List of Famous people who died in 1926

Lizzie Holmes was an American anarchist, writer, and organizer of Chicago's working women during the late 19th century in the United States. She was a key figure in Chicago's labor movement in the years just preceding the Haymarket affair, during which she worked with and played a leading role in a range of unions including the Knights of Labor and the International Working People's Association. Prior to becoming a labor organizer, she worked as a school teacher and music instructor in Ohio.

Robert Stanley Weir was a Montreal, Quebec judge and poet most famous for writing the English lyrics to "O Canada", the national anthem of Canada. He was educated as a teacher and lawyer and considered one of the leading experts of the day on Quebec's municipal civil law. He was appointed a municipal court judge and a judge for the Exchequer Court of Canada.

Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland was a Norwegian architect, professor and author.

Jokūbas Šernas pronunciation (help·info) was a Lithuanian attorney, journalist, teacher and banker, one of the twenty signatories to the Act of Independence of Lithuania.

Gongsar Ugyen Wangchuck was the first Druk Gyalpo from 1907–1926. In his lifetime he made lots of efforts to unite the country and gain the trust of the people.

Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui also known pejoratively as Chinilpa Yunghui (, was the second and the last Emperor of Korea, of the Yi dynasty, ruling from 1907 until 1910.

Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis was a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He served as Mayor of Trois-Rivières and as Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was the father of Premier Maurice Duplessis.

Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs was an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) ("Wobblies") and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States. Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States.

Friedrich (Fritz) Leopold Cassirer, was a German conductor. He was one of the early proponents of the music of Frederick Delius, and conducted the premiere of Delius's first opera.