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Famous People Born on November 8(262 people)

Athlete

Ilyas Ansah, German footballer

Actor

Jade Pettyjohn, American actress

Musician

Jasmine Thompson, English singer

Athlete

Isaac Bonga, German basketball player

Notable Figure

Katherine Uchida, Canadian rhythmic gymnast

Athlete

Leonardo Fernández, Uruguayan footballer

Athlete

Akram Tawfik, Egyptian footballer

Athlete

Jens Stage, Danish footballer

Musician

Lauren Alaina, American singer and songwriter

Athlete

Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player

Athlete

Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer

Athlete

Christophe Vincent, French footballer

Athlete

Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete

Notable Figure

Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player

Actor

Riker Lynch, American actor and singer

Notable Figure

DanTDM, English YouTube personality and pro gamer

Politician

Flavinha, Brazilian politician

Notable Figure

Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor

Athlete

Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer

Athlete

Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player

Musician

SZA, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Yasmani Grandal, Cuban-American baseball player

Actor

Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer

Notable Figure

Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete

Athlete

Malcolm Thomas, American basketball player

Athlete

Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer

Notable Figure

Sam Bradford, American football player

Athlete

Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer

Athlete

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austrian tennis player

Notable Figure

Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player

Activist

Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (died 2013)

Actor

Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress

Athlete

Míchel, Spanish footballer

TV/Radio

Jack Osbourne, English-American television personality

Notable Figure

Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (died 2012)

Athlete

Keith Lee, American wrestler

Actor

Yoko Mitsuya, Japanese model and actress

Actor

Steven Webb, English actor

Writer

Danielle Valore Evans, American short story writer

Athlete

Sinan Güler, Turkish basketball player

Notable Figure

Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower

Athlete

Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer

Musician

Nikola Rachelle, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer

Actor

Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler and actor

Notable Figure

Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer

Musician

Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Joe Cole, English footballer

Athlete

Yann Kermorgant, French footballer

Athlete

Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer

Musician

Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

TV/Radio

Holly Walsh, English radio and television host

Notable Figure

Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player

Athlete

Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer

Actor

Dania Ramirez, Dominican actress

Writer

Andrew Unger, Canadian writer

Notable Figure

Matthew Bulbeck, English cricketer

Athlete

Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Maurice Evans, American basketball player

Athlete

Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer and manager

Actor

Kensaku Kishida, Japanese actor and entertainer

Politician

Emma Lewell-Buck, English social worker and politician

Athlete

Júlio Sérgio, Brazilian footballer and manager

Politician

Shyne, Belizean rapper and politician

Actor

Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Musician

Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Nick Punto, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Jaroslav Bednář, Czech ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Colin Strause, American director, producer, and visual effects designer

Actor

Antony Hickling, English film maker, actor

Athlete

Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster

Athlete

José Manuel Pinto, Spanish footballer

Actor

Tara Reid, American actress

Athlete

Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player

Writer

Joshua Ferris, American author

Athlete

Penelope Heyns, South African swimmer

Writer

Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto

Artist

Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator

Actor

Matthew Rhys, Welsh actor

Notable Figure

František Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player

Athlete

Jesse Marsch; American soccer player and manager

Politician

Sven Mikser, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Defence

Writer

David Muir, American journalist

Athlete

Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer

Actor

Gretchen Mol, American model and actress

Notable Figure

Kylie Shadbolt, Australian artistic gymnast

Filmmaker

Carlos Atanes, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

Actor

Tech N9ne, American musician, record producer, and actor

Business

Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded Myspace

Notable Figure

David Hemp, Bermudian cricketer

Actor

Michael Jackson, Canadian actor

Political Leader

Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter

Athlete

José Porras, Costa Rican footballer and coach

Notable Figure

Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Athlete

José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager

Athlete

Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer and manager

Actor

Parker Posey, American actress

Athlete

Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player

Chef

Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality

Athlete

Jeff Blauser, American baseball player and manager

Actor

Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter

Athlete

Mike Matarazzo, American bodybuilder and boxer (died 2014)

Writer

Patricia Poleo, Venezuelan journalist

Writer

Paul McKenna, English hypnotist and author

Athlete

Micky Adams, English footballer and manager

Actor

Leif Garrett, American singer, actor, and television personality

Actor

Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director

Actor

Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (died 2017)

Athlete

Miroslav Janů, Czech footballer and manager (died 2013)

Political Leader

Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director

Musician

Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer

Writer

Ken Lamberton, American author and educator

Writer

Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer and journalist (died 2013)

Athlete

Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager

Athlete

Tim Shaw, American swimmer

Musician

Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter

Musician

Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director

Musician

Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer

Filmmaker

Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director

Filmmaker

Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer

Musician

Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist

Writer

Jeffrey Ford, American author and educator

Writer

David Bret, French-English journalist and author

Legal

Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host

Writer

Timothy Egan, American journalist and author

Filmmaker

Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer

Musician

Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer

Politician

Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician

Athlete

Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager

Filmmaker

John Musker, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter

Politician

Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (died 2013)

Athlete

John Denny, American baseball player and coach

Business

Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman

Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist(1952 - present)
Notable Figure

Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist

Athlete

Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)

Actor

Alfre Woodard, American actress

Musician

Gerald Alston, American R&B singer

Military

Alfredo Astiz, Argentine military commander

Musician

Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Legal

Laura Cox, English lawyer and judge

Philosopher/Religious

Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic

Actor

Mary Hart, American journalist and actress

Writer

Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist

Musician

Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Astronaut

Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Michael Perham, English bishop (died 2017)

Musician

Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)

Medical

Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut

Medical

Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (died 2013)

Athlete

Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager

Musician

Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Writer

Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author

Notable Figure

Joseph James DeAngelo, American serial killer

Musician

John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist

Musician

Don Murray, American drummer (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Vincent Nichols, English cardinal

Musician

Arnold Rosner, American composer (died 2013)

Actor

Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress

Athlete

Martin Peters, English footballer and manager (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey

Athlete

Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster

Actor

Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress

Actor

Meg Wynn Owen, British actress (died 2022)

Politician

Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician (died 2007)

Athlete

Satch Sanders, American basketball player

Musician

Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet (died 2021)

Actor

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (died 2014)

Actor

Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter (died 2024)

Musician

Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer-songwriter (died 1990)

Notable Figure

Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Peter Arundell, English race car driver (died 2009)

Actor

Stéphane Audran, French actress (died 2018)

Writer

Ben Bova, American journalist and author (died 2020)

Notable Figure

Jim Redman, English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer

Writer

Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 2016)

Filmmaker

Paolo Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Bobby Bowden, American football player and coach (died 2021)

Philosopher/Religious

António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher and academic

Politician

Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (died 2004)

Political Leader

L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India

Musician

Chris Connor, American singer (died 2009)

Musician

Ken Dodd, English singer and comedian (died 2018)

Political Leader

Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of Vietnam (died 2013)

Actor

Patti Page, American singer and actress (died 2013)

Scientist

Darleane C. Hoffman, American nuclear chemist (died 2025)

Military

Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player and soldier (died 2017)

Actor

Joe Flynn, American actor (died 1974)

Notable Figure

Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop

Notable Figure

Dmitry Yazov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (died 2020)

Philosopher/Religious

Yisrael Friedman, Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (died 2017)

Scientist

Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2005)

Medical

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (died 2001)

Scientist

Thea D. Hodge, American computer scientist and academic (died 2008)

Athlete

Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 1996)

Musician

Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (died 2012)

Actor

Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2014)

Actor

Esther Rolle, American actress (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (died 2012)

Notable Figure

James S. Ackerman, American historian and academic (died 2016)

Military

Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (died 1999)

Notable Figure

Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (died 2015)

Philosopher/Religious

Clinton Jones, American Episcopal priest and gay rights activist (died 2006)

Actor

Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)

Athlete

Lou Ambers, American boxer (died 1995)

Actor

June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (died 2010)

Political Leader

Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (died 2016)

Athlete

Al Brosch, American golfer (died 1975)

Politician

Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (died 1991)

Military

James McCormack, American general (died 1975)

Writer

Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (died 1998)

Writer

Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (died 1990)

Writer

A. J. M. Smith, Canadian poet and anthologist (died 1980)

Writer

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (died 1949)

Writer

Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist (died 1980)

Artist

Erika Abels d'Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist (died 1975)

Athlete

Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (died 1977)

Actor

Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1937)

Political Leader

Prajadhipok, Thai king (died 1941)

Musician

David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1974)

Artist

George Bouzianis, Greek painter (died 1959)

Notable Figure

Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (died 1951)

Architect

Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic (died 1966)

Politician

Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (died 1946)

Medical

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (died 1922)

Musician

Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (died 1953)

Artist

Charles Demuth, American painter (died 1935)

Artist

Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1942)

Notable Figure

Dorothea Bate, English palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (died 1951)

Scientist

Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician and academic (died 1942)

Business

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (died 1941)

Political Leader

Nikolaos Triantafyllakos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1939)

Scientist

Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (died 1919)

Scientist

Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (died 1925)

Political Leader

Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, 6th President of France (died 1907)

Writer

Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (died 1912)

Politician

Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1907)

Business

Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (died 1911)

Politician

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th Governor-General of India (died 1880)

Writer

Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator (died 1853)

Politician

William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General (died 1834)

Notable Figure

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (died 1840)

Writer

Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author (died 1832)

Notable Figure

Henrik Gabriel Porthan, Finnish professor and historian (died 1804)

Writer

Barbara Catharina Mjödh, Finnish poet (died 1776)

Musician

Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer (died 1805)

Politician

John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1786)

Notable Figure

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (died 1797)

Writer

Sarah Fielding, English author (died 1768)

Philosopher/Religious

Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge (died 1772)

Scientist

Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (died 1742)

Notable Figure

Charles X Gustav of Sweden (died 1660)

Notable Figure

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1619)

Notable Figure

Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1624)

Political Leader

Nyaungyan Min, King of Burma (died 1605)

Notable Figure

Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (died 1634)

Writer

Teofilo Folengo, Italian monk and poet (died 1544)

Political Leader

Queen Gonghye, Korean royal consort (died 1474)

Notable Figure

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458–1480) (died 1480)

Notable Figure

Alain de Coëtivy, French cardinal (died 1474)

Political Leader

Nerva, Roman emperor (died 98)

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