William Hopper

American actor (1915–1970).

Born January 26th, 1915 in New York City.

Died March 6th, 1970 at 55 years old in Palm Springs (pneumonia).

Sara Rue

American actress.

Born January 26th, 1979 (age 47 years) in New York City.

Bessie Coleman

American aviator (1892–1926).

Born January 26th, 1892 in Atlanta.

Died April 30th, 1926 at 34 years old in Jacksonville (aviation accident).

Deep Roy

Kenyan-british actor (born 1957).

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

Anita Baker

American singer.

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

Kirk Franklin

American gospel musician.

Born January 26th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Fort Worth.

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000).

Born January 26th, 1928 in Paris.

Died February 11th, 2000 at 72 years old in Paris (lymphoma).

Colin O'Donoghue

Irish actor.

Born January 26th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Drogheda.

Sebastian Giovinco

Italian association football player.

Born January 26th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Turin.

Tyger Drew-Honey

British actor.

Born January 26th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Epsom.

Xavier Becerra

25th united states secretary of health and human services.

Born January 26th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Sacramento. ^[ref]

María Pedraza

Spanish actress.

Born January 26th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Madrid. ^[ref]

Peter Sagan

Slovak cycling champion.

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

Gene Siskel

American film critic (1946–1999).

Born January 26th, 1946 in Chicago.

Died February 20th, 1999 at 53 years old in Evanston (brain cancer).

Mike O'Hearn

American bodybuilder.

Born January 26th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Kirkland.

Kelly Stables

American actress.

Born January 26th, 1978 (age 48 years) in St. Louis.

Edwin Hodge

American actor (born 1985).

Born January 26th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Jacksonville.

Jacqueline du Pré

British cellist (1945–1987).

Born January 26th, 1945 in Oxford.

Died October 19th, 1987 at 42 years old in London (multiple sclerosis).

Road Warrior Hawk

American professional wrestler (1957-2003).

Born January 26th, 1957 in Chicago.

Died October 19th, 2003 at 46 years old in Indian Rocks Beach (myocardial infarction).

Moonbin

South korean singer and actor.

Born January 26th, 1998 in Cheongju.

Died April 19th, 2023 at 25 years old in Gangnam District. ^[ref]

Montrezl Harrell

American basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Tarboro.

Gerald Green

American basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Houston.

Björn Andrésen

Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025).

Born January 26th, 1955 in Stockholm.

Died October 25th, 2025 at 70 years old in Södermalm. ^[ref]

Hwang Hee-chan

South korean association football player (born 1996).

Born January 26th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Chuncheon.

Florian Thauvin

French footballer (born 1993).

Born January 26th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Orléans.