Born:
Zola Budd, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, track and field long distance runner, trained and raced barefoot, politically controversial figure, two-time Women's 5000 meters world record holder, two-time World Cross Country Championships winner
More Notable Birthdays on May 26: 1975 - Lauryn Hill, born in South Orange, New Jersey, singer, actress, won five Grammy's for 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' album, which sold over 18 million copies worldwide
1966 - Helena Bonham Carter, British Actress
1951 - Sally Ride, born in Encino, California, physicist, astronaut, first American woman crewmember in space on the Challenger, founded NASA's Office of Exploration
1926 - Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud
1907 - John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit
