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March 8 birthdays

310 notable historical figures were born on March 8, and 185 died on this day. Everyone born on March 8 is a Pisces.

17% of March 8 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (69) than any other country.

Born on March 8

• Dick Schoof (born 1957. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2024 to 2026)
• Bayezid I (1354 to 1403. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402)
• Otto Hahn (1879 to 1968. German nuclear chemist and Nobel laureate (1879–1968))
• Juvénal Habyarimana (1937 to 1994. President of Rwanda from 1973 to 1994)
• Gyles Brandreth (born 1948. British actor, broadcaster and writer (born 1948))
• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841 to 1935. US Supreme Court justice from 1902 to 1932)
• Josh Gottheimer (born 1975. American politician (born 1975))
• Diana Turbay (1950 to 1991. Colombian journalist (1950–1991))
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 to 1788. German composer (1714–1788))
• Carole Bayer Sager (born 1947. American lyricist, singer, songwriter, and painter (born 1944))
• William V (1748 to 1806. Prince of Orange from 1751 to 1806)
• Yemi Osinbajo (born 1957. Vice President of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023)
• Gerald Bull (1928 to 1990. Canadian artillery engineer and entrepreneur (1928–1990))
• Gyula Andrássy (1823 to 1890. Hungarian statesman (1823–1890))
• Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907 to 1998. Greek politician (1907–1998))
• Carlo Gesualdo (1566 to 1613. Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613))
• Gombojavyn Zandanshatar (born 1970. Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2025 to 2026)
• Jonathan Sacks, Baron Sacks (1948 to 2020. British Orthodox rabbi and politician (1948–2020))
• Douglas Hurd (born 1930. British politician (born 1930))
• Richard Fariña (1937 to 1966. American folksinger, songwriter, poet and novelist (1937–1966))
• David Malpass (born 1956. American economist and official (born 1956))
• Kokhir Rasulzoda (born 1961. Prime Minister of Tajikistan since 2013)
• Ernest Frederick (1724 to 1800. Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)
• Salahuddin of Selangor (1926 to 2001. King of Malaysia from 1999 to 2001)
• Bruce Broughton (born 1945. American composer)
• Samanta Schweblin (born 1978. Argentine writer (born 1978))
• Yuyito González (born 1960. Argentinian actress)
• Beatrice Shilling (1909 to 1990. British aeronautical engineer (1909–1990))
• Eric Linklater (1899 to 1974. Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974))
• Behter (1150 to 1180. Half-brother of Genghis Khan)
• Gregorio Y. Zara (1902 to 1978. Filipino scientist)
• Alan Hovhaness (1911 to 2000. American composer (1911–2000))
• Dick Hyman (born 1927. American jazz pianist and composer (born 1927))
• Pete Dawkins (born 1938. United States Army general)
• Ignacy Łukasiewicz (1822 to 1882. Polish pharmacist, engineer, businessman, inventor and philanthropist)
• Pleasant Rowland (born 1942. American businesswoman and founder of the American Girl doll company)
• Lý Thái Tổ (974 to 1028. 6th emperor of Đại Việt (r. 1009–28); founder of the Lý dynasty)
• Monica Helms (born 1951. American activist and writer (born 1951))
• Samy Vellu (1936 to 2022. Malaysian politician (1936–2022))
• Isabelle Westbury (born 1990. English cricketer and journalist)
• Satyatma Tirtha (born 1973. Hindu guru)
• Hebe Camargo (1929 to 2012. Brazilian television host (1929–2012))
• Johnny Ventura (1940 to 2021. Dominican singer (1940–2021))
• O Jin-u (1917 to 1995. North Korean soldier and politician (1917–1995))
• Beatrice of Castile (1293–1359) (1293 to 1359. Queen of Portugal from 1325 to 1357)
• Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet (1818 to 1878. 19th-century Scottish writer and politician 1818-1878))
• Letícia Sabatella (born 1972. Brazilian actress and singer (born 1971))
• Miguel Barragán (1789 to 1836. President of Mexico from 1835 to 1836)
• Eben Dönges (1898 to 1968. South African politician (1898–1968))
• Aleksandër Meksi (born 1939. Albanian politician)
• Carl Anthony Furillo (1922 to 1989. American baseball player (1922–1989))
• Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924 to 2020. Prime Minister of Morocco (1998–2002))
• William Roscoe (1753 to 1831. British banker, lawyer and politician (1753–1831))
• Una Vincenzo, Lady Troubridge (1887 to 1963. British artist)
• Huang Fu (1883 to 1936. Chinese politician)
• Taj Haider (1942 to 2025. Pakistani politician (1942–2025))
• Sir William Hamilton, 9th Baronet (1788 to 1856. Scottish metaphysician (1788–1856))
• Edward Calvin Kendall (1886 to 1972. American biochemist (1886–1972))
• Alex J. Kay (born 1979. British historian)
• LaMarcus Adna Thompson (1848 to 1919. American inventor and businessman (1848–1919))

Died on March 8

• William Howard Taft (1857 to 1930. President of the United States from 1909 to 1913)
• William III of England (1650 to 1702. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702)
• Millard Fillmore (1800 to 1874. President of the United States from 1850 to 1853)
• George Martin (1926 to 2016. English record producer (1926–2016))
• Hector Berlioz (1803 to 1869. French Romantic composer and conductor (1803–1869))
• Charles XIV John (1763 to 1844. King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 to 1844)
• Bayezid I (1354 to 1403. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1389 to 1402)
• Christopher Wren (1632 to 1723. English architect (1632–1723))
• Franz Karl (1802 to 1878. Austrian archduke (1802–1878))
• José Raúl Capablanca (1888 to 1942. Cuban chess player (1888–1942))
• L. J. Smith (author) (1958 to 2025. American author (1958–2025))
• Henry Ward Beecher (1813 to 1887. American clergyman and abolitionist (1813–1887))
• Adela of Normandy (1065 to 1137. Countess of Blois from 1089 to 1102)
• Rab Butler (1902 to 1982. British politician (1902–1982))
• Ivan Shishkin (1831 to 1898. Russian landscape painter (1832–1898))
• William Walton (1902 to 1983. English composer (1902–1983))
• Francesco I Sforza (1401 to 1466. Italian condottiero and Sforza dynasty founder (1401–1466))
• Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837 to 1923. Dutch physicist (1837–1923))
• Urraca of León (1081 to 1126. Queen of León, Castile, and Galicia from 1109 to 1126)
• Princess Clémentine of Belgium (1872 to 1955. Princess Napoléon (1872–1955))
• Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas (1931 to 2026. Malaysian philosopher (1931–2026))
• Thomas Beecham (1879 to 1961. British conductor and impresario (1879–1961))
• Rani Karnavati (Regent of Bundi from 1527–1533)
• Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914 to 1999. Argentine novelist (1914–1999))
• Abdullah Ansari (1006 to 1089. 11th-century Sufi scholar and saint)
• Infanta Eulalia of Spain (1864 to 1958. Duchess of Galliera)
• Drastamat Kanayan (1883 to 1956. Armenian revolutionary)
• Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès (1753 to 1824. French nobleman, lawyer and statesman (1753–1824))
• David Keene (1945 to 2026. American political consultant (1945–2026))
• Pope Celestine II (Head of the Catholic Church from 1143 to 1144)

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