| 10711 | January 26 | Birth | 1919 – Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (d. 2004) |
| 10712 | January 26 | Birth | 1920 – Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (d. 2009) |
| 10713 | January 26 | Birth | 1921 – Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (d. 2005) |
| 10714 | January 26 | Birth | 1921 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1999) |
| 10715 | January 26 | Birth | 1922 – Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1996) |
| 10716 | January 26 | Birth | 1922 – Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (d. 1993) |
| 10717 | January 26 | Birth | 1922 – Ellen Vogel, Dutch actress (d. 2015) |
| 10718 | January 26 | Birth | 1923 – Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (d. 2014) |
| 10719 | January 26 | Birth | 1923 – Patricia Hughes, English radio host (d. 2013) |
| 10720 | January 26 | Birth | 1923 – Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer |
| 10721 | January 26 | Birth | 1924 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (d. 2014) |
| 10722 | January 26 | Birth | 1924 – Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1998) |
| 10723 | January 26 | Birth | 1925 – David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian |
| 10724 | January 26 | Birth | 1925 – Joan Leslie, American actress and singer (d. 2015) |
| 10725 | January 26 | Birth | 1925 – Paul Newman, American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008) |
| 10726 | January 26 | Birth | 1925 – Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013) |
| 10727 | January 26 | Birth | 1925 – Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 2004) |
| 10728 | January 26 | Birth | 1926 – Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (d. 2013) |
| 10729 | January 26 | Birth | 1926 – Joseph Bacon Fraser, Jr., American businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (d. 2014) |
| 10730 | January 26 | Birth | 1927 – José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005) |
| 10731 | January 26 | Birth | 1927 – Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (d. 1985) |
| 10732 | January 26 | Birth | 1927 – Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
| 10733 | January 26 | Birth | 1928 – Roger Vadim, French actor and director (d. 2000) |
| 10734 | January 26 | Birth | 1929 – Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, screenwriter, and educator |
| 10735 | January 26 | Birth | 1929 – Gordon Solie, American wrestling announcer (d. 2000) |
| 10736 | January 26 | Birth | 1930 – Napoleon Abueva, Filipino sculptor |
| 10737 | January 26 | Birth | 1931 – Alfred Lynch, English actor (d. 2003) |
| 10738 | January 26 | Birth | 1931 – Mary Murphy, American actress (d. 2011) |
| 10739 | January 26 | Birth | 1932 – George Clements, American priest and activist |
| 10740 | January 26 | Birth | 1932 – Coxsone Dodd, Jamaican record producer (d. 2004) |