Denis Alekseyev

Athletics competitor.

Born December 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Shota Khabareli

Georgian judoka.

Born December 26th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Georgia.

Tom Leezer

Road bicycle racer.

Born December 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in The Hague.

Rui Bragança

Portuguese taekwondo athlete.

Born December 26th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Guimarães.

Dimitry Vassiliev

Russian ski jumper.

Born December 26th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Ufa.

Kathleen Nord

East german swimmer (1965–2022).

Born December 26th, 1965 in Magdeburg. ^[ref]

Died February 24th, 2022 at 56 years old in Elmshorn. ^[ref]

Percy Hodge

British athlete (1890–1967).

Born December 26th, 1890 in Herm.

Died December 27th, 1967 at 77 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea.

Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo

Uruguayan racing driver (1922-2006).

Born December 26th, 1922 in Pan de Azúcar.

Died July 9th, 2006 at 83 years old in Montevideo.

Giulio Bosetti

Italian actor and director (1930–2009).

Born December 26th, 1930 in Bergamo.

Died December 24th, 2009 at 78 years old in Milan (cancer). ^[ref]

Herbert Albert

German conductor (1903–1973).

Born December 26th, 1903 in Bad Lausick.

Died September 15th, 1973 at 69 years old in Bad Reichenhall.

Evgeny Kolesnikov

Russian basketball player.

Born December 26th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Taraz.

Tseng Li-cheng

Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.

Born December 26th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Guanshan Township.

Teruki Miyamoto

Japanese association football player (1940-2000).

Born December 26th, 1940 in Hiroshima.

Died February 2nd, 2000 at 59 years old in Fukuoka (myocardial infarction).

Darren Barber

Canadian rower.

Born December 26th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Victoria.

Wang Hao

Chinese diver.

Born December 26th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Tianjin.

Aleksandr Gordon

Soviet and russian film director, actor and screenwriter (1931-2020).

Born December 26th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died December 7th, 2020 at 88 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Melchior Treub

Dutch botanist (1851-1910).

Born December 26th, 1851 in Voorschoten.

Died October 3rd, 1910 at 58 years old in Saint-Raphaël.

Marco Canola

Italian road cyclist.

Born December 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Vicenza.

Martín Pando

Argentine association football player (1934–2021).

Born December 26th, 1934 in Buenos Aires.

Died May 7th, 2021 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Carl Ahues

Chess player (1883–1968).

Born December 26th, 1883 in Bremen.

Died December 31st, 1968 at 85 years old in Hamburg.

Akbar Kargarjam

Iranian footballer (1944-2025).

Born December 26th, 1944 in Tehran.

Died October 26th, 2025 at 80 years old in Tehran (cancer). ^[ref]

Klaus Bonsack

East german luger (1941–2023).

Born December 26th, 1941 in Waltershausen.

Died March 5th, 2023 at 81 years old in Innsbruck. ^[ref]

Dominika Grabowska

Polish association football player.

Born December 26th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Poland.

Jhow Benavídez

Honduran association football player.

Born December 26th, 1995 (age 30 years) in El Porvenir.

Li Hongli

Weightlifter.

Born December 26th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Jiangmen.