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January 8 birthdays

292 notable historical figures were born on January 8, and 202 died on this day. Everyone born on January 8 is a Capricorn.

17% of January 8 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (64) than any other country.

Born on January 8

• R. Kelly (born 1967. American singer (born 1967))
• David Bowie (1947 to 2016. English musician and actor (1947–2016))
• Elvis Presley (1935 to 1977. American singer and actor (1935–1977))
• Stephen Hawking (1942 to 2018. English theoretical physicist (1942–2018))
• Kim Jong Un (born 1984. Leader of North Korea since 2011)
• Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864 to 1892. British prince (1864–1892))
• James Longstreet (1821 to 1904. Confederate Army general (1821–1904))
• Alfred Russel Wallace (1823 to 1913. English naturalist (1823–1913))
• Saeed Jaffrey (1929 to 2015. British-Indian actor (1929–2015))
• Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan (born 1982. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi since 2023)
• John Curtin (1885 to 1945. Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945)
• Wilkie Collins (1824 to 1889. English novelist and playwright (1824–1889))
• Princess Josephine of Denmark (born 2011. Danish princess (born 2011))
• Prince Vincent of Denmark (born 2011. Danish prince (born 2011))
• Pope Callixtus III (1379 to 1458. Head of the Catholic Church from 1455 to 1458)
• Primo de Rivera (1870 to 1930. Prime Minister of Spain from 1923 to 1930)
• Sirivannavari (born 1987. Thai princess and fashion designer (born 1987))
• Queen Elena (1873 to 1952. Queen of Italy from 1900 to 1946)
• Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836 to 1912. Dutch-born British painter (1836–1912))
• Su Shi (1037 to 1101. Chinese writer and politician (1037–1101))
• Igor Kurchatov (1903 to 1960. Soviet nuclear physicist (1903–1960))
• Baltasar Gracián (1604 to 1658. Spanish Jesuit and baroque prose writer and philosopher)
• Charles Gordon-Lennox, 11th Duke of Richmond (born 1955. British aristocrat)
• S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899 to 1959. 4th Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from 1956 to 1959)
• Jack Andraka (born 1997. American inventor and cancer researcher (born 1997))
• Hans von Bülow (1830 to 1894. German conductor and pianist (1830–1894))
• Noble Drew Ali (1886 to 1929. American religious leader (1886–1929))
• Supriya Devi (1933 to 2018. Indian actress (1933–2018))
• Robert Littell (author) (born 1935. American novelist and former journalist (born 1935))
• Stepan Makarov (1849 to 1904. Russian admiral and scientist (1849–1904))
• Walther Bothe (1891 to 1957. German physicist (1891–1957))
• Richard Courant (1888 to 1972. German-American mathematician (1888–1972))
• Elisabetta Sirani (1638 to 1665. Italian artist (1638–1665))
• Gohar Ayub Khan (1937 to 2023. Pakistani politician (1937–2023))
• Carol Lambrino (1920 to 2006. Son of Carol of Romania and Zizi Lambrino (1920–2006))
• Samuel von Pufendorf (1632 to 1694. German jurist and philosopher (1632–1694))
• James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon (1871 to 1940. Northern Irish Unionist politician (1871–1940))
• Iuliu Maniu (1873 to 1953. Romanian politician (1873–1953))
• Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788 to 1831. Austrian cardinal and noble (1788–1831))
• Cvijetin Mijatović (1913 to 1993. Former President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia)
• Carl Gustav Hempel (1905 to 1997. German writer and philosopher (1905–1997))
• Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (born 1970. Vice President of Vietnam since 2021)
• Norodom Buppha Devi (1943 to 2019. Cambodian princess, politician, and dancer (1943–2019))
• Emily Greene Balch (1867 to 1961. American economist, academic, and Nobel Laureate)
• Edmond-Charles Genêt (1763 to 1834. French diplomat)
• Jean Hyppolite (1907 to 1968. French philosopher (1907–1968))
• Georgy Malenkov (1902 to 1988. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1955)
• Bryce DeWitt (1923 to 2004. American theoretical physicist (1923–2004))
• Sigismond Thalberg (1812 to 1871. Austrian composer and pianist (1812–1871))
• Patrick J. Hurley (1883 to 1963. American diplomat and politician)
• Ivan Gundulić (1589 to 1638. Poet from Ragusa, in modern Croatia (1589–1638))
• Orson Hyde (1805 to 1878. American religious leader (1805–1878))
• Randy David (born 1946. Filipino journalist and sociologist)
• Fanny Bullock Workman (1859 to 1925. American mountaineer (1859–1925))
• David Silva (born 1986. Spanish footballer (born 1986))
• Giacinto Scelsi (1905 to 1988. Italian composer and poet (1905-1988))
• Robert May, Baron May of Oxford (1936 to 2020. Australian scientist, president of the Royal Society (1936–2020))
• Jyotindra Nath Dixit (1936 to 2005. Indian diplomat and former National security advisor (1936–2005))
• Clifton Sprague (1896 to 1955. United States Navy admiral (1896–1955))
• Camille Yarbrough (born 1938. American film producer)

Died on January 8

• Galileo Galilei (1564 to 1642. Italian physicist and astronomer (1564–1642))
• Marco Polo (1254 to 1324. Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer (1254–1324))
• Zhou Enlai (1898 to 1976. Premier of China from 1949 to 1976)
• François Mitterrand (1916 to 1996. President of France from 1981 to 1995)
• Yvonne De Carlo (1922 to 2007. Canadian-born American actress, dancer and singer (1922–2007))
• Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934 to 2017. President of Iran from 1989 to 1997)
• Giotto (1267 to 1337. Italian painter and architect (c. 1267–1337))
• Paul Verlaine (1844 to 1896. French poet (1844–1896))
• Emperor Norton (1811 to 1880. Self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States (1818–1880))
• Eli Whitney (1765 to 1825. American inventor (1765–1825))
• Buck Henry (1930 to 2020. American actor (1930–2020))
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 to 1713. Italian violinist and composer (1653–1713))
• Guy Moon (1962 to 2026. American composer (1962–2026))
• Kurt Schwitters (1887 to 1948. German artist (1887–1948))
• Bimal Roy (1909 to 1966. Indian film director (1909–1966))
• Prince George William of Hanover (1915 to 2006. German nobleman (1915–2006))
• Edgar, King of Scotland (1074 to 1107. King of Alba from 1097 to 1107)
• Chandrashekarendra Saraswati (1894 to 1994. 68th Peethadishwar of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham)
• Surya Sen (1894 to 1934. Indian revolutionary (1894–1934))
• John Gregson (1919 to 1975. English actor (1919–1975))
• George Bellows (1882 to 1925. American painter (1882–1925))
• James Mancham (1939 to 2017. President of Seychelles)
• Pope Celestine III (1106 to 1198. Head of the Catholic Church from 1191 to 1198)
• Emperor Hui of Jin (259 to 307. Emperor of the Jin Dynasty from 290 to 307)
• Michael Tippett (1905 to 1998. English composer (1905–1998))
• Melvin Calvin (1911 to 1997. American biochemist)
• Keshub Chandra Sen (1838 to 1884. Indian academic (1838–1884))
• Andrei Bely (1880 to 1934. Russian-Soviet poet, writer and critic (1880–1934))
• Adela, Countess of Flanders (1009 to 1079. Countess of Flanders (1009–1079))
• Bagsecg (850 to 871. Viking king and leader of the Great Army)

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