On this day · Gemini

June 8 birthdays

289 notable historical figures were born on June 8, and 156 died on this day. Everyone born on June 8 is a Gemini.

19% of June 8 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (83) than any other country.

Born on June 8

• Joan Rivers (1933 to 2014. American entertainer (1933–2014))
• Kanye West (born 1977. American rapper and producer (born 1977))
• Frank Lloyd Wright (1867 to 1959. American architect (1867–1959))
• Suharto (1921 to 2008. President of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998)
• Ashley Biden (born 1981. American social worker and fashion designer (born 1981))
• Robert Schumann (1810 to 1856. German composer, pianist and critic (1810–1856))
• Francis Crick (1916 to 2004. English physicist and biologist (1916–2004))
• Kathy Baker (born 1950. American actress (born 1950))
• Nasry Asfura (born 1958. President of Honduras since 2026)
• Don Grady (1944 to 2012. American actor and musician (1944–2012))
• Bernie Casey (1939 to 2017. American football player and actor (1939–2017))
• Barbara Bush (1925 to 2018. First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993)
• Marguerite Yourcenar (1903 to 1987. French novelist and essayist (1903–1987))
• Katherine McKinley (1847 to 1907. First Lady of the United States from 1897 to 1901)
• Shaparak Khorsandi (born 1973. Iranian-born British comedian (born 1973))
• Seu Jorge (born 1970. Brazilian musician and actor (born 1970))
• Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928 to 2024. Peruvian theologian (1928–2024))
• Tomaso Albinoni (1671 to 1751. Italian composer (1671–1751))
• Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625 to 1712. Mathematician and astronomer (1625–1712))
• Robert Aumann (born 1930. Israeli-American mathematician (born 1930))
• Kenneth Waltz (1924 to 2013. American political scientist (1924–2013))
• Roosevelt Skerrit (born 1972. Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004)
• Norman Davies (born 1939. British historian (born 1939))
• Javier Mascherano (born 1984. Argentine football manager and former player (born 1984))
• Ivo Sanader (born 1953. Croatian politician (born 1953))
• Alison Weir (born 1951. British author and historian)
• Kenneth G. Wilson (1936 to 2013. American theoretical physicist (1936–2013))
• Niki Yang (born 1985. South Korean voice actress)
• John Smeaton (1724 to 1792. British engineer (1724–1792))
• Said bin Sultan (1791 to 1856. Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1791–1856))
• Niall Williams (writer) (born 1958. Irish writer (born 1958))
• LeRoy Neiman (1921 to 2012. American painter and printmaker (1921–2012))
• Tim Berners-Lee (born 1955. English computer scientist (born 1955))
• Sara Paretsky (born 1947. American author of detective fiction)
• Shilpa Shetty (born 1976. Indian actress and film producer (born 1975))
• Countess Eloise of Orange-Nassau (born 2002. Dutch noble (born 2002))
• Bonnie Tyler (1951 to 2026. Welsh singer (born 1951))
• Erwin Schulhoff (1894 to 1942. Czech composer and pianist)
• Manuel de Arriaga (1840 to 1917. President of Portugal from 1911 to 1915)
• Derek Underwood (1945 to 2024. English cricketer (1945–2024))
• Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806 to 1878. Confederate States Army general)
• Emperor Xizong of Tang (862 to 888. Emperor of China from 873 to 888)
• Bruce Goff (1904 to 1982. American architect (1904–1982))
• Peter Heather (born 1960. British historian)
• Hüsamettin Cindoruk (1933 to 2026. Turkish politician (1933–2026))
• Princess Faika of Egypt (1926 to 1983. Egyptian royal (1926–1983))
• Maria, Duchess of Viseu (1521 to 1577. Portuguese princess and influential patron of the arts)
• Violant of Aragon (1236 to 1301. Queen of Castile and León from 1252 to 1284)
• Nino Haratischwili (born 1983. Georgian-German novelist, playwright and theater director)
• Jaime Milans del Bosch (1915 to 1997. Spanish lieutenant general (1915–1997))
• Paolo Boselli (1838 to 1932. Prime minister of Italy during World War I)
• Archduchess Marie Anne of Austria (1804 to 1858. Archduchess of Austria (1804–1858))
• Charles Reade (1814 to 1884. British novelist and dramatist (1814–1884))
• Ercole Consalvi (1757 to 1824. Italian religious figure)
• Jacques Dubochet (born 1942. Swiss biophysicist)
• William Raborn (1905 to 1990. United States Navy admiral)
• Gabby Giffords (born 1970. American politician and gun control activist (born 1970))
• Eric F. Wieschaus (born 1947. American evolutionary developmental biologist (born 1947))
• Alicia Boole Stott (1860 to 1940. Irish mathematician (1860–1940))
• Melozzo da Forlì (1438 to 1494. Italian architect and painter (c. 1438–1494))

Died on June 8

• Muhammad (Islamic Prophet) (571 to 632. Founder of Islam (c. 570–632))
• Andrew Jackson (1767 to 1845. President of the United States from 1829 to 1837)
• Anthony Bourdain (1956 to 2018. American chef and travel documentarian (1956–2018))
• Edward the Black Prince (1330 to 1376. Heir of the English throne (1330–1376))
• Thomas Paine (1737 to 1809. American philosopher and author (1737–1809))
• Elizabeth Woodville (1437 to 1492. Queen of England (1464–70, 1471–83))
• Louis XVII (1785 to 1795. Heir to the French throne (1785–1795))
• Harthacnut (1018 to 1042. King of England (1040–42) and Denmark (1035–42))
• Sophia of Hanover (1630 to 1714. Electress of Hanover from 1692 to 1698)
• Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) (1902 to 1924. British mountaineer (1902–1924))
• Omar Bongo (1935 to 2009. President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009)
• Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844 to 1889. English poet and Catholic priest (1844–1889))
• Richard Rorty (1931 to 2007. American philosopher (1931–2007))
• Cochise (1812 to 1874. Apache tribe chief (c. 1805–1874))
• Hongzhi (1470 to 1505. Emperor of China from 1487 to 1505)
• Pierre Nkurunziza (1964 to 2020. President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020)
• Sukjong (1661 to 1720. King of Joseon from 1674 to 1720)
• Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717 to 1768. German art historian (1717–1768))
• Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern (1835 to 1905. German prince (1835–1905))
• Diadumenian (208 to 218. Roman emperor in 218)
• Paula Rego (1935 to 2022. Portuguese visual artist (1935–2022))
• Emily Hobhouse (1860 to 1926. British welfare campaigner (1860–1926))
• Joseph Paxton (1804 to 1865. English gardener, architect and Member of Parliament)
• Aden Adde (1908 to 2007. Somali politician; President of Somalia from 1960 to 1967)
• Marie Laurencin (1883 to 1956. French painter, poet and printmaker)
• Maria Reiche (1903 to 1998. Peruvian archaeologist, mathematician and technical translator (1903–1998))
• Robert Desnos (1900 to 1945. French writer)
• Juan Carlos Onganía (1914 to 1995. 35th President of Argentina)
• Sam Panopoulos (1934 to 2017. Canadian cook and businessman (1934–2017))
• Jesse Root Grant (politician) (1858 to 1934. American politician, child of Ulysses S. Grant (1858–1934))

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