Shota Khabareli

Georgian judoka.

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

Simon Gopane

South african footballer.

Born December 26th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Bloemfontein.

Akbar Kargarjam

Iranian footballer (1944-2025).

Born December 26th, 1944 in Tehran.

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

Gina Pellón

Cuban artist (1926–2014).

Born December 26th, 1926 in Cumanayagua.

Died March 27th, 2014 at 87 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

Denis Alekseyev

Athletics competitor.

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

Gediminas Bagdonas

Lithuanian road racing cyclist.

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

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.

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]

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.

Herbert Albert

German conductor (1903–1973).

Born December 26th, 1903 in Bad Lausick.

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

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]

Dominika Grabowska

Polish association football player.

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

Evgeny Kolesnikov

Russian basketball player.

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

Darren Barber

Canadian rower.

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

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).

Melchior Treub

Dutch botanist (1851-1910).

Born December 26th, 1851 in Voorschoten.

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

Wang Hao

Chinese diver.

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

Tseng Li-cheng

Taiwanese taekwondo practitioner.

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

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]

Matthias Manasi

German conductor and pianist (born 1969).

Born December 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in West Berlin.

Carl Ahues

Chess player (1883–1968).

Born December 26th, 1883 in Bremen.

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

Marco Canola

Italian road cyclist.

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

Charles Combes

French engineer (1801-1872).

Born December 26th, 1801 in Cahors.

Died January 11th, 1872 at 70 years old in Paris.

Jhow Benavídez

Honduran association football player.

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