January 26 - Births

Births

• 1497 – Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (d. 1557)
• 1541 – Florent Chrestien, French writer (d. 1596)
• 1714 – Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (d. 1785)
• 1716 – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, British soldier and politician (d. 1785)
• 1722 – Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (d. 1805)
• 1763 – Charles XIV John of Sweden, Napoleonic general (d. 1844)
• 1781 – Achim von Arnim, German poet (d. 1831)
• 1813 – Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876)
• 1826 – Julia Dent Grant, First Lady of the United States (d. 1902)
• 1832 – George Shiras Jr., U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1924)
• 1842 – François Coppée, French poet and novelist (d. 1908)
• 1852 – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (Pietro Paolo Savorgnan di Brazzà), explorer (d. 1905)
• 1864 – József Pusztai, Slovene writer, poet and journalist in Hungary (d. 1934)
• 1878 – Dave Nourse, South African cricketer (d. 1948)
• 1880 – Douglas MacArthur, American general and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1964)
• 1885 – Michael Considine, Australian politician (d. 1959)
• 1887 – François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)
• 1887 – Marc Mitscher, American admiral (d. 1947)
• 1891 – Frank Costello, Italian-born gangster (d. 1973)
• 1891 – Wilder Penfield, American-born Canadian neurosurgeon (d. 1976)
• 1892 – Bessie Coleman, American pioneer aviator (d. 1926)
• 1892 – Zara Cully, American actress (d. 1978)
• 1893 – Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso (d. 1976)
• 1900 – Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (d. 1967)
• 1902 – Menno ter Braak, Dutch author and polemicist (d. 1940)
• 1904 – Ancel Keys, American scientist (d. 2004)
• 1904 – Seán MacBride, Irish statesman, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)
• 1905 – Charles Lane, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1905 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (d. 1987)
• 1908 – Jill Esmond, English actress (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Rupprecht Geiger, German painter (d. 2009)
• 1908 – Stéphane Grappelli, French jazz violinist (d. 1997)
• 1910 – Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (d. 1989)
• 1911 – Polykarp Kusch, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1993)
• 1911 – Norbert Schultze, German composer and songwriter (d. 2002)
• 1913 – Jimmy Van Heusen, American songwriter (d. 1990)
• 1914 – Princess Hadice Hayriye Ayshe Dürrühsehvar (d. 2006)
• 1915 – William Hopper, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1918 – Nicolae Ceauşescu, Romanian dictator (d. 1989)
• 1918 – Philip José Farmer, American writer (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (d. 1949)
• 1919 – Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager for Tottenham Hotspur. (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Hans Holzer, American paranormal researcher (d. 2009)
• 1921 – Eddie Barclay, French producer (Barclay Records) (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (d. 1999)
• 1922 – Michael Bentine, British comedian (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Seán Flanagan, Irish Gaelic footballer and politician (d. 1993)
• 1923 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress
• 1924 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer
• 1924 – Rauf Denktaş, Cypriot politician
• 1924 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician (d. 1998)
• 1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress
• 1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, philanthropist, race car driver and race team owner (d. 2008)
• 1925 – Claude Ryan, Quebec newspaper editor (d. 2004)
• 1926 – Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani scholar
• 1927 – José Azcona del Hoyo, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Bob Nieman, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1928 – Roger Vadim, French film director and actor (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist and writer
• 1929 – Gordon Solie, American wrestling commentator (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Napoleón Abueva, Filipino sculptor
• 1931 – Mary Murphy, American film actress
• 1932 – Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer
• 1933 – Ercole Baldini, Italian cyclist
• 1934 – Roger Landry, Quebec businessman and newspaper publisher
• 1935 – Corrado Augias, Italian journalist, writer and TV personality
• 1935 – Bob Uecker, American baseball player and broadcaster
• 1936 – Sal Buscema, American comic book artist
• 1937 – Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leone political leader (d. 2003)
• 1941 – Scott Glenn, American actor
• 1941 – Henry Jaglom, English director
• 1942 – Souad Hosni, Egyptian actress (d. 2001)
• 1943 – César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1943 – Jean Knight, American singer
• 1943 – Austin "Jack" Warner,Trinidadian FIFA Vice-President and CONCACAF President
• 1944 – Angela Davis, American feminist and activist
• 1945 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (d. 1987)
• 1946 – Gene Siskel, American film critic (d. 1999)
• 1947 – Patrick Dewaere, French actor (d. 1982)
• 1947 – Michel Sardou, French singer
• 1949 – Jonathan Carroll, American author
• 1949 – David Strathairn, American actor
• 1950 – Jörg Haider, Austrian far-right politician (d. 2008)
• 1950 – Janet Lupo, American model
• 1953 – Alik L. Alik, vice-president of the Federate States of Micronesie
• 1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark
• 1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer
• 1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
• 1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch musician (Van Halen)
• 1958 – Anita Baker, American singer
• 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American actress and comedian
• 1958 – Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer
• 1960 – Road Warrior Animal, American professional wrestler
• 1960 – Charlie Gillingham, American musician (Counting Crows)
• 1961 – Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer
• 1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Tom Keifer, American musician (Cinderella)
• 1962 – Oscar Ruggeri, Argentine footballer
• 1963 – Riddell Akua, Nauruan politician
• 1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
• 1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English musician
• 1963 – Gisela Valcarcel, Peruvian Hostess
• 1964 – Paul Johansson, American actor
• 1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish politician
• 1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Soviet gymnast
• 1967 – Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
• 1968 – Ravi Teja, Tollywood film actor
• 1969 – Michael O'Hearn, American bodybuilder
• 1970 – Kirk Franklin, American gospel singer
• 1970 – Tracy Middendorf, American actress
• 1971 – Bryan Callen, American actor
• 1971 – Dorian Gregory, American actor
• 1973 – Melvil Poupaud, French actor
• 1973 – Mayu Shinjo, Japanese mangaka
• 1974 – Shannon Hale, American author
• 1975 – Frankie Rayder, American model
• 1976 – Hitomi, Japanese singer and songwriter
• 1976 – Willie Adler, American guitar player
• 1977 – Vince Carter, American basketball player
• 1977 – Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player
• 1977 – Tye Tribbett, American Singer
• 1978 – Estéban Germán, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Corina Morariu, American tennis player
• 1978 – Kelly Stables, American actress
• 1979 – Sara Rue, American actress
• 1980 – Brian Fallon, American musician (The Gaslight Anthem)
• 1980 – Sanae Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress
• 1981 – Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Composer/Conductor
• 1981 – Juan Jose Haedo, Argentinian Cyclist
• 1982 – Reggie Hodges, American football player
• 1983 – Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer
• 1984 – Layla Kayleigh, British television personality
• 1984 – Iain Turner, Scottish footballer
• 1984 – Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer
• 1986 – Gerald Green, American basketball player
• 1986 – Matt Heafy, American musician (Trivium)
• 1986 – Hero, South Korean singer (TVXQ)
• 1986 – Shantelle Malawski, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1986 – Thiago Pereira, Brazilian swimmer
• 1987 – Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (d. 2003)
• 1987 – Mia Rose, English/Portuguese singer
• 1987 – Marlon Mario Brandao da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1989 – Emily Hughes, American figure skater
• 1990 – Christopher Massey, American actor
• 1990 – Sergio Pérez, Mexican racing driver
• 1993 – Cameron Bright, Canadian actor
• 1996 – Tyger Drew-Honey, British actor