List of Famous people born on July 26th

Alain L. de Weck,, was a Swiss immunologist and allergist. His main scientific contributions were in the area of characterization and prevention of drug allergy. He was the founding director of the Institute of Clinical Immunology at the University of Bern from 1971 to 1993 and authored or co-authored over 600 peer-reviewed publications. He is the recipient of a number of patents that led to commercial allergy products and services. He served as president of international scientific organizations such as the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) and the International Association for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (IAACI) and was founder and later CEO of the Centre Médical des Grand-Places (CMG) company, acquired by Heska of Fort Collins in 1997. In later years he continued his research at the University of Navarra in Spain and wrote on a wide range of topics such as the distinction between science and pseudo-science, the emergence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and comparative health care policy.

Gaëtan Mittelheisser is a French badminton player. He started playing badminton at aged 5. In 2012, he won the French National Badminton Championships in the men's doubles event, and in 2013 he joined the France national badminton team. In 2013, he also won the bronze medal at the Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event.

John Sherwood de Lancie was an American oboist and arts administrator. He was principal oboist of the Philadelphia Orchestra for 23 years and also director of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Dixie Bibb Graves was a First Lady from the state of Alabama and the first woman to serve as a United States Senator from Alabama. She was appointed to the Senate by her husband, Governor Bibb Graves, when Senator Hugo Black resigned his to take his place on the U.S. Supreme Court in August 1937.

Philippe Blasband is a filmmaker and a writer in French language from Belgium. He is of Jewish origin and lives currently in Brussels.