List of Famous people born on October 26th

Ian Barry Brickell was a New Zealand potter, writer, conservationist and founder of Driving Creek Railway.

Pedro Enrique Sarmiento Solís is a Colombian football manager and former player.

Kyabje Nawang Gehlek Rimpoche was a Tibetan Buddhist lama born in Lhasa, Tibet on October 26, 1939. His personal name was Gelek; kyabje and rimpoche are titles meaning "teacher" and "precious," respectively. He was a tulku, an incarnate lama of Drepung Monastic University, where he received the highest scholastic degree of Geshe Lharampa, equivalent to a PhD, at the exceptionally young age of 20. His father was the 10th Demo Rinpoche and his uncle was the 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He was educated alongside the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.

Manel Estiarte Duocastella is a Spanish former water polo player born in Manresa, a municipality in Barcelona, Spain. He is currently a member of Pep Guardiola's technical staff at Manchester City FC. He is usually considered as one of the two greatest water poloists of all time.

Henry Deringer was an American gunsmith. He is best known for inventing and giving his name to the derringer pistol.

Frank Mertens, is a German musician. He is a former member of the German synth-pop group Alphaville. Personality wise, he was a shy and quiet person who doesn't like to talk.

Fernand Daoust was a trade unionist in Quebec. He was the secretary general of the Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec from 1969 to 1991 and its president from 1991 to 1993.

Anna of Hesse was a princess of Hesse by birth and marriage Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken.

Dimas Ekky Pratama is an Indonesian motorcycle rider who last raced in Moto2 Championship for Idemitsu Honda Asia Team.

Claude Poirier is a negotiator and crime reporter for the Quebec-based Canadian French-language television network TVA. He is best known for negotiating with suspects during hostage situations.