Notable deaths on December 26

Finnish rock singer (1956–2025)

Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014

American business executive (1948–2024)

Indonesian politician (1967–2023)

American comedian, actor, composer and musician (1937–2023)

South African bishop and anti-apartheid activist (1931–2021)

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

Catholic bishop (1929–2021)

President of Greece from 2005 to 2015

American textile artist (1933–2021)

Australian author, journalist, and radio show host (1945–2021)

American professional wrestler (1979–2020)

Buffalo television news journalist

American actor (1922–2016)

American actor (1962–2016)

American baseball player (1937–2015)

American anthropologist

American politician (1927–2014)

Belgian politician (1922–2014)

Polish poet, literary critic, scholar, editor, translator and lecturer (1946 – 2014)

Hungary-born American actress and singer (1912–2013)

American baseball player and coach (1944–2013)

American film director, children's writer and illustrator

English producer and director (1929–2012)