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1799–1837

Alexander Pushkin

Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (6 June 1799 – 10 February 1837) was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era. He is considered by many to be the greatest Russian poet, as well as the founder of modern Russian literature.

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Photo: Orest Kiprensky · Public domain

1907–1979

John Wayne

Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor. Nicknamed "Duke", he became a popular icon through his starring roles in films which were produced during Hollywood's Golden Age, especially in Western and war movies.

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1877–1927

Isadora Duncana

Angela Isadora Duncan (May 26, 1877, or May 27, 1878 – September 14, 1927) was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States.

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1926–1991

Miles Davis

Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and painter. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

MusicWould be 100

Photo: Tom Palumbo from New York City, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0

1478–1534

Clement VII

Pope Clement VII (Latin: Clemens VII; Italian: Clemente VII; born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534.

ReligionWould be 548

Photo: Sebastiano del Piombo · Public domain

b. 1966

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is a British actress. She is known for her character roles as eccentric women in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas.

FilmAge 60

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1951–2012

Sally Ride

Sally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. Born in Southern California, she joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983, became the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space.

SpaceWould be 75

Photo: NASA; retouched by Coffeeandcrumbs · Public domain

b. 1968

Frederik X of Denmark

Frederik X (Frederik André Henrik Christian, pronounced; born 26 May 1968) is King of Denmark, reigning since 14 January 2024. Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.

RoyaltyAge 58

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b. 1949

Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Islington North since 1983. He is the parliamentary leader of Your Party, which he co-founded with Zarah Sultana in July 2025.

PoliticsAge 77

Photo: Jessica Taylor · CC BY 3.0

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1332–1406

Ibn Khaldun

Ibn Khaldūn (27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab Tunisian scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.

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Photo: Reda Kerbush · CC BY-SA 4.0

1803–1882

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

PhilosophyWould be 223

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1923–2023

Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat, political scientist, and politician.

PoliticsWould be 103

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1922–2015

Christopher Lee

Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and commanding voice, who often portrayed villains in horror and franchise films.

FilmWould be 104

Photo: Manfred Werner - Tsui · CC BY-SA 3.0

1907–1964

Rachel Carson

Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose sea trilogy (1941–1955) and book Silent Spring (1962) are credited with advancing marine conservation and the global environmental movement.

ScienceWould be 119

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1865–1943

Pieter Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman (25 May 1865 – 9 October 1943) was a Dutch experimental physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physics with Hendrik Lorentz for their discovery and theoretical explanation of the Zeeman effect.

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1894–1961

Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Louis Ferdinand Auguste Destouches (27 May 1894 – 1 July 1961), better known by the pen name Louis-Ferdinand Céline ( say-LEEN; French: ), was a French novelist, polemicist, and physician.

LiteratureWould be 132

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b. 1939

Ian McKellen

Sir Ian Murray McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English actor. Widely considered one of Britain’s greatest actors, he is noted for his versatile roles on stage and screen, in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction.

FilmAge 87

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2018

2018 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2018 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the 63rd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 26th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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