| 10771 | January 26 | Birth | 1953 – Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia |
| 10772 | January 26 | Birth | 1953 – Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark |
| 10773 | January 26 | Birth | 1953 – Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 10774 | January 26 | Birth | 1954 – Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 10775 | January 26 | Birth | 1955 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Van Halen) |
| 10776 | January 26 | Birth | 1957 – Shivlal Yadav, Indian cricketer and manager |
| 10777 | January 26 | Birth | 1958 – Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter |
| 10778 | January 26 | Birth | 1958 – Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host |
| 10779 | January 26 | Birth | 1958 – Salvador Sánchez, Mexican boxer (d. 1982) |
| 10780 | January 26 | Birth | 1960 – Road Warrior Animal, American wrestler |
| 10781 | January 26 | Birth | 1960 – Charlie Gillingham, American pianist and accordion player |
| 10782 | January 26 | Birth | 1961 – Li Cunxin, Chinese-Australian ballet dancer |
| 10783 | January 26 | Birth | 1961 – Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 10784 | January 26 | Birth | 1961 – Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cinderella) |
| 10785 | January 26 | Birth | 1962 – Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter |
| 10786 | January 26 | Birth | 1962 – Oscar Ruggeri, Argentinian footballer and manager |
| 10787 | January 26 | Birth | 1963 – Riddell Akua, Nauruan politician |
| 10788 | January 26 | Birth | 1963 – José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager |
| 10789 | January 26 | Birth | 1963 – Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 10790 | January 26 | Birth | 1963 – Gisela Valcárcel, Peruvian actress and publisher, founded Gisela |
| 10791 | January 26 | Birth | 1964 – Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor and director |
| 10792 | January 26 | Birth | 1965 – Thomas Östros, Swedish politician |
| 10793 | January 26 | Birth | 1965 – Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach |
| 10794 | January 26 | Birth | 1967 – Bryan Callen, American actor and screenwriter |
| 10795 | January 26 | Birth | 1967 – Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman |
| 10796 | January 26 | Birth | 1967 – Toshiyuki Morikawa, Japanese voice actor |
| 10797 | January 26 | Birth | 1967 – Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded the Internet Movie Database |
| 10798 | January 26 | Birth | 1967 – Pradip Somasundaran, Indian singer |
| 10799 | January 26 | Birth | 1968 – Ravi Teja, Indian actor and singer |
| 10800 | January 26 | Birth | 1969 – George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach |