26 January Births

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of the year (340 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

    183 – Lady Zhen, Chinese empress (d. 221)
    1497 – Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)
    1541 – Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596)
    1549 – Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)
    1595 – Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer (d. 1679)
    1708 – William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1777)
    1714 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)
    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)
    1761 – Jens Zetlitz, Norwegian priest and poet (d. 1821)
    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)
    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)
    1861 – Louis Anquetin, French painter (d. 1932)
    1864 – József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934)
    1866 – John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)
    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)
    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)
    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)
    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 Foreign Affairs and Trade Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
    1905 – Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)
    1905 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)
    1907 – Henry Cotton, English golfer (d. 1987)
    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 (Quintette du Hot Club de France) (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)
    1913 – Dorothy Reynolds, British writer and actress (d. 1977)
    1917 – Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014)
    1918 – Nicolae Ceaușescu, Romanian general and politician, 1st President of Romania (d. 1989)
    1918 – Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009)
    1919 – Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
    1919 – Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
    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
    1924 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)
    1925 – David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian
    1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)
    1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, 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
    1934 – Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher
    1934 – Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic
    1934 – Huey "Piano" Smith, American R&B/rock & roll pianist and songwriter
    1935 – Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
    1935 – Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)
    1935 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor
    1936 – Sal Buscema, American illustrator
    1937 – Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)
    1940 – Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop
    1941 – Scott Glenn, American actor
    1941 – Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter
    1941 – Joan A. Steitz, American biologist and academic
    1943 – César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
    1943 – Jean Knight, American R&B singer
    1943 – Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
    1944 – Angela Davis, American activist
    1944 – Merrilee Rush, American singer
    1944 – Jerry Sandusky, American football player, coach, and convicted sex offender
    1945 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
    1945 – David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)
    1946 – Michel Delpech, French singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2016)
    1946 – Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
    1946 – Deon Jackson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
    1946 – Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)
    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
    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
    1951 – Christopher North, American keyboard player
    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
    1957 – Shivlal Yadav, Indian cricketer
    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
    1963 – Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian actress and publisher, founded Gisela Magazine
    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 – Ravi Teja, Indian actor
    1969 – George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
    1970 – Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer
    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 – Esteban Germán, Dominican baseball player
    1978 – Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster
    1979 – Sara Rue, American actress
    1981 – 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
    1982 – Yasushi Tsujimoto, Japanese wrestler
    1983 – Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
    1983 – Ryan Rowland-Smith, Australian baseball 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 – Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer
    1987 – Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
    1987 – Mário Brandão da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
    1988 – Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper
    1989 – MarShon Brooks, American basketball player
    1989 – Emily Hughes, American figure skater
    1990 – Nina Zander, German tennis player
    1993 – Peter Čerešňák, Slovak ice hockey player
    1993 – Florian Thauvin, French footballer
    1995 – Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player

Source: Wikipedia