Abrahamson, Lenny (1966)
The Oscar-nominated director of the 2015 film Room
Famous People Born on January 26
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Coleman, Bessie (1892)
The world's first licensed African-American pilot -
Davis, Angela (1944)
The black feminist/communist on the Most Wanted list in 1970 -
Degeneres, Ellen (1958)
Host of daytime TV's The Ellen DeGeneres Show -
Grant, Julia Dent (1826)
The wife of President U.S. Grant -
Gretzky, Wayne (1961)
NHL legend and nine-time league MVP -
Jaglom, Henry (1938)
The idiosyncratic filmmaker who did "Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?" -
Lazar, Bob (1959)
The guy who says he worked on alien spacecraft at Area 51 -
MacArthur, Douglas (1880)
The American general who said "I shall return" -
Newman, Paul (1925)
Blue-eyed star of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -
Sandusky, Jerry (1944)
The former Penn State football coach who was convicted of child abuse -
Strathairn, David (1949)
The star of Good Night, and Good Luck -
Vadim, Roger (1928)
Director of And God Created Woman -
Van Halen, Eddie (1955)
The guitarist who led the band Van Halen