List of Famous people born on August 26th
Matthew Todd Miller
Matthew Todd Miller is an American citizen who was detained in North Korea (DPRK). He had travelled to North Korea intending to get arrested. He was sentenced to six years of forced labor on September 14, 2014, for committing "acts hostile to the DPRK while entering under the guise of a tourist." He was released, along with Kenneth Bae, on November 8, 2014.
Luna Maya
Luna Maya Sugeng is an Indonesian soap opera actress, singer and movie star of Indonesian and Austrian descent. She started her career as an advertising and catwalk model.
Kays Ruiz-Atil
Kays Ruiz-Atil is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.
Annette Badland
Annette Badland is an English actress known for a wide range of roles on television, radio, stage, and film. She is best known for her roles as Margaret Blaine in the BBC science fiction series Doctor Who, Mrs. Glenna Fitzgibbons in the first season of Outlander, and Babe Smith in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. She was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1993 for her performance in Jim Cartwright's play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Balkrishna Doshi
Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi, OAL, is an Indian architect. He is considered to be an important figure of Indian architecture and noted for his contributions to the evolution of architectural discourse in India. Having worked under Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn, he is a pioneer of modernist and brutalist architecture in India.
Omar Fayad
Omar Fayad Meneses is a Mexican politician from the state of Hidalgo who has served as a federal deputy and senator. He is currently the Governor of Hidalgo after winning the 2016 gubernatorial election. He is a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Mateo Musacchio
Mateo Pablo Musacchio is an Argentine footballer who plays as a central defender for Italian club Lazio.
Amaia Montero
Amaia Montero Saldías is a Spanish singer and songwriter mainly known as the former vocalist of the Spanish pop-band La Oreja de Van Gogh between 1996 and 2007.
Luis Perez
Luis Francisco Perez is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M–Commerce from 2016 to 2017. Prior to that, he played junior college football at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He was awarded the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2017 as the best football player in NCAA Division II and led the Lions to their second National Championship in football during the 2017 season, their first since 1972.
Ángel Hernández
Ángel Hernández is an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked in the National League from 1991 to 1999, and has worked throughout MLB since 2000. In July 2017, Hernández filed a federal lawsuit against MLB, alleging racial discrimination led to him being overlooked for World Series games and crew chief promotions. He has since umpired in the 2017 All-Star Game, 2017 American League Division Series, and 2018 American League Division Series in addition to regular-season work.