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2019 - 2010

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2019 - 2010

2010

  • Child dancer known for her viral dance videos on social media.

2009 - 2000

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 2009 - 2000

2006

2003

  • Young swiss prodigy, monika janisch was the mother and a german mathematician. she is a student at perpignan (france), aged 12.

2001

2000

  • Canadian tennis player

  • British conjoined twins born by caesarean section were delivered via caesarean section. they were joined at the abdomen and their spines fused. gracie was the strongest of the girls. doctors tried to seperate the girls in order to save gracie, but this would most likely lead to rosie's untimely death. parents of the girls refused to separate them, citing religious …

  • American family of note, the son catherine zeta jones, 30, her first child, 7 pounds. 7oz, 21 inches long and michael douglas, 55 who has a son from his first marriage. they have been married since march 1999, in manhattan, ny.

1999 - 1990

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

  • Canadian singer-songwriter with a huge fan following.

  • Shawn mendes is a canadian pop singer known for his hit songs such as 'stitches' and 'treat you better'.

  • Alontae Guyton is an American football wide receiver who plays for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League.

  • Canadian singer-songwriter known for hits like 'Stitches' and 'In My Blood.'

  • American boxer

1997

  • Professional basketball player known for her skills on the court.

  • Gurfateh Pirzada is an Indian actor and model who has appeared in several Bollywood films.

  • Egyptian footballer

1996

1995

1994

  • Keevan Lucas is an American football wide receiver who has played in the National Football League.

  • Jakell Mitchell was an American football player who played as a wide receiver and running back.

  • Treston Decoud is a professional football player known for his skills on the field.

1993

1992

  • Hebah Rahmani is an Indian actress and model who primarily works in Telugu cinema.

  • Indian professional golfer who has won multiple tournaments on the Asian Tour.

  • Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cardiff City.

  • Keiffer Moore is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Bournemouth.

  • Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker.

1991

  • Lenay Suggs is an American football player who played as a linebacker in the National Football League.

  • Juniel Faulk is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League.

  • Cameroonian footballer

  • Dezman Moses is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League.

  • Cuban baseball player

1990

  • Devereaux Peters is a former American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.

  • Oti mabuse is a professional dancer known for her appearances on the television show strictly come dancing.

  • Kourtnei Brown is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League.

  • New Zealand cricketer and captain of the national team.

  • Ulysses Diaz is a talented baseball player known for his exceptional skills on the field.

1989 - 1980

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

1988

1987

1986

1985

1984

1983

1982

  • Buakaw Banchamek is a renowned Muay Thai fighter who has won numerous championships and is considered one of the greatest Muay Thai practitioners of all time.

  • Natallia Kuznetsova is a Belarusian biathlete who has won multiple medals in the Biathlon World Cup and the Biathlon World Championships.

  • American baseball player

  • Scottish canoe racer

  • Fahadh Faasil

    Movie actor

1981

  • Swiss professional tennis player, considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

  • Jamas Federer is a former professional tennis player who is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

  • Swiss-born professional tennis player, who won five consecutive wimbledon titles, 2003-2007, inclusive. he was 26 years old at the time.

  • Meagan good is an american actress known for her roles in films such as think like a man and anchorman 2: the legend continues.

  • An Icelandic actress known for her roles in Icelandic television and film productions.

1980

1979 - 1970

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1979 - 1970

1979

1978

  • Acted in various TV shows and movies including 'Moesha' and 'The Parkers'.

  • Viktoriya Abramchenko is a Russian politician who serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia.

  • French ex-professional footballer, who captained 20 times for france's national team and scored four goals.

  • Aveion Cason was an American football running back who played in the National Football League.

  • Marquay McDaniel is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League.

1977

1976

  • Jc chasez is an american singer best known as a member of the boy band *nsync.

  • Laura Kuenssberg is a British journalist who serves as the Political Editor for BBC News.

  • Former member of parliament known for his advocacy for education reform.

  • Lead vocalist of the band (hed) P.E.

  • Morning Frye is a former American professional basketball player who played in the WNBA.

1975

1974

1973

  • Salar Kamangar is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and business executive, best known for his role as the former CEO of YouTube.

  • WNBA champion and All-Star player

  • Charvis Barclay was an American football linebacker who played in the National Football League for 11 seasons.

  • Scott stapp is an american singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band creed.

  • French basketball player who started his professional career in 1990 at hya"res var basket. he then moved to paris basket racing, 1993 where he played until 1997, when he was named the club's champion. sciarra moved to italy for one season and played with pallacanestro treviso (italy) and ciudad de huelva (spana). sciarra moved again in 2001 and spent a …

1972

1971

  • Award-winning investigative journalist known for her in-depth reporting on social issues.

  • Renowned animator known for work on popular animated films.

  • Chidi Ahanotu was an American football defensive lineman who played in the National Football League for 12 seasons.

  • American entrepreneur who founded earthlink.net, an internet provider.

  • Award-winning journalist known for investigative reporting.

1970

  • Belgian actor who won the best performer prize at cannes film festival on may 20, 1996 for his role as jaco van dormael's "the eighth day"

  • South african rugby player and coach (d. 2019)

  • Versatile writer known for engaging feature articles on a wide range of topics.

  • American football player and journalist

  • Spanish footballer and manager

1969 - 1960

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

  • Faye Wong

    Faye wong is a chinese singer and actress known for her ethereal voice and influential presence in the chinese music industry.

  • Jennifer Pahlka is the founder of Code for America, a non-profit organization that helps governments use technology to improve public services.

  • Mee Moua is a Hmong-American politician who served in the Minnesota Senate from 2002 to 2011.

  • Faye Wong is a popular singer from Hong Kong known for her unique voice and style.

  • Estonian chess player

1968

1967

1966

1965

1964

1963

1962

1961

1960

  • Pro surfer from australia, bondi beach. runner-up in the 1982, 1979, 1981 and 1982 world championships.

  • German politician, 16th mayor of nuremberg

  • Turkish politician and journalist

  • French homicide: his rival was stabbed and hanged 10/10/1987.

  • German politician 16th mayor in nuremberg

1959 - 1950

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

  • Dutch flute player, composer, and educator

  • German dr speed walker (5 km indoor)

  • French high ranking government official who was director of cabinet of the french prime minster from 15 may 2012 to 31 december 2014.

1958

  • Debraann Norville is an American television journalist and host, best known as the anchor of the syndicated news magazine show Inside Edition.

  • Anchor of Inside Edition and former co-host of Today.

  • French-uruguayan comedian, songwriter, and pop singer.

  • Denis lapière is a belgian comic book writer known for his work on graphic novels such as

  • Deborah Norville is an American television journalist known for her work on Inside Edition.

1957

1956

  • English singer

  • English singer-songwriter and guitarist (madness).

  • Argentinian actress

  • Florida, united states -- wlaf wide receiver coach (rhein fire)

  • American actor

1955

1954

  • Debra L. Lee is a prominent technology executive known for her leadership in the media industry.

  • Former Chairman and CEO of BET Networks.

  • English bishop

  • Italian family of noted, giovanna stefanel is the daughter of carlo stefanel who also works in the family's clothes business. giovanna is an art director and board member of stefanel s.p.a. giovanna is responsible for managing a large number of designers and has final say over the entire cycle of informal fashion from presentation to accessories to the garments. giovanna, …

  • Formula-1 racer (portugal grand prix-1990).

1953

1952

  • Chairman of Indorama Corporation, a global conglomerate.

  • Dutch footballer who played as a striker for the Netherlands national team.

  • Maurice Obstfeld is an American economist who served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2015 to 2018.

  • Somkid Jatusripitak is a Thai economist and former Deputy Prime Minister who has played a significant role in Thailand's economic development.

  • Patricia Burchat is an American particle physicist who has made significant contributions to the understanding of neutrinos and dark matter.

1951

  • Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, screenwriter, and author known for his philosophical and contemplative approach to animation and live-action films.

  • Louis van gaal is a dutch football manager and former player, best known for managing top european clubs and the netherlands national team.

  • Egyptian politician, who was the fifth president of egypt. he took office on 30 june 2012. after massive protests, he was declared unseated by the egyptian defense minister abdul fatah khalil al-sisi.

  • American journalist, writer and author of "and the band played on," 1987, a landmark bestseller about aids in america.

1950

  • French politician. since november 2008, she has been first secretary of france's socialist party (parti socialiste or ps), and mayor of lille (nord), since march 2001. her father, jacques delors was minister of finance under president franassois mitchell and president of the european commission.

  • Pioneering transhumanist and futurist known for her work on human enhancement technologies.

  • Known for her contributions to transhumanism and bioethics.

  • Japanese businessman invented playstation

  • American producer and drummer (the blues brothers, the bar-kays, and booker t. & m.g. 's)

1949 - 1940

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

  • Founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund.

  • Keith Carradine

    American actor from a theatre family. he is the son of actor john carradine, and half-brother to david carradine. when he was six, his parents divorced and fought bitter custody battles over keith and his brothers christopher (now a disney architect and robert (also an actor). the boys were placed in juvenile court custody for three months. carradine won custody …

  • Founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds.

  • American actor

1948

1947

  • Swiss businessman and owner of the Liebherr Group.

  • French catholic priest, bishop of nice from august 2005 to march 2005

  • Canadian hockey player, lawyer and author. from 1971 to 1979, he was a goalie for montreal canadiens and helped them win six stanley cups. he worked for one year in a law firm, and hoped to receive a higher salary. his book on hockey, "the game", (1983) was a commercial and critical success that won canada's governor general's award.

  • American actor, director, and producer

  • Nauruan politician

1946

1945

  • Italian actor and voice actor, son of comedian carlo dapporto.

  • Former White House Chief of Staff known for his political career.

  • American author, public speaker, adjunct professor of psychology and history for 11 years. private psychotherapist for 17 years.

1944

  • American porno star, who boasted once of having had sex with over 14,000 women and claimed to have 13 qualifications. he was a normal guy, but he quickly became the face of the porn-movie business. in 1997, he was featured in the movie "boogie nights."

  • English-scottish guitarist and songwriter (d. 2015)

  • Bernard menez is a french actor and comedian known for his roles in french cinema and television.

  • English journalist and author

1943

  • Dutch artist and co-founder of the design collective The Fool.

  • Professional boxer known for his speed and agility in the ring.

  • Prominent writer known for her impactful literary works.

  • Renowned Romani singer known as the 'Queen of Romani Music'.

  • Theoretical physicist known for his work on quantum computation and the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics.

1942

  • Scottish politician; labour member to parliament was elected at the general election on 6/11/1987.

  • Estonian pianist and musicologist (d. 2015)

  • American diplomat and politician, 45th governor of michigan

  • English singer-songwriter/bass player (roxy music ian gillan band the big three quatermass episode six and roxy music ian gillan band) (d. 2014).

1941

1940

  • Sylvia kristel plays "emmanuelle", a french film director.

  • Wilshire associates was founded by an american engineer and businessman.

  • A prominent character in the Harry Potter series known for his vigilance and skill in combat.

  • Renowned Egyptian-American scholar specializing in Islamic studies and gender issues.

  • Indian cricketer (d. 2007)

1939 - 1930

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1939 - 1930

1939

1938

1937

  • Dustin Hoffman

    American actor who created some of the most memorable characters in cinema history, winning two oscars, five oscar nominations and an emmy over his 30 year career. he is regarded as one of the two or three most successful actors in the country, and arguably the most influential male presence since marlon brando. he says that he is always searching …

  • Canadian artist, born in hong kong. he is a painter/illustrator best known for his bird-drawings. he co-authored or coauthored "birds of the northern forest", and "rails of the world".

  • Dutch-swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1987)

  • American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)

  • Usa; actor (the graduate. tootsie. kramer versus kramer).

1936

  • American baseball player, coach, and team manager who scored 48 home runs during his career with the washington senators in 1969.

  • Ferruzzi is an italian family business manager (similar to the angeli clan). he was the brother-in law of roul gardini, who shot himself in july 1993. giuliani ricci was arrested for laundering money to political parties the day after gardini died. he was involved in the prosecution against corrupt government officials.

  • Polish-english author and illustrator (d. 2022)

  • Keith Barron

    English actor

  • French actor, who is an honorary member of the coma(c)die-franassaise, trained at the national conservatory of dramatic art by jean yonnel.

1935

  • The undisputed king of australia’s talk-back radiowaves, an australian broadcaster who is the most influential and successful in his field. laws has been at the top of the ratings almost since the mid 1950s. he is often referred to as "the man with the golden microphone" because of his amazing voice. people love and hate laws, an extraordinary broadcaster whom …

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter

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  • American screenwriter and producer of director films

1934

1933

  • American soul singer-songwriter (d. 1982)

  • American choreographer and dancer (d. 2007).

  • American singer-songwriter (born 1933).

  • Budget rent a car was founded in australia by an australian man in 1965. budget rented a car in australia from just 3%. he took over budget on 12/20/1974. by 1980, budget was the market leader.

  • Economist

1932

  • Clarence Jones is an American civil rights activist, lawyer, and journalist who was a close friend and advisor to Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Jimmy witherspoon was an american blues singer known for his smooth and soulful voice, and he was a prominent figure in the jump blues and rhythm and blues scenes.

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (old dogs).

  • Bolivian politician and general 68th president of bolivia

  • Bolivian dictator

1931

  • Roger Penrose

    Mathematician and english physicist.

  • Renowned for his work in mathematical physics and contributions to general relativity.

  • British physicist

  • St martin des bes executives

  • French film director, who directed nine films from 1959 to 1973. his 1966 film, "les coeurs verts", was entered in the 16th berlin international film festival. "le dernier saut," his 1970 film, was entered in the 1970 cannes film festival.

1930

  • Lima Duarte is a renowned Brazilian actor known for his roles in television, film, and theater.

  • Known for his sports literature works.

  • Renowned college basketball coach known for his success at UNLV.

  • American basketball coach who coached for 31 years up to 1991/92. his career was marked by both scandal and success.

  • Welsh screenwriter and novelist, who created the daleks (born1930).

1929 - 1920

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

  • Daughter of margarete himmler and heinrich himmler (b. 1929)

  • English thief. he is best known for his involvement in the great train robbery of august 1963. he returned to england in 2001 and spent many years in prison. his health quickly declined. biggs was released on compassionate grounds from prison on 6 august 2009. he died in a nursing facility on 18 december 2013.

  • Bolivian general and politician, 68th president of bolivia (d. 2018)

  • Russian activist and linguist (d. 2004).

  • Prague, czechoslovakia -- violinist. (artist of merit-1977).

1928

  • Indian author known for historical novels.

  • Kanda Ramanathan was an Indian physicist known for his contributions to the field of solid-state physics.

  • Contributed to the field of quantum field theory and particle physics.

  • French soccer player. he represented france in the world cup finals in 1954 and 1958.

  • Alyce Faye was a popular singer who captivated audiences with her soulful voice.

1927

1926

  • Richard Anderson

    American actor, noted family member. he was married for a time to norma shearer's child. he is most well-known as "oscar goldman", a character he played on "the six million dollar man" (tv series, 1970s) and "the bionic woman".

  • Louisiana, usa; country singer (ozark jubilee).

  • New jersey, usa. actor (oscar goldman-the six million dollar man).

1925

  • Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician and former basketball player who served as the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Alija izetbegovic was a bosnian politician and the first president of the republic of bosnia and herzegovina, known for his role in leading the country during the bosnian war and advocating for bosnian independence.

  • Former Prime Minister of Canada.

  • Ginny Tyler was a voice actress who provided voices for various Disney characters.

1924

1923

1922

  • Gertrude Himmelfarb was a prominent American historian and social critic who wrote extensively on the history of ideas and the Victorian era.

  • A surgeon in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean War, as portrayed in the TV series M*A*S*H.

  • Rory Calhoun

    American actor, who has appeared in feature films since 1944, such as "river of no return" (black spurs) and "river of no return". he was handsome and dark, and one of the most savage villains on tv in the 1970s.

  • American author best known for his short story 'The Scarlet Ibis.'

  • Hungarian illustrator (d. 1988)

1921

  • Esther Williams

    American actress and swimmer, who became a swimming champion and became a leading lady in aquatic extravaganzas during the '50s, '60s and '70s. she starred in 26 movies, most of them when she was wet. williams' films include "easy to love" 1953 and "jupiter's darling" 1954. she won a golden globe award for her 1953 film, "million dollar mermaid", and …

  • Webb Pierce was a popular country music singer known for hits like 'In the Jailhouse Now.'

  • American actress and competitive swimmer known for her roles in aquatic-themed films.

  • American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)

  • British physicist (d. 1979)

1920

  • French psychiatrist, french doctor and psychoanalyst. he is well-known for his work in france.

  • American jump blues singer (d. 1997)

  • Italian producer and songwriter (d. 2006).

  • Son of zizi lambrino and carol ii of romania (born 1920).

  • France sport champion

1919 - 1910

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1919 - 1910

1919

  • Major film producer from italy, american. from 1950 to 1957, he ran a studio together with carlo ponti. they were responsible for several major postwar artistic and commercial successes in italy, including "bitter rice", 1948, war and peace, and "la strada."

  • English animator and producer (d. 2013)

  • Italian-american actor, producer, and production manager (b. 1919)

  • St-mand? physician

  • English animator and producer (d.2013)

1918

  • Lillian Ross was an American journalist known for her innovative literary journalism and her long career at The New Yorker magazine.

  • Wendell Mayes was an American screenwriter known for his work on films such as 'Anatomy of a Murder' and 'Peyton Place'.

  • American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Sudan and later to the United Nations.

1916

1915

  • French actor who starred as the lame devil in 1948's film under sacha guitry. he died 28 march 1992.

  • Pioneering neuroscientist known for his research on brain stimulation.

  • American runner and coach (b. 1915)

  • American track coach (d. 1981).

1914

1913

1912

  • Bangalor venkata raman was an indian physicist and meteorologist known for his work in the field of atmospheric science and for founding the indian journal of meteorology and geophysics.

  • Brazilian entrepreneur known for founding the conglomerate Grupo Edson Queiroz.

  • Brooklyn, new york -- director (willard and butterfield 8)

  • A prominent indian astrologer, he is a specialist in hindu astrology. he received a degree from university in homeopathy. he also earned an honorary ph.d. and a doctorate of literature. in 1935, he founded "the astrology magazine". he built his library of books (more than 20), lectures, researches and notes. his specialties include astrology; weather and political forecasts, and medical …

1911

1910

  • American actress who played characters on screen, film and stage. she rose to fame in the 1930s, appearing in many crime dramas.

  • Sylvia Sidney

    Bronx (new york) -- actress (wkrp. sabotage. beetlejuice. demon).

  • Welsh footballer, manager, assistant manager, coach, and scout (b. 1910)

  • Da rocha prime minister brazil (1962).

  • French painter. he traveled to rome as a child and studied at the a%0cole des beaux-arts in lille. at 21, he was studying in paris. but he returned to france, where he made his home and his studio for the majority of his life. leroy exhibited at the salon d'automne 1946-1947 and continued to exhibit his work in paris. in …

1909 - 1900

Famous birthdays on August 8th for the celebrities who were born in the years 1909 - 1900

1909

1908

  • Illinois, united states -- un ambassador / supreme court justice (1962-65)

  • Maxwell Davenport was a British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament and government minister.

  • American jurist and politician, 6th united states ambassador to the united nations (d. 1990)

  • Premier of romania (1955-61)

  • Mexican composer and musician. he was a founder member of the society of authors and composers of mexico. agustin lara and contemporary gonzalo curiel were among the group of mexican composers who were inspired by his talent and fame in musical romanticism.

1907

1906

  • American philosopher known for his work in epistemology and aesthetics.

  • Flemish teacher, writer and director of brt radio west flanders from 1949 to 1971. he was a member of royal academy of dutch language and literature and received the triennial state prize to recognize a career in writing. his work spans all genres.

1905

  • French composer and conductor (b. 1905)

  • Wachtang ananjan was a georgian writer known for his contributions to literature and journalism.

  • Grenoble physician

  • Anc?ne executives

  • French composer. jolivet is a french composer. he is well-known for his love of french culture and musical thought. he composed in many forms for many types of ensembles.

1904

1903

1902

  • English-american physicist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1902)

  • English theoretical physicist. dirac is widely considered to be one of the greatest physicists in the world. he was also one of the founders quantum mechanics as well as quantum electrodynamics. dirac is best known for his 1928 relativistic quantum theory on the electron and prediction of the existence antiparticles.

  • Renowned architect known for his innovative designs.

  • England, united kingdom -- physicsist (quantum mechanics nobel 1933).

1901

  • American physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 1958)

  • American physicist, who won the 1939 nobel prize for physics for inventing the cyclotron, the particle accelerator that achieved high energies, was also the winner of the nobel prize for physics.

  • Canton, south carolina -- inventor (cyclotron-nobel 1939)

1900

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