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Famous People Born on February 8(170 people)

I.N, South Korean singer(2001 - present)
Musician

I.N, South Korean singer

Athlete

Alessia Russo, English footballer

Athlete

Rui Hachimura, Japanese basketball player

Actor

Kathryn Newton, American actress

Athlete

Kenedy, Brazilian footballer

Notable Figure

Leighton Vander Esch, American football player

Athlete

Gabriel Deck, Argentine basketball player

Athlete

Joshua Kimmich, German footballer

Athlete

Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer

Musician

Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter

Athlete

Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer

Musician

Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer

Notable Figure

Bethany Hamilton, American surfer

Athlete

Klay Thompson, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player

Athlete

JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Julio Jones, American football player

Notable Figure

Brendan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Courtney Vandersloot, American-Hungarian basketball player

Notable Figure

Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer

Athlete

Javi García, Spanish footballer

Notable Figure

Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater

Musician

Anderson .Paak, American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer

Athlete

Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player

Musician

Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter

Athlete

Félix Pie, Dominican baseball player

Athlete

Brian Randle, American basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Sean Bergenheim, Finnish ice hockey player

Actor

Cecily Strong, American actress

Athlete

Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player

Athlete

Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player

Notable Figure

Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player

Athlete

Steve Gohouri, Ivorian footballer (died 2015)

Musician

Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer

Actor

Jim Parrack, American actor

Actor

William Jackson Harper, American actor

Athlete

Aaron Cook, American baseball player

Writer

Ranveer Brar, Indian chef, author, restauranteur, and television personality

Politician

Mick de Brenni, Australian politician

Musician

Dave Farrell, American musician and songwriter

Notable Figure

Roman Kostomarov, Russian ice dancer

Notable Figure

Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer

Notable Figure

Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver and mountain biker

Musician

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French musician, singer, composer, and record producer

Actor

Seth Green, American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director

Actor

Joshua Morrow, American actor

Artist

Kimbo Slice, Bahamian-American mixed martial artist (died 2016)

Athlete

Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball player

Actor

Big Show, American wrestler and actor

Athlete

Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager

Musician

Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter

Actor

Susan Misner, American actress

Actor

Stephanie Courtney, American actress and comedian

Athlete

John Filan, Australian footballer and coach

Athlete

Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player and executive

Musician

Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)

Writer

Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author

Actor

Mary McCormack, American actress and producer

Actor

Gary Coleman, American actor (died 2010)

Philosopher/Religious

Adelir Antônio de Carli, Brazilian priest and balloonist

Athlete

Michael Ansley, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Athlete

Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager

Scientist

Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic

Actor

Santosh Sivan, Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor

Writer

Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author

Politician

Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician

Actor

Vince Neil, American singer-songwriter and actor

Political Leader

Benigno Aquino III, Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines (died 2021)

Notable Figure

Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player

Actor

Henry Czerny, Canadian actor

Athlete

Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis player

Notable Figure

Andrew Hoy, Australian equestrian rider

Political Leader

Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina

Athlete

Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (died 2007)

Politician

Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician

Notable Figure

Karine Chemla, French historian of mathematics and sinologist

Athlete

Marques Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster

Writer

John Grisham, American lawyer and author

Athlete

Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (died 2018)

Actor

Mary Steenburgen, American actress

Athlete

Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2014)

Actor

Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter

Musician

Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)

Actor

Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (died 2014)

Writer

Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist (died 2025)

Actor

Creed Bratton, American actor and musician

Scientist

Valerie Thomas, American scientist and inventor

Actor

Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer

Musician

Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)

Actor

Nick Nolte, American actor and producer

Musician

Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Musician

Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (died 2011)

Politician

Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician (died 1999)

Writer

Ted Koppel, English-American journalist

Activist

Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist (died 2022)

Musician

Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (died 1989)

Activist

Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano

Business

Cliff Allison, English racing driver and businessman (died 2005)

Musician

John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor

Actor

James Dean, American actor (died 1955)

Actor

Shadia, Egyptian actress and singer (died 2017)

Actor

Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (died 1987)

Writer

Neal Cassady, American author and poet (died 1968)

Actor

Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress (died 2021)

Actor

Jack Lemmon, American actor (died 2001)

Actor

Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (died 1996)

Politician

Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2011)

Politician

Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (died 2020)

Politician

Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs (died 2022)

Actor

Lana Turner, American actress (died 1995)

Athlete

Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (died 2003)

Actor

Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (died 1997)

Filmmaker

Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (died 1974)

Actor

Betty Field, American actress (died 1973)

Musician

Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (died 2009)

Writer

Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (died 2012)

Scientist

Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography (died 1968)

Actor

Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress (died 1977)

Political Leader

Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 1990)

Politician

Demchugdongrub, Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (died 1966)

Musician

Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1970)

Political Leader

Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (died 1969)

Political Leader

King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982)

Political Leader

Ba Maw, Burmese lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Burma (died 1977)

Politician

Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1960)

Actor

Edith Evans, English actress (died 1976)

Actor

Charlie Ruggles, American actor (died 1970)

Actor

Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (died 1953)

Politician

Isak Penttala, Finnish politician (died 1955)

Scientist

Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist (died 1950)

Notable Figure

Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (died 1908)

Artist

Franz Marc, German soldier and painter (died 1916)

Actor

Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director (died 1931)

Philosopher/Religious

Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and academic (died 1965)

Artist

Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (died 1907)

Scientist

Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (died 1947)

Politician

Adella Brown Bailey, American politician and suffragist (died 1937)

Writer

Kate Chopin, American author (died 1904)

Scientist

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (died 1907)

Notable Figure

Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (died 1902)

Writer

Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1905)

Scientist

Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer (died 1892)

Writer

Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (died 1894)

Military

William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (died 1891)

Writer

John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic (died 1900)

Military

Richard S. Ewell, American general (died 1872)

Artist

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist (died 1889)

Notable Figure

Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Russian grand duke (died 1849)

Notable Figure

Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, German princess (died 1873)

Musician

Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1846)

Political Leader

Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (died 1820)

Musician

André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer (died 1813)

Political Leader

Emperor Sakuramachi, Japanese emperor (died 1750)

Scientist

Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1782)

Writer

Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (died 1770)

Artist

Guercino, Italian painter (died 1666)

Philosopher/Religious

Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (died 1640)

Writer

Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (died 1630)

Politician

Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (died 1570)

Notable Figure

Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, German duke (died 1550)

Political Leader

Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1453)

Political Leader

Afonso IV of Portugal, Portuguese king (died 1357)

Notable Figure

Yaroslav II of Vladimir (died 1246)

Politician

Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian commander and politician, Abbasid Governor of Egypt (died 946)

Scientist

Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (died ~485)

Scientist

Vettius Valens, Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (died ~175)

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