Douglas Jackson (84)
January 26th, 1940

Canadian film director – Douglas Jackson was born in Montreal (Largest city in Quebec, Canada) on January 26th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 26

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

78

Bernard Tapie

French businessman and politician

*January 26th, 1943, 20th arrondissement of Paris †October 3rd, 2021, hôtel de Cavoye

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

79

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

81

Martín von Hildebrand

American ethnologist (1943-)

*January 26th, 1943, New York City

71

Klaus Müller

German footballer (1953–)

*January 26th, 1953, Dresden

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

89

Ercole Baldini

Italian professional road racing cyclist

*January 26th, 1933, Forlì †December 1st, 2022, Forlì

76

Corky Laing

Canadian musician

*January 26th, 1948, Montreal

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

69

Lucía Méndez

Mexican recording artist, actress and singer

*January 26th, 1955, León Municipality

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

93

Armand Gatti

French writer and filmmaker

*January 26th, 1924, Monaco †April 6th, 2017, Bégin Military Teaching Hospital

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

29

Kim Peyton

American swimmer

*January 26th, 1957, Hood River †December 13th, 1986, Stanford

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

75

David Strathairn

American actor (born 1949)

*January 26th, 1949, San Francisco

71

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO

*January 26th, 1953, Ginnerup Parish

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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