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26 July

Across recorded history, 1,492 notable lives are recorded as having ended on 26 July. Below are the 24 most widely documented — ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia carry an article about them.

Sung Jae-gi

1967–2013

South Korean masculism activist

Sung Jae-gi was a South Korean masculism activist who advocated for men's rights.

Eva Perón

1919–1952

Argentine actress and politician

Eva Perón was an Argentine politician and activist who advocated for women's suffrage and labor rights.

Gottlob Frege

1848–1925

German philosopher, logician, and mathematician

Gottlob Frege was a logician who established the foundations of modern mathematical logic and analytic philosophy.

Albert Bandura

1925–2021

Canadian psychologist

Albert Bandura was a psychologist who conducted research on social learning theory.

Otto of Greece

1815–1867

King of Greece from 1832 to 1862

Otto of Greece was a monarch who served as the King of Greece.

Sam Houston

1793–1863

American statesman, politician, and soldier

Sam Houston was a politician who served as a statesman and soldier.

James Lovelock

1919–2022

English scientist

James Lovelock was an English scientist who developed the Gaia hypothesis.

William Jennings Bryan

1860–1925

American politician

William Jennings Bryan was an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of State.

Trygve Haavelmo

1911–1999

Norwegian economist and econometrician

Trygve Haavelmo was a Norwegian economist who made significant contributions to the field of econometrics.

Henri Lebesgue

1875–1941

French mathematician

Henri Lebesgue was a French mathematician who developed the theory of integration.

Benjamin Lee Whorf

1897–1941

American linguist

Benjamin Lee Whorf was an American linguist known for his research on the relationship between language and thought.

Karađorđe

1768–1817

Serbian Revolutionary Leader

Karađorđe was a Serbian revolutionary who led the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire.

Diane Arbus

1923–1971

American photographer

Diane Arbus was an American photographer known for her portraits of people on the fringes of society.

J.J. Cale

1938–2013

American musician

J.J. Cale was an American musician known for his work as a singer-songwriter and guitarist.

Gerda Taro

1910–1937

German photographer, best known for her reporting on the Spanish Civil War

Gerda Taro was a photographer best known for her reporting on the Spanish Civil War.

Joey Jordison

1975–2021

American musician

Joey Jordison was an American musician known for his work as a drummer and songwriter.

Martin Walser

1927–2023

German writer

Martin Walser was a German writer known for his extensive body of novels, plays, and screenplays.

Kunihiko Kodaira

1915–1997

Japanese mathematician

Kunihiko Kodaira was a mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of algebraic geometry and complex manifold theory.

Tom Lehrer

1928–2025

American musician

Tom Lehrer is an American musician known for his work as a songwriter and satirist.

Mary Blair

1911–1978

American artist

Mary Blair was an American artist known for her influential concept art, paintings, and illustrations.

George Gallup

1901–1984

American statistician

George Gallup was a statistician who developed the public opinion poll.

W. Averell Harriman

1891–1986

American businessman, politician and diplomat

W. Averell Harriman was a diplomat who served as an American ambassador and politician.

Oskar Morgenstern

1902–1977

Austrian economist

Oskar Morgenstern was an economist who co-developed the mathematical field of game theory.

Adem Demaçi

1936–2018

Albanian politician

Adem Demaçi was an Albanian politician and human rights defender who advocated for the rights of Albanians in Yugoslavia.

Source: Wikidata, released into the public domain under CC0. Snapshot: 2026-07. Names, dates and roles come from Wikidata; summaries are condensed from it. Nothing here is generated to fill a gap.

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