January 26 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is January 26, your zodiac sign is Aquarius ♒, your birthstone is Garnet and your birth flower is Carnation or Snowdrop. You share your birthday with Douglas MacArthur and Paul Newman.
- Zodiac sign
- ♒ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Uranus and Saturn
- Birthstone
- Garnet
- Birth flower
- Carnation, Snowdrop
- Day of year
- 26th
- Popularity
- 296th of 366
- Half birthday
- July 26
- Next January 26
- January 26
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January 26 zodiac: Aquarius ♒
People born on January 26 fall under Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from January 20 to February 18. Aquarius is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus and Saturn, and its symbol is the water-bearer.
Aquarius is an air sign associated with originality, community and the future. Despite its name, the Water-Bearer is not a water sign; it is linked with ideas, innovation and a strong sense of fairness.
Famous people born on January 26
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on January 26, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1880United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)
- Born 1925American actor (1925–2008)
- Born 1963Portuguese association football manager and former player
- Born 1958American comedian, television host, actress, and writer (born 1958)
- Born 1944American political activist, scholar, and author (born 1944)
- Born 1953Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO
- Born 1763King of Sweden and Norway between 1818–1844. Prince of Ponte Corvo 1806–1810 and French field marshal (1763–1844)
- Born 1961Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1961)
- Born 1911German-American physicist (1911-1993)
- Born 1884American linguist and anthropologist (1884-1939)
- Born 1950Austrian politician (1950-2008)
- Born 1955Dutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)
- Born 1781German poet and novelist
- Born 1990Mexican racing driver (1990-)
- Born 1928French filmmaker (1928–2000)
- Born 1904Irish politician and human rights activist (1904-1988)
- Born 1973Northern Irish association football manager
- Born 1965Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from January to October 2023
- Born 1987Serbian association football player
- Born 1799French physicist (1799-1864)
- Born 1991Brazilian footballer (born 1991)
- Born 1877Dutch painter (1877-1968)
- Born 1921Japanese businessman (1921-1999)
- Born 1993French footballer (born 1993)
- Born 1987Italian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1990Slovak cycling champion
- Born 1852Italian explorer
- Born 1984Serbian footballer
- Born 1959Turkish film director and producer (born 1959)
- Born 1996South Korean association football player (born 1996)
- Born 1908French jazz violinist (1908–1997)
- Born 1977American basketball player (born 1977)
- Born 1892American aviator (1892–1926)
- Born 1947French actor (1947-1982)
- Born 1826First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877
- Born 1971Azerbaijani singer and actress
- Born 1945American economist
- Born 1962Argentine footballer and manager
- Born 1970Icelandic politician
- Born 185712th Dalai Lama of Tibet (1857-1875)
January 26 birthstone
Garnet (deep red). Garnet has long been linked with friendship, trust and protection, and travellers once carried it for safety.
January 26 birthday facts
- January 26 is the 26th day of the year (26th in leap years), leaving 339 days until the end of the year.
- January 26 is the 296th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,876 babies born on an average January 26(3% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, January 26 birthdays fall in winter. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in summer.
- Babies born on January 26 were most likely conceived around May 5 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is July 26, six months after January 26.
- Chinese New Year can fall before or after January 26, so check your exact year with the Chinese zodiac calculator.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 26?
January 26 falls under Aquarius ♒, which runs from January 20 to February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 26?
The birthstone for January 26 is Garnet, the January birthstone. The January birth flowers are Carnation and Snowdrop.
Who are famous people born on January 26?
Famous people born on January 26 include Douglas MacArthur (1880), Paul Newman (1925), José Mourinho (1963), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), Angela Davis (1944), Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953).
How common is a January 26 birthday?
January 26 is the 296th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,876 babies born on an average January 26.
What day of the year is January 26?
January 26 is the 26th day of the year in common years and the 26th day in leap years.