Famous Birthdays for May 8th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1326 – Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (d. 1360)^[19]
• 1427 – John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, Lord High Treasurer (d. 1470)
• 1460 – Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
• 1492 – Andrea Alciato, Italian jurist and writer (d. 1550)
• 1508 – Charles Wriothesley, English Officer of Arms (d. 1562)
• 1521 – Peter Canisius, Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (d. 1597)
• 1551 – Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (d. 1603)
• 1587 – Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1622 – Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician (d. 1698)
• 1628 – Angelo Italia, Sicilian Jesuit and architect (d. 1700)
• 1629 – Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (d. 1697)
• 1632 – Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and politician (d. 1706)
• 1639 – Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Italian artist (d. 1709)
• 1641 – Nicolaes Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1717)
• 1653 – Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (d. 1734)
• 1670 – Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1726)
• 1698 – Henry Baker, English naturalist (d. 1774)
• 1720 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1764)
• 1735 – Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (d. 1811)
• 1737 – Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (d. 1794)
• 1745 – Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
• 1753 – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811)
• 1786 – John Vianney, French priest and saint (d. 1859)
• 1815 – Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (d. 1872)
• 1818 – Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1896)
• 1821 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)
• 1824 – William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (d. 1860)
• 1825 – George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898)
• 1828 – Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
• 1828 – Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
• 1829 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
• 1835 – Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (d. 1910)
• 1839 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (d. 1920)
• 1842 – Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (d. 1909)
• 1846 – Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer (d. 1919)
• 1850 – Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
• 1853 – Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (d. 1932)
• 1856 – Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (d. 1952)^[20]
• 1858 – Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
• 1858 – J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (d. 1932)
• 1859 – Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925)
• 1867 – Margarete Böhme, German novelist (d. 1939)
• 1879 – Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (d. 1926)
• 1884 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (d. 1972)
• 1885 – Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
• 1892 – Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (d. 1981)
• 1893 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer (d. 1967)
• 1893 – Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
• 1893 – Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (d. 1963)
• 1895 – James H. Kindelberger, American businessman (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (d. 1979)
• 1895 – Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (d. 1972)
• 1898 – Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
• 1899 – Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (d. 1959)
• 1899 – Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
• 1899 – Jacques Heim, French fashion designer (d. 1967)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player (d. 1979)^[21]
• 1902 – André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)^[22]
• 1903 – Fernandel, French actor and singer (d. 1971)
• 1903 – Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch, British politician and educator (d. 1984)
• 1904 – John Snagge, English journalist (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1965)
• 1906 – Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
• 1910 – George Male, English footballer (d. 1998)
• 1910 – Andrew E. Svenson, American author and publisher (d. 1975)
• 1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
• 1911 – Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior (d. 1997)
• 1911 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
• 1912 – George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
• 1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
• 1913 – Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
• 1915 – Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (d. 2009)
• 1916 – João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
• 1916 – Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
• 1916 – Ramananda Sengupta, Indian cinematographer (d. 2017)
• 1917 – John Anderson, Jr., American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Kansas (d. 2014)
• 1919 – Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
• 1920 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
• 1920 – Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (d. 2017)^[23]
• 1920 – Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
• 1920 – Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (d. 2003)
• 1920 – Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Mary Q. Steele, American naturalist and author (d. 1992)
• 1924 – S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989)
• 1925 – Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania
• 1926 – David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host
• 1926 – David Hurst, German actor (d. 2019)
• 1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (d. 2017)
• 1927 – Chumy Chúmez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
• 1927 – László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Robert Conley, American journalist (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Ethel D. Allen, American physician and politician (d. 1981)^[24]
• 1929 – John C. Bogle, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (d. 2019)^[25]
• 1929 – Girija Devi, Indian classical singer (d. 2017)
• 1929 – Claude Castonguay, Canadian banker and politician (d. 2020)
• 1929 – Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Heather Harper, Northern Irish soprano (d. 2019)
• 1930 – Doug Atkins, American football player (d. 2015)
• 1930 – René Maltête, French photographer and poet (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet, essayist, and translator
• 1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican author and translator (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
• 1932 – Harry Wells, Australian rugby league player
• 1934 – Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge
• 1934 – Maurice Norman, English footballer^[26]
• 1934 – David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton, English soldier and politician (d. 2015)
• 1935 – Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland, Scottish politician
• 1935 – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (d. 2018)
• 1935 – Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
• 1936 – Kazuo Koike, Japanese author (d. 2019)
• 1936 – Haljand Udam, Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
• 1937 – Bernard Cleary, Canadian journalist, academic, and politician (d. 2020)
• 1937 – Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1937 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
• 1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
• 1937 – Joe Louis Clark, American educator (d. 2020)^[27]
• 1938 – Javed Burki, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
• 1938 – Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (d. 2012)
• 1939 – Paul Drayton, American sprinter (d. 2010)
• 1940 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)
• 1940 – James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington, English businessman and academic
• 1940 – Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
• 1940 – Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (d. 2022)
• 1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)
• 1940 – Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1940 – William B. Jordan, American art historian (d. 2018)^[28]
• 1941 – John Fred, American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California
• 1941 – James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 1942 – Martin Dobkin, Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga
• 1942 – Robin Hobbs, English cricketer
• 1942 – Norman Lamont, Scottish banker and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• 1942 – Pierre Morency, Canadian poet and playwright
• 1942 – Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022)
• 1943 – Pat Barker, English author
• 1943 – Johnny Greaves, Australian rugby league player
• 1943 – Jon Mark, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
• 1943 – Paul Samwell-Smith, English bass player and producer
• 1943 – Danny Whitten, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
• 1944 – Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Bill Legend, English drummer
• 1945 – Arthur Docters van Leeuwen, Dutch jurist and politician (d. 2020)
• 1945 – Mike German, Baron German, Welsh educator and politician, Deputy First Minister for Wales
• 1945 – Janine Haines, Australian politician (d. 2004)
• 1945 – Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer
• 1946 – André Boulerice, Canadian politician
• 1946 – Jonathan Dancy, English philosopher, author, and academic
• 1947 – H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1947 – Felicity Lott, English soprano
• 1947 – John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
• 1948 – Steve Braun, American baseball player and coach
• 1948 – Stephen Stohn, American-Canadian lawyer and producer
• 1949 – David Vines, Australian economist and academic
• 1950 – Robert Mugge, American director and producer
• 1950 – Lepo Sumera, Estonian composer and educator (d. 2000)
• 1951 – Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
• 1951 – Mike D'Antoni, American basketball player and coach
• 1951 – Chris Frantz, American drummer and producer
• 1952 – Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 1953 – Billy Burnette, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer
• 1954 – Pam Arciero, American puppeteer and voice actress
• 1954 – David Keith, American actor and director
• 1954 – John Michael Talbot, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1955 – Stephen Furst, American actor and director (d. 2017)
• 1955 – Mladen Markač, Croatian general
• 1955 – Keith Osgood, English footballer^[29]
• 1956 – Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor and martial artist
• 1957 – Bill Cowher, American football player and coach
• 1957 – Rino Katase, Japanese actress
• 1957 – Gary Lunn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 6th Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
• 1958 – Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
• 1958 – Simone Kleinsma, Dutch actress and singer
• 1958 – Brooks Newmark, American-English businessman and politician, Lord of the Treasury
• 1958 – Lovie Smith, American football player and coach
• 1959 – Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster
• 1959 – David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, English politician
• 1959 – Ikue Sakakibara, Japanese actress and singer
• 1960 – Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach
• 1960 – Eric Brittingham, American bass player
• 1961 – Bill de Blasio, American politician, 109th Mayor of New York City
• 1961 – Gert Kruys, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1961 – Vallo Reimaa, Estonian academic and politician
• 1961 – David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Natalia Molchanova, Russian diver (d. 2015)
• 1962 – David Sole, Scottish rugby player
• 1963 – Sylvain Cossette, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1963 – Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter
• 1963 – Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
• 1963 – Aleksandr Kovalenko, Belarusian triple jumper
• 1963 – Rick Zombo, American ice hockey player and coach
• 1964 – Päivi Alafrantti, Finnish javelin thrower
• 1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director
• 1964 – Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
• 1964 – Nathalie Roy, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 1964 – Dave Rowntree, English drummer and animator
• 1964 – Metin Tekin, Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist
• 1966 – Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach
• 1967 – Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress
• 1967 – Angus Scott, British sports television presenter
• 1968 – Teet Kask, Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer
• 1968 – Mickaël Madar, French footballer^[30]
• 1968 – Nathalie Normandeau, Canadian politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
• 1968 – Johan Pehrson, Swedish lawyer and politician
• 1969 – Jonny Searle, English rower
• 1969 – Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna
• 1969 – John Timu, New Zealand rugby player
• 1970 – Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1970 – Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist^[31]
• 1970 – Luis Enrique, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1971 – Chuck Huber, American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1971 – Candice Night, American singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter
• 1972 – Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese author and illustrator
• 1973 – Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer
• 1973 – Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 1974 – Marge Kõrkjas, Estonian swimmer
• 1974 – Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
• 1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1975 – Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1975 – Gastón Mazzacane, Argentinian race car driver
• 1975 – Dmitri Ustritski, Estonian footballer
• 1976 – Gonçalo Abecasis, Portuguese-American biochemist and academic
• 1976 – Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Bad News Brown, Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
• 1977 – Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
• 1977 – Kathrin Bringmann, German mathematician and academic
• 1978 – Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – Jang Woo-hyuk, South Korean rapper and dancer
• 1979 – Ole Morten Vågan, Norwegian bassist
• 1980 – Keyon Dooling, American basketball player
• 1980 – Panagiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
• 1980 – Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1980 – Benny Yau, Hong Kong-Canadian actor and singer
• 1981 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor^[32]
• 1981 – Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Tatyana Dektyareva, Russian hurdler
• 1981 – Björn Dixgård, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 – Manny Gamburyan, Armenian-American mixed martial artist
• 1981 – John Maine, American baseball player
• 1982 – Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer
• 1982 – Christina Cole, English actress
• 1982 – Adrián González, American baseball player
• 1982 – Uğur Yıldırım, Turkish-Dutch footballer
• 1983 – Juan Martin Goity, Argentinian-German rugby player
• 1983 – Bershawn Jackson, American hurdler
• 1983 – Lawrence Vickers, American football player
• 1983 – Vicky McClure, English actress
• 1984 – David King, English figure skater
• 1985 – Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler
• 1985 – Silvia Stroescu, Romanian gymnast
• 1985 – Sarah Vaillancourt, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1985 – Usama Young, American football player
• 1986 – Pemra Özgen, Turkish tennis player
• 1986 – Galen Rupp, American runner
• 1986 – Marvell Wynne, American soccer player
• 1987 – Felix Jones, American football player
• 1987 – Aarne Nirk, Estonian hurdler
• 1987 – Mark Noble, English footballer
• 1987 – Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer
• 1988 – Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player
• 1988 – Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
• 1988 – Trisha Paytas, American singer and internet personality^[33]
• 1989 – Liam Bridcutt, English footballer
• 1989 – Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
• 1989 – Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player
• 1990 – Kemba Walker, American basketball player
• 1991 – Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player
• 1991 – Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player
• 1991 – Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast
• 1992 – Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player
• 1993 – Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer
• 1996 – 6ix9ine, American rapper^[34]
• 2001 – Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player
• 2003 – Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco