Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on July 8(172 people)

Athlete

İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player

Actor

Maya Hawke, American actress

Actor

Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper

Notable Figure

Bryce Love, American football player

Notable Figure

Marlon Humphrey, American football player

Actor

David Corenswet, American actor

Musician

Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2015)

Athlete

Son Heung-min, Korean footballer

Athlete

Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Kevin Trapp, German footballer

Notable Figure

Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion

Athlete

Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (died 2012)

Athlete

Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist

Athlete

Josh Harrison, American baseball player

Athlete

Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

John Bowker, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Shonette Azore-Bruce, Barbadian netball player

Actor

Sophia Bush, American actress and director

Athlete

Hakim Warrick, American basketball player

Athlete

Wolfram Müller, German runner

Athlete

Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player

Notable Figure

Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Robbie Keane, Irish footballer

Notable Figure

Mat McBriar, American football player

Musician

Ben Jelen, Scottish-American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer

Athlete

Christian Abbiati, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist

Actor

Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer

Athlete

Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player

Athlete

Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer

Notable Figure

Ellen MacArthur, English sailor

Notable Figure

Hu Liang, Chinese field hockey player

Actor

Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress and writer

Notable Figure

Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer

Actor

Shōsuke Tanihara, Japanese actor

Notable Figure

Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player and coach

Musician

Beck, American singer-songwriter and producer

Politician

Mark Butler, Australian politician

Politician

Sylvain Gaudreault, Canadian educator and politician

Athlete

Todd Martin, American tennis player and coach

Musician

Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

Actor

Billy Crudup, American actor

Notable Figure

Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach

Actor

Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer

Musician

Charlie Cardona, Colombian singer

Notable Figure

Ralf Altmeyer, German-Chinese virologist and academic

Politician

Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician

Notable Figure

Dan Levinson, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader

Notable Figure

Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player and manager

Filmmaker

Mark Christopher, American director and screenwriter

Musician

Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Writer

Ces Drilon, Filipino journalist

Notable Figure

Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player (died 2022)

Actor

Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2024)

Filmmaker

Karl Seglem, Norwegian saxophonist and record producer

Notable Figure

Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league player and coach

Actor

Pauline Quirke, English actress

Actor

Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician

Politician

Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment

Politician

Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel

Musician

Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter

Writer

Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author

Athlete

Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach

Musician

Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Notable Figure

Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster

Writer

Marianne Williamson, American author and activist

Athlete

Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster

Actor

Anjelica Huston, American actress and director

Business

Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur

Politician

Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 2009)

Musician

Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter

Activist

Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist

Actor

Kim Darby, American actress

Filmmaker

Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (died 2016)

Philosopher/Religious

Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian religious leader, founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

Political Leader

Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation

Jaimoe, American drummer(1944 - present)
Musician

Jaimoe, American drummer

Actor

Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer

Politician

Phil Gramm, American economist and politician

Athlete

Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager

Musician

Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (died 2015)

Politician

Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications (died 2025)

Actor

Diane Clare, English actress (died 2013)

Notable Figure

John David Crow, American football player and coach (died 2015)

Actor

Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer (died 2024)

Scientist

Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and cosmonaut (died 2010)

Writer

Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (died 2012)

Politician

Edward D. DiPrete, American politician, 70th Governor of Rhode Island (died 2025)

Actor

Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter (died 1982)

Politician

Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (died 2007)

Musician

Jerry Vale, American singer (died 2014)

Political Leader

Balakh Sher Mazari, former prime minister of Pakistan (died 2022)

Politician

Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician (died 2017)

Philosopher/Religious

Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Tibetan religious leader

Musician

Bob Beckham, American country singer (died 2013)

Writer

David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (died 2014)

Politician

John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender (died 2003)

Writer

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (died 2014)

Business

Arthur Imperatore Sr., Italian-American businessman (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Bill Mackrides, American football quarterback (died 2019)

Actor

Dominique Nohain, French actor, screenwriter and director (died 2017)

Musician

Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (died 2005)

Politician

Charles C. Droz, American politician (died 2025)

Athlete

Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler (died 2019)

Actor

Val Bettin, American actor (died 2021)

Medical

John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for controversial involuntary sex reassignment of David Reimer (died 2006)

Business

Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (died 1995)

Political Leader

Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany (died 2016)

Politician

Paul B. Fay, American businessman, soldier, and diplomat, 12th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 2009)

Artist

Irwin Hasen, American illustrator (died 2015)

Notable Figure

Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (died 2008)

Military

Edward B. Giller, American Air Force major general (died 2017)

Actor

Craig Stevens, American actor (died 2000)

Actor

Pamela Brown, English actress (died 1975)

Actor

Faye Emerson, American actress (died 1983)

Writer

J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (died 1999)

Actor

Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017)

Military

Neil D. Van Sickle, American Air Force major general (died 2019)

Military

Lowell English, United States Marine Corps general (died 2005)

Politician

Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010)

Musician

Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (died 1993)

Politician

Alejandra Soler, Spanish politician (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Ken Farnes, English cricketer (died 1941)

Military

Carlos Betances Ramírez, Puerto Rican general (died 2001)

Military

Alan Brown, English soldier (died 1971)

Notable Figure

Ike Petersen, American football player (died 1995)

Actor

Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (died 1975)

Political Leader

Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (died 1979)

Politician

V. K. R. Varadaraja Rao, Indian economist, politician, professor and educator (died 1991)

Politician

George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (died 1995)

Architect

Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (died 2005)

Filmmaker

Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (died 1997)

Scientist

Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (died 2008)

Musician

George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (died 1959)

Actor

Melville Ruick, American actor (died 1972)

Scientist

Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)

Scientist

Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)

Writer

R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (died 1968)

Writer

Richard Aldington, English author and poet (died 1962)

Artist

Pavel Korin, Russian painter (died 1967)

Artist

Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter (died 1973)

Writer

Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (died 1977)

Fashion

Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (died 1948)

Musician

Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (died 1961)

Political Leader

Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (died 1945)

Medical

Alfred Binet, French psychologist and graphologist (died 1911)

Notable Figure

Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and academic (died 1941)

Politician

John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (died 1916)

Business

John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (died 1937)

Scientist

Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (died 1898)

Business

Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (died 1917)

Politician

Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1914)

Scientist

John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died 1888)

Politician

Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1915)

Military

Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer (died 1907)

Artist

Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (died 1851)

Medical

Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (died 1842)

Scientist

Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic (died 1826)

Writer

Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (died 1695)

Artist

Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (died 1653)

Notable Figure

Carlos, Prince of Asturias (died 1568)

Notable Figure

Alberto Bolognetti, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1585)

Notable Figure

Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (died 1580)

Writer

Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1550)

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