List of Famous people born on October 26th
Amy Chua
Amy Lynn Chua is an American law professor and writer. She graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. She is the John M. Duff Jr. Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Her expertise is in international business transactions, law and development, ethnic conflict, and globalization and the law. She joined the Yale faculty in 2001 after teaching at Duke Law School for seven years. Prior to starting her teaching career, she was a corporate law associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She is also known for her parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. In 2011, she was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, one of The Atlantic's Brave Thinkers, and one of Foreign Policy's Global Thinkers.
Holly Woodlawn
Holly Woodlawn was a transgender Puerto Rican actress and Warhol superstar who appeared in the movies Trash (1970) and Women in Revolt (1971). She is best known as the Holly in Lou Reed's hit glam rock song "Walk on the Wild Side".
Lojain Omran
Lojain Omran is a Saudi Arabian television presenter and social media personality. She presents a show on a channel in Bahrain.
Hamdi Ulukaya
Hamdi Ulukaya is a Turkish billionaire, and philanthropist based in the United States. Ulukaya is the owner, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chobani, the #1-selling strained yogurt (Greek-style) brand in the US. He established production facilities first in upstate New York, and since then has expanded. According to Forbes, his net worth as of June 2019 is US$2.0 billion. On April 26, 2016, Ulukaya announced to his employees that he would be giving them 10% of the shares in Chobani.
Mahesh Jadu
Mahesh Jadu is an Australian actor of Mauritian ancestry. He is best known for the role of Dr. Doug Harris in the soap opera Neighbours and the role of Ahmad in Netflix original series Marco Polo. He also portrayed the supporting role of Shanmugum in the miniseries Better Man and Vilgefortz in The Witcher.
Pascale Ogier
Pascale Marguerite Cécile Claude Colette Nicolas, better known as Pascale Ogier, was a French actress. She won the Volpi Cup, and posthumously received a César Award nomination for her role in the 1984 film, Full Moon in Paris.
Julie Dawn Cole
Julie Dawn Cole is an English actress, singer, author, and psychotherapist who has been active for more than 40 years. She began as a child performer in what remains her best-remembered film, 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, playing Veruca Salt.
Stephen J. Cloobeck
Stephen J. Cloobeck is an American businessman and substantial donor to the Democratic Party. He is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of the timeshare company Diamond Resorts International.
Amala Paul
Amala Paul is an Indian film actress who mainly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. After appearing in a supporting role in the Malayalam-language film Neelathamara, Amala became noted after playing the title role in Mynaa, receiving critical acclaim for her work.
Georges Fenech
Georges Fenech is a French judge and politician.