Ellen DeGeneres

American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958).

Born January 26th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Metairie.

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008).

Born January 26th, 1925 in Shaker Heights.

Died September 26th, 2008 at 83 years old in Westport (lung cancer). ^[ref]

José Mourinho

Portuguese association football manager and former player (born 1963).

Born January 26th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Setúbal.

Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961).

Born January 26th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Brantford.

Eddie Van Halen

Dutch-american rock guitarist (1955–2020).

Born January 26th, 1955 in Amsterdam, Nijmegen.

Died October 6th, 2020 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (laryngeal cancer, cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Douglas MacArthur

United states army general in wwi, wwii and korea (1880–1964).

Born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock.

Died April 5th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).

Vince Carter

American basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Daytona Beach.

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Dictator of romania from 1965 to 1989.

Born January 26th, 1918 in Scornicești.

Died December 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Târgoviște (gunshot wound).

Andrew Ridgeley

English singer, songwriter and record producer.

Born January 26th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Windlesham.

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944).

Born January 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Birmingham.

Ravi Teja

Telugu actor.

Born January 26th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Jaggampeta.

Scott Glenn

American actor.

Born January 26th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Pittsburgh. ^[ref]

Louis Zamperini

Italian-american middle distance runner and world war ii veteran.

Born January 26th, 1917 in Olean.

Died July 2nd, 2014 at 97 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Bob Lazar

American businessman and ufologist.

Born January 26th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Coral Gables.

Sergio Pérez

Mexican racing driver.

Born January 26th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Guadalajara.

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949).

Born January 26th, 1949 (age 77 years) in San Francisco.

Jerry Sandusky

American criminal.

Born January 26th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Washington.

Brendan Rodgers

Northern irish association football manager (born 1973).

Born January 26th, 1973 (age 53 years) in Carnlough. ^[ref]

Frank Costello

American mobster (1891–1973).

Born January 26th, 1891 in Cassano allo Ionio.

Died February 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Kevin McCarthy

Speaker of the united states house of representatives from january to october 2023.

Born January 26th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Bakersfield.

Maria von Trapp

Matriarch of the trapp family singers (1905–1987).

Born January 26th, 1905 in Vienna.

Died March 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Morrisville (heart failure).

Lucinda Williams

American rock, folk, blues, and country music singer, songwriter and musician.

Born January 26th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lake Charles.

Bob Uecker

American baseball player.

Born January 26th, 1934 in Milwaukee.

Died January 16th, 2025 at 90 years old in Menomonee Falls (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Herbert Sobel

American commissioned officer and paratrooper (1912–1987).

Born January 26th, 1912 in Chicago.

Died September 30th, 1987 at 75 years old in Waukegan (malnutrition).

Bryan Callen

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and podcaster.

Born January 26th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Manila.