1926 (people)

Sometime this year, designer Tony Snoaden and actors Sheila Fay, Keith Marsh and Derek Pollitt were born. People with known birthdays included:
 * 23 January - Actor John Caesar was born.
 * 25 January - Actor Richard Davies was born.
 * 30 January - Designer Peter Brachacki was born.
 * 4 February - Costume designer John Hearne was born.
 * 16 February - Actor Rex Robinson was born.
 * 1 March - Writer Barbara Clegg was born.
 * 11 March - Actor Derek Benfield was born.
 * 16 March - Actor Victor Maddern was born.
 * 1 April - Dalek operator John Scott Martin was born.
 * 2 April - Writer and Script Editor Robert Holmes was born.
 * 3 April - Actor Timothy Bateson was born.
 * 3 April - Actor Andrew Keir was born.
 * 8 April - Actor Leon Thau was born.
 * 29 April - Actor Leonard Fenton was born.
 * 7 May - Actor Allan Selwyn was born.
 * 14 May - Actor Andre Maranne was born.
 * 17 May - Actor Tenniel Evans was born.
 * 20 May - Writer John Lucarotti was born.
 * 27 May - Writer Peter Ling was born.
 * 4 June - Writer Peter R. Newman was born.
 * 10 June - Actor Gabor Baraker was born.
 * 22 June - Actor Doreen Mantle was born.
 * 15 July - Actor Angus MacKay was born.
 * 18 July - Writer Robert Sloman was born.
 * 6 August - Actor Frank Finlay was born.
 * 15 October - Actor Geoffrey Colville was born.
 * 18 October - Actor Sheila Gill was born.
 * 22 October - Actor Tim Condren was born.
 * 31 October - Television host Jimmy Savile was born.
 * 11 November - Director George Spenton-Foster was born.
 * 15 November - Actor Richard Steele was born.
 * 4 December - Actor Roy Pattison was born.
 * 10 December - Actor Harry Fowler was born.
 * 14 December - Actor Margaret John was born.
 * 14 December - Actor Alan Rowe was born.
 * 15 December - Actor Christopher Burgess was born.