Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on April 8(242 people)

Notable Figure

Big Justice, American social media personality

Athlete

Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player

Notable Figure

Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete

Actor

Skai Jackson, American actress

Notable Figure

CeeDee Lamb, American football player

Business

Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador

Musician

Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer

Musician

Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter

Notable Figure

Roquan Smith, American football player

Athlete

Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer

Athlete

Keira Walsh, English footballer

Notable Figure

Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter

Musician

Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player

Notable Figure

Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player

Notable Figure

Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player

TBJZL, English YouTuber(1993 - present)
Notable Figure

TBJZL, English YouTuber

Athlete

Jeff McNeil, American baseball player

Musician

Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017)

Musician

Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player

Athlete

Elton John, Trinidadian footballer

Notable Figure

Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer

Athlete

Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player

Athlete

Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player

Notable Figure

Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player

Athlete

Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner

Politician

Michelle Donelan, British politician

Musician

Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor

Actor

Taran Noah Smith, American actor

Athlete

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner

Athlete

Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer

Notable Figure

Brett White, Australian rugby league player

Allu Arjun, Indian actor(1982 - present)
Actor

Allu Arjun, Indian actor

Athlete

Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer

Actor

Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model

Actor

Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter

Musician

Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer

Actor

Katee Sackhoff, American actress

Artist

Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model

Musician

Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)

Musician

Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter

Actor

Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor

Athlete

Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer

Actor

Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress

Athlete

Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach

Athlete

Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner

Actor

Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress

Writer

Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008)

Scientist

Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer

Anouk, Dutch singer(1975 - present)
Musician

Anouk, Dutch singer

Athlete

Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer

Athlete

Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

Musician

Funda Arar, Turkish singer

Notable Figure

Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player

Notable Figure

Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013)

Writer

Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator

Musician

Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister

Athlete

Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer

Actor

Emma Caulfield, American actress

Philosopher/Religious

Christof May, German theologian

Musician

Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010)

Legal

Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009)

Musician

Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer

Actor

Patricia Arquette, American actress and director

Athlete

Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler

Musician

Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer

Actor

Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Mark Blundell, English race car driver

Notable Figure

Andy Currier, English rugby league player

TV/Radio

Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Dalton Grant, English high jumper

Athlete

Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager

Notable Figure

Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver

Politician

Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior

Actor

Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer

Politician

Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety

Notable Figure

Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Actor

Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021)

Athlete

John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist

Musician

Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter

Actor

Dean Norris, American actor

Athlete

Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach

Musician

Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Alec Stewart, English cricketer

Scientist

Paddy Lowe, English engineer

Musician

Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter

Notable Figure

Richard Hatch, American reality contestant

Athlete

Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager

Actor

John Schneider, American actor and country singer

Notable Figure

Alain Bondue, French cyclist

Athlete

Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer

Notable Figure

Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach

Notable Figure

Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic

Actor

Christine Boisson, French actress

Musician

Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Athlete

Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023)

Politician

Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician

Writer

Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet

Politician

David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician

Athlete

Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012)

Scientist

G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007)

Politician

Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004)

Politician

Gerd Andres, German politician

Political Leader

Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland

Notable Figure

Mel Schacher, American bass player

Actor

Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021)

Athlete

Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach

Politician

K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007)

Filmmaker

John Madden, English director and producer

Musician

Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Notable Figure

John Scott, English sociologist and academic

Politician

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician

Politician

Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician

Musician

Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Politician

Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade

Musician

Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008)

Athlete

Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999)

Actor

Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer

Business

Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman

Actor

Jang Yong, South Korean actor

Actor

Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017)

Artist

Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator

Filmmaker

Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)

Notable Figure

Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023)

Writer

James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013)

Artist

Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator

Politician

Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006)

Musician

Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Filmmaker

Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022)

Fashion

Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022)

Athlete

John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019)

Musician

Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989)

Notable Figure

John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023)

Writer

Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004)

Politician

Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin

Politician

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)

Politician

John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia

Scientist

Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer

Athlete

Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993)

Writer

Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author

Writer

Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010)

Politician

Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)

Politician

Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974)

Politician

Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021)

Architect

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)

Notable Figure

James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Iskandar of Johor (died 2010)

Politician

John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018)

Notable Figure

Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009)

Notable Figure

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010)

Actor

Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)

Writer

Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004)

Writer

Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)

Architect

Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)

Comedian

Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023)

Philosopher/Religious

Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024)

Filmmaker

Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)

Military

Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006)

Musician

Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992)

Notable Figure

Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997)

Notable Figure

George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003)

Actor

Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997)

Actor

Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)

Musician

Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984)

Athlete

Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013)

Actor

Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994)

Political Leader

Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)

Notable Figure

Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)

Writer

Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992)

Scientist

Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007)

Notable Figure

Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017)

Scientist

Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988)

Writer

Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007)

Actor

María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010)

Actor

Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969)

Scientist

Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

Philosopher/Religious

Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995)

Notable Figure

George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000)

Filmmaker

John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983)

Filmmaker

Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987)

Notable Figure

Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974)

Athlete

Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978)

Activist

Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992)

Notable Figure

Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971)

Notable Figure

John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)

Notable Figure

Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970)

Explorer

Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924)

Notable Figure

Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (died 1979)

Musician

Yip Harburg, American composer (died 1981)

Architect

Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970)

Actor

Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979)

Musician

Adrian Boult, English conductor (died 1983)

Politician

Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (died 1962)

Writer

Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (died 1967)

Musician

Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951)

Notable Figure

R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972)

Politician

Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936)

Notable Figure

Albert I of Belgium (died 1934)

Notable Figure

Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929)

Military

Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (died 1960)

Artist

Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (died 1925)

Medical

Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (died 1939)

Artist

Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (died 1908)

Notable Figure

Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (died 1920)

Scientist

Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938)

Writer

Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (died 1933)

Politician

Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898)

Military

Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890)

Notable Figure

Christian IX of Denmark (died 1906)

Scientist

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (died 1892)

Writer

Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (died 1857)

Politician

John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830)

Philosopher/Religious

William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850)

Scientist

David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796)

Politician

Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798)

Musician

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1770)

Politician

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704)

Notable Figure

Philip IV of Spain (died 1665)

Notable Figure

Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (died 1607)

Artist

Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (died 1631)

Notable Figure

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630)

Medical

Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593)

Notable Figure

Barbara of Hesse (died 1597)

Musician

Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (died 1604)

Notable Figure

John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461)

Notable Figure

Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431)

Notable Figure

Peter I of Portugal (died 1367)

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