August 26 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 26, your zodiac sign is Virgo ♍, your birthstone is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx and your birth flower is Gladiolus or Poppy. You share your birthday with Mother Teresa and Antoine Lavoisier.
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Mercury
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 238th
- Popularity
- 64th of 366
- Half birthday
- February 26
- Next August 26
- August 26
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August 26 zodiac: Virgo ♍
People born on August 26 fall under Virgo, the 6th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from August 23 to September 22. Virgo is a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury, and its symbol is the maiden.
Virgo is an earth sign associated with service, skill and attention to detail. Virgos are often described as the helpers of the zodiac: organised, thoughtful and quietly making everything run smoothly.
Famous people born on August 26
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 26, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1910Albanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
- Born 1743French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
- Born 1980American actor (born 1980)
- Born 1880French poet (1880–1918)
- Born 1914Argentine writer and translator (1914–1984)
- Born 1882German-American physicist (1882–1964)
- Born 1980American actor and singer (born 1980)
- Born 1918African-American mathematician
- Born 1819Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861 (1819–1861)
- Born 18972nd President of South Korea (1897-1990)
- Born 1971Mexican singer and actress (born 1971)
- Born 1976Russian rock musician and songwriter
- Born 1728German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)
- Born 1951American theoretical physicist
- Born 1952American actor (1952–2003)
- Born 1920Former Regent of Thailand (1920-2019)
- Born 1964Azerbaijani physician and politician; wife of Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev, Vice President of Azerbaijan and Head of Heydar Aliev Foundation (born 1964)
- Born 1873American inventor (1873–1961)
- Born 1958Italian writer and politician
- Born 1991American actor (born 1991)
- Born 1989American basketball player (born 1989)
- Born 1964Maltese journalist and blogger (1964-2017)
- Born 1936American political scientist (1936-2015)
- Born 1993American actress
- Born 1906Jewish-Polish-American physician and epidemiologist who developed oral polio vaccines (1906-1993)
- Born 1904British-American novelist (1904-1986)
- Born 1875Scottish author and politician (1875–1940)
- Born 1962Swiss Muslim scholar
- Born 1885French writer (1885-1972)
- Born 1596Elector Palatine (1610–23), and King of Bohemia (1619–20), the Winter King; died 1632
- Born 1967British politician (born 1967)
- Born 1937Vice president of the Soviet Union from 1990 to 1991
- Born 1988German association football player (born 1988)
- Born 1935American politician (1935–2011)
- Born 1957Nigerian-Swedish dentist, musician
- Born 1993Croatian association football player (born 1993)
- Born 1913Slovenian writer (1913–2022)
- Born 1972British writer
- Born 1940President of Burundi (1940-1983)
- Born 1967Yugoslav and Serbian basketball player
August 26 birthstone
Peridot (lime green). Peridot is linked with strength and good fortune. Some peridot has even been found in meteorites.
Spinel (many colours, often red). Spinel is associated with renewal and energy, and was long mistaken for ruby.
Sardonyx (red and white bands). Sardonyx is traditionally linked with courage, happiness and clear communication.
August 26 birthday facts
- August 26 is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years), leaving 127 days until the end of the year.
- August 26 is the 64th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,657 babies born on an average August 26(4% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 26 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 26 were most likely conceived around December 4 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 26, six months after August 26.
- August 26 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is August 26?
August 26 falls under Virgo ♍, which runs from August 23 to September 22.
What is the birthstone for August 26?
The birthstone for August 26 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 26?
Famous people born on August 26 include Mother Teresa (1910), Antoine Lavoisier (1743), Chris Pine (1980), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Julio Cortázar (1914), James Franck (1882).
How common is a August 26 birthday?
August 26 is the 64th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,657 babies born on an average August 26.
What day of the year is August 26?
August 26 is the 238th day of the year in common years and the 239th day in leap years.