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  • Ashley Hutchings. January 26, 1945. American Folk bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer & record producer-Founder & member of the bands-The Albion Band, Fairport Convention & the Steeleye Span.

  • Al Goodhart. January 26, 1905. American Songwriter, composer, pianist and agent. 30 November 1955, New York, New York, USA---†

  • Allison Hossack . January 26, 1965. Canadian actress.

  • Andrew Ridgeley. January 26, 1963. English pop singer, guitarist and environmentalist-Pop music duo, Wham.

  • Atsuko Kurusu. January 26, 1978, Ibaraki, Japanese actress:

  • Bob Uecker. January 26, 1935. American former Major League Baseball player, sportscaster, comedian and actor.

  • Cameron Bright. January 26, 1993. Canadian actor.

  • Cathy Podewell. January 26, 1964. American actress-TV, Dallas.

  • Charles Lane. January 26, 1905. He was an American character. July 9, 2007---†

  • Coxsone Dodd. January 26, 1932. He was a Jamaican record producer. May 5, 2004---†

  • David Strathairn. January 26, 1949. American film, television, and stage actor.

  • Deon Jackson. January 26, 1946. African-American soul singer and songwriter.

  • David Briggs {Australian Musician}. January 26, 1951. Australian musician and record producer-Band, Little River Band.

  • Dorothy Neumann. January 26, 1914. She was an American actress. May 20, 1994---†

  • Douglas MacArthur. January 26, 1880. He was an American general, Field Marshal of the Philippine Army and Chief of Staff of the U.S Army. April 5, 1964---†

  • Frankie Rayder. January 26, 1975. American model.

  • Gosta Kjellertz. January 26, 1912. American actress and opera singer {baritone}. April 2, 1984---†

  • Hyunjin Jo. January 26, 1974. South Korea producer, director and writer.

  • Huey "Piano" Smith. January 26, 1934. African American rhythm and blues pianist.

  • Irja Kuusla. January 26, 1904. He was a Finnish actor. July 4, 1988---†

  • Jill Esmond. January 26, 1908. She was an English actress. 28 July 1990---†

  • Jimmy Van Heusen. January 26, 1913. He was an American music composer and song writer. February 7, 1990---†

  • Joan Leslie. January 26, 1925. former American actress.

  • Jennifer Crystal. January 26, 1973. American actress.

  • Lucia Mendez. January 26, 1955. Mexican telenovela and film actress and singer.

  • Mario Riva. January 26, 1912. He was an Italian film actor. 1 September 1960---†

  • Mary Murphy, {actress}. January 26, 1931. She was an American film actress.

  • Nanna Stenersen. January 26, 1914. She was a Norweigan actress. 22 June 1977---†

  • Paul Johansson. January 26, 1964. American-Canadian actor, writer and director-TV, One Tree Hill & Highlander.

  • Paul Pena. January 26, 1950, He was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. October 1, 2005---†

  • Phoebe Ephron. January 26, 1914. She was a playwright and screenwriter. October 13,1971---†

  • Ronnie Hilton. January 26, 1926. He was an English singer and radio presenter. 21 February 2001---†

  • Rebecca Ritters. January 26, 1984. Australian actor.

  • Richard Portnow. January 26, 1947. American actor-TV, Sopranos.

  • Sara Rue. January 26, 1979. American actress-TV, Popular & Less Than Perfect- Will & Grace.

  • Sebastian Ligarde. January 26, 1954. Mexican-American actor.

  • Simon Thomas. January 26, 1973. British television presenter.

  • Stephane Grappelli. January 26, 1908. She was a French jazz violinist-Founder of Jzz group-Quintette du Hot Club de France. 1 December 1997---†

  • Tom Keifer. January 26, 1961. Musician-vocalist and guitarist-Band, Cinderella.

  • Tracy Middendorf. January 26, 1970. American television, movie, and stage actress.

  • Vilho Auvinen. January 26, 1907. He was a Finnish actor. November 17, 1946---†

  • Vito Scotti. January 26, 1918. He was an American actor June 5, 1996---†

  • Walt Willey. January 26, 1951. American actor-TV, All My Children.

  • Wayne Gretzky. January 26, 1961. Canadian professional ice hockey player and head coach-The Phoenix Coyotes.

  • Willie Adler. January 26, 1976. American Songwriter, Guitarist-Band, Lamb of God.

  • William Hopper. January 26, 1915. He was an American actor-TV, Perry Mason. March 6, 1970---†

  • William Prince {Actor}. January 26, 1913. He was an American actor. October 8, 1996---†

  • Ya Kid K. January 26, 1972. Afro-Belgian hip hop artist.

  • Even More January 26 Birthdays Below!


Ellen DeGeneres

Born  Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Born Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Birth name Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres was born January 26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana. She is an award winning American stand-up comedian and actress who appeared for the first time on the "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" in 1986. As an actress, she starred in "Mr. Wrong", appeared in "Edtv" and "The Love Letter", and provided the voice of "Dory" in the animated hit film "Finding Nemo" but is best known as the host of the talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and the sitcoms, "The Ellen Show" and "Ellen".

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Eddie Van Halen

Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen
Born Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

Birth name Edward Lodewijk Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen was born January 26, 1955 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is a Dutch-American guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer and co-founder of the rock band "Van Halen". He has been influenced by many artists such as Eric Clapton and Brian May and has recorded with artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Jeff Porcaro, Roger Waters and Thomas Dolby, amongst many others.


Gene Siskel

Born Eugene Kal Siskel
Born Eugene Kal Siskel

Birth name Eugene Kal Siskel

Gene Siskel was born January 26, 1946 in Chicago, US. He was one of the world's most famous film critics who first began working for the "Chicago Tribune" in 1969. He later teamed up with Roger Ebert to host a show on the local station WTTW which eventually became "Sneak Previews", the movie review television program "At the Movies" {Siskel & Ebert & the Movies}. He died February 20, 1999 aged 53.

Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
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Angela Davis

Born Angela Yvonne Davis
Born Angela Yvonne Davis

Birth name Angela Yvonne Davis

Angela Davis was born January 26, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama. She is an American socialist organizer and professor. During her childhood, Davis experienced racial segregation and became associated with the Black Panther Party (BPP). John Lennon and Yoko Ono and the Rolling Stones released "Sweet Black Angel" which highlighted her legal problems.

Angela Davis: An Autobiography Angela Davis: An Autobiography
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Jules Feiffer

Born Jules Ralph Feiffer
Born Jules Ralph Feiffer

Birth name Jules Ralph Feiffer

Jules Feiffer was born January 26, 1929 in New York City. He is an award winning American syndicated cartoonist and author who learned to tell stories with words and pictures while working on "The Spirit comic strip". He wrote the stage play "Little Murders" and the children's book "The Phantom Tollbooth", "The Great Comic Book Heroes", the screenplay for the "Popeye" film and worked as a cartoon editor on the weekly newspaper "The Village Voice".

Bark, George Bark, George
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Anne Jeffreys

Born Anne Carmichael
Born Anne Carmichael

Birth name Anne Carmichael

Anne Jeffreys was born January 26, 1923 in Goldsboro, North Carolina. She is an American actress and singer and an accomplished soprano. Her first movie role was in "I Married an Angel" 1942, starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald to appearances in the "Dick Tracy series" as Tess, the 1942 Frank Sinatra musical "Step Lively", in episodes of "L.A. Law", "Murder She Wrote", "The Delphi Bureau" 1972 and in Baywatch as David Hasselhoff's mother.


Kirk Franklin

Born Kirk D Franklin
Born Kirk D Franklin

Birth name Kirk D Franklin

Kirk Franklin was born January 26, 1970 in Fort Worth, Texas. He is an American Gospel music singer and author. He organized "The Family", a seventeen-voice choir but is best known as the leader of the gospel choirs the "Family, God's Property, and One Nation Crew".

God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation God's Property From Kirk Franklin's Nu Nation
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Wayne Gretzky

Born Wayne Douglas Gretzky
Born Wayne Douglas Gretzky

Birth name Wayne Douglas Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky OC was born January 26, 1961 in Brantford, Ontario. He is a retired Canadian American professional ice hockey playerand part owner and head coach of the "Phoenix Coyotes". He retired from playing in 1999, becoming Executive Director for the Canadian national men's hockey team and part owner of the Phoenix Coyotes. He is generally regarded as the best player in history.


Anita Baker

Born Anita Baker
Born Anita Baker

Birth name Anita Baker

Anita Baker was born January 26, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio. She is an award winning, multi-Platinum singer and songwriter who began singing in church at the age of 12. At aged 16 while singing with the band "Humanity" she joined the group "Chapter 8" and had hit songs such as "Ready for Your Love" and "I Just Wanna Be Your Girl, "Sweet Love" and "Rapture".

The Best of Anita Baker The Best of Anita Baker
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Scott Glenn

Born Theodore Scott Glenn
Born Theodore Scott Glenn

Birth name Theodore Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn was born January 26, 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is an American actor who made his Broadway debut in "The Impossible Years" to working in theatre and TV. His first movie role was in "The Baby Maker" and more recently in theatrical roles in the drama "Freedom Writers" and "The Bourne Ultimatum". His films include "The Silence of the Lambs 1991", "The Right Stuff 1983 and as Bart Mancuso in "The Hunt for Red October 1990".

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Soad Husni

Born Souad Muhammad Kamal  Hosny
Born Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosny

Birth name Souad Muhammad Kamal Hosney

Soad Hosny, The "Cinderella of Egyption movies" was born January 26, 1942 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an Egyptian actress who has performed in nearly a hundred films such as "The Suspect", "Him and Her" and "The Shepherd and the Women". She died June 21, 2001


Lucinda Williams

Born  Lucinda Williams
Born Lucinda Williams

Video - Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears-live

Birth name Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams was born January 26, 1953 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She is an American rock, folk, and country music singer and songwriter. who has been named "America's best songwriter" by TIME magazine. Her hit songs include "Passionate Kisses", "Still I Long for Your Kiss" and "Gentle On My Mind", among many Guest appearances with other well known artists.

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Paul Newman

Born Paul Leonard Newman
Born Paul Leonard Newman

Video - Paul Newman and James Dean - Screen Test

Birth name Paul Leonard Newman

Paul Newman was born January 26, 1925 in Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio. He was award winning American actor and film director. At the age of seven, he made his acting debut in a school production of "Robin Hood" but is best remebered for his roles in numerous films including "The Hustler" 1961, "Cool Hand Luke" 1967, "The Towering Inferno" 1974 and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" 1969. He died 27th September 2008 aged 83.


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William F. Torpey  says:
2 years ago

I've always liked Paul Newman. I wasn't aware that he's color blind (as Bing Crosby was as well.) I saw him and his wife, Joanne Woodward, at a sidewalk fair in Westport, Conn., where I believe he still lives. He's very involved in the Wesport Country Playhouse where he has his new restaurant, where I had the pleasure to dine recently.

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cgull8m  says:
2 years ago

I love to read these hub of yours. It is very inspiring. Wayne Gretzy and Paul Newman are both class acts and well respected by everyone.

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stephhicks68  says:
2 years ago

Very cool - one of my son's birthdays is Jan. 26, so I was excited to read your Hub. Wayne Gretsky and Ellen - I did not know!

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