People born on January 26 165
Lady Zhen
b. 183 – d. 221
Lady Zhen, Chinese empress (b. 183)
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
b. 1436 – d. 1464
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 1436)
Guillaume Budé
b. 1467 – d. 1540
Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
Giovanni Poggio
b. 1493 – d. 1556
Giovanni Poggio, Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1556)
Emperor Go-Nara
b. 1495 – d. 1557
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)
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Florent Chrestien
b. 1541 – d. 1596
Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)
Jakob Ebert
b. 1549 – d. 1614
Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)
Giovanni Lanfranco
b. 1582 – d. 1647
Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (d. 1647)
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Antonio Maria Abbatini
b. 1595 – d. 1679
Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer (d. 1679)
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
b. 1624 – d. 1705
George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1705)
William Wake
b. 1657 – d. 1737
William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)
William Hayes (composer)
b. 1708 – d. 1777
William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1777)
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
b. 1714 – d. 1785
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
b. 1716 – d. 1785
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)
Alexander Carlyle
b. 1722 – d. 1805
Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader and author (b. 1722)
Charles XIV John of Sweden
b. 1763 – d. 1844
Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)
Ludwig Achim von Arnim
b. 1781 – d. 1831
Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)
Juan Pablo Duarte
b. 1813 – d. 1876
Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876)
George Shiras, Jr.
b. 1832 – d. 1924
George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
François Coppée
b. 1842 – d. 1908
François Coppée, French poet and author (b. 1842)
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
b. 1852 – d. 1905
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (b. 1852)
Louis Anquetin
b. 1861 – d. 1932
Louis Anquetin, French painter (b. 1861)
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József Pusztai
b. 1864 – d. 1934
József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (b. 1864)
John Cady (golfer)
b. 1866 – d. 1933
John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
Dave Nourse
b. 1878 – d. 1948
Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948)
Douglas MacArthur
b. 1880 – d. 1964
Douglas MacArthur, American general (b. 1880)
Michael Considine
b. 1885 – d. 1959
Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)
Harry Ricardo
b. 1885 – d. 1974
Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (b. 1885)
François Faber
b. 1887 – d. 1915
François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (b. 1887)
Marc Mitscher
b. 1887 – d. 1947
Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (b. 1887)
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Dimitris Pikionis
b. 1887 – d. 1968
Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (b. 1887)
Frank Costello
b. 1891 – d. 1973
Frank Costello, Italian-American gangster (b. 1891)
August Froehlich
b. 1891 – d. 1942
August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (d. 1942)
Wilder Penfield
b. 1891 – d. 1976
Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian surgeon and academic (b. 1891)
Bessie Coleman
b. 1892 – d. 1926
Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)
Giuseppe Genco Russo
b. 1893 – d. 1976
Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (d. 1976)
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Günther Reindorff
b. 1899 – d. 1974
Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974)
Karl Ristenpart
b. 1900 – d. 1967
Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)
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Menno ter Braak
b. 1902 – d. 1940
Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (b. 1902)
Ancel Keys
b. 1904 – d. 2004
Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)
Seán MacBride
b. 1904 – d. 1988
Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
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Charles Lane (actor)
b. 1905 – d. 2007
Charles Lane, American actor (b. 1905)
Maria von Trapp
b. 1905 – d. 1987
Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)
Henry Cotton (golfer)
b. 1907 – d. 1987
Henry Cotton, English golfer (d. 1987)
Dimitrios Holevas
b. 1907 – d. 2001
Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (d. 2001)
Jill Esmond
b. 1908 – d. 1990
Jill Esmond, English actress (b. 1908)
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Rupprecht Geiger
b. 1908 – d. 2009
Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
Stéphane Grappelli
b. 1908 – d. 1997
Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (d. 1997)
Jean Image
b. 1910 – d. 1989
Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
Polykarp Kusch
b. 1911 – d. 1993
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
Norbert Schultze
b. 1911 – d. 2002
Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (d. 2002)
Jimmy Van Heusen
b. 1913 – d. 1990
Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (b. 1913)
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
b. 1914 – d. 2006
Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006)
William Hopper
b. 1915 – d. 1970
William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
Louis Zamperini
b. 1917 – d. 2014
Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (b. 1917)
Nicolae Ceaușescu
b. 1918 – d. 1989
Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (d. 1989)
Philip José Farmer
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Philip José Farmer, American author (b. 1918)
Valentino Mazzola
b. 1919 – d. 1949
Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
Bill Nicholson (footballer)
b. 1919 – d. 2004
Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
Hans Holzer
b. 1920 – d. 2009
Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920)
Eddie Barclay
b. 1921 – d. 2005
Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (b. 1921)
Akio Morita
b. 1921 – d. 1999
Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921)
Michael Bentine
b. 1922 – d. 1996
Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
Seán Flanagan
b. 1922 – d. 1993
Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (b. 1922)
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Gil Merrick
b. 1922 – d. 2010
Gil Merrick, English footballer (d. 2010)
Patrick J. Hannifin
b. 1923 – d. 2014
Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014)
Anne Jeffreys
b. 1923 – d. 2017
Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
Annette Strauss
b. 1924 – d. 1998
Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)
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David Jenkins (bishop)
b. 1925 – d. 2016
David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)
Joan Leslie
b. 1925 – d. 2015
Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)
Paul Newman
b. 1925 – d. 2008
Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)
Ben Pucci
b. 1925 – d. 2013
Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)
Claude Ryan
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1925)
Farman Fatehpuri
b. 1926 – d. 2013
Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013)
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Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr.
b. 1926 – d. 2014
Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)
José Azcona del Hoyo
b. 1927 – d. 2005
José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
Bob Nieman
b. 1927 – d. 1985
Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)
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Hubert Schieth
b. 1927 – d. 2013
Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
Roger Vadim
b. 1928 – d. 2000
Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
Jules Feiffer
b. 1929
Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator
Roger Landry
b. 1934
Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher
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Charles Marowitz
b. 1934 – d. 2014
Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)
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Huey "Piano" Smith
b. 1934
Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter
Corrado Augias
b. 1935
Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
Henry Jordan
b. 1935 – d. 1977
Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)
Bob Uecker
b. 1935
Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor
Paula Rego
b. 1935
Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist
Sal Buscema
b. 1936
Sal Buscema, American illustrator
Joseph Saidu Momoh
b. 1937 – d. 2003
Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
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Séamus Hegarty
b. 1940
Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop
Scott Glenn
b. 1941
Scott Glenn, American actor
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Henry Jaglom
b. 1941
Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
César Gutiérrez
b. 1943 – d. 2005
César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
Jack Warner (football executive)
b. 1943
Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
Angela Davis
b. 1944
Angela Davis, American activist
Jerry Sandusky
b. 1944
Jerry Sandusky, American football player, coach, and criminal
Jacqueline du Pré
b. 1945 – d. 1987
Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
David Purley
b. 1945 – d. 1985
David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)
Christopher Hampton
b. 1946
Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
Gene Siskel
b. 1946 – d. 1999
Gene Siskel, American journalist and critic (b. 1946)
Susan Friedlander
b. 1946
Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
Patrick Dewaere
b. 1947 – d. 1982
Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (d. 1982)
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Les Ebdon
b. 1947
Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
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Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin
b. 1947
Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
Michel Sardou
b. 1947
Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
Jonathan Carroll
b. 1949
Jonathan Carroll, American author
David Strathairn
b. 1949
David Strathairn, American actor
Jörg Haider
b. 1950 – d. 2008
Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (b. 1950)
David Briggs (Australian musician)
b. 1951
David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Andy Hummel
b. 1951 – d. 2010
Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
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Anne Mills
b. 1951
Anne Mills, English economist and academic
Alik L. Alik
b. 1953
Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
b. 1953
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
Lucinda Williams
b. 1953
Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kim Hughes
b. 1954
Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
Eddie Van Halen
b. 1955
Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Road Warrior Hawk
b. 1957 – d. 2003
Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (d. 2003)
Anita Baker
b. 1958
Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
Ellen DeGeneres
b. 1958
Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
Wayne Gretzky
b. 1961
Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Tom Keifer
b. 1961
Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Guo Jian
b. 1962
Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer
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Tim May
b. 1962
Tim May, Australian cricketer
Oscar Ruggeri
b. 1962
Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
José Mourinho
b. 1963
José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
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Simon O'Donnell
b. 1963
Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster
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Tony Parks
b. 1963
Tony Parks, English footballer and manager
Andrew Ridgeley
b. 1963
Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Adam Crozier
b. 1964
Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman
Thomas Östros
b. 1965
Thomas Östros, Swedish businessman and politician
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Natalia Yurchenko
b. 1965
Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
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Kazushige Nagashima
b. 1966
Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
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Anatoly Komm
b. 1967
Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
Col Needham
b. 1967
Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database
George Dikeoulakos
b. 1969
George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
Kirk Franklin
b. 1970
Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
Melvil Poupaud
b. 1973
Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Brendan Rodgers
b. 1973
Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager
Mayu Shinjo
b. 1973
Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
Vince Carter
b. 1977
Vince Carter, American basketball player
Justin Gimelstob
b. 1977
Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
Corina Morariu
b. 1978
Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
José de Jesús Corona
b. 1981
José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
Gustavo Dudamel
b. 1981
Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
Juan José Haedo
b. 1981
Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
Colin O'Donoghue
b. 1981
Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
Reggie Hodges
b. 1982
Reggie Hodges, American football player
Petri Oravainen
b. 1983
Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
Eric Werner
b. 1983
Eric Werner, American ice hockey player
Ryan Hoffman
b. 1984
Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player
Iain Turner
b. 1984
Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
Luo Xuejuan
b. 1984
Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
Heather Stanning
b. 1985
Heather Stanning, English rower
Gerald Green
b. 1986
Gerald Green, American basketball player
Mustapha Yatabaré
b. 1986
Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
Sebastian Giovinco
b. 1987
Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
Dimitrios Chondrokoukis
b. 1988
Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
MarShon Brooks
b. 1989
MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
Emily Hughes
b. 1989
Emily Hughes, American figure skater
Peter Sagan
b. 1990
Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist
Nina Zander
b. 1990
Nina Zander, German tennis player
Sasha Banks
b. 1992
Sasha Banks, American professional wrestler
Florian Thauvin
b. 1993
Florian Thauvin, French footballer
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Sione Katoa
b. 1995
Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player
Gedion Zelalem
b. 1997
Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player