, ein neuer Zweig der Mathematik was revolutionary in the field of mathematics and was far ahead of its time. During his lifetime, he was only known as a linguist.

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John Facenda

(Sports Announcer)

Birthdate: August 8, 1913

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Died: 1984

Birthdate: February 26, 1832

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Essingen, Rhineland-Palatinate

Died: 1901

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Karl Patterson Schmidt

(American Herpetologist)

Birthdate: June 19, 1890

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

Died: 1957

Karl Patterson Schmidt was a herpetologist. He studied biology and geology at Cornell University and realized his keen interest in herpetology. He later worked as a scientific assistant in herpetology at the American Museum of Natural History. He undertook many collecting expeditions for the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He died after being bitten by a boomslang snake. 

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Hugh Lofting

(British Author and Creator of the Classic Children’s Literature Character 'Doctor Dolittle')

Birthdate: January 14, 1886

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Died: 1947

Though a qualified civil engineer from MIT, Hugh Lofting is best remembered for writing the Dr. Dolittle series of children’s classics, which created a cult character and also inspired several movies. His only work for adults was the war poem Victory for the Slain, which depicted the futility of war.

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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

(Politician)

Birthdate: June 20, 1760

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Dangan Castle, Ireland

Died: 1842

 38 

Lavoslav Ružička

(Croatian-Swiss Scientist Known for His Work on Polymethylenes and Higher Terpenes)

Birthdate: September 13, 1887

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Vukovar, Croatia

Died: 1976

Nobel Prize-winning Croatian-Swiss chemist Lavoslav Ružička is remembered for his research on cyclic compounds. He also taught in the Netherlands and Switzerland. Apart from studying the rings of muskone and civetone molecules, he also discovered the molecular structures of male hormones such as testosterone and androsterone.

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Bernadette O Farrell

(Actress)

Birthdate: January 30, 1924

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Birr, County Offaly Birr, County Offaly, Ireland

Died: 1999

 40 

Baden Powell

(Brazilian Jazz Guitarist and Composer)

Birthdate: August 6, 1937

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died: 2000

Baden Powell was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best remembered for his versatality. He often combined classical techniques with swing and harmony and performed in many styles, including Latin jazz, Brazilian jazz, bossa nova, and samba. Apart from performing on stage and composing pieces for guitar, Baden Powell also collaborated with other popular musicians like American flautist Herbie Mann.

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Eugene Genovese

(Historian)

Birthdate: May 19, 1930

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2012

 42 

Xu Beihong

(Chinese Painter)

Birthdate: July 19, 1895

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Yixing, China

Died: 1953

 43 

Nina Berberova

(Russian Writer Best Known for Her Examination of the Plight of Exiles)

Birthdate: July 26, 1901

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Died: 1993

Russian author Nina Berberova was initially part of Maxim Gorky’s entourage. Best known for her short stories and novellas, she had also penned biographies, novels, and poetry. She had also worked with Voice of America and taught at Yale and Princeton. Most of her works spoke of exiles.

 44 

Carl Jonas Love Almqvist

(Swedish Author Who Was a Master of Romanticism and Realism)

Birthdate: November 28, 1793

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Died: 1866

Swedish author Carl Jonas Love Almqvist was known for his diverse range, which included both romanticism and realism. Known as one of the architects of Swedish literature, he initially served as a school principal. His best-known works include the novels Amorina and The Queen’s Diamond Ornament.

 45 

C.H. Waddington

(British Developmental Biologist, Paleontologist, Geneticist Known for Developing the Concept of the 'Epigenetic Landscape')

Birthdate: November 8, 1905

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Evesham, England

Died: 1975

British embryologist C.H. Waddington had studied paleontology before turning to biology. A professor of zoology and embryology, he later also taught animal genetics. His interests also included poetry, painting, and Marxism. He introduced concepts such as epigenetic landscape and genetic assimilation, and penned books such as Principles of Embryology.

 46 

Heinrich George

(Film actor)

Birthdate: October 9, 1893

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Stettin, Poland

Died: 1946

 47 

Harriet Monroe

(American Poet)

Birthdate: December 23, 1860

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1936

 48 

Paquirri

(Spanish Bullfighter)

Birthdate: March 5, 1948

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Zahara de los Atunes, Spain

Died: 1984

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Alan Lancaster

(Best known as a founding member and bassist)

Birthdate: February 7, 1949

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Peckham, London, England

Died: 2021

 50 

Bulbul

(Singer)

Birthdate: June 22, 1897

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Shusha city, Karabakh Azerbaijan Khanbaghi, former Russian Empire

Died: 1961