People

People born on February 26

Most notable people born on February 26

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Victor Hugo

French novelist, poet, and dramatist (1802–1885)
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014
Taras Shevchenko

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)
Ariel Sharon

Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006
Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)
Ahmet Davutoğlu

Turkish politician
Michel Houellebecq

French writer
Nadezhda Krupskaya

Russian revolutionary and politician (1869-1939)
Pepe

Portuguese association football player
François Arago

French mathematician, physicist, astronomer and politician (1786-1853)
Helen Clark

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
Ahmed Zewail

Egyptian scientist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipient
Giulio Natta

Italian chemist
Li Na

Chinese tennis player
Kazuyoshi Miura

Japanese association football player