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Famous People Born on August 8(259 people)
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
A'ja Wilson, American basketball player
S.Coups, South Korean rapper and singer
Cameron Payne, American basketball player
Tyrone Peachey, Australian rugby league player
Parker Kligerman, American race car driver
Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer
Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket captain
Anthony Rizzo, American baseball player
Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player
Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player and wrestler
Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress and singer
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player
Jackie Cruz, Dominican-American actress and singer
Pierre Garçon, American football player
Chris Pressley, American football player
Brett Ratliff, American football player
Anita Włodarczyk, Polish track and field athlete
Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian racing driver
Martrez Milner, American football player
Willie Tonga, Australian rugby league player
David Florence, English canoe racer
Ross Ohlendorf, American baseball player
Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter
Meagan Good, American actress and producer
Harel Skaat, Israeli singer-songwriter
Shayna Baszler, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
Craig Breslow, American baseball pitcher and executive
Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter
Michael Urie, American actor, director, and producer
Rashard Lewis, American basketball player
Richard Lyons, Northern Irish racing driver
Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach
Darren Manzella, American sergeant (died 2013)
Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
Manjul Bhargava, Canadian-American mathematician and academic
Scott D'Amore, Canadian wrestler and manager
Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter
Andy Priaulx, Guernseyan racing driver
Shane Lee, Australian cricketer and guitarist
Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager
Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer
Mark Wills, American singer-songwriter
Joely Collins, Canadian actress and producer
Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach
Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager
Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player
Trev Alberts, American football player and journalist
Ben G. Davis, English chemist and academic
José Francisco Molina, Spanish footballer and manager
Monika Tsõganova, Estonian chess player
Faye Wong, Chinese singer-songwriter and actress
Aldo Calderón van Dyke, Honduran journalist (died 2013)
Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer and coach
Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster
Yūki Amami, Japanese theater and film actress
John Hudek, American baseball player and coach
Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist
Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host
Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy
Scott Sandelin, American ice hockey player and coach
Hur Jin-ho, South Korean director and screenwriter
Ron Karkovice, American baseball player and manager
Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (died 2024)
Rika Fukami, Japanese voice actress and singer
Jon Turteltaub, American director and producer
Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager
Kool Moe Dee, American musician, singer and actor
The Edge, British-Irish musician, singer and songwriter
Daniel House, American bass player and producer
Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach
Rikki Rockett, American glam rock drummer
Mustafa Balbay, Turkish journalist and politician
Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg
Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator
Dennis Drew, American keyboard player
Chris Foreman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager
Nigel Mansell, English racing driver
Anton Fig, South African-American drummer
Doug Melvin, Canadian baseball player and manager
Martin Brest, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer (died 2022)
Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian engineer, academic, and politician, 5th President of Egypt (died 2019)
Mamoru Oshii, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (died 1994)
Louis van Gaal, Dutch footballer and manager
Willie Hall, American drummer and producer
Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation
Terry Burnham, American actress (died 2013)
Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver (died 2009)
Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut
Margaret Urban Walker, American philosopher
Wincey Willis, British broadcaster (died 2024)
Larry Wilcox, American actor, director, and producer
Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter (died 2014)
John C. Holmes, American film actor (died 1988)
Simon Taylor, English journalist and author
Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician
Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist (died 2015)
Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (died 2007)
Jana Andrsová, Czech actress and ballerina (died 2023)
Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper
Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic (died 2020)
Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (died 2010)
Connie Stevens, American actress and businesswoman
Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director
Sheila Varian, American horse breeder (died 2016)
Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1987)
Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager (died 2023)
Joe Tex, American soul singer-songwriter (died 1982)
Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate
Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (died 1997)
Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (died 2004)
Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and politician, 68th President of Bolivia (died 2018)
Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (died 2013)
Johnny Temple, American baseball player and coach (died 1994)
Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (died 2002)
Richard Anderson, American actor and producer (died 2017)
Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (died 2003)
Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999)
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (died 1985)
Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (died 1988)
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (died 2013)
Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (died 2006)
Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer (died 1997)
Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (died 2010)
John David Wilson, English animator and producer (died 2013)
James Elliott, American runner and coach (died 1981)
Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (died 2002)
Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager (died 1989)
Sylvia Sidney, American actress (died 1999)
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1977)
Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (died 1984)
Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1990)
André Jolivet, French composer (died 1974)
Achille Varzi, Italian racing driver (died 1948)
Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
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About Famous Birthdays on August 8
August 8 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.
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