Famous Birthdays for February 8th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 120 – Vettius Valens, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (probable;^[19] d. 175)
• 412 – Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (probable;^[20] d. 485)
• 882 – Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt (d. 946)^[21]
• 1191 – Yaroslav II of Vladimir (d. 1246)^[22]
• 1291 – Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)^[23]
• 1405 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (d. 1453)^[24]
• 1487 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)^[25]
• 1514 – Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (d. 1570)^[26]
• 1552 – Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)^[27]
• 1577 – Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (d. 1640)^[28]
• 1591 – Guercino, Italian painter (d. 1666)^[29]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (d. 1770)^[30]
• 1700 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1782)^[31]
• 1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
• 1741 – André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer (d. 1813)^[32]
• 1762 – Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1820)
• 1764 – Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1846)^[33]
• 1792 – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1873)
• 1798 – Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (d. 1849)^[34]
• 1807 – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist (d. 1889)^[35]
• 1817 – Richard S. Ewell, American general (d. 1872)^[36]
• 1819 – John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1900)^[37]
• 1820 – William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (d. 1891)^[38]
• 1822 – Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)^[39]
• 1825 – Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1892)^[40]
• 1828 – Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1905)^[41]
• 1829 – Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1902)
• 1830 – Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1876)
• 1834 – Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1907)
• 1850 – Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)
• 1860 – Adella Brown Bailey, American politician and suffragist (d. 1937)^[42]
• 1866 – Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (d. 1947)
• 1876 – Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (d. 1907)^[43]
• 1878 – Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic (d. 1965)
• 1880 – Franz Marc, German soldier and painter (d. 1916)
• 1880 – Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director (d. 1931)
• 1882 – Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (d. 1908)
• 1883 – Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist (d. 1950)
• 1884 – Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (d. 1953)
• 1886 – Charlie Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1888 – Edith Evans, English actress (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Egyptian-Italian soldier, journalist, and poet (d. 1970)
• 1890 – Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1960)
• 1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma (d. 1977)
• 1894 – King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
• 1897 – Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (d. 1969)
• 1899 – Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1970)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Demchugdongrub, Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (d. 1966)^[44]
• 1903 – Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress (d. 1977)
• 1903 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
• 1906 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography (d. 1968)
• 1909 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (d. 2012)
• 1911 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author (d. 1979)
• 1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1913 – Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (d. 1974)
• 1915 – Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1997)
• 1918 – Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2011)
• 1921 – Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (d. 2020)^[45]
• 1921 – Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs ^[46] (d. 2022)^[47]
• 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
• 1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (d. 1996)^[48]
• 1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Neal Cassady, American author and poet (d. 1968)
• 1926 – Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress (d. 2021)
• 1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (d. 1987)
• 1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
• 1932 – Cliff Allison, English racing driver and businessman (d. 2005)^[49]
• 1932 – John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1933 – Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
• 1937 – Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)^[50]
• 1937 – Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (d. 2016)
• 1939 – Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist
• 1940 – Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician (d. 1999)^[51]
• 1940 – Ted Koppel, English-American journalist
• 1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
• 1941 – Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1941 – Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
• 1942 – Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
• 1942 – Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Valerie Thomas, American scientist and inventor
• 1944 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)
• 1944 – Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist
• 1948 – Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
• 1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 1949 – Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1952 – Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
• 1955 – John Grisham, American lawyer and author
• 1955 – Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (d. 2018)^[52]
• 1956 – Marques Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1957 – Karine Chemla, French historian of mathematics and sinologist
• 1958 – Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
• 1958 – Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician
• 1959 – Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis player
• 1959 – Andrew Hoy, Australian equestrian rider
• 1959 – Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina
• 1960 – Benigno Aquino III, Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines (d. 2021)^[53]
• 1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Vince Neil, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1963 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician
• 1964 – Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic
• 1964 – Santosh Sivan, Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor
• 1964 – Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author^[54]
• 1966 – Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[55]
• 1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
• 1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)^[56]
• 1969 – Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)^[57]
• 1969 – Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author
• 1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress and producer
• 1970 – Stephanie Courtney, American actress and comedian^[58]
• 1970 – John Filan, Australian footballer and coach
• 1970 – Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player and executive^[59]
• 1971 – Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager
• 1971 – Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter
• 1972 – Big Show, American wrestler and actor
• 1974 – Seth Green, American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director
• 1976 – Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1976 – Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver and mountain biker
• 1977 – Roman Kostomarov, Russian ice dancer^[60]
• 1978 – Mick de Brenni, Australian politician
• 1979 – Aaron Cook, American baseball player
• 1980 – William Jackson Harper, American actor^[61][62][63]
• 1981 – Steve Gohouri, Ivorian footballer (d. 2015)
• 1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
• 1983 – Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player
• 1983 – Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
• 1984 – Cecily Strong, American actress
• 1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1985 – Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player
• 1985 – Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter
• 1985 – Brian Randle, American basketball player and coach^[64]
• 1986 – Anderson Paak, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
• 1987 – Javi García, Spanish footballer
• 1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater^[65]
• 1988 – Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1989 – Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player
• 1989 – Julio Jones, American football player^[66]
• 1990 – Klay Thompson, American professional basketball player
• 1991 – Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer
• 1992 – Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
• 1994 – Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
• 1994 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1995 – Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
• 1996 – Kenedy, Brazilian footballer