List of Famous people born on April 26th
Naoki Tanaka
Naoki Tanaka is a Japanese comedian, actor and television presenter who is the leader and the boke of the owarai kombi Cocorico with his partner Shozo Endo. He has appeared in many television programmes and films. He is known for being a regular member of Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!, which he and Endo works since 1997.
Annie Starke
Annie Maude Starke is an American actress who has appeared on film and Broadway.
Fredrik Eklund
Fredrik Eklund is a Swedish New York City-based real estate broker, a Bravo TV reality star, a former IT entrepreneur in his native Sweden, and the author of The Sell.
Eduard Zenovka
Eduard Grigoryevich Zenovka is a former Olympic modern pentathlete. He won two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Olympics.
Per Aage Brandt
Per Aage Brandt is a Danish writer, poet, linguist and musician. He is Master of Arts in Romance Philology from the University of Copenhagen (1971) & holds a Doctorate of Semiotics from the Sorbonne University (1987).
Peter Neururer
Peter Neururer is a German professional football manager, notable for coaching a number of Bundesliga clubs.
Michael Dorman
Michael Dorman is a New Zealand actor, best known for his starring roles on the US television series For All Mankind and Patriot, Australian television comedy drama Wonderland, and horror film The Invisible Man. He has also done supporting work on TV shows like The Secret Life of Us and in films including West.
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Raigipcien Jean-Baptiste is an English actress. She is known for her role in the 1996 comedy-drama film Secrets & Lies, for which she received acclaim and earned nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award in the same category. Baptiste is also known for her role as Vivian Johnson on the television series Without a Trace from 2002 to 2009, and has since starred in television shows such as Blindspot (2015–2016) and Homecoming.
Benedita da Silva
Benedita Souza da Silva Sampaio is a Brazilian politician. From a humble background, she faced class and racial prejudice, overcoming it to become the first female and Afro-Brazilian governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro and, later, Minister of the said Secretary of State as well in the Government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Patrick Chêne
Patrick Chêne is a French journalist who worked mainly on France TV, where he commented the Tour de France between 1989 and 2000.