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December 8 birthdays

329 notable historical figures were born on December 8, and 178 died on this day. Everyone born on December 8 is a Sagittarius.

20% of December 8 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (82) than any other country.

Born on December 8

• Nicki Minaj (born 1982. Trinidadian rapper and singer (born 1982))
• Jim Morrison (1943 to 1971. American singer (1943–1971))
• Mary, Queen of Scots (1542 to 1587. Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567)
• Caligula (12 to 41. Roman emperor from AD 37 to 41)
• Lee Jae Myung (born 1963. President of South Korea since 2025)
• Marisa Abela (born 1996. British actress (born 1996))
• Diego Rivera (1886 to 1957. Mexican muralist (1886–1957))
• Norman Finkelstein (born 1953. American political scientist (born 1953))
• Jean Sibelius (1865 to 1957. Finnish composer (1865–1957))
• Lucian Freud (1922 to 2011. British painter and engraver (1922–2011))
• Bill Bryson (born 1951. American-British author (born 1951))
• Eli Whitney (1765 to 1825. American inventor (1765–1825))
• Camille Claudel (1864 to 1943. French sculptor and graphic artist (1864–1943))
• Maher al-Assad (born 1967. Syrian general and commander of the 4th Division)
• John Banville (born 1945. Irish author (born 1945))
• Benny Morris (born 1948. Israeli historian (born 1948))
• Mary Woronov (born 1943. American actress and author)
• John Kufuor (born 1938. President of Ghana from 2001 to 2009)
• Parkash Singh Badal (1927 to 2023. Indian politician (1927–2023))
• Tom Holkenborg (born 1967. Dutch musician and composer (born 1967))
• Raheem Sterling (born 1994. English footballer (born 1994))
• Jim Yong Kim (born 1959. American physician (born 1959))
• Maria Josepha of Austria (1699 to 1757. Queen of Poland from 1733 to 1757)
• Baron d'Holbach (1723 to 1789. German-born French philosopher (1723–1789))
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890 to 1959. Czech composer (1890–1959))
• Vang Pao (1929 to 2011. Hmong American soldier and community leader (1929–2011))
• Charles III, Prince of Monaco (1818 to 1889. Prince of Monaco from 1856 to 1889)
• Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901 to 1981. President of Cuba in 1959)
• Jacques Hadamard (1865 to 1963. French mathematician (1865–1963))
• Andrius Kubilius (born 1956. Lithuanian politician (born 1956))
• Mieczysław Weinberg (1919 to 1996. Polish and Soviet composer (1919–1996))
• Wang Anshi (1021 to 1086. Chinese Song dynasty politician (1021–1086))
• Joachim Fest (1926 to 2006. German historian (1926–2006))
• Julia Hall Bowman Robinson (1919 to 1985. American mathematician (1919–1985))
• Kim Basinger (born 1953. American actress (born 1953))
• Thomas Cech (born 1947. American biochemist)
• Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (1756 to 1801. Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (1756–1801))
• Arnaldo Forlani (1925 to 2023. Prime Minister of Italy from 1980 to 1981)
• G. A. Henty (1832 to 1902. British novelist (1832 – 1902))
• Kasim Sulton (born 1955. American musician)
• Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier (1742 to 1819. French Marshal (1742–1819))
• Manuel Ponce (1886 to 1948. Mexican composer (1882–1948))
• Charles Henry Allan Bennett (1872 to 1923. Buddhist monk and occultist (1872–1923))
• Luis Caffarelli (born 1948. Argentine mathematician)
• Dharmendra (1935 to 2025. Indian actor and politician (1935–2025))
• Rim Banna (1966 to 2018. Palestinian singer (1966–2018))
• Mary Karooro Okurut (1954 to 2025. Ugandan politician (1954–2025))
• Kenneth Roberts (1885 to 1957. American writer (1885–1957))
• Steve Spangler (born 1966. American television presenter, author and science teacher)
• Chava Alberstein (born 1946. Israeli musician (born 1946))
• Nasir Kazmi (1925 to 1972. Pakistani poet (1925–1972))
• Ann Coulter (born 1961. American political activist (born 1961))
• V. Y. Mudimbe (1941 to 2025. Congolese French philosopher and novelist (1941–2025))
• James Tate (writer) (1943 to 2015. American poet)
• Alexander Wienerberger (1891 to 1955. Austrian chemical engineer and right wing nationalist)
• Dwight Howard (born 1985. American basketball player (born 1985))
• David Carradine (1936 to 2009. American actor (1936–2009))
• Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores (1930 to 2016. Guatemalan military officer and politician)
• Ian Somerhalder (born 1978. American actor (born 1978))
• Mario Minniti (1577 to 1640. Italian painter)

Died on December 8

• John Lennon (1940 to 1980. English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980))
• Golda Meir (1898 to 1978. Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974)
• René Auberjonois (1940 to 2019. American actor (1940–2019))
• John Glenn (1921 to 2016. American astronaut and politician (1921–2016))
• Herbert Spencer (1820 to 1903. English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903))
• George Boole (1815 to 1864. English mathematician and philosopher (1815–1864))
• Oscar II (1829 to 1907. King of Sweden (1872–1907) and Norway (1872–1905))
• Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927 to 1994. Brazilian composer and musician (1927–1994))
• Cheoljong of Joseon (1831 to 1863. King of Joseon from 1849 to 1864)
• Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652 to 1721. Duchess of Orléans (1652–1722))
• Vitus Bering (1681 to 1741. Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741))
• John Trudell (1946 to 2015. Native American activist, author, and poet (1946–2015))
• Arnulf of Carinthia (850 to 899. Disputed Emperor in Italy (r. 896–899))
• Thomas De Quincey (1785 to 1859. English essayist, translator and political economist (1785–1859))
• Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872 to 1956. Princess Aribert of Anhalt (1872–1956))
• Claude Cahun (1894 to 1954. French artist (1894–1954))
• Benjamin Constant (1767 to 1830. Swiss-French politician and writer (1767–1830))
• Carloman I (751 to 771. King of the Franks (r. 768–771) of the Carolingian dynasty)
• Fredegund (Queen consort of Neustria (Soissons))
• James Hoban (1762 to 1831. Irish architect (1755–1831))
• Albert Kahn (architect) (1869 to 1942. American architect (1869–1942))
• Harold Budd (1936 to 2020. American avant-garde composer and poet (1936–2020))
• Sarit Thanarat (1908 to 1963. Prime Minister of Thailand from 1959 to 1963)
• Pavel Florensky (1882 to 1937. Russian priest and polymath (1882–1937))
• Gordon Goodwin (1954 to 2025. American musician, composer and conductor (1954–2025))
• Ferruccio Parri (1890 to 1981. Italian partisan and politician (1890–1981))
• Henry Laurens (1724 to 1792. American Founding Father, slave trader, and merchant)
• Keith Holyoake (1904 to 1983. New Zealand politician (1904–1983))
• Shehu Musa Yar'Adua (1943 to 1997. Nigerian general and politician (1943–1997))
• Prince Eitel Friedrich of Prussia (1883 to 1942. Prussian prince (1883–1942))

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