Authors born in 1826
- Adolf Bastian Essayist, 1826
- Alexander Clark Businessman, 1826
- Alexander Dolgun Author, 1826
- Alexander MacLaren Minister, 1826
- Andrew Jackson Davis Spirituality, 1826
- Bernhard Riemann Mathematician, 1826
- Carlo Collodi Writer, 1826
- Charles Hamilton Aide Poet, 1826
- Charles Loring Brace Philanthropist, 1826
- Dinah Maria Mulock Novelist, 1826
- Emily Blackwell Medical Theorist, 1826
- Ethan Bennett Farnum Politician, 1826
- George B. McClellan Soldier, 1826
- George Frisbie Hoar Politician, 1826
- John A. Logan Soldier, 1826
- John Buford Military Officer, 1826
- Karl Blind Revolutionary, 1826
- M. E. W. Sherwood Writer, 1826
- Walter Bagehot Journalist, 1826
- Wilhelm Liebknecht Politician, 1826
- William Haines Lytle Politician, 1826