History Births on January 26

Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)

#Emperor_Go-Nara

Roger Vadim, French actor and director (d. 2000)

#Roger_Vadim

Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)

#Bill_Nicholson_(footballer)

Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster

#Corina_Morariu

Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (d. 2017)

#Anne_Jeffreys

Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist

#Peter_Sagan

Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player

#Gedion_Zelalem

Nina Zander, German tennis player

#Nina_Zander

Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset, Lancastrian military commander (d. 1464)

#Henry_Beaufort,_3rd_Duke_of_Somerset

Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (d. 2015)

#Jupiter_Apple

Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark

#Anders_Fogh_Rasmussen

Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (d. 2003)

#Joseph_Saidu_Momoh

Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (d. 1940)

#Menno_ter_Braak

Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet (d. 1876)

#Juan_Pablo_Duarte

Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator

#Jules_Feiffer

Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer

#Kim_Hughes

Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor

#Bob_Uecker

Iain Turner, Scottish footballer

#Iain_Turner

Henry Cotton, English golfer (d. 1987)

#Henry_Cotton_(golfer)

Susan Friedlander, American mathematician

#Susan_Friedlander

Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)

#Jacqueline_du_Pré

Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (d. 1990)

#Jimmy_Van_Heusen

Heather Stanning, English rower

#Heather_Stanning

Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1973)

#Frank_Costello

Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)

#Karl_Ristenpart

Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician

#Corrado_Augias

Philip José Farmer, American author (d. 2009)

#Philip_José_Farmer

Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Eddie_Van_Halen

Louis Anquetin, French painter (d. 1932)

#Louis_Anquetin

Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman

#Adam_Crozier

Emil Czyrnia?ski, Polish chemist (d. 1888)

#Emil_Czyrnia?ski

Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor

#Michel_Sardou

Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright

#Christopher_Hampton

Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)

#Polykarp_Kusch

Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer

#Petri_Oravainen

Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author

#Angela_Davis

Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host

#Ellen_DeGeneres

Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician (d. 1959)

#Michael_Considine

Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (d. 2008)

#Jörg_Haider

François Coppée, French poet and author (d. 1908)

#François_Coppée

Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Andrew_Ridgeley

Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)

#Paul_Newman

Joan Leslie, American actress (d. 2015)

#Joan_Leslie

Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician

#Jack_Warner_(football_executive)

François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)

#François_Faber

Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985)

#Bob_Nieman

Dave Nourse, English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 1948)

#Dave_Nourse

Juan José Haedo, Argentinian cyclist

#Juan_José_Haedo

Jonathan Carroll, American author

#Jonathan_Carroll

George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach

#George_Dikeoulakos

Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (d. 1999)

#Gene_Siskel

Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)

#Valentino_Mazzola

Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (d. 1974)

#Harry_Ricardo

Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player

#Ryan_Hoffman

Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver

#Sergio_Pérez

Florian Thauvin, French footballer

#Florian_Thauvin

Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (d. 1805)

#Alexander_Carlyle

Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer

#Mustapha_Yatabaré

Guillaume Budé, French scholar (d. 1540)

#Guillaume_Budé

Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (d. 1905)

#Pierre_Savorgnan_de_Brazza

Thomas Östros, Swedish businessman and politician

#Thomas_Östros

Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Melvil_Poupaud

Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (d. 2005)

#Eddie_Barclay

Reggie Hodges, American football player

#Reggie_Hodges

Anne Mills, English economist and academic

#Anne_Mills

John Cady, American golfer (d. 1933)

#John_Cady_(golfer)

Bessie Coleman, American pilot (d. 1926)

#Bessie_Coleman

Gerald Green, American basketball player

#Gerald_Green

Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009)

#Hans_Holzer

Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor

#Gustavo_Dudamel

Jill Esmond, English actress (d. 1990)

#Jill_Esmond

Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014)

#Patrick_J._Hannifin

Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004)

#Claude_Ryan

Dürrü?ehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (d. 2006)

#Dürrü?ehvar_Sultan

Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager

#Oscar_Ruggeri

Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)

#Douglas_MacArthur

Sasha Banks, American professional wrestler

#Sasha_Banks

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (d. 1785)

#Jean-Baptiste_Pigalle

Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (d. 1947)

#Marc_Mitscher

Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator

#Mayu_Shinjo

Vince Carter, American basketball player

#Vince_Carter

Nicolae Ceau?escu, Romanian dictator, 1st President of Romania (d. 1989)

#Nicolae_Ceau?escu

Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer

#Guo_Jian

William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)

#William_Hopper

Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (d. 1976)

#Wilder_Penfield

Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor

#Colin_O'Donoghue

Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tom_Keifer

George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1785)

#George_Germain,_1st_Viscount_Sackville

José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager

#José_Mourinho

Emily Hughes, American figure skater

#Emily_Hughes

Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database

#Col_Needham

MarShon Brooks, American basketball player

#MarShon_Brooks

Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Wayne_Gretzky

Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (d. 221)

#Lady_Zhen

Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (d. 2002)

#Norbert_Schultze

Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player

#Sione_Katoa_(rugby_league,_born_1995)

Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)

#Seán_MacBride

William Hayes, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1777)

#William_Hayes_(composer)

August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (d. 1942)

#August_Froehlich

Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager

#Brendan_Rodgers

Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer

#Sebastian_Giovinco

Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 1987)

#Maria_von_Trapp

Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (d. 2014)

#Louis_Zamperini

José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)

#José_Azcona_del_Hoyo

Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach

#Justin_Gimelstob

William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1737)

#William_Wake

Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper

#Dimitrios_Chondrokoukis

Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (d. 1976)

#Giuseppe_Genco_Russo

Henry Jordan, American football player (d. 1977)

#Henry_Jordan

Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lucinda_Williams

12th Dalai Lama (d. 1875)

#12th_Dalai_Lama

Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, director and designer.

#Kim_Jae-joong

Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (d. 1997)

#Stéphane_Grappelli

David Strathairn, American actor

#David_Strathairn

Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013)

#Farman_Fatehpuri

José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer

#José_de_Jesús_Corona

Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)

#Jakob_Ebert

Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter

#Anita_Baker

Eric Werner, American ice hockey player

#Eric_Werner

Tom Meechan, English footballer

Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer

Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer

Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman

Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster

Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach

Tony Parks, English footballer and manager

Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster

Tim May, Australian cricketer

Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (d. 2003)

Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia

Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)

David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Alda Facio, Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher 

Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager

Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic

Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (d. 1982)

David Purley, English race car driver (d. 1985)

Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal

César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop

Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter

Sal Buscema, American illustrator

Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist

Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter

Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (d. 2014)

Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher

Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014)

Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013)

David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016)

Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998)

Gil Merrick, English footballer (d. 2010)

Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993)

Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999)

Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea

Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989)

Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (d. 2009)

Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (d. 2001)

Charles Lane, American actor and singer (d. 2007)

Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (d. 2004)

Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (d. 1974)

Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic (d. 1968)

József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (d. 1934)

George Shiras, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1924)

Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (d. 1831)

Charles XIV John of Sweden (d. 1844)

George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1705)

Antonio Maria Abbatini, Italian composer (d. 1679)

Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (d. 1647)

Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (d. 1596)