Authors born in 1926
- Karel Reisz Film Director, 1926
- Ken Olsen Engineer, 1926
- Kenneth Williams Actor, 1926
- Klaus Kinski Director, 1926
- L. Brent Bozell, Jr. Writer, 1926
- Leslie Nielsen Actor, 1926
- Letitia Baldrige Writer, 1926
- Lewis Thompson Preston Banker, 1926
- Lois Wyse Author, 1926
- Louise L. Hay Author, 1926
- Luciano Vincenzoni Screenwriter, 1926
- Maria Schell Actress, 1926
- Marilyn Monroe Actress, 1926
- Masatoshi Koshiba Physicist, 1926
- Mel Brooks Film Maker, 1926
- Michael Bond Author, 1926
- Michel Foucault Philosopher, 1926
- Miles Davis Jazz Musician, 1926
- Morton Feldman Composer, 1926
- Murray Rothbard Economist, 1926
- Nancy Spero Visual Artist, 1926
- Natasha Josefowitz Speaker, 1926
- Neal A. Maxwell Educator, 1926
- Neal Cassady Writer, 1926
- Nelson Bunker Hunt Businessman, 1926
- Newton N. Minow Chairperson, 1926
- Norm Sloan Basketball Player, 1926
- Norman Jewison Film Director, 1926
- Octavian Paler Author, 1926
- Patricia Neal Actress, 1926
- Paul Berg Biochemist, 1926
- Paul Lynde Comedian, 1926
- Pete Rozelle Businessman, 1926
- Peter George Peterson Businessman, 1926
- Peter Graves Actor, 1926
- Peter Shaffer Playwright, 1926
- Phil Crosby Author, 1926
- Poul Anderson Author, 1926
- Queen Elizabeth II Royalty, 1926
- Ralph Abernathy Civil Rights Advocate, 1926