List of Famous people born on October 26th

Ahn Hyun-suk is a former South Korean badminton player. He was the bronze medallists at the 2001 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' singles and team events. He educated at the Korea National Sport University. In the senior event, Ahn who was part of the Gimcheon City team, became the finalist at the 2003 U.S. Open, won the title at the 2004 Vietnam and 2008 Singapore Satellite tournaments. Ahn started his career as a coach in Yonex South Korean team in 2016.

Joyce Esther Smith MBE is a British former long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the 3000 metres in 1971 and is a three-time medallist at the International/World Cross Country Championships, including winning in 1972. She went on to twice win the London Marathon, becoming the first British woman in history to run under 2:30 when winning in 1981 with 2:29:57, before further improving the British record to 2:29:43 when winning in 1982. She also competed in the 1500 metres at the 1972 Munich Olympics and finished 11th in the marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, aged 46.