| 122431 | October 26 | Birth | 1916 – François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (d. 1996) |
| 122432 | October 26 | Birth | 1916 – Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (d. 1942) |
| 122433 | October 26 | Birth | 1918 – Diana Serra Cary, American actress and author |
| 122434 | October 26 | Birth | 1919 – Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (d. 2010) |
| 122435 | October 26 | Birth | 1919 – Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (d. 2015) |
| 122436 | October 26 | Birth | 1919 – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Persian king (d. 1980) |
| 122437 | October 26 | Birth | 1920 – Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic |
| 122438 | October 26 | Birth | 1922 – Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (d. 2008) |
| 122439 | October 26 | Birth | 1922 – Fred Wood, English actor |
| 122440 | October 26 | Birth | 1923 – Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic |
| 122441 | October 26 | Birth | 1924 – Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (d. 2015) |
| 122442 | October 26 | Birth | 1925 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (d. 2007) |
| 122443 | October 26 | Birth | 1926 – Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (d. 1988) |
| 122444 | October 26 | Birth | 1927 – Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (Supersax) (d. 1987) |
| 122445 | October 26 | Birth | 1928 – Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (d. 2011) |
| 122446 | October 26 | Birth | 1929 – Neal Matthews, Jr., American singer (The Jordanaires) (d. 2000) |
| 122447 | October 26 | Birth | 1933 – Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
| 122448 | October 26 | Birth | 1933 – Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (d. 2013) |
| 122449 | October 26 | Birth | 1934 – Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) |
| 122450 | October 26 | Birth | 1934 – Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer (Cluster, Harmonia, Kluster, and Aquarello) |
| 122451 | October 26 | Birth | 1935 – Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013) |
| 122452 | October 26 | Birth | 1935 – Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic |
| 122453 | October 26 | Birth | 1936 – Shelley Morrison, American actress |
| 122454 | October 26 | Birth | 1936 – György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator |
| 122455 | October 26 | Birth | 1940 – Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator |
| 122456 | October 26 | Birth | 1940 – John Horgan, Irish academic and politician |
| 122457 | October 26 | Birth | 1941 – Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator |
| 122458 | October 26 | Birth | 1941 – Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 122459 | October 26 | Birth | 1942 – Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (d. 2014) |
| 122460 | October 26 | Birth | 1942 – Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Clube da Esquina) |