Igor Aleksander (89)
January 26th, 1937

Scientist – Igor Aleksander was born in Zagreb (Capital city of Croatia) on January 26th, 1937 and is 89 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 26

55

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

43

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

38

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

73

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

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

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

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

89

Ercole Baldini

Italian professional road racing cyclist

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

81

Jeremy Rifkin

American economist

*January 26th, 1945, Denver

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

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

78

Corky Laing

Canadian musician

*January 26th, 1948, Montreal

82

Angela Davis

American political activist, scholar, and author

*January 26th, 1944, Birmingham

88

Julie Stanton

Canadian poet and writer

*January 26th, 1938, Quebec City

82

Hilmar Mückenberger

German composer

*January 26th, 1855, Eibenstock †May 14th, 1937, Plauen

121

Marceau Fourcade

French rower

*January 26th, 1905, Annaba

30

Peter Ronnefeld

German composer and conductor (1935-1965)

*January 26th, 1935, Dresden †August 6th, 1965, Kiel

76

Per Thorén

Swedish figure skater (1885–1962)

*January 26th, 1885, Stockholm †January 5th, 1962, Stockholm

31

Laura Nunnink

Dutch field hockey player

*January 26th, 1995, Eindhoven

Also born in 1937

89

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

89

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut (1937–2019)

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

89

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

88

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

89

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

88

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

89

Andreas von Bülow

German politician

*July 17th, 1937, Dresden

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937–2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

88

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

82

Anke Fuchs

German politician (1937–2019)

*July 5th, 1937, Hamburg †October 14th, 2019, Wilhelmshaven

89

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

89

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat (1937–2017)

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, Freguesia de São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

89

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

89

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

89

Neeme Järvi

Estonian conductor

*June 7th, 1937, Tallinn

89

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

88

Jared Diamond

American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)

*September 10th, 1937, Boston

Igor Aleksander