Jochen Babock

East german bobsledder.

Born August 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Erfurt.

Edvard Linna

Gymnast (1886-1974).

Born August 26th, 1886 in Mikkeli.

Died December 30th, 1974 at 88 years old in Helsinki.

Takuya Akiyama

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Aichi Prefecture.

Teruki Tanaka

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Tokyo.

Marcelo Augusto Mathias da Silva

Brazilian footballer (1991-2016).

Born August 26th, 1991 in Juiz de Fora.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 25 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). ^[ref]

Takehisa Sakamoto

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Masami Sato

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Fermín Trueba

Spanish bicycle racer (1915–2007).

Born August 26th, 1915 in Torrelavega. ^[ref]

Died May 1st, 2007 at 91 years old in Madrid.

Yoko Isoda

Olympic synchronized swimmer.

Born August 26th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Ventura Díaz

Spanish cyclist.

Born August 26th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Santander. ^[ref]

Tetsuya Ogura

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Masahiko Nakagawa

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Armand Bénédic

Olympic curler (1875–1962).

Born August 26th, 1875 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 20th, 1962 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Jørn Lund

Danish racing cyclist, born 1944.

Born August 26th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Astrup.

Go Kaburaki

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Tokyo.

Bengt Heyman

Sailor (1883–1942).

Born August 26th, 1883 in Stockholm.

Died June 3rd, 1942 at 58 years old in Stockholm.

Satoru Kobayashi

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Gunma Prefecture.

Rainer Erler

German film director, screenwriter, film producer and writer (1933–2023).

Born August 26th, 1933 in Munich.

Died November 8th, 2023 at 90 years old in Perth. ^[ref]

José Villegas Cordero

Spanish painter (1844–1921).

Born August 26th, 1844 in Seville.

Died November 10th, 1921 at 77 years old in Madrid.

Alessandro Carmelo Ruffinoni

Italian priest.

Born August 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Piazza Brembana.

Kazuma Shiina

Japanese association football player.

Born August 26th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Chiba Prefecture.

Talaat Khanlarov

Azerbaijani and soviet architect (1927–2004).

Born August 26th, 1927 in Baku.

Died April 14th, 2004 at 76 years old in Baku.

John Peake

British field hockey player (1924–2022).

Born August 26th, 1924 in Cambridge.

Died March 30th, 2022 at 97 years old ^[ref]

Alejandro Pidal y Mon

Spanish politician, art collector and writer (1846–1913).

Born August 26th, 1846 in Madrid.

Died October 19th, 1913 at 67 years old in Madrid.

Bernard Minier

French writer.

Born August 26th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Béziers.