Michael Avi-Yonah

Israeli archaeologist and historian (1904-1974).

Born September 26th, 1904 in Lviv. ^[ref]

Died March 26th, 1974 at 69 years old in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Sarkis Zabunyan

Turkish-french artist (born 1938).

Born September 26th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Istanbul.

Yūji Kuroiwa

Japanese politician and television director.

Born September 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kobe.

Reem Al Marzouqi

Emirati engineer and inventor.

Born September 26th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Al Ain.

David Ayrapetyan

Boxer.

Born September 26th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Baku.

Dick Roth

American swimmer.

Born September 26th, 1947 in Palo Alto.

Died September 23rd, 2025 at 77 years old ^[ref]

Micha Marah

Belgian actor, singer.

Born September 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Turnhout.

Aleksandra Kornhauser Frazer

Slovene chemist.

Born September 26th, 1926 in Virmaše.

Died May 17th, 2020 at 93 years old in Ljubljana. ^[ref]

Lev Gutman

German chess player (born 1945).

Born September 26th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Riga.

Cyril Gautier

Road bicycle racer.

Born September 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Pabu.

Tom Brown

American tennis player (1922–2011).

Born September 26th, 1922 in Washington, D.C..

Died October 27th, 2011 at 89 years old in Castro Valley (Alzheimer's disease).

Adelaide Johnson

American sculptor (1859–1955).

Born September 26th, 1859 in Plymouth.

Died November 10th, 1955 at 96 years old in Washington, D.C..

Amadou Jawo

Footballer.

Born September 26th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Banjul.

Jean Théodore Delacour

French-american ornithologist (1890-1985).

Born September 26th, 1890 in Paris, 1st arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died November 5th, 1985 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Nelson Panciatici

Racing driver, 2012-2016 world endurance championship driver.

Born September 26th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Reims.

Henning Enoksen

Danish footballer and coach (1935-2016).

Born September 26th, 1935 in Sejerslev.

Died September 25th, 2016 at 80 years old in Grenaa. ^[ref]

Sergei Shmatko

Russian politician (1966–2021).

Born September 26th, 1966 in Stavropol.

Died November 7th, 2021 at 55 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).

Cai Xuetong

Chinese snowboarder.

Born September 26th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Harbin.

Matilde Camus

Spanish poet (1919–2012).

Born September 26th, 1919 in Santander. ^[ref]

Died April 28th, 2012 at 92 years old in Santander. ^[ref]

Archimede Morleo

Italian footballer.

Born September 26th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Mesagne.

Juan Manuel Villa

Spanish footballer (1938–2025).

Born September 26th, 1938 in Seville.

Died January 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Zaragoza. ^[ref]

Jonas Bergqvist

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born September 26th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Hässleholm.

Clément Lefert

French swimmer.

Born September 26th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Nice.

Ingrid Becker

German former athletics competitor, politician (cdu), and teacher (born 1942).

Born September 26th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Geseke.

Oleg Stoyanovskiy

Russian beach volleyball player.

Born September 26th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]