April 26 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 26, your zodiac sign is Taurus ♉, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Ludwig Wittgenstein and Eugène Delacroix.
- Zodiac sign
- ♉ Taurus
- Element
- Earth
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 116th
- Popularity
- 281st of 366
- Half birthday
- October 26
- Next April 26
- April 26
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April 26 zodiac: Taurus ♉
People born on April 26 fall under Taurus, the 2nd sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from April 20 to May 20. Taurus is a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the bull.
Taurus is an earth sign associated with stability, comfort and patience. The Bull is traditionally described as grounded and dependable, with a strong appreciation for good food, nature, music and beautiful things.
Famous people born on April 26
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 26, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1889Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
- Born 1798French painter (1798–1863)
- Born 1963Chinese-Singaporean martial artist and actor
- Born 1970First Lady of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
- Born 1917Chinese-American architect (1917–2019)
- Born 1898Spanish poet (1898–1984)
- Born 1933German-born American physicist
- Born 1879British physicist (1879-1959)
- Born 1785French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (1785–1851)
- Born 1980American actor, dancer and model (born 1980)
- Born 1900American seismologist
- Born 1787German poet and politician (1787–1862)
- Born 1977American actor, director, and model
- Born 1980American actress
- Born 1932Canadian Nobel laureate in chemistry
- Born 1978Canadian actress
- Born 1933American actress, comedian and singer (born 1933)
- Born 1958American actor
- Born 1977Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer (1977)
- Born 1965American comedian and actor
- Born 1994Russian racing car driver
- Born 1940Italian record producer and composer (born 1940)
- Born 1648King of Portugal (1648–1706)
- Born 1880Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (1880–1942)
- Born 1967American professional wrestler, actor, and politician
- Born 1985American tennis player (born 1985)
- Born 1961Chinese-American actress and director
- Born 1914American author (1914–1986)
- Born 1918Dutch track and field athlete (1918–2004)
- Born 1710Scottish philosopher (1710–1796)
- Born 1943Swiss architect
- Born 1782Queen consort of the French from 1830 to 1848
- Born 1974Bosnian actress
- Born 1975American musician (1975–2021)
- Born 1905French film director (1905–1934)
- Born 1990Mexican association football player
- Born 1822American landscape designer, journalist, social critic, and public administrator (1822-1903)
- Born 1910Yugoslavian writer
- Born 1896German flying ace (1896–1941)
- Born 2001Argentine footballer
April 26 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 26 birthday facts
- April 26 is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years), leaving 249 days until the end of the year.
- April 26 is the 281st most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,921 babies born on an average April 26(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 26 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 26 were most likely conceived around August 4 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 26, six months after April 26.
- April 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 April 26?
April 26 falls under Taurus ♉, which runs from April 20 to May 20.
What is the birthstone for April 26?
The birthstone for April 26 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 26?
Famous people born on April 26 include Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889), Eugène Delacroix (1798), Jet Li (1963), Melania Trump (1970), I. M. Pei (1917), Vicente Aleixandre (1898).
How common is a April 26 birthday?
April 26 is the 281st most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,921 babies born on an average April 26.
What day of the year is April 26?
April 26 is the 116th day of the year in common years and the 117th day in leap years.