Discover the most famous people who died on November 26. The list includes people like Fidel Castro, Sojourner Truth, Paul Rand, Cyril Connolly, Sven Hedin. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, mathematicians, presidents and surgeons and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, France & Russia and many more countries.

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Stephen Hillenburg

(American Creator of the Nickelodeon Animated TV Series ‘Spongebob Squarepants')

Birthdate: August 21, 1961

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States

Died: 2018

Stephen Hillenburg is best known as the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, the fifth-longest-running animated series in the U.S, which earned him two Emmys and six Annie Awards. He was initially a marine biologist and an instructor at the Orange County Marine Institute. He died of ALS, a neurodegenerative disease.

Birthdate: 1797 AD

Birthplace: Rifton, New York, United States

Died: 1883

Sojourner Truth was an American women's rights activist and abolitionist. Born into slavery, Truth escaped to freedom in 1826. She then approached the court to recover her son, subsequently becoming the first black woman to emerge successful against a white man in such a case. In 2014, she was named in Smithsonian's 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time list.

Birthdate: January 23, 1855

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United States

Died: 1926

Birthdate: July 19, 1868

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1944

Florence Foster Jenkins was an American socialite who was often ridiculed and mocked for her poor singing ability, which in turn made her popular. Known as the world's worst opera singer, Jenkins became a musical cult-figure in New York City due to her technical incompetence as an amateur soprano. Her life inspired several plays and films, including Florence Foster Jenkins.

Birthdate: August 29, 1910

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: New Iberia, Louisiana, United States

Died: 1985

Vivien Theodore Thomas was laboratory supervisor who never went to college; yet he rose above poverty and racism to develop a procedure for treating cyanotic heart disease. Initially billed as janitor, he began his career as assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock first at Nashville University and later at Johns Hopkins, and in time discovered the life-saving technique, eventually becoming a teacher of operative techniques.

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Bernardo Bertolucci

(The First Italian filmmaker to Win the Academy Award for Best Director)

Birthdate: March 16, 1941

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Parma, Italy

Died: 2018

Born to a famous Italian poet and writer, Bernardo Bertolucci himself wrote and won many literary prizes in his younger days. He later established himself as one of Italian cinema’s best filmmakers and was the first filmmaker from his country to win an Academy Award, winning it for The Last Emperor.

Birthdate: April 22, 1451

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Spain

Died: 1504

Isabella I, the 15th-century queen of Castile and Leon and the wife of Ferdinand II, was the first Queen of Spain de facto. She was named a Servant of God by the Catholic Church and reformed the government, thus reducing crimes. She also funded Christopher Columbus's voyages to the Americas.

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Tommy Dorsey

(Trombonist)

Birthdate: November 19, 1905

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, USA

Died: 1956

Birthdate: August 5, 1914

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 1996

 10 

Adam Mickiewicz

(Best Known as One of Poland's 'Three Bards' & A Primary Figure in European Romanticism)

Birthdate: December 24, 1798

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Zavosse, Belarus

Died: 1855

Adam Mickiewicz was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, and political activist. He was a major figure in Polish Romanticism and considered one of Poland's "Three Bards." He has long been regarded as Poland's national poet and is often compared to Byron and Goethe. The vast majority of his work is available only in Polish and has been reprinted numerous times. 

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Ron Lyle

(Boxer)

Birthdate: February 12, 1941

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio, United States

Died: 2011

Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

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Edward O'Hare

(American Naval Aviator Who Became the United States Navy's First Fighter Ace of World War II)

Birthdate: March 13, 1914

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 1943

Edward O'Hare was an American naval aviator who became the United States Navy's first fighter ace of World War IIin 1942, when he single-handedly took on an intimidating formation of nine heavy bombers. Edward O'Hare shot down five enemy bombers, making him the first naval aviator to receive the prestigious Medal of Honor in the Second World War.  

 13 

Fritz Weaver

(Film actor)

Birthdate: January 19, 1926

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Died: 2016

Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Birthdate: April 22, 1960

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: London, United Kingdom

Died: 2019

Best known for his appearances on shows such as MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen, Gary Rhodes later also launched his own series, Rhodes Around Britain. He owned several restaurants in the UK and the Middle East. The celebrity chef shocked everyone with his untimely death at age 59 due to brain hemorrhage.

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Stan Berenstain

(Author)

Birthdate: September 29, 1923

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2005

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C. Odumegwu Ojukwu

(Nigerian Military Leader and Politician Who Ruled as the 1st president of Biafra)

Birthdate: November 4, 1933

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Zungeru, Nigeria

Died: 2011

An Oxford graduate, Nigerian military leader and politician C. Odumegwu Ojukwu started his career as an administrative officer. He later reigned at the governor of the Eastern Region in Nigeria and became the 1st president of Biafra. He won many accolades, including the honorary title of the Ikemba of Nnewi.

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Sabah

(Music Icon from Lebanon and an Acclaimed Actress in Egyptian Movies)

Birthdate: November 10, 1927

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Bdadoun, Lebanon

Died: 2014

Legendary Lebanese singer Sabah, nicknamed Shahruret-el Wadi, was one of the first international music icons from her country. She had not only performed at prestigious venues such as the Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, but was also a star of Egyptian movies such as El-Qalb Louh Wahid.

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Daria Nicolodi

(Actress)

Birthdate: June 19, 1950

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Florence, Italy

Died: 2020

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Hemant Karkare

(Police officer)

Birthdate: December 12, 1954

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Nagpur

Died: 2008

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Guy Lewis

(Basketball player)

Birthdate: March 19, 1922

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Arp, Texas, United States

Died: 2015

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Rachel Roberts

(Actress)

Birthdate: September 20, 1927

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Died: 1980

BAFTA-winning actor Rachel Roberts is best remembered as Mrs. Margaret Hammond from This Sporting Life, a role that also earned her Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. A theater veteran, she has also won a Drama Desk Award. Her journals were published following her suicide by drug overdose.

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Oliver Ellsworth

(Judge)

Birthdate: April 29, 1745

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Died: 1807

 23 

Ashley Montagu

(Anthropologist, University teacher)

Birthdate: June 28, 1905

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: London

Died: 1999

British-American anthropologist Ashley Montagu not only taught at Rutgers and The State University of New Jersey but also wrote UNESCO’s 1950 Statement on Race. He also dabbled in topics such as evolution and child care, and one of his best-known works is The Natural Superiority of Women.

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Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

(Prince)

Birthdate: August 24, 1909

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Germany

Died: 1943

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Charles White Whittlesey

(United States Army Medal of Honor recipient who led the "Lost Battalion" in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive during World War I)

Birthdate: January 20, 1884

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Florence, Wisconsin, United States

Died: 1921

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Natalia Pushkina

(Former Poet who was wife of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin)

Birthdate: September 8, 1812

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Tambov Oblast, Russia

Died: 1863

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Joseph E. Murray

(American Plastic Surgeon Who Performed the First Successful Human Kidney Transplant and 1990 Nobel Prize Winner in Medicine)

Birthdate: April 1, 1919

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Milford, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 2012

Nobel Prize-winning American plastic surgeon Joseph E. Murray is remembered for conducting the first kidney transplant on identical twins. He later used immunosuppressive drugs and thus successfully conducted kidney transplants from unrelated donors. The Harvard alumnus later also taught at his alma. He appears in the book Beyond Recognition.

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Reinhard Scheer

(Admiral)

Birthdate: September 30, 1863

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Obernkirchen, Germany

Died: 1928

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Wild Bill Elliott

(Actor)

Birthdate: October 16, 1904

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Pattonsburg, Missouri, United States

Died: 1965

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Max Euwe

(World Chess Champion from 1935 to 1937)

Birthdate: May 20, 1901

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died: 1981

Max Euwe scripted history when he became the first chess Grandmaster from the Netherlands. A PhD in math, he also taught both math and computer programming, apart from publishing a mathematical analysis of chess. A chess world champion, he also served as the president of FIDE.

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Mark Roth

(American Professional Bowler)

Birthdate: April 10, 1951

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Yeshi Dhonden

(Writer)

Birthdate: May 15, 1927

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Namro, Tibet

Died: 2019

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

(Publisher)

Birthdate: April 26, 1868

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Hampstead, England

Died: 1940

 34 

Jóhann K. Pétursson

(Actor)

Birthdate: February 9, 1913

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Dalvík, Iceland

Died: 1984

Height: 7'8" (234 cm)

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Bob Johnson

(American Ice Hockey Forward and Coach)

Birthdate: March 4, 1931

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Died: 1991

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Charles E. Whittaker

(Associate Justice of the Supreme Court)

Birthdate: February 22, 1901

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Troy, Kansas, United States

Died: 1973

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Herb McKenley

(Jamaican Track and Field Sprinter)

Birthdate: July 10, 1922

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Clarendon, Jamaica

Died: 2007

Legendary Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley not only won an Olympic gold medal but also had 3 Olympic silvers in his kitty. He remains the only person to have ever made the final rounds of the 100m, 200m, and 400m Olympic events. He had also won 3 Pan American Games bronze medals.

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Amelita Galli-Curci

(Celebrated Operatic Singer of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: November 18, 1882

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Died: 1963

Italian coloratura soprano Amelita Galli-Curci was a celebrated operatic-singer of the 20th-century whose recordings sold in great numbers. She garnered acclaim in Italy following her operatic debut 1906. For several years, Galli-Curci toured extensively in Europe, Russia and South America and later bolstered her career in the US working with Chicago Opera Association, Victor Talking Machine Company and Metropolitan Opera.     

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Henry Ireton

(Politician)

Birthdate: 1611 AD

Birthplace: Attenborough, Beeston, England

Died: 1651

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Bill Hartack

(American Jockey)

Birthdate: December 9, 1932

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2007

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Louisette Bertholle

(Chef)

Birthdate: October 26, 1905

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: France

Died: 1999

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Joseph Henry Thayer

(Scholar)

Birthdate: November 7, 1828

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Died: 1901

Birthdate: March 15, 1909

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Palanga

Died: 1954

Jonas Žemaitis was a Lithuanian political figure who served as a leader of a group of Lithuanian partisans who waged guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Union after the occupation of Lithuania by Soviet. After Lithuania's independence, Jonas Žemaitis was acknowledged as a national hero and was officially recognized as the fourth Lithuanian president in 2009. 

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Ahmed Abdallah

(1st President of Comoros)

Birthdate: June 12, 1919

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Domoney, Comoros

Died: 1989

 45 

Edwin Ernest Salpeter

(Astrophysicist)

Birthdate: December 3, 1924

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: 2008

 46 

Saul Leiter

(Photographer)

Birthdate: December 3, 1923

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 2013

 47 

Frederick William Faber

(Writer)

Birthdate: June 28, 1814

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Calverley, England

Died: 1863

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Edward Johnston

(Graphic designer)

Birthdate: February 11, 1872

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Uruguay

Died: 1944

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Édouard Cortès

(Artist)

Birthdate: August 6, 1882

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Lagny-sur-Marne, France

Died: 1969

Birthdate: March 22, 1930

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: New York City

Died: 2021

Stephen Sondheim is an American lyricist and composer. Widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most prominent figures in musical theatre, Sondheim is credited with reinventing the American musical. In 1981, he founded Young Playwrights Inc. to encourage young people to write for the theatre. An openly gay composer, Sondheim also serves as an inspiration to the LGBT community.