List of Famous people born on April 26th

Sir Charles Anthony King-Harman was a British colonial administrator.

Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty was a long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London and a successful composer.

Quentin Matsys (1466–1530) was a Flemish painter in the Early Netherlandish tradition. He was born in Leuven. There is a tradition alleging that he was trained as an ironsmith before becoming a painter. Matsys was active in Antwerp for over 20 years, creating numerous works with religious roots and satirical tendencies. He is regarded as the founder of the Antwerp school of painting, which became the leading school of painting in Flanders in the 16th century. He introduced new techniques and motifs as well as moralising subjects without completely breaking with the tradition.

Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author. His fragmented, bizarre narrative style influenced later science fiction writers, notably Philip K. Dick. He was one of the most popular and influential practitioners of science fiction in the mid-twentieth century, the genre's so-called Golden Age, and one of the most complex.The Science Fiction Writers of America named him their 14th Grand Master in 1995.

Michel Scob was a French cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial and tandem events at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the older brother of French film and theatre actress Édith Scob.