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Famous People Born on May 8(168 people)

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Oliver Bearman, English racing driver

Notable Figure

Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco

Athlete

Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player

6ix9ine, American rapper(1996 - present)
Musician

6ix9ine, American rapper

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Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer

Actor

Olivia Culpo, American model and actress

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Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player

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Lane Johnson, American football player

Athlete

Iyo Sky, Japanese wrestler

Athlete

Kemba Walker, American basketball player

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Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player

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Trisha Paytas, American media personality

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Felix Jones, American football player

Athlete

Mark Noble, English footballer

Athlete

Kurt Tippett, Australian footballer

Athlete

Galen Rupp, American runner

Athlete

Tommaso Ciampa, American wrestler

Athlete

Buakaw Banchamek, Thai kick-boxer

Athlete

Adrián González, American baseball player

Actor

Stephen Amell, Canadian actor

Athlete

Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-English publisher and philanthropist

Actor

Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Lúcio, Brazilian footballer

Musician

Joe Bonamassa, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Bad News Brown, Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (died 2011)

Athlete

Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player

Musician

Martha Wainwright, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Notable Figure

Korey Stringer, American football player (died 2001)

Athlete

Jesús Arellano, Mexican footballer

Actor

Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter

Musician

Darren Hayes, Australian singer-songwriter

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Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player

Musician

Candice Night, American singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Michael Bevan, Australian cricketer and coach

Writer

Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist

Athlete

Luis Enrique, Spanish footballer and manager

Athlete

Akebono Tarō, American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th Yokozuna (died 2024)

Actor

Viviana Durante, Italian ballerina and actress

Actor

Eileen Bowman, American actress

Athlete

Cláudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer and coach

Actor

Melissa Gilbert, American actress and director

Actor

Anthony Field, Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor

Filmmaker

Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter

Politician

Bill de Blasio, American politician, 109th Mayor of New York City

Filmmaker

David Winning, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter

Athlete

Franco Baresi, Italian footballer and coach

Notable Figure

Ronnie Lott, American football player and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Roddy Doyle, Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter

Politician

Brooks Newmark, American-English businessman and politician, Lord of the Treasury

Notable Figure

Bill Cowher, American football player, coach, and analyst

Actor

Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor and martial artist

Scientist

Patrick Hanrahan, American computer graphics researcher

Military

Mladen Markač, Croatian general

Actor

David Keith, American actor and director

Musician

Alex Van Halen, Dutch-American drummer

Notable Figure

Peter McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)

Actor

Philip Bailey, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

Athlete

Mike D'Antoni, American basketball player and coach

Musician

Chris Frantz, American drummer and producer

Scientist

H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

Politician

John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan, Scottish historian and politician, Secretary of State for Defence

Musician

Keith Jarrett, American pianist and composer

Musician

Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter

Writer

Pat Barker, English author

Politician

Gamini Lokuge, Sri Lankan politician (died 2025)

Political Leader

Norman Lamont, Scottish banker and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer

Athlete

Terry Neill, Irish footballer and manager (died 2022)

Politician

Bill Lockyer, American academic and politician, 30th Attorney General of California

Politician

James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (died 2014)

Filmmaker

Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (died 2006)

Politician

Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice

Actor

Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (died 2022)

Actor

Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1985)

Musician

Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player

Notable Figure

William B. Jordan, American art historian (died 2018)

Writer

Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (died 2012)

Athlete

Mike Cuellar, Cuban-American baseball player (died 2010)

Writer

Thomas Pynchon, American novelist

Athlete

Jack Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2020)

Legal

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge

Notable Figure

Heather Harper, Northern Irish soprano (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Doug Atkins, American football player (died 2015)

Writer

Gary Snyder, American poet, essayist, and translator

Business

John C. Bogle, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (died 2019)

Actor

Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-American actress and singer (died 2007)

Legal

Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (died 2010)

TV/Radio

David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host

Actor

David Hurst, German actor (died 2019)

Actor

Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (died 2017)

Political Leader

Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania (died 2024)

Filmmaker

Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (died 1996)

Athlete

Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (died 2017)

Artist

Tom of Finland, Finnish illustrator (died 1991)

Notable Figure

Gordon McClymont, Australian ecologist and academic (died 2000)

Actor

Lex Barker, American actor (died 1973)

Business

João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Chinmayananda Saraswati, Indian spiritual leader and educator (died 1993)

Filmmaker

Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (died 1984)

Actor

Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (died 1976)

Writer

George Woodcock, Canadian author and poet (died 1995)

Politician

Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of The Interior (died 1997)

Musician

Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1938)

Musician

Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1981)

Filmmaker

Roberto Rossellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1977)

Musician

Red Nichols, American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1965)

Writer

John Snagge, English journalist (died 1996)

Actor

Fernandel, French actor and singer (died 1971)

Medical

André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Athlete

Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player (died 1979)

Actor

Arthur Q. Bryan, American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (died 1959)

Philosopher/Religious

Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)

Fashion

Jacques Heim, French fashion designer (died 1967)

Notable Figure

Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (died 1960)

Business

James H. Kindelberger, American businessman (died 1962)

Notable Figure

Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (died 1979)

Writer

Edmund Wilson, American critic, essayist, and editor (died 1972)

Athlete

Francis Ouimet, American golfer (died 1967)

Athlete

Edd Roush, American baseball player and coach (died 1988)

Notable Figure

Teddy Wakelam, English rugby player and sportscaster (died 1963)

Politician

Adriaan Pelt, Dutch journalist and diplomat (died 1981)

Writer

Thomas B. Costain, Canadian journalist and author (died 1965)

Political Leader

Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (died 1972)

Notable Figure

Wesley Coe, American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor (died 1926)

Artist

Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (died 1926)

Writer

Margarete Böhme, German novelist (died 1939)

Scientist

Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician and engineer (died 1925)

Musician

Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (died 1924)

Writer

J. Meade Falkner, English author and poet (died 1932)

Politician

Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician (died 1952)

Athlete

Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (died 1932)

Athlete

Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (died 1915)

Musician

Oscar Hammerstein I, American businessman and composer (died 1919)

Notable Figure

Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist and mycologist (died 1909)

Musician

Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (died 1920)

Artist

Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter and academic (died 1910)

Musician

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (died 1869)

Business

Henry Dunant, Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)

Philosopher/Religious

Charbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk and saint (died 1898)

Writer

George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (died 1898)

Writer

William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (died 1860)

Business

William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1885)

Politician

Samuel Leonard Tilley, Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd Premier of New Brunswick (died 1896)

Politician

Edward Tompkins, American lawyer and politician (died 1872)

Philosopher/Religious

John Vianney, French priest and saint (died 1859)

Philosopher/Religious

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader (died 1811)

Musician

Carl Stamitz, German violinist and composer (died 1801)

Politician

Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician (died 1794)

Politician

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter and politician (died 1811)

Political Leader

William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1764)

Notable Figure

Henry Baker, English naturalist (died 1774)

Politician

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (died 1726)

Politician

Claude Louis Hector de Villars, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1734)

Politician

Nicolaes Witsen, Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (died 1717)

Artist

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Italian artist (died 1709)

Politician

Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German field marshal and politician (died 1706)

Military

Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (died 1697)

Architect

Angelo Italia, Sicilian Jesuit and architect (died 1700)

Politician

Claes Rålamb, Swedish politician (died 1698)

Notable Figure

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (died 1637)

Notable Figure

Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (died 1603)

Philosopher/Religious

Peter Canisius, Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (died 1597)

Notable Figure

Charles Wriothesley, English Officer of Arms (died 1562)

Writer

Andrea Alciato, Italian jurist and writer (died 1550)

Notable Figure

Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (died 1536)

Notable Figure

John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, Lord High Treasurer (died 1470)

Notable Figure

Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (died 1360)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 8

May 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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