Famous Birthdays for January 26th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 183 – Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (d. 221)^[52]
• 1541 – Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596)^[53]
• 1549 – Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)^[54]
• 1582 – Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (d. 1647)^[55]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1657 – William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)^[56]
• 1714 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)^[57]
• 1715 – Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (d. 1771)^[58]
• 1716 – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1785)
• 1722 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (d. 1805)
• 1763 – Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)
• 1781 – Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)
• 1813 – Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876)
• 1824 – Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (d. 1888)^[59]
• 1832 – George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)
• 1842 – François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908)
• 1852 – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (d. 1905)
• 1857 – 12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875)
• 1861 – Louis Anquetin, French painter (d. 1932)
• 1864 – József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934)
• 1866 – John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
• 1877 – Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter (d. 1968)^[60]
• 1878 – Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948)
• 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1885 – Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)
• 1885 – Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (d. 1974)
• 1885 – Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater (d. 1962)
• 1887 – François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)
• 1887 – Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (d. 1947)
• 1887 – Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (d. 1968)
• 1891 – Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1973)
• 1891 – August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (d. 1942)
• 1891 – Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (d. 1976)
• 1892 – Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)^[61]
• 1893 – Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (d. 1976)
• 1899 – Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974)
• 1900 – Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (d. 1940)
• 1904 – Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)
• 1904 – Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)
• 1905 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)^[62]
• 1907 – Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (d. 2001)
• 1908 – Jill Esmond, English actress (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)
• 1908 – Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
• 1911 – Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)
• 1914 – Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006)
• 1915 – William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1917 – Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014)
• 1918 – Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
• 1919 – Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
• 1919 – Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (d. 2020)
• 1920 – Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009)
• 1921 – Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993)
• 1922 – Gil Merrick, English footballer (d. 2010)
• 1923 – Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014)
• 1923 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017)
• 1924 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014)^[63]
• 1924 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)
• 1925 – David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)
• 1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)
• 1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)
• 1927 – José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)
• 1927 – Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Roger Vadim, French actor and director (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator
• 1933 – Donald Sarason, American mathematician (d. 2017)^[64]
• 1934 – Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher (d. 2020)
• 1934 – Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)
• 1934 – Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter
• 1934 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor
• 1935 – Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
• 1935 – Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)
• 1935 – Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (d. 2022)
• 1936 – Sal Buscema, American illustrator
• 1937 – Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
• 1938 – Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
• 1940 – Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (d. 2019)
• 1940 – Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (d. 2003)^[65]
• 1943 – César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
• 1944 – Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author^[66]
• 1944 – Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal
• 1945 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
• 1945 – David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)
• 1946 – Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
• 1946 – Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)
• 1946 – Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
• 1947 – Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (d. 1982)
• 1947 – Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
• 1947 – Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
• 1947 – Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
• 1948 – Alda Facio, Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
• 1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author
• 1949 – David Strathairn, American actor
• 1950 – Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (d. 2008)
• 1951 – David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1951 – Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
• 1951 – Anne Mills, English economist and academic
• 1953 – Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• 1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2020)
• 1957 – Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (d. 2003)
• 1958 – Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host
• 1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1962 – Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer
• 1962 – Tim May, Australian cricketer
• 1962 – Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager
• 1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
• 1963 – Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster
• 1963 – Tony Parks, English footballer and manager
• 1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1964 – Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman
• 1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish businessman and politician
• 1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
• 1966 – Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
• 1967 – Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
• 1967 – Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database
• 1968 – Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (d. 2015)
• 1969 – George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
• 1970 – Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1973 – Larissa Lowing, Canadian artistic gymnast^[67]
• 1973 – Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 – Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1973 – Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
• 1977 – Vince Carter, American basketball player
• 1977 – Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach
• 1978 – Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
• 1981 – José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer
• 1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor
• 1981 – Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist
• 1981 – Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor
• 1982 – Reggie Hodges, American football player
• 1983 – Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
• 1983 – Eric Werner, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player
• 1984 – Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
• 1985 – Heather Stanning, English rower
• 1986 – Gerald Green, American basketball player
• 1986 – Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, director and designer.
• 1986 – Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
• 1987 – Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
• 1988 – Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
• 1989 – MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
• 1989 – Emily Hughes, American figure skater
• 1990 – Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver^[68]
• 1990 – Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist
• 1990 – Nina Zander, German tennis player
• 1992 – Sasha Banks, American wrestler^[69]
• 1993 – Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer^[70]
• 1993 – Florian Thauvin, French footballer^[71]
• 1995 – Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player^[72]
• 1997 – Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player^[73]
• 1998 – Moon Bin, South Korean singer and actor.^[74]
• 2001 – Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast^[75]
• 2002 – Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player^[76]
• 2009 – YaYa Gosselin, American actress^[77][78]
• 2009 – The Suleman octuplets^[79]