List of Famous people who died at 26

Makoto Chūza is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan.

Taizo Ichinose was a Japanese war photographer. He was born in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu.

Ai Iino is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 1-dan.

Kamila Skolimowska was a Polish hammer thrower. She is best known for her gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, which made her the youngest Olympic hammer champion, as well as for her two medals from the European Championships. Her personal best throw, and former Polish record, was 76.83 metres, achieved in May 2007 in Doha. She died on the 18 February 2009 in Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal at the Polish national team training camp.

Shahnawaz Bhutto was the son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the former President and Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1971 to 1977 and Begum Nusrat Bhutto, who was of Iranian Kurdish descent. Shahnawaz Bhutto was the youngest of Bhutto's four children, including the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. Shahnawaz was schooled in Pakistan, where he graduated in 1976 and later travelled abroad to complete his higher education.

John C. Odom was a minor league baseball right-handed pitcher notable for being traded for ten baseball bats while playing in the independent Golden Baseball League in May 2008. Before his stint in the Golden Baseball League, Odom played baseball at Tallahassee Community College and in the minor-league system of the San Francisco Giants.

Daijiro Kato was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He died as a result of injuries sustained after a crash during the 2003 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix at Suzuka circuit, Japan.

Sheikh Kamal was the eldest son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, former President of Bangladesh. Younger brother of Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh.