December 26 Deaths

1

JonBenet Ramsey (1990-1996)

2

Brodie Lee (1979-2020)

Wrestler

3

Gerald Ford (1913-2006)

US President

4

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

US President

5

Teena Marie (1956-2010)

Soul Singer

6

Kalecia Williams

7

Reggie White (1961-2004)

Football Player

8

Desmond Tutu (1931-2021)

Religious Leader

9

Jack Benny (1894-1974)

Comedian

10

Curtis Mayfield (1942-1999)

Funk Singer

11

Mary Robinson (1757-1800)

Poet

12

Jason Robards Jr. (1922-2000)

Movie Actor

13

Tyler Ziegel (1982-2012)

War Hero

14

Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986)

Movie Actress

15

Mary Ann Bevan (1874-1933)

16

Stephen Sauvestre (1847-1919)

Architect

17

Sue Lyon (1946-2019)

Movie Actress

18

Joe Dolan (1939-2007)

Pop Singer

19

Tony Smith (1912-1980)

Sculptor

20

Phil Niekro (1939-2020)

Baseball Player

21

Weegee (1899-1968)

Photographer

22

Violet Carson (1898-1983)

Soap Opera Actress

23

Johnny Bower (1924-2017)

Hockey Player

24

Ty Jordan (2001-2020)

Football Player

25

Melvil Dewey (1851-1931)

Teacher

26

Tito Rojas (1955-2020)

Folk Singer

27

Sam Rivers (1923-2011)

Saxophonist

28

Parveen Shakir (1952-1994)

Poet

29

EO Wilson (1929-2021)

Biologist

30

Nigel Hawthorne (1929-2001)

TV Actor

31

Jean-Marc Vallee (1963-2021)

Director

32

Preston Tucker (1903-1956)

Entrepreneur

33

Jerry Herman (1931-2019)

Composer

34

Howard Hawks (1896-1977)

Director

35

Harper Davis (1925-2020)

Football Coach

36

Farid Alatrash (1910-1974)

World Music Singer

37

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913)

Novelist

38

Vincent Schiavelli (1948-2005)

Movie Actor

39

George S. Irving (1922-2016)

Stage Actor

40

Julanne Johnston (1900-1988)

Movie Actress

41

Allie Reynolds (1917-1994)

Baseball Player

42

Henry Eyring (1901-1981)

Chemist

43

Sylva Koscina (1933-1994)

Movie Actress

44

Salvador Jorge Blanco (1926-2010)

Politician

45

Kerry Packer (1937-2005)

Entrepreneur

46

Amber Reeves (1887-1981)

Activist

47

Herb Ritts (1952-2002)

Photographer

48

Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890)