October 15, 1926

1926James E. Akins, American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (died 2010)^[†]

James Elmer Akins was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia from September, 1973 to February, 1976, just in time to serve during the 1973 Oil Crisis of October, 1973 to March, 1974. Akins was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and on the advisory council of the Iran Policy Committee (IPC). Akins has been involved with the pro-Palestine organization If Americans Knew.

1926Agustín García Calvo, Spanish philosopher and poet (died 2012)^[†]

Agustín García Calvo was a Spanish philologist, philosopher, poet, and playwright.

1926Michel Foucault, French historian and philosopher (died 1984)^[†]

Paul-Michel Foucault was a French historian of ideas and philosopher, who was also an author, literary critic, political activist, and teacher. Foucault's theories primarily addressed the relationships between power versus knowledge and liberty, and he analyzed how they are used as a form of social control through multiple institutions. Though often cited as a structuralist and postmodernist, Foucault rejected these labels and sought to critique authority without limits on himself. His thought has influenced academics within a large number of contrasting areas of study, with this especially including those working in anthropology, communication studies, criminology, cultural studies, feminism, literary theory, psychology, and sociology. His efforts against homophobia and racial prejudice as well as against other ideological doctrines have also shaped research into critical theory and Marxism–Leninism alongside other topics.

1926Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (died 2005)^[†]

Evan Hunter was an American author of crime and mystery fiction. He is best known as the author of 87th Precinct novels, published under the pen name Ed McBain, which are considered staples of police procedural genre.

1926Jean Peters, American actress (died 2000)^[†]

Elizabeth Jean Peters was an American film actress. She was known as a star of 20th Century Fox in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and as the second wife of Howard Hughes. Although possibly best remembered for her siren role in Pickup on South Street (1953), Peters was known for her resistance to being turned into a sex symbol. She preferred to play unglamorous, down-to-earth women.

1926Karl Richter, German organist and conductor (died 1981)^[†]

Karl Richter was a German conductor, choirmaster, organist, and harpsichordist.