List of Famous people who born in 1926

Christopher George Walter James, 5th Baron Northbourne, 6th Baronet, DL, FRICS, was a British farmer and aristocrat. He was one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 until his retirement in 2018, and sat as a crossbencher.

Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (Jawi: سلطان صلاح الدين عبدالعزيز شاه الحاج إبن المرحوم سلطان حسام الدين عالم شاه الحاج) was the 11th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and eighth Sultan of Selangor.

Elizabeth Coyote Threatt was an American model and actress, best known for her starring role in Howard Hawks's 1952 film The Big Sky, where she is in a love triangle with Kirk Douglas and Dewey Martin. It was her only film appearance, and all dialogue spoken by Threatt was in the depicted Native American language. She was spotted by Howard Hawks and cast for the part of an Indian princess captured by white man as hostage for a trade deal. Threatt left the film industry after this one film.

Vladimir Konstantinovich Troshin was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor and singer. In 1951, at the age of 25, for his portrayal of a rural inventor in the play Second Love at the Moscow Art Theater, he was awarded the Stalin Prize. Troshin was the original performer of the song "Moscow Nights" that in 1957 brought him fame all over the Soviet Union. He was made a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985.

Paul Soros was a Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Soros founded Soros Associates, which designs and develops bulk handling and port facilities. Soros Associates currently operates in ninety-one countries worldwide, as of 2013. Paul Soros, often called "the invisible Soros", was the older brother of George Soros, a successful businessman and financier.

Gloria Carter Spann was noted as one of the first women inducted into Harley-Davidson’s 100,000 Mile Club, was named Most Outstanding Female Motorcyclist in 1978 and worked as an activist for motorcycle rights. Spann was a sister of former President Jimmy Carter.

Necip Torumtay was the 20th Chief of the General Staff of the Republic of Turkey.

Jacques Rozier is a French film director and screenwriter. He is one of the lesser known members of the French New Wave movement and has collaborated with Jean-Luc Godard. Three of his films have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. In 1978, he was a member of the jury at the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.

Nelson Zeglio was a Brazilian professional footballer.