List of Famous people born on January 26th

Maksym Serhiyovych Kalynychenko is a retired Ukrainian football midfielder, who played in central midfield or as a winger. Observers noted his pace, creativity, and accuracy in free kicks / penalties.

Lutz Bachmann is the founder of the Pegida movement, a far-right German political organisation linked to the anti-Muslim counter-jihad ideology.

Aldo Zilli is a celebrity chef specialising in Italian cuisine, based since 1976 in the United Kingdom. One of nine children, he was born in the small seaside town of Alba Adriatica in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, and moved to England at the age of 20.

Desiree Lea Burch is an American comedian and television host. Originally from Diamond Bar, California, Burch has also lived in New York, Streatham and Peckham, having moved to London to live with her English boyfriend. She won the Funny Women awards in 2015. Prior to working as a comedian, Burch attended Yale University where she earned a degree in theater and worked as a dominatrix.

Kelly Stables is an American actress who has appeared on stage, as well as in film and television. She is known for her television roles, such as Melissa on Two and a Half Men, Eden Konkler on The Exes, and Kelly on Superstore.

Lawrence Michael Hanks is an American entomologist and Professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Roy William Whiting is a British convicted child murderer, from West Sussex. In July 2000, he abducted and murdered 8-year-old Sarah Payne of which he was found guilty in December 2001. On 12 December 2001, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and is set to remain in prison until at least 2041, he will be 82 if he is still alive. Whiting's risk to the public is so severe that it is likely that he will never be released from prison.

Simon Thomas is an English television presenter who worked on Blue Peter for six years, and presented live Premier League football on Sky Sports from 2005-2018.

Heather Mary Stanning OBE is a retired British professional rower, a member of the Great Britain Rowing Team, and Royal Artillery officer. Ranked number 1 female rower in the world since 2016, she is a double Olympic champion, double World champion, quadruple World Cup champion and double European champion. As of May 2015 she and her partner Helen Glover are the World, Olympic, World Cup and European record holders, plus the reigning Olympic, World, and European champions in the women's coxless pairs. She has also been a British champion in both women's fours and quad sculls.

Hitomi Furuya , known professionally as Hitomi , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She began her career as teen model before making her singing debuting under the helm of Tetsuya Komuro in 1994, who produced Hitomi's earliest work in pop music. Hitomi strove for artistry over the course of her career, penning "forward-looking" lyrics and becoming known for her "unusual" fashion sense that accompanied a "supermodel allure". Her signature songs include "Candy Girl", "Love 2000" and "Samurai Drive".