Hadi Abdul Jabbar (94)
January 26th, 1930

Iraqi weightlifter – Hadi Abdul Jabbar was born in Baghdad (Capital city of Iraq) on January 26th, 1930 and is 94 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 26

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

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

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

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

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

89

Ercole Baldini

Italian professional road racing cyclist

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

95

Jules Feiffer

American cartoonist, screenwriter and playwright

*January 26th, 1929, The Bronx

93

Armand Gatti

French writer and filmmaker

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

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

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

40

Silvi Antarini

Indonesian badminton player

*January 26th, 1984, Jakarta

79

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

78

Bernard Tapie

French businessman and politician

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

72

Roger Vadim

French filmmaker (1928–2000)

*January 26th, 1928, Paris †February 11th, 2000, Paris

32

Marvin Plattenhardt

German association football player

*January 26th, 1992, Filderstadt

39

Adam Cwalina

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1985, Częstochowa

45

Huang Chia-Chi

Australian badminton player, former Taiwanese badminton player

*January 26th, 1979, Taipei

93

Gösta Eriksson

Swedish rower

*January 26th, 1931, Skee

66

Ellen DeGeneres

American television hoste

*January 26th, 1958, Metairie

31

Yang Li Lian

Malaysian badminton player

*January 26th, 1993, Selangor

56

Matt Rippy

American actor

*January 26th, 1968, Houston

30

Rhys Walker

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1994, Nuneaton

71

Klaus Müller

German footballer (1953–)

*January 26th, 1953, Dresden

69

Lucía Méndez

Mexican recording artist, actress and singer

*January 26th, 1955, León Municipality

27

Evelyn Siamupangila

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1997, Kabwe

28

Tedi Supriadi

Badminton player

*January 26th, 1996, Bandung City

92

Miep Diekmann

Dutch writer

*January 26th, 1925, Assen †July 9th, 2017, Scheveningen

19

Alex Lanier

Badminton player

*January 26th, 2005, Caen

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

Also born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

85

Günter Oldenburg

German bicycle racer (1930-2016)

*July 1st, 1930, Dobra †April 8th, 2016, Berlin

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

*October 31st, 1930, Wörth an der Donau †April 22nd, 2016, Nittenau

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

*March 22nd, 1930, Manhattan †November 26th, 2021, Roxbury

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

93

Warren Buffett

American investor, entrepreneur and businessman

*August 30th, 1930, Omaha

83

Maximilian Schell

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor

*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, Innsbruck

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

*June 2nd, 1930, Philadelphia †July 8th, 1999, Ojai

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

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