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Famous birthdays for Jan. 26: Ellen DeGeneres, Eddie Van Halen

Ellen DeGeneres appears backstage after winning the Carol Burnett Award during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5. The comedian turns 62 on January 26. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Ellen DeGeneres appears backstage after winning the Carol Burnett Award during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5. The comedian turns 62 on January 26. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius.

They include:

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-- French philosopher Claude Helvetius in 1715

-- First lady Julia Grant in 1826

-- U.S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1880

-- Bessie Coleman, first female African-American/Native-American pilot in 1892

-- Austrian singer Maria von Trapp in 1905

-- Louis Zamperini, American World War II prisoner of war and subject of the film Unbroken, in 1917

-- Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu in 1918

-- Author Philip Jose Farmer in 1918

-- Actor Paul Newman in 1925

-- Cartoonist/playwright/author Jules Feiffer in 1929 (age 91)

-- Sports personality Bob Uecker in 1934 (age 86)

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-- Actor Scott Glenn in 1939 (age 81)

-- Political activist Angela Davis in 1944 (age 76)

-- Film critic Gene Siskel in 1946

-- Actor David Strathairn in 1949 (age 71)

-- Former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in 1953 (age 67)

-- Singer Lucinda Williams in 1953 (age 67)

-- Musician Eddie Van Halen in 1955 (age 65)

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-- Singer Anita Baker in 1958 (age 62)

-- Comedian Ellen DeGeneres in 1958 (age 62)

-- Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky in 1961 (age 59)

-- Soccer coach Brendan Rodgers in 1973 (age 47)

-- Actor Colin O'Donoghue in 1981 (age 39)

-- Conductor Gustavo Dudamel in 1981 (age 39)

-- Wrestler Sasha Banks in 1992 (age 28)

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