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January 26

January 26 – Famous Birthdays

Ellen DeGeneres (TV SHOW HOST) 1958


Jose Mourinho (SOCCER COACH) 1963


Paul Newman (MOVIE ACTOR) 1925-2008

January 26 – Famous Birthdays

1613 Johann Jakob Wolleb composer
1667 Henricus Zwaardecroon Governor-General of Netherland-Indies
1708 William Hayes composer
1714 Jean B Pigalle French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage)
1715 Claude Helvetius Paris France, philosopher
1716 George Sackville Germain 1st Viscount Sackville
1722 Prestonpans
1742 Johann Friedrich
Ludwig Sievers composer 
1748 Emmanuel Aloys
Forster composer 
1763 Charles XIV French marshall,
king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44) 
1770 Alexander Carlyle 
Moderator of General Assembly 
1771 Jacob Andries van Braam 
colonial director (Suriname) 
1778 Ugo Foscolo Italian poet
(Ultime lettere di Jacopo Ortis) 
1781 Ludwig Joachim “Achim” von Arnim 
German poet (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) 
1786 Benjamin Robert Haydon Plymouth,
painter (Waiting for The Times) 
1804 Eugane “Marie Joseph” Sue France,
novelist (Wandering Jew) 
1814 Rufus King Brigadier General
(Union volunteers), died in 1876
1816 Lloyd Tilghman Brigadier General
(Confederate Army), died in 1863 
1826 Julia Dent Grant 
1st lady (1869-77) 
1828 Johan T Buys 
Dutch lawyer 
1831 Mary Mapes Dodge New York City NY,
writer (Hans Brinker & the Silver Skates) 
1852 Pierre Brazza 
explorer/colonial administrator (French Africa) 
1852 Frederick Corder 
composer 
1855 Arthur Hervey 
composer 
1871 Warner Fabian 
[Samuel H Adams], US journalist/writer (Average Jones) 
1877 Kees van Dongen Netherlands,
French painter 
1878 A W “Dave” Nourse cricketer
(“Grand Old Man” of South African cricket) 
1878 R A Schröcker 
writer 
1879 Ludovicus H [Lode] Baekelmans Flemish (stage)author (Tille)
1880 Douglas MacArthur Little Rock AR,
General of the Army (WWII), he did return! 
1884 Roy Chapman Andrews US,
scientist/explorer 
1884 Edward Sapir Germany,
linguist/anthropologist (Indians) 
1886 Joannes A Veraart Dutch
economist/MP (Jews of the Netherlands) 
1887 Enrique E Ecker Curaçao,
bacteriologist 
1887 Marc A “Pete” Mitscher 
US Lieutenant-Admiral (WWII-Task Force 58) 
1891 Ilya G Ehrenburg Kiev Ukraine,
writer (Fall of Paris, The Thaw) 
1892 Zara Cully Worcester MA,
actress (Mother Jefferson-The Jeffersons) 
1893 Bessie Coleman 
1st black airplane pilot 
1899 Wyllis Cooper Pekin IL,
TV narrator (Volume One) 
19– Richard Hill Harlan KY,
actor (Al Gordean-Today’s FBI) 
1901 Ervin Major 
composer 
1902 Laurence “Bill” Craigie 
jet pioneer 
1902 Menno ter Braak 
Dutch writer/essayist (Carnaval of the Citizens) 
1902 Romney Brent Saltillo Mexico,
actor/writer (Dinner at the Ritz) 
1904 Douglas Evans 
actor (South Pacific Trail) 
1904 Sean MacBride Dublin Ireland,
statesman/Amnesty International co-founder (Nobel ’74) 
1905 Charles Lane San Francisco CA,
actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show)
1905 Maria Augusta von Trapp Austria,
singer, inspired “Sound of Music”
1905 John Carmel Heenan Essex,
cardinal archbishop of Westminster (1963-75) 
1905 Marquess of Bath English
large landowner/multi-millionaire 
1907 Eddie Ballantine Chicago IL,
orchestra leader (Don McNeill TV Club) 
1907 Henry Cotton English
golfer (British Open 1934, 1937, 1948) 
1908 Stephane Grappelli 
French jazz violinist 
1910 Elmar Klos 
Czechoslovakian director (Adrift) 
1910 Marijan Lipovsek 
composer 
1911 Norbert Schultze 
composer 
1911 Polykarp Kusch US,
nuclear physicist Nobel 1955 
1912 Cora Baird New York City NY,
puppeteer (Kukla, Fran & Ollie) 
1913 Jimmy Van Heusen 
songwriter (Love & Marriage) 
1913 William Prince Nichols NY,
actor (City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac) 
1914 Kaye Webb English
writer/publisher (Puffin Club) 
1915 William Hopper New York City NY,
actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason) 
1916 Lothar Jensch 
composer 
1918 Nicolae Ceausescu 
Romanian President (1967-90) 
1919 K C Ibrahim cricketer
(batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49)
1920 Derek Bond 
Glasgow Scotland, actor (Nicholas Nickleby) 
1920 John Logan Gorlay 
journalist 
1921 Akio Morita Kasugaya Japan, CEO (Sony)
1921 Frantisek Chaun composer
1921 Johannes Driessler composer
1922 Michael Bentine England, author/comedian (Reluctant Jester)
1923 Anne Jeffreys North Carolina, actress (Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital)
1924 Warren Frank Benson composer
1925 Joan Leslie Detroit MI, actress (Sergeant York, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy)
1925 Paul Newman Cleveland OH, racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler)
1925 David Jenkins Bishop (Durham)
1925 Desmond Cassidi British admiral
1926 Charles Tidbury former chairman (Whitbread & Company)
1926 Jose Maria Valverde philosopher poet/translator
1926 Ronnie Hilton singer (Moonraker)
1927 William Redfield New York City NY, actor (Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage)
1927 José Simón Azcona Hoyo President of Honduras (1986-90)
1928 Eartha Kitt South Carolina, singer/actress (Catwoman-Batman)
1928 Roger Vadim France, director (And God Created Women, Barbarella)
1928 Gene Snyder (Representative-R-KY, 1963-65, 67- )
1928 Philip José Farmer Indiana, science fiction novelist (Riverworld)
1929 Jules Feiffer New York City NY, cartoonist (Passionella) author (Little Murders)
1929 M R Turner publisher
1930 A N Solomons chairman (Singer & Friedlander)
1930 Anne Macfarlane Master (Court of Protection)
1930 Harry “Buddy” Melges Jr Wisconsin, yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 72)
1931 Mary Murphy Washington DC, actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators)
1932 George H Clements famous African
1932 Christopher Price Director (Leeds Metropolitan U)
1932 Ronald Allison British author/broadcaster
1934 Huey “Piano” Smith pianist (Having a Good Time)
1935 Bob Uecker Milwaukee WI, catcher/actor (Mr Belvedere)
1935 Henry Jordan Emporia VA, NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland, Green Bay)
1935 Peter Ronnefeld composer
1935 Zbigniew Penherski composer
1936 Noel Harrison London, singer/actor (Mark-Girl from UNCLE)
1937 Gerrit Gerritse Dutch MP (CDA)
1937 Joseph Saidu Momoh General/President (Sierra Leone)
1937 S J B Langdale Headmaster (Shrewsbury School)
1938 Margaret Daly British MEP
1939 Marshall Lieb rocker (Teddy Bears)
1941 Henry Jaglom London England, actor (Eating, Lucky Ducks, Always)
1942 Scott Glenn Pittsburgh PA, actor (Right Stuff, Personal Best, Backdraft)
1942 Nigel Walmsley chairman (Carlton UK Television)
1942 William McLennan CEO (Central Statistical Office)
1943 Jean Knight vocalist (Mr Big Stuff)
1943 Peter Kenton Winkler composer
1943 Sherian Grace Cadoria Brigadier General
1944 Angela Yvonne Davis black activist/professor
1945 Jacqueline du Pré Oxford England, cellist
1945 Mick Hill cricketer (New South Wales all-rounder 1964-75)
1946 Gene Siskel movie critic (Siskel & Ebert)
1946 Christopher Hampton Azores, playwright (Oviri, Hotel du Lac)
1946 Timothy Clifford director (National Galleries of Scotland)
1947 Patrick Dewaere [Bordeaux], France, actor (Les Valseuses)
1948 Corky Laing rocker (Mountain)
1949 Derek Holt rocker (Climax Blues Band)
1949 Paul Nurse doctor/director-General elect (Imperial Cancer Research Fund)
1950 David Strathairn actor (LA Confidential, Eight Men Out)
1950 Jorg Haider Austrian political leader (Austrian Freedom Pary)
1951 David Briggs rock guitarist (Little River Band-Help is on it’s Way)
1951 Andy Hummell Memphis TN, rock bassist (Big Star)
1951 Jarmila Kratochvilova Czechoslovakia, 400m/800m runner (women’s world record holder, Olympics-silver-1980)
1951 Walt Willey Ottawa IL, actor (Joe Novak-Ryan’s Hope, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children)
1952 Mario Runco Jr Bronx NY, Lieutenant-Commander USN/astronaut (STS 44, 54, 77)
1952 Thomas Edward Henderson South Carolina, basketballer (Olympics-silver-1972)
1953 Andrée C van Es Dutch MP (PSP)
1953 Bert Heerink Amsterdam, rock vocalist
1953 Lucinda Williams singer
1954 Kim Hughes cricketer (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84)
1954 Martin Dunn British editor (Today)
1955 Lucia Mendez Mexico, Spanish singer (Lucia es Luna Moreno)
1956 Lisa Boray [Schulte Nordholt], Dutch singer (Lovers Until the End)
1956 Simon Howard English large landowner (Castle Howard)
1957 Ashok Malhotra cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
1957 Eddie Van Halen Nijmegan Netherlands, rock guitarist (Van Halen-Jump, 1984)
1957 Shivlal Yadav cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)
1958 Anita Baker Toledo OH, singer (Giving You the Best That I Got)
1958 B James Lowry rocker (Boys Band)
1958 Dave Rummells Cedar Rapids IA, Nike golfer (1993 Buick-2nd)
1958 Ellen DeGeneres New Orleans LA, comedienne (Ellen Morgan-Ellen)
1958 Norman Lamont Hassan British reggae musician (UB40-Red Red Wine)
1960 Gary Plummer NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers)
1960 Jeanette Bolden Los Angeles CA, 4x100m runner (Olympics-gold-1984)
1961 Wayne Gretzky Brantford Ontario, Edmonton Oilers/Los Angeles Kings/New York Rangers (NHL MVP 1980-1987), Great One
1962 Roshan Guneratne cricketer (wicketless in only Test SL vs Australia 1983)
1962 Tim May cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-95)
1962 Tom Keifer rock guitarist/vocalist (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
1963 Andrew Ridgeley England, rock guitarist (Wham-Wake Me Up)
1963 Claudia Lonow New York City NY, actress (Diana-Knots Landing)
1963 Jazzie B [Beresford Romeo], English rapper (Soul II Soul-Feel Free)
1963 Simon O’Donnell cricketer (Deniliquin New South Wales ODI all-rounder 1985-90)
1965 Allison Hossack Steinbach Manitoba Canada, actress (Olivia-Another World)
1965 Lou Frazier US baseball outfielder (Montréal Expos)
1965 Tim McDonald safety (San Francisco 49ers)
1967 Jeff Branson US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
1967 Katie Peterson-Parker Bethesda MD, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th)
1967 Tim Pugh Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals)
1968 Eric Davis NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers)
1968 Reggie Jordan NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1970 Dan Carlson US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants)
1970 Dean Malkoc Vancouver, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1970 Ronald Moore NFL running back (New York Jets, St Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals)
1971 Jon Heidenreich WLAF G (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1971 Lamar Mills WLAF DE (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 Lee Naylor Australian 400m runner (Olympics-96)
1971 Min Tang Hunan China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Canberra Australia)
1971 Tracy Middendorf Georgia, actress (Beverly Hills 90210, Carrie-Days of Our Life)
1972 Harrison Houston NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
1973 Mark Brook WLAF LB (Rhein Fire)
1973 Tatsuki Katayama hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
1973 Tony Ramirez tackle (Detroit Lions)
1976 Paul Byrne Australian 800m runner (Olympics-96)
1977 Cindy Cesar Miss Mauritius-Universe (1997)
1977 Justin Gimelstob New Jersey, tennis star (1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield)
1978 Reesa Starr Jr
1997 Pasaye Twins Palatine IL, twin born 92 days after his brother (Oct 26) 

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