Solomon H. Snyder

American neuroscientist (born 1938).

Born December 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Washington, D.C..

Edward C. Prescott

American economist (1940-2022).

Born December 26th, 1940 in Glens Falls.

Died November 6th, 2022 at 81 years old in Paradise Valley. ^[ref]

Bahram Beyzai

Iranian film director (1938-2025).

Born December 26th, 1938 in Tehran.

Died December 26th, 2025 at 87 years old in California. ^[ref]

Ira Newborn

American musician, actor, orchestrator and composer.

Born December 26th, 1949 (age 76 years) in New York City.

Kōji Morimoto

Japanese anime director.

Born December 26th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Wakayama Prefecture.

Don Barclay

American actor and artist (1892–1975).

Born December 26th, 1892 in Ashland.

Died October 16th, 1975 at 82 years old in Palm Springs.

Tatiana Sorokko

Russian model and journalist.

Born December 26th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Sarov.

Anna Przybylska

Polish model and actor (1978–2014).

Born December 26th, 1978 in Gdynia. ^[ref]

Died October 5th, 2014 at 35 years old in Gdynia (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Julen Agirrezabala

Spanish association football player.

Born December 26th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Errenteria.

Wang Lijun

Chinese government official.

Born December 26th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Taonan.

Jose de Venecia

Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2001 to 2008, 1992 to 1998.

Born December 26th, 1936.

Died February 10th, 2026 at 89 years old in Makati. ^[ref]

Elena Udrea

Romanian politician (1973).

Born December 26th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Buzău.

Thomas Linke

German association football player.

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

Gyula Gömbös

Hungarian fascist politician (1886-1936).

Born December 26th, 1886 in Murga.

Died October 6th, 1936 at 49 years old in Munich (kidney disease).

Régine Zylberberg

Belgian singer.

Born December 26th, 1929 in Etterbeek.

Died May 1st, 2022 at 92 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Isac Elliot

Finnish-swedish pop singer, songwriter, dancer and actor.

Born December 26th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Kauniainen. ^[ref]

Hans Gross

Austrian jurist (1847-1915).

Born December 26th, 1847 in Graz.

Died December 9th, 1915 at 67 years old in Graz.

Morgan Bulkeley

American politician (1837–1922).

Born December 26th, 1837 in East Haddam.

Died November 6th, 1922 at 84 years old in Hartford.

Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu

Japanese princess (1911-2004); wife of nobuhito, prince takamatsu.

Born December 26th, 1911 in Koishikawa-ku.

Died December 18th, 2004 at 92 years old in St. Luke's International Hospital (sepsis).

Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo

Burkinabe politician.

Born December 26th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Tenkodogo. ^[ref]

Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu

Turkish academic (born 1943).

Born December 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Cairo.

Wilferd Madelung

German-british author and scholar of islamic history (1930—2023).

Born December 26th, 1930 in Stuttgart.

Died May 9th, 2023 at 92 years old ^[ref]

Lin Dai

Chinese actress (1934-1964).

Born December 26th, 1934 in Nanning.

Died July 17th, 1964 at 29 years old in Hong Kong (drug overdose).

Ali Javan

Iranian-american physicist.

Born December 26th, 1926 in Tehran.

Died September 12th, 2016 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Sushila Nayyar

Indian politician and physician.

Born December 26th, 1914 in Kunjah. ^[ref]

Died January 3rd, 2001 at 86 years old in Sevagram. ^[ref]