List of Famous people born on October 26th

John Willock Noble was a U.S. lawyer and brevet brigadier general in the Civil War. He served as the Secretary of the Interior between 1889 and 1893.

Carl Christian Koldewey was a German Arctic explorer. He led both German North Polar Expeditions.

Maria Zanoli was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 45 films between 1943 and 1961.

Hsueh Hsuan-yi is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2014 he participated at the Asian Games. In 2009, he became the runner-up at the U.S. Open tournament, defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia in the final round. In 2011, he won the Dutch Open tournament after beating his compatriot Chou Tien-chen. In 2013, he became the runner-up at the Macau Open tournament.

Paul Homeyer was a German organist who had an active international concert career during the late 19th century and early 20th century. His repertoire encompassed works from a variety of musical periods from ancient to contemporary works. He was particularly admired for his performances of the compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. In 1903 he was given special recognition for his work by King George of Saxony.

Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch, also spelt Collonicz, Colonitz, Kollonitz, Kolonits, and Kolonić, and called in Hungarian Kollonich Lipót, was a cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, Archbishop of Kalocsa and later of Gran, or Esztergom, and Primate of Hungary. Also a count of the Holy Roman Empire, he was a leading figure of the Hungarian Counter-reformation.

Joseph Gregor was an Austrian writer, theatre historian and librettist. He served as director of the Austrian National Library.

Matthew W. Mungle is an American make-up artist. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, winning in 1992 for Bram Stoker's Dracula. He has also received 26 Emmy nominations, winning 6. His television work includes Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The Big Bang Theory, Salem, NCIS, Conan, and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.