Famous Birthdays for January 8th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1037 – Su Dongpo, Chinese calligrapher and poet (d. 1101)^[54]
• 1345 – Kadi Burhan al-Din, poet, kadi, and ruler of Sivas (d. 1398)^[55]
• 1529 – John Frederick II, duke of Saxony (d. 1595)^[56]
• 1583 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1643)^[57]
• 1587 – Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1616)^[58]
• 1587 – Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1629)^[59]
• 1589 – Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1638)^[60]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1601 – Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (d. 1658)^[61]
• 1628 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)^[62]
• 1632 – Samuel von Pufendorf, German economist and jurist (d. 1694)^[63]
• 1635 – Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (d. 1709)^[64]
• 1638 – Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (d. 1665)^[65]
• 1735 – John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University (d. 1815)^[66]
• 1763 – Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (d. 1834)^[67]
• 1786 – Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (d. 1844)^[68]
• 1788 – Rudolf of Austria, Austrian archduke and archbishop (d. 1831)^[69]
• 1792 – Lowell Mason, American composer and educator (d. 1872)^[70]
• 1805 – John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (d. 1871)^[71]
• 1805 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 1878)^[72]
• 1812 – Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)^[73]
• 1817 – Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (d. 1893)^[74]
• 1821 – James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (d. 1904)^[75]
• 1823 – Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1913)^[76]
• 1824 – Wilkie Collins, English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1889)^[77]
• 1824 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (d. 1861)^[78]
• 1830 – Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)^[79]
• 1836 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic (d. 1912)^[80]
• 1843 – Frederick Abberline, English police officer (d. 1929)^[81]
• 1852 – James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)^[82]
• 1859 – Fanny Bullock Workman, American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1925)^[83]
• 1860 – Emma Booth-Tucker, English author (d. 1903)^[84]
• 1862 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (d. 1934)^[85]
• 1864 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)^[86]
• 1865 – Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist (d. 1943)^[87]
• 1866 – William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)^[88]
• 1867 – Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)^[89]
• 1870 – Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1930)^[90]
• 1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1940)^[91]
• 1873 – Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)^[92]
• 1881 – Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician (d. 1960)^[93]
• 1881 – Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (d. 1945)^[94]
• 1883 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (d. 1941)^[95]
• 1883 – Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
• 1885 – John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1945)^[96]
• 1885 – Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (d. 1972)^[97]
• 1885 – A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist (d. 1967)^[98]
• 1888 – Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic (d. 1972)^[99]
• 1891 – Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)^[100]
• 1891 – Storm Jameson, English journalist and author (d. 1986)^[101]
• 1891 – Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1972)^[102]
• 1896 – Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic (d. 1967)^[103]
• 1897 – Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author (d. 1977)^[104]
• 1899 – S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 1959)
• 1900 – Dorothy Adams, American character actress (d. 1988) ^[105]
• 1900 – Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter (d. 1969)^[106]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (d. 1987)^[107]
• 1904 – Karl Brandt, German physician and SS officer (d. 1948)^[108]
• 1905 – Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (d. 1997)^[109]
• 1908 – Fearless Nadia, Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman (d. 1996)^[110]
• 1908 – William Hartnell, English actor (d. 1975)^[111]
• 1909 – Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (d. 1995)^[112]
• 1909 – Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995)^[113]
• 1909 – Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (d. 1995)^[114]
• 1910 – Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina (d. 1998)^[115]
• 1911 – Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author (d. 1970)^[116]
• 1912 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (d. 1992)^[117]
• 1912 – Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (d. 2014)^[118]
• 1915 – Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)^[119]
• 1917 – Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
• 1922 – Dale D. Myers, American engineer (d. 2015)^[120]
• 1923 – Larry Storch, American actor and comedian^[121](d. 2022)^[122]
• 1923 – Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor (d. 2011)^[123]
• 1923 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)^[124]
• 1923 – Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author (d. 2008)^[125]
• 1924 – Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer (d. 2010)^[126]
• 1924 – Ron Moody, English actor and singer (d. 2015)^[127]
• 1925 – Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972)^[128]

• 1926 – Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (d. 2012)^[129]
• 1926 – Kerwin Mathews, American actor (d. 2007)^[130]
• 1926 – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)^[131]
• 1926 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer^[132] (d. 2022)
• 1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (d. 2009)^[133]
• 1927 – Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington^[134] (d. 2020)^[135]
• 1929 – Saeed Jaffrey, Indian-British actor (d. 2015)^[136]
• 1931 – Bill Graham, German-American businessman (d. 1991)
• 1931 – Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar^[137]
• 1933 – Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist^[138]
• 1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter^[139]
• 1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)^[140]
• 1934 – Roy Kinnear, British actor (d. 1988)^[141]
• 1935 – Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 1977)^[142]
• 1936 – Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic (d. 2020)^[143]
• 1937 – Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer^[144]
• 1938 – Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer^[145]
• 1939 – Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer^[146]
• 1940 – Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer^[147]
• 1941 – Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)^[148]
• 1942 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author (d. 2018)^[149]
• 1942 – Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan^[150]
• 1942 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress (d. 2022)^[151]
• 1944 – Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author^[152]
• 1945 – Nancy Bond, American author and academic^[153]
• 1945 – Phil Beal, English footballer^[154]
• 1946 – Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter^[155]
• 1946 – Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Mexican drug lord^[156]
• 1947 – David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2016)^[157]
• 1947 – Antti Kalliomäki, Finnish pole vaulter and politician^[158]
• 1948 – Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter^[159]
• 1949 – Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer^[160]
• 1951 – Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia^[161]
• 1952 – Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator^[162]
• 1952 – Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic^[163]
• 1953 – Bruce Sutter, American baseball pitcher (d. 2022)^[164]
• 1955 – Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer^[165]
• 1957 – Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer^[166]
• 1958 – Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education^[167]
• 1958 – Rey Misterio, Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor^[168]
• 1959 – Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)^[169]
• 1960 – Dave Weckl, American drummer^[170]
• 1961 – Calvin Smith, American sprinter^[171]
• 1964 – Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter^[172]
• 1966 – Willie Anderson, American basketball player^[173]
• 1966 – Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2009)^[174]
• 1966 – Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990)^[175]
• 1967 – R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player^[176]
• 1967 – Tom Watson, English politician^[177]
• 1971 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player^[178]
• 1971 – Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach^[179]
• 1972 – Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager^[180]
• 1973 – Mike Cameron, American baseball player^[181]
• 1977 – Amber Benson, American actress, writer, director, and producer^[182]
• 1978 – Marco Fu, Hong Kongese snooker player^[183]
• 1979 – Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager^[184]
• 1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer^[185]
• 1979 – Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer^[186]
• 1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player^[187]
• 1982 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress^[188]
• 1982 – Kim Jong-un, North Korean soldier and politician, 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea (probable)^[189]
• 1988 – Adrián López, Spanish footballer^[190]
• 1988 – Michael Mancienne, English footballer^[191]
• 1988 – Alex Tyus, American-Israeli basketball player^[192]
• 1989 – Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player^[193]
• 1991 – Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer^[194]
• 1991 – Stefan Johansen, Norwegian footballer^[195]
• 1991 – Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer^[196]
• 1992 – Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player^[197]
• 1992 – Koke, Spanish footballer^[198]
• 1993 – Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand swimmer^[199]
• 1999 – Damiano David, Italian singer-songwriter^[200]
• 2000 – Noah Cyrus, American singer, songwriter, and actress^[201]