Famous birthdays for Jan. 26: Angela Davis, Joseph Quinn

Angela Davis makes remarks during a rally to support Rep. Ilhan Omar on the Washington Mall on April 30, 2019. The activist turns 80 on January 26. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
Angela Davis makes remarks during a rally to support Rep. Ilhan Omar on the Washington Mall on April 30, 2019. The activist turns 80 on January 26. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
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Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius.

They include:

-- French philosopher Claude Helvetius in 1715

-- First lady Julia Grant in 1826

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

David Strathairn arrives on the red carpet at the premiere of "Nightmare Alley" on December 1, 2021, at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The actor turns 75 on January 26. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
David Strathairn arrives on the red carpet at the premiere of "Nightmare Alley" on December 1, 2021, at Alice Tully Hall in New York City. The actor turns 75 on January 26. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

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

-- Austrian singer Maria von Trapp in 1905

Ellen DeGeneres appears backstage after winning the Carol Burnett Award during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020. The comedian turns 65 on January 26. File 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, 2020. The comedian turns 65 on January 26. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

-- 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 95)

-- Sports personality Bob Uecker in 1934 (age 90)

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File Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI

-- Actor Scott Glenn in 1939 (age 85)

-- Political activist Angela Davis in 1944 (age 80)

-- Film critic Gene Siskel in 1946

-- Actor David Strathairn in 1949 (age 75)

-- Singer Lucinda Williams in 1953 (age 71)

-- Musician Eddie Van Halen in 1955

-- Singer Anita Baker in 1958 (age 66)

-- Comedian Ellen DeGeneres in 1958 (age 66)

-- Hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky in 1961 (age 63)

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File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

-- Soccer coach Brendan Rodgers in 1973 (age 51)

-- Actor Colin O'Donoghue in 1981 (age 43)

-- Conductor Gustavo Dudamel in 1981 (age 43)

-- Wrestler Sasha Banks, born Mercedes Justine Kaestner-Varnado, in 1992 (age 32)

-- Actor Joseph Quinn in 1994 (age 30)

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File Photo by Nina Prommer/EPA-EFE