Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist, convicted kidnapper, politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996. A member of the African National Congress (ANC) political party, she served on the ANC's National Executive Committee and headed its Women's League. Madikizela-Mandela was known to her supporters as the "Mother of the Nation".

26 September 1936

Born on the same birth date (26 September 1936): Leroy Drumm

Born on the same birth day (26 September): Buddy Matthews • Claudette Werleigh • David Frizzell • Dr. Luke • Edwin Keppel Bennett • Engelbert, Count of Nevers • Fuifui Moimoi • Ivan Pavlov • Jonny Bairstow • Philippe Lavil • Rosanna Munter • Sami Vänskä • Vladimír Remek • William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire

Born in the same month (September 1936): Andrew Grove • Eddie Lumsden • Gordon Honeycombe • Ian Albery • Leroy Drumm • Maurice Evans (footballer, born 1936) • Pavel Landovský • Roy Newman • Salvador Reyes (footballer, born 1936) • Sara Henderson • Sylvain Saudan • Terence Donovan (photographer) • Valery Legasov • Zine El Abidine Ben Ali