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Astrology, birth chart, biography, photo and horoscope excerpts: You will find on this page all the celebrities born on August, 26, sorted by decreasing popularity. The popularity is the number of real time Astrotheme users' clicks for a celebrity. You can either access the photo and detailed natal chart by clicking on the thumbnail, or read the comprehensive horoscope by clicking on "Display his/her horoscope with biography and chart". Back to the Calendar · Home · 45,458 dominants · Astrology and Statistics · Celestar · AstroSearch 45,458 Celebrities
111 celebrities or events were found for August, 26. Add to favourites (126 fans)Biography of Mère Teresa
Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. For over forty years, she ministered to the needs of the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying of Calcutta (Kolkata). As her religious order grew she expanded her ministry to other countries. By the 1970s she had become internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless, due in part to a documentary, and book, Something Beautiful for God by Malcolm Muggeridge. Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and designated Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. However, she and the order she founded have attracted criticism in latter years with resp... Add to favourites (48 fans)Biography of Shirley Manson
Shirley Ann Manson (born August 26, 1966) is a Scottish musician, the lead vocalist of the band Garbage. Early life Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Manson is the second of three daughters. She has an older sister, Lindy-Jayne and a younger sister, Sarah. Her mother is a former big band singer and her father is a geneticist who was a part of the faculty that cloned Dolly the Sheep. At age seven, Shirley began learning the piano, later attending the City of Edinburgh Music School where she also joined the school's theatre group. At school, she was regularly bullied because of her red hair and large eyes. She sometimes returned home after school bloody and bruised from being beaten up. The incessant teasing and bullying led her into a deep depression and drove her to cutting. Also as a re... Add to favourites (25 fans)Biography of Macaulay Culkin
Macaulay Carson Culkin (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Kevin McCallister in Home Alone and the title character of Richie Rich. Early life Culkin was born in New York City, New York to Christopher 'Kit' Culkin and Patricia Brentup. He was the couple's third child of seven children and he has four brothers Shane (b. 1976), Kieran (b. 1982), Christian (b. 1987) and Rory (b. 1989), and two sisters Dakota (b. 1978) and Quinn (b. 1984). Culkin is the nephew of actress Bonnie Bedelia, who is the sister of Kit Culkin. During Culkin's early childhood, the family lived in a small apartment; his mother was a telephone operator and his father worked as a sacristan at a local Catholic church. His father was also a former stage actor with a long career... Biography of Tariq Ramadan
Tariq Said Ramadan (born 26 August 1962 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss Muslim academic and theologian. He advocates a reinterpretation of Islamic texts, and emphasizes the heterogeneous nature of Islamic society. He believes that Muslims in Europe have to establish a new "European Islam" (see also Euroislam) and emphasizes the necessity for their engagement in European society. His maternal grandfather Hassan al Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. His father, Said Ramadan, was a prominent figure in the Muslim Brotherhood as well, and was expelled from Egypt by Gamal Abdul Nasser for his activities in that organization. He later settled in Switzerland where Tariq was born. Tariq Ramadan graduated a year early and studied philosophy, literature and social sciences at Univer... Add to favourites (23 fans)Biography of Thalía (Mexican entertainer)
Thalía (born Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda, August 26, 1971 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico (birth time source: Imdb)) is a successful Latin Grammy-awarded Mexican singer and actress. She is amongst Mexico's most famous telenovela actresses and has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. In 1981, Thalía started her musical career as a vocalist in the Mexican child group Din Din. She performed in the music festival Juguemos a Cantar as a member of the group and later, as a soloist. As a vocalist, she is considered a mezzo-soprano. In 1984, she was cast in the teenage version of the stage production Grease, being cast in the lead role of Sandy. In 1986, Thalía replaced one of the original female vocalists of Timbiriche, Sasha Sokol. That same year, she was cast in her first soa... Biography of Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier (August 26, 1743 – May 8, 1794) the "father of modern chemistry," was a French nobleman prominent in the histories of chemistry, finance, biology, and economics. He stated the first version of the law of conservation of mass, co-discovered, recognized and named oxygen (1778), as well as hydrogen, disproved the phlogiston theory, introduced the metric system, wrote the first extensive list of elements, and helped to reform chemical nomenclature. He was also an investor and administrator of the "Ferme Générale," a private tax collection company; chairman of the board of the Discount Bank (later the Banque de France); and a powerful member of a number of other aristocratic administrative councils. Because of his prominence in the pre-revolutionary government in Fr... Add to favourites (30 fans)Biography of Cassie (singer)
Cassie (born Cassandra Ventura on August 26, 1986) is an American hip hop, R&B and pop singer, model, and occasional actress. She is best known for her 2005 single "Me & U", which became a hit in 2006. Height: 5' 7½" (1.71 m) Cassie was born in New London, Connecticut to a Filipino father and a African-American mother. While attending The Williams School, a preparatory school on the Connecticut College campus, Ventura began her career as a model at the age of fourteen, appearing in ads for Delia's, Adidas, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Seventeen. When she completed high school in 2004, she announced that she was going to pursue her career in modeling and music, foregoing college. In New York, Cassie was modeling for Abercrombie & Fitch Wilhelmina Models, and taking classes at the Broad... Add to favourites (15 fans)Biography of Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire (August 26, 1880 – November 9, 1918) was a French poet, writer, and art critic born in Italy to a Polish mother. Among the foremost poets of the early 20th century, he is credited with coining the word surrealism and writing one of the earliest works described as surrealist, the play Les Mamelles de Tirésias (1917). Two years after being wounded in World War I, he died at 38 of the Spanish flu during a pandemic. Life Born Wilhelm Albert Vladimir Apollinaris Kostrowitzky / Wąż-Kostrowicki in Rome, Italy, and raised speaking French, among other languages, he emigrated to France and adopted the name Guillaume Apollinaire. His mother, born Angelica Kostrowicka, was a Polish noblewoman born near Nowogródek (now in Belarus). His father is unknown but may have ... Add to favourites (33 fans)Biography of Chris Pine
Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor. He has appeared in romantic comedies The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) and Just My Luck (2006). He will also play James T. Kirk in the upcoming sci-fi movie Star Trek. Early life Pine was born in Los Angeles, California to Robert Pine and Gwynne Gilford; he also has an older sister, Katherine. His father was an actor and had a contract with Universal, while his mother was an actress and is now a practicing psychotherapist. His maternal grandparents were Anne Gwynne, a Hollywood actress, and Max M. Gilford, a Hollywood attorney. Pine graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in English. He spent his junior year in the UK, studying English at the Un... Biography of Sophia Brahe
Sophia Brahe (August 24, 1556 – 1643) was a Danish horticulturalist and student of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine, best known for assisting her brother Tycho Brahe with his astronomical observations. She was born in Knudstrup to Otte Brahe and Beate Bille Brahe; famous astronomer Tycho Brahe was her oldest brother. She assisted her brother with his astronomical observations that became the basis for modern planetary orbit predictions, and frequently visited his observatory on the island of Hveen. She married Otto Thott when she was 19 or 20, and had one child with him before he died in 1588. Upon his death she took over his property in Ericksholm and became a horticulturalist, as well as studying chemistry and medicine. She later remarried, to Erik Lange.... Biography of Patrick Devedjian
Patrick Devedjian (born on 26 August, 1944 in Fontainebleau) is an French politician. As a student at the University of Paris II, he was a member of the far-right (some would say fascist-leaning) group Occident. He was admitted to the Paris bar in 1970. He became a militant in the Gaullist movement as early as 1971 and participated in the foundation of the RPR party in 1976. In 1983, he was elected mayor of Antony (Hauts-de-Seine) for the first time, and was re-elected in 1989, 1995 and 2001. In 1986, he was elected Member of Parliament from the Hauts-de-Seine department and was re-elected four times in 1988, 1993, 1997 and 2002. He was appointed Minister for Local Liberties in 2002, serving until 2004. He was the Minister of the Industry in 2004, serving until 2005. He is a close advis... Biography of Albert, Prince Consort
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Charles Augustus Emanuel, later HRH The Prince Consort; 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861) was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the only husband of a British Queen to have formally held the title of Prince Consort. Upon Queen Victoria's death in 1901, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, named after the dynastic branch of the Saxon ducal family to which Albert belonged, succeeded the House of Hanover on the British throne. Early life Albert was born at Schloss Rosenau near Coburg (formerly in the Duchy of Saxony, now in the state of Bavaria, Germany), as the second son of Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his first wife, Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Alb... Biography of Valérie Karsenti
Valerie Karsenti, born on August 26, 1964 in Pantin (birth time source: birth certificate), is a French actress and comedian. Filmography Actress (2009) : Le Hérisson, de Mona Achache (2008) : LOL, de Lisa Azuelos (2008) : Tellement proches, d'Olivier Nakache et Eric Toledano (2008) : Modern Love, de Stéphane Kazandjian (2005) : Combien tu m'aimes ?, de Bertrand Blier (1986) : On a volé Charlie Spencer, de Francis Huster Television (2010) : Maison Close de Mabrouk El Mechri et Wahib Chehata (2009) : Scènes de ménages de Francis Duquet (2009) : Quand vient la peur, d'Élisabeth Rappeneau (2008) : Reporters, de Gilles Bannier et Jean-Marc Brondolo (2008) : P.J., de Claire de la Rochefoucauld (2007) : Voici venir l'orage..., ... Biography of Ely (Star Academy)
Elyanne Breton is a Canadian singer born August 26, 1986 in Lanaudière, Quebec. She has participated in Star Academy fifth season in 2005.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Yves de Chaisemartin
Yves de Chaisemartin is a French businessman, born August 26, 1948 in Paris.... Biography of Annamaria Rizzoli
Anna Maria Rizzoli is an Italian actress born August 26, 1953 in Roma. Filmography Il padrone e l'operaio (1975) Ride bene... chi ride ultimo (1977) Milano... difendersi o morire (1978) Dove vai in vacanza? (1978) Riavanti... marsch! (1979) Rag. Arturo De Fanti, bancario precario (1979) Play Motel (1979) L'insegnante al mare con tutta la classe (1979) Scusi, lei è normale? (1979) Uno contro l'altro, praticamente amici (1980) La ripetente fa l'occhietto al preside (1980) La compagna di viaggio (1980) Arabella (1980) La settimana bianca (1981) La cameriera seduce i villeggianti (1981) La settimana al mare (1981) Una vacanza del cactus (1981) La sai l'ultima sui matti? (1982) Attenti a quei P2 (1982) Il sommergibile più pazzo del mondo (1982) Il r... Biography of Iris Junik
Iris Junik, born August 26, 1968 in Berlin, is a German actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432680/ ) "Zwei Profis" .... Claudia Kummer (1 episode, 2003) - ...und der Luxusfisch (2003) TV episode .... Claudia Kummer "Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei" .... Jenny Peters (1 episode, 2001) - Doppelter Albtraum (2001) TV episode .... Jenny Peters "HeliCops - Einsatz über Berlin" (1998) TV series .... Gina Holland (unknown episodes, 2000-2001) "Im Namen des Gesetzes" .... Marlies Kemper (1 episode, 1999) ... aka In the Name of the Law (literal English title) - Teuflische Rache (1999) TV episode .... Marlies Kemper Jagd auf Amor (1999) (TV) .... Melanie ... aka Amor - Todesspiel aus Liebe (Germany) "Küstenwache" .... Mira (1 episode, 1999)... Biography of Jules Romains
Jules Romains, real name Louis-henri-jean Farigoule (August 26, 1885 - August 14, 1972) was a French author and the founder of the unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock and a cycle of works called Les Hommes de bonne volonté (Men of Good Will). He was born in Saint-Julien-Chapteuil, Haute-Loire. Unanimism Romains originally considered unanimism to mean an opposition to individualism or to the exaltation of individual particularities; universal sympathy with life, existence and humanity. In later years, Romains defined it as connected with the end of literature within "representation of the world without judgement", where his social ideals comprise the highest conception of solidarity as a defense of individual rights.... Biography of Julio Cortázar
Julio Cortázar (born Jules Florencio Cortázar) (August 26, 1914 – February 12, 1984) was a Belgian-born Argentine author of novels and short stories. He influenced an entire generation of Latin American writers from Mexico to Argentina. Cortázar was married three times: first to Aurora Bernárdez, then Ugnė Karvelis and finally the Canadian Carol Dunlop. Most of his best known work was written in France where he established himself in 1951. Early life Jules Florencio Cortázar was born in Ixelles-Brussels, Belgium on August 26, 1914 a few days after the invasion of Germany during the onset of WWI. Julio, as he would be known in his adult life, was the son of merchant Julio José Cortázar and María Herminia Descotte. His parents settled in Europe in 1913 representing the commercial in... Biography of Adrian Young
Adrian Samuel Young (born August 26, 1969, Long Beach, California) is the drummer for the rock band, No Doubt. Young's parents were hippies. He has three brothers: Alex, Damian and Aaron. Young was exposed to rock music very early by the 1990s California music scene. He became a fan of the band No Doubt from the start, attending their concerts after they formed in 1987. The same year he began playing the drums. In 1989, No Doubt announced that they were looking for a new drummer, and Young auditioned. At the audition, he lied saying that he had been playing for some time now. Young is known among fans for his affinity for wearing thongs during performances, and rebellious hair (mohawks, etc...) He can often be seen topless and in his thong in the band's music videos. When not p... Biography of Geraldine Ferraro
Geraldine Anne Ferraro (born August 26, 1935) is a Democratic politician and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. She is perhaps best known as the first and only woman to date to represent a major U.S. political party as a candidate for Vice President. Ferraro was a teacher, lawyer, and member of the Queens County District Attorney's Office prior to being elected to the United States Congress in 1978. In 1984, former Vice President and Presidential candidate Walter Mondale selected Ferraro to be his running mate in the upcoming election. The positive polling Mondale received when she joined him did not last until November, and they were defeated in an electoral landslide by incumbent President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George H. W. Bush. Following the 19... Biography of Tori Black
Tori Black (born August 26, 1988; Seattle, Washington) is an American pornographic actress. She entered the adult film industry in 2007, and has since appeared in over 200 movies. She is the Penthouse Pet of the Month for December 2008. As of 2008, she was represented by the agency LA Direct Models. Black appeared in her first anal sex scene in the 2009 movie Interactive Sex with Tori Black, with her first non-POV anal taking place in "Tori Black is Pretty Filthy", also 2009. She partook in her first DP scene in the 2010 sequel, "Tori Black is Pretty Filthy 2". Tori Black is the first person in history to win 2 AVN Female Performer of the Year awards, winning back-to-back years in 2010 & 2011, and was named by CNBC as one of the 12 most popular stars in porn. CNBC noted her ro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Stéphane Risacher
Stéphane Rémy Daniel Risacher, born August 26, 1972 in Moulins, is a French basketball player.... Biography of Nina Companeez
Nina Hélène Kompanetzeff, best known as Nina Companeez (or Companéez) is a French director and screenwriter, born August 26, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. She is the daugther of Jacques Companeez (1906-1956) and actress Valentine Varela. Filmography 1971 : Faustine et le bel été 1973 : L'Histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot trousse-chemise 1976 : Comme sur des roulettes 1978 : La Muse et la Madone 1979 : Les Dames de la côte (téléfilm) 1982 : Le chef de famille (téléfilm) 1994 : Je t'aime quand même 1995 : L'Allée du roi (téléfilm)... Biography of Maurice Tempelsman
Maurice Tempelsman (born August 26, 1929, Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian-American businessman and diamond merchant. He moved to the United States as a child and attended New York public schools and New York University. He is fluent in several languages and has interests in the fields of history, archaeology and sailing. Business interests Tempelsman is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lazare Kaplan International (LKI), the largest cutter and polisher of “ideal cut” diamonds in the United States. He also serves on the International Advisory Council of the American Stock Exchange where LKI is quoted. Philanthropic and political activities Tempelsman maintains extensive relations with political and business leaders, in particular government leaders in southern Africa, and lead... Biography of Kelvin Cato
Kelvin T. Cato (born August 26, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a professional basketball player. He is currently a free agent. College career Cato was an obscure player averaging six points and six rebounds at the University of South Alabama in 1992-93. At that time, he struck up a relationship with then University of New Orleans coach Tim Floyd, who recognized Cato's potential. In 1994, Floyd took over as head coach at Iowa State University and convinced Cato to transfer to Iowa State. Cato averaged 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocks per game for an Iowa State team that reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1997 NCAA Basketball Tournament. NBA career Drafted 15th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, Cato's draft rights were immediately traded to the Portland Tr... Biography of Tom Heinsohn
Thomas William "Tom" Heinsohn (born August 26, 1934 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is a former professional basketball player, known for his time as a player on the Boston Celtics National Basketball Association (NBA) team. He also coached the team from 1970 to 1978. He is the only person to have the distinction of being involved one way or another in each of the Celtics 17 championships. He is currently the color commentator on the Celtics' television broadcasts on CSN New England. Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight: 218 lb (99 kg) College career Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Heinsohn was a standout at St. Michael's High School in nearby Union City. He accepted a scholarship to Holy Cross and became the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,789 points, an average of 22.1 points... Biography of Kiran Chetry
Kiran Carrie Chetry (born August 26, 1974 in Kathmandu, Nepal) is co-anchor of CNN's morning news program, American Morning. Early life Kiran (which means "ray of light" in Sanskrit and Nepali) was born in Shanta Bhawan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Her father is Nepalese and her mother is 1/2 Ukrainian and a combination of Dutch and German.) Seven months later, her parents, Homa Chetry and Nancy (who met while serving in the Peace Corps in Nepal) moved their new family of three to America. Kiran grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland and attended Montgomery Blair High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) where she served in student government, danced on the pom squad, and competed on the swim team. Upon graduation she enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park's College of Journali... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joseph-Michel de Montgolfier
Joseph-Michel Montgolfier (26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier (6 January 1745 – 2 August 1799) were the inventors of the montgolfière, globe aèrostatique or airship. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying a young physician and an audacious army officer into the sky. Later, in December 1783 in recognition of their achievement, their father Pierre was elevated to the nobility and the hereditary appellation of de Montgolfier by King Louis XVI of France. Early years The brothers were born into a family of paper manufacturers in Annonay, in Ardèche, France. Their parents were Pierre Montgolfier (1700-1793), and his wife Anne Duret (1701-1760), who had sixteen children. Pierre established his eldest son Raymond Montgolfier, later Ray... Biography of Daniel Lévi
Daniel Lévi, born August 26, 1961 in Constantine, Algeria, is a French author, composer and pianist.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Joe Henry Engle
Joe Henry Engle (born August 26, 1932 in Chapman, Kansas) is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut. He was married to the late Mary Catherine Lawrence of Mission Hills, Kansas and has two grown children and one stepchild. He is currently married to Jeanie Carter Engle of Houston, Texas. Engle's recreational interests include flying (including World War II fighter aircraft), big game hunting, back-packing and athletics. He received a bachelor of science in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1955. He was a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots. Engle helped to flight test the joint NASA-Air Force X-15 rocket airplane. During the course of testing, Engle earned his USAF astronaut wings, a Distinguished Flying Cross and other awards. En... Biography of Christina Cindrich
Christina Cindrich, born August 26, 1981 in Pittsburgh, is an American actress of Croatian/Italian Decent. Height: 1.73 m (5' 8") Filmography (Source Imdb http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1250983/ ) Spider-Man 3 (2007) .... Test Site Technician #6 ... aka Spider-Man 3: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version) 2095 (2007) .... Shannon "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" .... Stacy (1 episode, 2006) ... aka Who Wants to Be a Superhero? 2 (USA: second season title) - Episode #1.3 (2006) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Stacy "Desperate Housewives" .... 2nd Stripper (1 episode, 2006) - Everybody Says Don't (2006) TV Episode .... 2nd Stripper Living the Dream (2006) .... Dog Girl #2 "Four Kings" .... Sherry (1 episode, 2006) - Elephant in the Room (2006) TV Episode .... Sherry ... Biography of Jim Davis (actor)
Marlin "Jim" Davis (August 26, 1909 – April 26, 1981), was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981. Born Marlin Davis in Edgerton, Missouri, his first major screen role was opposite Bette Davis in the 1948 melodrama Winter Meeting. His lackluster film career consisted of mostly B movies, many of them Westerns, although he made an impression as a U.S. senator in the Warren Beatty conspiracy thriller The Parallax View. In the episode "Little Washington" of the syndicated television series Death Valley Days, Davis portrayed a U.S. representative from Nevada. From 1958-1960, Davis starred as Wes Cameron with Lang Jeffries (1930-1987) in the role of Skip Johnson in the syndicated adve... Biography of Jon Hensley
Jon Hensley (born August 26, 1965 in Fort Dix and raised in Browns Mills, New Jersey) is an American actor. Career Hensley's first television role was in 1985 on the daytime drama One Life to Live as Brody Price. The role was a short term one, but led to Hensley being cast in the role for which he is best known, the role of rebellious farmhand Holden Snyder on As the World Turns. Hensley started on "ATWT" in 1985, and became a popular player when the character of Holden and his "wrong side of the tracks" love affair with rich Lily Walsh (Martha Byrne) set the stage for much story in the 1980s and early 1990s. Hensley ended his first stint in 1988. During his first break from the show, Hensley lived in London and studied at the Shakespeare Academy of Music, Drama, and Art. Hen... Biography of Cindy Ega
Cindy Ega, born August 1979 in Nanterre, is a French athlete and runner, specialist in 400 metre hurdles.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Eric Fottorino
Éric Fottorino, born August 26, 1960 in Nice, is a French journalist and writer. Works 1988 : Le Festin de la terre 1992 : Besoin d'Afrique 1993 : L'Homme de terre 1994 : Les Éphémères 1996 : Aventures industrielles 1998 : Cœur d'Afrique 2001 : Je pars demain 2001 : Un territoire fragile 2001 : Rochelle 2003 : C'est mon tour 2004 : Caresse de rouge 2004 : Korsakov, prix Prix France Télévisions 2005 : Le Tiers sauvage 2005 : Rochelle 2005 : Lire tue (avec Nicolas Vial) 2007 : Baisers de cinéma, roman, éd. Gallimard 2007 : Petit éloge de la bicyclette, Folio 2 Awards 1998 : Prix Amerigo Vespucci pour le roman Coeur d'Afrique publié chez Stock. 2004: Prix France Télévisions pour son roman Korsakov 2007 : Prix Femina pour le roman Baisers de c... Biography of Francine York
Francine York, born August 26, 1938 in Aurora, Minnesota, is an American actress. Her credits include memorable appearances on "Bewitched" (1964), "Batman" (1966) and "My Favorite Martian" (1963), and The Nutty Professor (1963).... Biography of Riley Steele
Riley Steele (born August 26, 1987 in San Fernando Valley, California) is an American actress and former pornographic actress. Steele grew up in Escondido, California, and before starting her adult film career worked at Starbucks and at a golf course snack bar. She met porn star Jesse Jane at the signing for Pirates, where Jane advised her to get into the adult film business, and gave Steele her card. From that, Steele contacted Joone, the founder of Digital Playground, who signed her to an exclusive contract that same day. Her first scene was in the 2008 film Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge. In January 2011, she will co-host the AVN Awards. Steele has been cast in the upcoming 3D horror film Piranha 3D as Crystal, one of the leading roles. Award nominations * 2009 F.A.M.E... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Fernand de Brinon
Fernand de Brinon (August 26, 1885 – April 15, 1947) was a French lawyer and journalist who was one of the architects of collaboration with the Nazis during World War II. He claimed to have had five private talks with Adolf Hitler between 1933 - 1937. Born into a wealthy family in the city of Libourne in the Gironde département, the aristocratic Marquis Fernand de Brinon studied political science and law at university but chose to work as a journalist in Paris. After World War I, he advocated a rapprochement with Germany along the lines being promoted by some of right leaning politicians such as Edouard Daladier and Paul Reynaud. He became friends with Joachim von Ribbentrop who was a delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. Fernand de Brinon married Jeanne Louise Rachel Franck, ... Biography of Ksenia Sukhinova
Ksenia Sukhinova (Russian: Ксения Сухинова), born August 26, 1987 in Nizhnevartovsk, Russia, is a beauty queen who won the Miss Russia 2007 and Miss World 2008 pageants. Ksenia, who is a Russian model, won the 2007 Miss Russia pageant on December 14, 2007 in Moscow, where she represented Tyumen. Ksenia surpassed 50 other contestants from all over Russia. She was unable to represent Russia at Miss Universe 2008 due to her college work, so her 2nd runner-up, Vera Krasova, replaced her in the pageant. Vera placed as the 3rd runner-up to Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza. Miss World 2008 She was the Miss World 2008 Beach Beauty competition second runner-up, placing after Miss Mexico who was the eventual winner... Biography of Sasha Djordjevic
Aleksandar "Sasha" Dordevic (Sasha Djordjevic) (born August 26, 1967, in Belgrade) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is 1.88 m (6'2") and has played 108 games for the National basketball team of Yugoslavia. Djordjevic started his basketball career in the X-th Belgrade in Belgrade, where he was a part of the high school basketball team that won the city basketball tournament in 1986. Professionally, Dordevic played for KK Partizan, Philips Milano a.k.a. Recoaro Milano (1992-1994), Filodoro Bologna a.k.a. Teamsystem Bologna (1994-1996), Portland Trail Blazers (Sep-Dec 1996, 8 games, 25 points scored), Barcelona, Real Madrid, Scavolini Pesaro (2003-2005) and Armani Jeans Milano (Feb-Jun 2005). Some of the honors Dordevic; has won as a senior player are: Yugos... Biography of Marie-Eugénie de Jésus
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus is also known as Anne-Eugénie Milleret de Brou; Eugénie Milleret de Brou; Eugénie Milleret de Bron; Marie Eugenie Milleret de Brou; Mere Marie Eugénie. Raised in an educated and intellectual family with no faith, but who apparently went through some of the motions since she received her first Communion on Christmas 1829 at age twelve. She had a conversion experience, came to the faith and felt a call to religious life by hearing the Lenten sermons of the Dominican Henri Lacordaire at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France Had a short novitiate with the Sisters of the Visitation at Cote Saint-Andre, but did not take vows. During a pilgrimage to the shrine of Sainte-Anne d'Auray in 1825 she felt called to founded a teaching institute that worked in the wo... Biography of Michael Jeter
Michael Jeter (August 26, 1952 – March 30, 2003) was an American actor of film, stage, and screen. Early life Michael Jeter was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Virginia (1929) and William Jeter (1922), a dentist. Jeter was a student at Memphis State University when his interests changed from medicine to acting. He pursued his initial stage career in Baltimore, Maryland, as he had heard it was hard to get work in New York without an equity card. Career His woebegone look, extreme flexibility and high energy led Tommy Tune to cast him in the Off-Broadway Cloud 9 and, on Broadway, in a memorable role in the musical Grand Hotel, for which he won a Tony Award in 1990. Much of his film and television work specialized in playing eccentric, pretentious or wimpy characters like The F... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman (born 26 August 1968 in Hoylake) is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times as well as wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France. He is known as a specialist in the individual time trial. In his early years, he was educated in Wirral at Hilbre High School. Chris Boardman's nickname is the Professor, for his meticulous attention to detail in preparation and training, and his technical know-how. He had an altitude tent built in his house to help him prepare for the Hour record attempt (see below), although in an interview he claimed that all it did was help him focus. Boardman focused on interval training. He was a keen user of power ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alain Peyrefitte
Alain Peyrefitte (Najac, 26 August 1925 – 27 November 1999 in Paris) was a French scholar and politician. He was a confidant of Charles De Gaulle and had a long career in public service, serving as a diplomat in Germany and Poland. He was Minister of Information from 1962 to 1966, establishing the rules of presidential debates between the two electoral rounds. He served as Minister of Justice from 1977 to 1981, and was involved in the affair surrounding the mysterious death of Robert Boulin in 1979. He became a member of the Académie française in 1977. He wrote The Immobile Empire, published in 1992, and Quand la Chine s'éveillera... le monde tremblera. Outside France he is probably best known for his book Le Mal Français, which addresses the question of whether there is ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Guilhermina Guinle
Guilhermina Guinle, born August 26, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian actress. Filmography (source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0347390/ ) "Casos e Acasos" .... Luiza / ... (3 episodes, 2008) - A Ciumenta, o Ciumento e o Ciúme (2008) TV episode .... Renata - A Blitz, o Presente e os Filhos (2008) TV episode .... Regina - O Flagra, a Demissão e a Adoção (2008) TV episode .... Luiza Sexo com Amor? (2008) .... Patricia "Paraíso Tropical" .... Alice (56 episodes, 2007) - Episode dated 28 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Alice - Episode dated 26 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Alice - Episode dated 25 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Alice - Episode dated 24 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Alice - Episode dated 22 Septembe... Biography of Zipporah Dobyns
Zipporah Dobyns, born August 26, 1921 in Chicago, died June 7, 2003, was an American author, psychologist and astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien Vieilledent
Sébastien Vieilledent (born August 26, 1976 in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes (birth time source: Didier Geslain)) is a 2004 French rowing gold medallist, who is married to Australian rower Julia Wilson. They were married in Australia and currently reside in Paris. He won the gold medal alongside Adrien Hardy.... Biography of Roger Karoutchi
Roger Karoutchi (born August 26, 1951) is the Secretary of State for Parliamentary Relations in the French government of François Fillon. Early life Karoutchi was born in Casablanca into a Sephardi family settled in Morocco in the 18th century. They had come from Livorno in Italy. He received a master's degree from the Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence. He wrongly claims on his official résumé to have graduated from Sciences-Po . Career He became a history teacher, first in Goussainville, and then in Paris, teaching from 1975 to 1985. He continued his political activity, which he had started at the age of 16, during that period, being a national delegate of the Rassemblement pour la République (RPR) from 1981 to 1986. At that time, he joined the office of Phi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jorge Sanz
Jorge Sanz (born August 26, 1969) is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema of the 1990s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes (1991) by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque (1992). Early life Jorge Sanz Miranda was born on August 26, 1969 in Madrid. The youngest of five children, he would have followed a military career in the footsteps of his father, but his mother took him to an audition when he was nine years old and he was cast as the son of Jane Birkin in the film La Miel (1979) directed by Pedro Masó. From then on, he started a prolific career as a child actor mostly in commercial films. His self-confidence and naturalness before the camera made him a popular child actor in the Spa... Biography of Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood (Disley, August 26, 1904 – January 4, 1986) was an Anglo-American novelist. Life and work Born Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood, he would legally shorten his name on becoming an American Citizen at Los Angeles, California, on November 8, 1946. The son of a British Lieutenant-Colonel belonging to the upper gentry, he was born in his family's ancestral seat, Wyberslegh Hall, High Lane, Cheshire (now in Greater Manchester) in the northwest of England, and spent his childhood in various towns where his father was stationed. After his father was killed in the First World War, he settled with his mother in London and at Wyberslegh. At St. Edmund's School (Hindhead), Surrey, he first met the younger W. H. Auden. At Repton School he met his lifelong friend Edwar... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder (born August 26, 1941) is a French movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working together with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette. Schroeder was born in Tehran, Iran, the son of Ursula, a German-born physician, and Jean-William Schroeder, a Swiss geologist. Schroeder's production company "Les Films du Losange", founded by him at age 23, produced some of the best-known films of the French New Wave. His directorial debut, More (1969), about heroin addiction, became a hit in Europe. Pink Floyd wrote music for this movie and released the album, Soundtrack from the Film More. They also wrote the soundtrack for his 1972 film La Vallée, released as the album Obscured by Clouds. He later went on to direct more... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alexandre Dumaine
Alexandre Dumaine, born August 26, 1895 and died April 2, 1974, was a French Chef, the Chef of « l'Hostellerie de la Côte d’Or », in Saulieu, Bourgogne.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dennis Turner
Dennis Turner, Baron Bilston (born 26 August 1942) is a Labour and Co-operative politician in the United Kingdom and was a Member of Parliament from 1987 until 2005. Early life Turner was born in Bilston. He was the son of Thomas Herbert Turner and Mary Elizabeth Peasley. He was educated at Stonefield Secondary Modern School (became Hall Green School and is now Bilston High School) on Prosser Street in Bilston and Bilston College of Further Education (now part of City of Wolverhampton College), worked as a market trader and steelworker, and later ran a social club. He is a strong trades unionist. He was one of the youngest-ever councillors on Wolverhampton Council from 1966, rising through the ranks to become deputy leader for seven years. He was Director of Springvale Co-operative Lei... Biography of Chris Burke
Chris Burke (born August 26, 1965, in Point Lookout, New York) is an American actor with Down syndrome, best known for his character Charles "Corky" Thatcher on the television series Life Goes On. Early years He is the youngest of four children of Marian Burke, a retired trade-show manager, and Frank Burke, a retired NYPD inspector. Burke has Down Syndrome, and his parents were told to institutionalize him when he was born, but they decided to raise him at home and nurture his talents. He was encouraged to follow his career objectives no matter how untraditional they seemed for a young man with Down syndrome. His siblings also worked with him. Many were surprised at how bright Burke was when he entered formal schooling. In the early 1980s public schools were not mainstreaming studen... Biography of Edmond-François Calvo
Edmond François Calvo, (born in August 26 1892 in Elbeuf, France) was a French author of comic books.... Biography of Jeannette Bougrab
Jeannette Bougrab, born August 26, 1973 in Déols (Indre), is a French civil servant, politician, lawyer, and professor.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jet Black (musician)
Jet Black (born Brian John Duffy, 26 August 1948,(source: Imdb) Ilford, Essex) is an English drummer and one of the founder members of punk rock / new wave band The Stranglers. Career Early years Black was a successful businessman up until the mid-1970s, owning a fleet of ice cream vans, and an off-licence in Guildford, called 'The Jackpot'. This establishment was the base for the early Stranglers. He became a full-time professional musician in the mid 1970s and applied to join the Hugh Cornwell-led band Johnny Sox after reading an advertisement in the Melody Maker magazine. Johnny Sox would evolve into The Stranglers in 1974. Later years His style is usually simplistic and jazz-influenced, although "Duchess", and "Down in the Sewer", are examples of some of the frantic d... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roger Rudigoz
Roger Rudigoz, born August 26, 1922 in Romans-sur-Isère, is a French author and poet.... Biography of Valerie Simpson
Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a successful husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1964. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, Josie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were recorded by Ronnie Milsap ("Never Had It So Good"), Maxine Brown ("One Step At A Time"), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio's songs "Let's Go Get Stoned" gave Ray Charles a number one U.S. R&B hit in 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown where their best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain... Biography of Hayley Amber Hasselhoff
Hayley Amber Hasselhoff, born August 26, 1992 in Los Angeles, is one of the daugthers of Pamela Bach and David Hasselhoff. She is the sister of Taylor Ann Hasselhoff (born May 5, 1990).... Biography of Christopher Mabee
Christopher Mabee (born on August 26, 1985 in Tillsonburg, Ontario) is a Canadian retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2007 Canadian national silver medalist. He announced his retirement from competitive skating in December, 2008.. Early career Christopher Mabee was born in Tillsonburg, Ontario. He began skating at age seven. Mabee won the silver medal on the novice level at nationals in 1998. He was sent to the Triglav Trophy that year and placed 5th on the novice level. Mabee went junior the next season and placed 4th at nationals in 1999. In the 1999-2000 season, he made his debut on the Junior Grand Prix, placing 11th in Canada and 9th in Norway. He dropped down to ninth at Nationals as a junior. At the 2002 Nationals, he won the bronze medal on the junior level behind... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Otto Binder
Otto Oscar Binder (1911 - 1974) was a writer of American science fiction, non-fiction UFO, and comic books. Otto Binder was born on August 26, 1911 in Bessemer, Michigan, the youngest of six children born into a family who had emigrated from Austria a year earlier. The family settled in Chicago in 1922, during a period rich with science fiction, which "enthralled Otto and his brother Earl." The two began writing in partnership, and sold their first story, "The First Martian" to Amazing Stories in 1930; it saw publication in 1932 under the pen-name "Eando Binder" ("E" and "O" Binder). Writing Not earning enough to live on, Binder and his brother "worked at many jobs" in addition to their writing work, Earl ultimately finding work at an iron works, after which Otto took over "most of th... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Frank Farrelly
Frank Farrelly, born August 26, 1931 in Saint Louis, Missouri, is the author of a book called Provocative Therapy focusing on radical therapeutic moves intended to jolt the client out of his current mindset. This approach was modeled by Richard Bandler during the early years of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Provocative therapy was developed in an inpatient ward as Farrelly, dissatisfied with his effectiveness as a therapist, and influenced by Carl Rogers and Spurgeon English, began to explore new procedures for promoting significant, resilient change in chronic and recalcitrant patients. He worked in this institutional setting for 17 years, continuing to develop and refine his techniques. In the late 1970s the Temple University Psychiatric Department held a conference, Analysing the ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Roland Bierge
Roland Bierge, born August 26, 1922 in Le Boucau, died in 1991, was a French painter.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Albert Bruce Sabin
Albert Bruce Sabin (August 26, 1906 – March 3, 1993) was an American medical researcher best known for having developed an oral polio vaccine. Life Sabin was born in Białystok, Russia (now Poland), to Jewish parents, Jacob and Tillie Saperstein, in 1921 he immigrated with his family to America. In 1930 he became a naturalized citizen of the United States and changed his name to Sabin. Sabin received a medical degree from New York University in 1931. He trained in internal medicine, pathology and surgery at Bellevue Hospital in New York City from 1931-1933. In 1934 he conducted research at The Lister Institute for Preventive Medicine in England, then joined the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (now Rockefeller University). During this time he developed an intense inte... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Barbet Shroeder
Barbet Schroeder (born August 26, 1941) is a French movie director and producer who started his career in French cinema in the 1960s, working together with directors such as Jean-Luc Godard and Jacques Rivette. Schroeder was born in Tehran, Iran, the son of Ursula, a German-born physician, and Jean-William Schroeder, a Swiss geologist. Schroeder's production company "Les Films du Losange", founded by him at age 23, produced some of the best-known films of the French New Wave. His directorial debut, More (1969), about heroin addiction, became a hit in Europe. Pink Floyd wrote music for this movie and released the album, Soundtrack from the Film More. They also wrote the soundtrack for his 1972 film La Vallée, released as the album Obscured by Clouds. He later went on to direct more... Biography of Juergen Hoppmann
Juergen Hoppmann, born August 26, 1957 in Berlin, is a German author, Christian esoteric, occultist, healer and professional astrologer.... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Maxwell Taylor
General Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was an American soldier and diplomat of the mid-20th century. Taylor was born in Keytesville, Missouri and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1922. World War II Taylor's rise to the highest echelons of U.S. government began under the tutelage of General Matthew B. Ridgway in the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division when Ridgway commanded the division in the early part of World War II. In 1943, Taylor's diplomatic and language skills resulted in his secret mission to Rome to coordinate an 82nd air drop with Italian forces. General Dwight D. Eisenhower would later say that "the risks he ran were greater than I asked any other agent or emissary to take during the war." Hundreds of miles behind the front l... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Zlatko Vujović
Zlatko Vujović (born August 26, 1958 in Sarajevo, Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia) is a retired Bosnian Croat footballer who played as a striker. His twin brother, Zoran, was also a professional footballer; both were Yugoslavian internationals, and both spent a large part of their professional careers in France. Football career Vujović started his professional career with HNK Hajduk Split, making his first division debuts at just 18, and going on to score more than 100 goals in the league for the Hajduk club (172 overall in 420 matches), while often partnering with his brother Zoran. He helped his first club win one league (1979) and one cup (1984), also being pronounced player of the year in 1981 by the Večernji list daily. In 1986, both siblings move... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Sébastien Bruno
Sébastien Bruno (born 26 August 1974 in Nîmes, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays hooker for Sale Sharks and France. Born in Nîmes, Sébastien Bruno joined Sale from French club Béziers, making his debut against Leicester Tigers in 2004. He made his first appearance for France in 2002 against Wales. He is renowned within in the game as possibly the best scrummaging hooker in the world. Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Weight 105 kg (231 lb) Honours * Grand Slam : 2002 * Six Nations Championship : 2006 * European Challenge Cup : 2005 * Guinness Premiership : 2006... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman OBE (born 26 August 1946) is an award-winning English actress. Personal life Steadman was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, the daughter of Marjorie (née Evans) and George Percival Steadman, who worked for an electronics firm as a production controller. As a child she attended a youth theatre and after leaving school at 16 she trained as a secretary and worked in a probation office as a clerical assistant. She moved to London and in her 20s enrolled in the East 15 Acting School, where she met Mike Leigh. They married in 1973 and had two sons, Toby in 1979 and Leo in 1981. They separated in 1995 and divorced in 2001. Her present partner is Michael Elwyn and she currently lives in Highgate, London. Career Stage work She created the role of the monstrous Bev... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Graham Riddick
Graham Edward Galloway Riddick (b. 26 August 1955, Long Preston, North Yorkshire) was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England from 1987 to 1997. Family and early life His father ran the family's cotton mill in Nelson until its closure in the early 1960s. Riddick's maternal grandfather, Sir Edward Ruggles-Brise was MP for Maldon, Essex from 1922 - 1942. Graham Riddick was educated at Stowe School and University of Warwick, he is married with three children. He won his seat in Parliament at the 1987 election becoming the first ever Conservative MP in Colne Valley's 102 year-history. He retained it at the 1992 election increasing his majority from 1,677 in 1987 to 7,224 in 1992. Sunday Times allegations In July 1994, a "sting o... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jérémy Clément
Jérémy Clément (born August 26, 1984 in Béziers, Hérault) is a French professional footballer currently playing for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He is primarily a left-footed defensive midfielder with an eye for a pass. Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives, Isère, where his parents still live. Clément, who was formed by and started his career at Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, joined Rangers on 7 July 2006 on a three-year contract after a £1.1m deal was agreed between the two clubs. In joining Rangers, Clément linked up with his former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen and former Assistant manager Yves Colleu. However, both departed the club in January 2007. Paul Le Guen's new club Paris Saint-Germain entered the race to sign him as did Olympique Lyonnais, the club... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Franz Gürtner
Franz Gürtner (26 August 1881 - 29 January 1941) was a German Minister of Justice in Adolf Hitler's cabinet, responsible for coordinating jurisprudence in the Third Reich. Detesting the cruel ways of the Gestapo and SA in dealing with prisoners of war, he protested unsuccessfully to Hitler, nevertheless staying on in the cabinet, hoping to reform the establishment from within. Instead, he found himself providing official sanction and legal grounds for a series of criminal actions under the Hitler administration. Biography Gürtner was born in Regensburg, the son of a locomotive engineer. After secondary school in Regensburg, he attended the University of Munich where he studied law. During World War I, he served on the western front and in Palestine, receiving the Iron Cross (first an... Biography of Shawn Maxwell
Shawn Maxwell, born August 26, 1956 in Aurora, Illinois, is an American jazz musician. He is an accomplished woodwinds multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet and flute) professional jazz performer. He is the founder of The Shawn Maxwell Quartet.... Add to favourites (17 fans)Biography of Dylan O'Brien
Dylan O'Brien (born August 26, 1991) is an American actor. As of July 2011, he co-starred as Stiles in the MTV series Teen Wolf. He also co-starred in the film High Road and will star in the film The First Time with Britt Robertson and Victoria Justice, and directed by Jon Kasdan. Life and Career O'Brien was born in New York City and grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, before moving with his family to Hermosa Beach, California when he was 12 years old. His father is a camera operator and his mother is a former actress. He is of Irish, English, Italian, and Spanish descent. In 2006, O'Brien began acting, directing and producing his own independent videos, becoming a YouTube star. In 2011, he auditioned for MTV's Teen Wolf, a series loosely based on the 1985 f... Biography of John Buchan
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, GCMG, GCVO, CH, PC (August 26, 1875 – February 11, 1940), was a British novelist, best known for his novel The Thirty-nine Steps, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada. He is also noted for his horror fiction, including the novel Witch Wood, and the stories Skule Skerry, The Wind in the Portico and The Green Wildebeest. Early life John Buchan was the eldest child in a family of four sons and a daughter (the novelist Anna Buchan) born to a Free Church of Scotland minister, also named John Buchan (1847–1911), and his wife Helen Jane (1857–1937), daughter of John Masterton, a farmer, of Broughton Green, near Peebles. Although born in Perth, he grew up in Fife and spent many summer holidays with his grandparents in Broughton in ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jacques Grétillat
Jacques Grétillat (Jacques, Marie, Gaëtan Grétillat), born on August 26, 1885 in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), died on December 19, 1950 in Paris, was a French actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. Filmography 1908 : Hamlet d'Henri Desfontaines 1908 : Louis XIV, roi soleil de Georges Denola 1908 : L'Homme aux gants blancs d'Albert Capellani 1908 : Marie Stuart de Albert Capellani 1908 : Un monsieur qui suit les dames de Georges Monca 1909 : La Fin de Lincoln de Camille de Morlhon 1909 : L'Assommoir d'Albert Capellani 1909 : La Main verte - réalisation anonyme - 1909 : Un clair de lune sous Richelieu d'Albert Capellani 1910 : Cyrano et d'Assoucy d'Albert Capellani 1910 : Francesca di Rimini d'Albert Capellani 1910 : Sou... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Jimmy Rushing
James Andrew Rushing (August 26, 1901 – June 8, 1972), known as Jimmy Rushing, was an American blues shouter and swing jazz singer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, best known as the featured vocalist of Count Basie's Orchestra from 1935 to 1948. Rushing was known as "Mr. Five by Five" and was the subject of an eponymous 1942 popular song that was a hit for Harry James and others. He joined Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1927, then joined Bennie Moten's band in 1929. He stayed with the successor Count Basie band when Moten died in 1935. Life and career Rushing was born into a family with musical talent and accomplishments. His father, Andrew Rushing, was a trumpeter and his mother, Cora, and brother were singers. Rushing toured the Mid-West and California as an itinerant bl... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of James Harden
James Edward Harden, Jr. (born August 26, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, Harden played collegiate basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected 3rd overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft. He was born in Los Angeles, California. High school Harden attended Artesia High School in Lakewood, California. In his sophomore year, he averaged 13.2 points as Artesia went 28–5. He improved his stats to 18.8 points, 7.7 boards and 3.5 assists in his junior season and led Artesia to the California state title and a 33-1 record. Artesia won the state title in Harden's final year too by going 33-2. Harden had similar stats as during the previous season: 18.8 points... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Oleg Taktarov
Oleg Nikolaevich Taktarov (Russian: Олег Николаевич Тактаров; born August 26, 1967) is a Russian mixed martial artist and actor. He is a practitioner of Sambo, Krav Maga and judo and has competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championship. Taktarov was the UFC 6 tournament champion and holds notable wins over Marco Ruas and David "Tank" Abbott. Taktarov is remembered for being durable exceptionally calm during fights and for using a variety of rarely seen, acrobatic takedown moves trademark of Sambo. Taktarov has never been submitted in a MMA fight. He was born in present-day Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Between UFC 5 (where he ... Biography of Mario (entertainer)
Mario Dewar Barrett (born August 27, 1986), who performs under the mononym Mario, is an American R&B and pop singer, actor, model, dancer and philanthropist. He is best known for his hit singles "Just a Friend 2002" (2002) and "Let Me Love You" (2004), which won him two Billboard awards, as well as for appearing in the films Step Up and Freedom Writers. He has released four studio albums: Mario in 2002, Turning Point in 2004, Go! in 2007, and D.N.A. in 2009. In the end of 2000's decade, Mario was ranked by Billboard #98 on their "Artist of the Decade" list. Early life Mario grew up in Gwynn Oak and other working-class neighborhoods in Baltimore County, Maryland. He lived with his grandmother, who raised him while his single mother struggled with a drug addiction. Mario said at the ag... Biography of Melissa McCarthy
Melissa Ann McCarthy (born August 26, 1970) is an American film and television actress, comedian, writer and producer. McCarthy is known for her role as Sookie St. James on the The WB television series Gilmore Girls, where she starred from 2000 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009, she portrayed Dena on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who?. She currently stars in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly, for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. She is also known for her performances in the films The Nines, The Back-up Plan, Life as We Know It, and her breakthrough role in the 2011 comedy hit Bridesmaids, which garnered numerous award nominations including BAFTA and Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Early life Melissa Ann McCarthy was born in P... Biography of Zemfira
Zemfira, officially Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova (Russian: Земфира Талгатовна Рамазанова, Bashkir: Земфира Тәлғәт ҡыҙы Рамаҙанова); born 26 August 1976 in Ufa, Bashkortostan) is a Russian rock artist of Bashkir descent. She has been performing since 1998 and has been immensely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics. Biography An ethnic Bashkir, she was born in a typical middle-class family - her mother is a doctor, and her father a history teacher. At ... Biography of Elvis Andrus
Elvis Augusto Andrus Torres (born August 26, 1988, in Maracay, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Texas Rangers. Entering 2007, he was rated by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in the Atlanta Braves organization. In 2009, Andrus earned the Texas Rangers starting shortstop job at the age of 20. Baseball career Andrus was signed in 2005 at age 16 to a six-figure contract. He started the year with the Orlando Braves of the Gulf Coast League, and was promoted to Danville late in the season. He spent 2006 with Class-A Rome, being named to the South Atlantic League All-Star team. In 2007 Andrus joined the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League. During the midseason he was selected to the All-Star Futures Game; he was selected again for the Futures Game... Biography of Maureen Tucker
Maureen Ann "Moe" Tucker (born August 26, 1944, in Levittown, New York) is a musician best known for having been the drummer for the rock group The Velvet Underground. Career The Velvet Underground Main article: The Velvet Underground Tucker first began playing the drums at age 19. When she was asked to join the Velvet Underground, Tucker was working for IBM as a keypunch operator. The band's original percussionist, Angus Maclise, had left in November 1965 because he refused to play before a paying audience, and Tucker was drafted because Velvets guitarist Sterling Morrison remembered her as the younger sister of one of his college friends who played the drums. Tucker's style of playing was unconventional. She played standing up rather than seated (for easier access to the bass... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Elisabeth Jordan
Elisabeth Jordán (born August 26, 1983 in Cartagena, Spain) started her professional career on the television program Popstars, todo por un sueño, the Spanish version of Popstars. She won, after never having been nominated for exclusion, and joined the band Bellepop. After recording an album with Bellepop and touring, she joined the television series Un Paso Adelante and the band Upa Dance.... Biography of Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957 in Oguta, Imo State, Nigeria), known by his stage name Dr. Alban, is a Nigerian, Sweden-based musician and producer with his own record label dr-records. His music can best be described as a Eurodance/hip-hop reggae with a dancehall style. Alban sold an estimated 16 million records worldwide. He is most famous for his worldwide 1992 hit "It's My Life". Biography Dr. Alban was born as Alban Uzoma Nwapa into a middle class family of 10 children in Enugu, Nigeria. He had his secondary education at Christ The King College, Aba, Nigeria. He spent most of his youth in his hometown Oguta. His father was a dentist. He grew up listening to Fela Kuti and James Brown. At age 23, he travelled to Sweden to study dentistry. In order to be able to finance his ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marie Nimier
Marie Nimier, born August 26, 1957 in Paris, is a French author, playwright and novelist, the daugther of writer, journalist, and screenwriter Roger Nimier and Nadine Nimier. Selected bibliography Novels * Sirène, Paris : Gallimard, 1985 * La Girafe, Paris : Gallimard, 1987 * Anatomie d'un chœur, Paris : Gallimard, 1990 * L'Hypnotisme à la portée de tous, Paris : Gallimard, 1992 * La Caresse, Paris : Gallimard, 1994 * Celui qui court derrière l'oiseau, Paris : Gallimard, 1996 * Domino, Paris : Gallimard, 1998 * La Nouvelle Pornographie, Paris : Gallimard, 2000 * La Reine du silence, Paris : Gallimard, 2004 (Prix Médicis, 2004) * Les Inséparables, Paris : Gallimard, 2008 (Prix Georges-Brassens, 2008) * Photo-Photo, Paris : Gallim... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Evan Ross
Evan Olav Ross (born August 26, 1988 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an American actor and musician. He is the son of entertainer Diana Ross and Norwegian businessman and mountaineer, Arne Næss, Jr.. He is the brother of actresses Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Tracee Ellis Ross, and of singer Leona Naess. He began acting in the late 2000s, appearing in the films ATL and Pride. Early life Ross was born Evan Olav Naess on August 26, 1988, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to singer/actress Diana Ross and shipping magnate Arne Ross, Jr.. He has three sisters: Tracee Ellis Ross, Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Chudney Ross, and one brother, Ross Naess. He is also the half brother of Leona Naess. In 2004, Ross's father was killed in a climbing accident while in South Africa. Career Acting career Ross b... Biography of Stan Van Gundy
Stanley A. "Stan" Van Gundy (born August 26, 1959 in Indio, California) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. From 2003 to 2005, he was the head coach of the Miami Heat but resigned in 2005 mid-season, turning the job over to Pat Riley. He is the brother of former New York Knicks and Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy. College coaching Van Gundy began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the University of Vermont, 1981–83, and was head coach at Castleton State College (VT) for three seasons. After serving as an assistant coach at Canisius College in 1987 and Fordham University in 1988, Van Gundy was named head coach at UMass Lowell and spent four seasons there, where he compiled a record of 54-60 and coached Leo Parent, whom Van Gundy cal... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Rick Hansen (athlete)
Richard M. Hansen, CC, OBC (born 26 August 1957) is a Canadian Paralympian and an activist for people with spinal cord injuries. Following a car crash at the age of 15, Hansen sustained a spinal cord injury that paralyzed him from the waist down. Hansen is most famous for his Man In Motion World Tour. He was one of the torchbearers and brought the flame into the stadium to light one of the final torch lighters in the 2010 Winter Olympics. At the opening ceremony for the 2010 Winter Paralympics his story was shown on a huge wraparound screen, before Hansen took the stage and spoke to the crowd. Early life Medal record Competitor for Canada Athletics Paralympic Games Gold 1980 Arnhem 800 m 4 Gold 1984 Stoke Mandeville 1500 m 4 Gold 1984 Stoke Mandeville Marathon 4 Silver 1... Biography of Keke Palmer
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmer (born August 26, 1993), is an American actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, voice actress, and activist. Palmer was born and raised in Harvey, Illinois, U.S. after Palmer's film debut, Palmer and her family moved to California to pursue her career. Palmer released her debut album So Uncool on September 18, 2007, though Atlantic Records. The album failed to chart on the US Billboard 200 but did chart at number 85 on the R&B chart. The album was preceded by the lead single "Keep It Movin'". Apart from her work in music, Palmer is also a recognized actress. She made her acting debut in the 2004 film Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2006, Palmer starred in Akeelah and the Bee and Madea's Family Reunion. The following year Palmer featured in ... Biography of Hestrie Cloete
Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck (born 26 August 1978 in Germiston, South Africa) is a former, highly successful South African high jumper. Her foremost achievements were winning two world championships and two silver medals at Olympic Games. Career Cloete was discovered at an age of 13 by her long-time coach Martin Marx, and trained at the Lichtenburg High School early in her career. She was quickly found to have a very strong will, which had given other coaches trouble coaching her. Hestrie Cloete had always put a great significance in maintaining a strong mind, and explained that she finds much of that strength in her faith. In 2003, she was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver (OIS) by South African president Thabo Mbeki for excellence in her sports performances. Cloete had somewhat ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tony Morley
William Anthony Morley (born 26 August 1954) is an English former football player who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Burnley, Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, as well as playing for other teams abroad. He also won six caps for England. Football career Morley was born in Ormskirk and represented Ormskirk and District Schools. He signed as an apprentice with Preston North End in July 1969 before turning professional in August 1972. In February 1976 he moved across Lancashire to join Burnley for a £100,000 fee. He joined Aston Villa for £200,000 in June 1979. A skilful, nippy winger, Morley enjoyed the best days of his career at Villa Park. He was seen as a wayward genius but was moulded by manager Ron Saunders into one of the most dangerous ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Marelisa Gibson
Marelisa Gibson Villegas (born 26 August 1988) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2009. Early life Gibson was born in Caracas, where she use to study architecture at the Central University of Venezuela. She speaks Spanish, English and French. She is the great-granddaughter of a Swedish immigrant and she admires Le Corbusier, Santiago Calatrava, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Renzo Piano. Her hobbies include theater and photography. Marelisa Gibson currently attends the Art Institute of Philadelphia for Interior Design. Career Miss Venezuela Gibson, who stands 1.78 m (5'10"), became the sixth Miss Miranda to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant began in 1952. She also won the Best Face award. Miss Universe She represented Venezuela in the... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Therese Alshammar
Malin Therese Alshammar (born 26 August 1977 in Solna Municipality, Stockholm County) is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. Standing at 1.80 m, she is a specialist of short races in freestyle and butterfly. She is coached by former Swedish swimmer Johan Wallberg. Biography Alshammar was born in Solna 1977, daughter to 7th placed Olympic breaststroke swimmer Britt-Marie Smedh and Krister Alshammar. She started swimming in the team of Sundbybergs IK. At the beginning of her career she was a backstroke swimmer and in 1991, the year Alshammar turned 14, she won her first national short course title on 50 m backstroke at the 1991 Swedish Short Course Swimming Championships. The year after, when she was ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Morgan Ensberg
Morgan Paul Ensberg (born August 26, 1975 in Hermosa Beach, California) is a former infielder in Major League Baseball. Ensberg bats and throws right-handed. He was previously a member of the San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, and New York Yankees. School years Ensberg attended Riviera Hall Lutheran School during elementary and middle school. Ensberg was an All CIF Basketball and Baseball Player at Redondo Union High School (Redondo Beach, California). Ensberg was also named to the Daily Breeze All Area Team in both basketball and baseball his Senior year. College career Ensberg attended the University of Southern California and played third base for the 1998 National Champions. Ensberg was a 1998 All American and Team MVP for the 1998 National Champions. Ensberg is the only Trojan... Biography of Ana Antonijevic
Ana Antonijević, born on August 26, 1987 in Užice, is a Serbian volleyball player.... Biography of Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías (born August 26, 1976), also known as the original vocalist of La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007, is a singer/songwriter from Basque Country, Spain. Including her work with the band, Montero has sold over 7 million albums worldwide. Background Amaia Montero is the daughter of José Montero and Pilar Saldías, and has an older sister, named Idoia. She attended UPV/EHU studying Chemistry, where she met the rest of the members of La Oreja de Van Gogh. When the band became famous, she switched studies to Psychology at the UNED. She later stopped studying. Although Montero has played for crowds of over 120,000 she claims to be very shy. Her personality has been described as sociable, fun, and very accessible. She has a vocal instructor, and although she ... Biography of Amanda Schull
Amanda Schull (born August 26, 1978) is an American professional ballet dancer and actress. Life and career Schull was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She attended Punahou School and trained at Hawaii State Ballet under the instruction of John Landovsky. As shown in her biographies, she attributes her training to Ballet Hawaii as well. After years of training she was offered a full scholarship to Indiana University for ballet. While at Indiana University she joined Delta Delta Delta. During Schull's sophomore year (as a ballet and journalism major) she attended the San Francisco Ballet School Summer Intensive. SFBS subsequently offered Schull a scholarship to continue her studies for an additional year. When Schull's year-long scholarship ended in 1999, San Francisco Ballet's artistic dir... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Princess Alexandra of Bavaria
Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria (26 August 1826 – 21 September 1875) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and devoted her life to literature. Early life Alexandra was born in Schloss Johannisburg in Aschaffenburg, the eighth child and fifth daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and of his wife Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. As a girl her portrait was painted by Joseph Karl Stieler for the "Gallery of Beauties" which her father commissioned at Schloss Nymphenburg. Later life and death Alexandra never married, and instead was appointed abbess of the Royal Chapter for Ladies of Saint Anne in Munich and Würzburg; this was a religious community specifically for noble ladies. In the 1850s Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte asked King Ludwig for Alexandra's hand in marriage... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mike Colter
Mike Randal Colter (born August 26, 1976) is an American actor. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina and grew up in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of South Carolina in 1999. He obtained an MFA degree in acting from Rutgers University. Colter's highest profile role was in the film Million Dollar Baby, in which he portrayed boxer Big Willie Little. He has also guest starred on Law & Order: Trial By Jury, The Good Wife, ER and The Parkers, as well as several TV movies. He also starred in the series Ringer. Filmography Film and Television Year Film Role Notes 2002 ER Watts episode Hindsight The Parkers Lamer episode Lights, Camera, Action 2004 Million Dollar Baby Big Willie Little 2005 Law & Order: Trial... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Tuğçe Kazaz
Tuğçe Kazaz (born 26 August 1982) is a Turkish model and Miss Turkey 2001. Biography Tuğçe Kazaz was born in Edremit, Balıkesir Province. She was educated in International Relations at the Yeditepe University in Istanbul. She acted as Arzu in the TV series "Kampüsistan". She played in the Greek movie Loafing and Camouflage: Sirens in the Aegean where she met her ex-husband, George Seitaridis. Before her marriage in September 2005, she converted to Orthodox Christianity to be of the same religion as her husband, an act that caused some negative reaction in her country. Later, she declared that she was a Muslim, Christian, Buddhist at the same time because she believed that all religions were the same. She also said about her change of religion "only God can judge me". ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Mark Snow
Mark Snow (born Martin Fulterman, August 26, 1946, New York) is an American composer for film and television. Born in New York, he grew up in Brooklyn, graduating from the High School of Music and Art (1964) and, afterwards, the Juilliard School of Music. He was a co-founder of the New York Rock & Roll Ensemble. Among his most famous compositions is the theme music for sci-fi television series The X-Files. The theme reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart. Snow also wrote the music for another Chris Carter series, Millennium, and the background music scores for both shows, a total of 12 seasons' worth. He also composed the score for the television movie Dirty Pictures, the series Smallville and One Tree Hill. He has also composed music for video games, such as Syphon Filter: Dark Mirro... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Charles Richet
Charles Robert Richet (August 26, 1850 (birth time source: birth certificate) – December 4, 1935) was a French physiologist who initially investigated a variety of subjects such as neurochemistry, digestion, thermoregulation in homeothermic animals, and breathing. He won the Nobel Prize "in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis" in 1913. He also devoted many years to the study of spiritualist phenomena. Life In 1887 Richet was named professor of physiology at the Collège de France, and in 1898 he became a member of the Académie de Médecine. It was, however, together with Paul Portier, their work on anaphylaxis (his term for a sensitized individual's sometimes lethal reaction to a second, small-dose injection of an antigen) that in 1913 won him the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medi... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Wolfgang Sawallisch
Wolfgang Sawallisch (German: ; 26 August 1923 – 22 February 2013) was a German conductor and pianist. Biography Sawallisch was born in Munich, and studied composition and pianoforte there privately: at the conclusion of the war, in 1946 he continued his studies at the Munich High School for Music and passed his final examination for conducting. He began his career at the opera house in Augsburg in 1947. There he became first coach and later principal conductor: in 1952–53 he was personal assistant to Igor Markevitch at the International Summer Academy Mozarteum, Salzburg. When he debuted at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus conducting Tristan und Isolde in 1957, he was the youngest conductor ever to appear there. From 1960 to 1970 he was Principal Conductor of the Vienna Symphony. From ... Add to favourites (no fan yet)Biography of Dagmar Koller
Dagmar Koller (born August 26, 1939) is an Austrian actress and singer. Born in Klagenfurt, she is recognized as the leading German language musical star of her time. She married Austrian journalist and politician, Helmut Zilk, in 1978, and became the first lady of Vienna while he served as mayor. During this time she maintained her active career as a musical star, playing the roles of Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady and Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha, while also hosting her own television show. As First Lady of Vienna she received such international luminaries as Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Plácido Domingo, and American First Lady, Nancy Reagan. She is credited with having saved her husband's life after a letter bomb explosion in their priva... |
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