Eric Morecambe

John Eric Bartholomew, known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe in Lancashire.

14 May 1926

Born on the same birth day (14 May): Archie Alexander • Bob Woolmer • Ed Ricketts • Frank Nobilo • Fraser Nelson • H. Jones • Hal Borland • Kristina Mladenovic • Kyle Freeland • Louis Verneuil • Marco Zanuso • Marquinhos • Martine McCutcheon • Pokimane • Rick Vaive • Thomas Gainsborough • William James (Australian general)

Born in the same month (May 1926): Abdoulaye Wade • David Attenborough • David Hurst • David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie • Edward Parkes • Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe • Johnny Gimble • Peter Zadek • Phyllis Gotlieb • Robert Creeley • Stanley Baxter • William Bowyer (artist)