1926 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1926 are 99 or 100 years old this year and turn 100 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1926 will belong to The Greatest Generation. 1926 is the Year of the Fire Tiger π and belongs to The Greatest Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 100
- Chinese zodiac
- π Fire Tiger
- Generation
- ποΈ Greatest Generation
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1926
- Friday
- Chinese New Year
- February 13
How old is someone born in 1926?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1926 is 99 or 100 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1926
- 10 in 1936
- 18 in 1944
- 21 in 1947
- 30 in 1956
- 40 in 1966
- 50 in 1976
- 60 in 1986
- 70 in 1996
- 80 in 2006
- 90 in 2016
- 100 in 2026
1926 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Tiger π
1926 is a Fire Tiger year (Yang). The 1926 Chinese zodiac year began on February 13, 1926 and ended on February 1, 1927. People born in January or early February 1926, before Chinese New Year on February 13, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Ox.
The Tiger stands for courage and power. People born in Tiger years are described as bold, magnetic and competitive, the kind of people who are not afraid to take a risk.
People with the Fire element are traditionally described as passionate, dynamic and bold.
What generation is 1926?
People born in 1926 are part of The Greatest Generation, which covers birth years 1901β1927.
The Greatest Generation grew up during the Great Depression and came of age in the Second World War. The name was popularised by journalist Tom Brokaw's 1998 book of the same title.
Famous people born in 1926
- April 21, 1926Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022 (1926β2022)
- June 1, 1926American actress and model (1926β1962)
- August 13, 1926Cuban politician, author and revolutionary (1926β2016)
- October 15, 1926French philosopher (1926β1984)
- February 2, 1926French official and politician (1926β2020)
- March 24, 1926Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)
- April 28, 1926American novelist (1926β2016)
- August 17, 1926Former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926β2022)
- May 26, 1926American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer (1926β1991)
- October 18, 1926American musician (1926β2017)
- June 3, 1926American poet and writer (1926β1997)
- May 8, 1926British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
- July 4, 1926Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926β2014)
- January 29, 1926Theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
- March 16, 1926American comedian, actor and film director (1926β2017)
- April 9, 1926American businessman and magazine publisher (1926β2017)
- September 21, 1926American physicist and neurobiologist (1926β2013)
- March 6, 1926Polish film director (1926β2016)
- June 28, 1926American comedian, filmmaker, and actor (born 1926)
- February 11, 1926Canadian-American actor and comedian (1926β2010)
- September 19, 1926Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020)
- March 30, 1926Swedish business magnate (1926-2018)
- May 8, 1926American stand-up comedian (1926β2017)
- September 23, 1926American jazz saxophonist (1926β1967)
- January 20, 1926American stage and film actress (1926-2010)
- July 9, 1926Danish-American nuclear physicist (1926β2022)
- November 23, 1926Indian spiritual guru (1926β2011)
- November 29, 1926Tunisian politician
- March 6, 1926American economist and financial advisor (1926β2026)
- June 30, 1926American biochemist, Professor emeritus at Stanford University & Nobel laureate in Chemistry (1926β2023)
- August 3, 1926American singer (1926β2023)
- March 31, 1926English novelist (1926β2005)
- November 3, 1926Lithuanian politician, twice President of Lithuania (born 1926)
- August 11, 1926British chemist and biophysicist
- December 9, 1926American particle physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics
- October 11, 1926Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926β2022)
- October 18, 1926German actor (1926β1991)
- October 29, 192623rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1926β2011)
- August 14, 1926French comic book artist and author (1926-1977)
- February 20, 1926American fiction writer (1926β2013)
- April 2, 1926Australian racing driver (1926β2014)
- September 2, 1926Soviet and Russian actor (1926-1994)
- March 2, 1926American economist (1926β1995)
- April 30, 1926American actress and comedian (1926β2021)
- May 29, 19263rd President of Senegal
- June 25, 1926Austrian poet and author (1926β1973)
- July 16, 1926American biologist (1926-2015)
- September 9, 1926Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar (1926-2022)
- September 4, 1926Austrian philosopher and theologian (1926β2002)
- November 30, 1926Polish-American endocrinologist (1926β2024)
- April 3, 1926American astronaut (1926β1967)
- January 3, 1926English record producer (1926β2016)
- March 17, 1926German author (1926-2014)
- July 31, 1926American philosopher and mathematician
- July 14, 1926American actor (1926β2017)
- August 15, 1926Greek politician, former president of the Hellenic Republic
- November 25, 1926American science fiction writer (1926β2001)
- April 5, 1926American film director and producer (1926β2024)
- July 8, 1926Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
- August 23, 1926American anthropologist
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1926?
Someone born in 1926 turns 100 in 2026. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1926?
1926 is the Year of the Tiger, with the Fire element (Fire Tiger). The 1926 zodiac year runs from February 13, 1926 to February 1, 1927. People born in 1926 before February 13 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Ox.
What generation is 1926?
People born in 1926 belong to The Greatest Generation (Greatest Generation), which includes birth years 1901 to 1927. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1926 a leap year?
No. 1926 is a common year with 365 days.