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May 8 birthdays

301 notable historical figures were born on May 8, and 181 died on this day. Everyone born on May 8 is a Taurus.

21% of May 8 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (86) than any other country.

Born on May 8

• Enrique Iglesias (born 1975. Spanish singer (born 1975))
• Harry S. Truman (1884 to 1972. President of the United States from 1945 to 1953)
• David Attenborough (born 1926. English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926))
• Melissa Gilbert (born 1964. American actress (born 1964))
• Friedrich Hayek (1899 to 1992. Austrian economist and philosopher (1899–1992))
• Naomi Klein (born 1970. Canadian author and activist (born 1970))
• Vicky McClure (born 1983. English actress (born 1983))
• Sid James (1913 to 1976. South African-British actor (1913–1976))
• Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco (born 2003. Crown Prince of Morocco (born 2003))
• Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753 to 1811. Mexican Catholic preacher (1753–1811))
• Ariane Labed (born 1984. Greek-French actress and film director (born 1984))
• William Walker (filibuster) (1824 to 1860. American physician, lawyer, journalist, and mercenary (1824–1860))
• Muhammad al-Baqir (677 to 733. Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams)
• Meles Zenawi (1955 to 2012. Prime Minister of Ethiopia from 1995 to 2012)
• Romain Gary (1914 to 1980. French writer and diplomat (1914–1980))
• Gary Snyder (born 1930. American poet (born 1930))
• Thomas Pynchon (born 1937. American novelist (born 1937))
• Kwame Anthony Appiah (born 1954. English-American philosopher (born 1954))
• William Cavendish (1720 to 1764. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1756 to 1757)
• Inessa Armand (1874 to 1920. French communist politician (1874–1920))
• Stanisław Sosabowski (1892 to 1967. Polish general)
• Gerda Weissmann Klein (1924 to 2022. Concentration camp survivor (1924–2022))
• Norman Lamont (born 1942. British politician (born 1942))
• Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa (born 1987. Bahraini royalty and government official)
• Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925 to 2024. Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024))
• Makoto Yukimura (born 1976. Japanese manga artist)
• Jonathan Dancy (born 1946. British philosopher (born 1946))
• Victor Amadeus I of Savoy (1587 to 1637. Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637)
• John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (born 1947. Scottish politician (born 1947))
• Candace Nelson (born 1974. Pastry chef)
• Duke of Småland (1909 to 2004. Prince Bernadotte)
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 to 1869. American composer and pianist (1829–1869))
• Luis Enrique (born 1970. Spanish football manager (born 1970))
• Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans (1670 to 1726. British Duke (1670–1726))
• Danny Faure (born 1962. President of Seychelles (2016–2020))
• Jerry Moss (1935 to 2023. American record executive (1935–2023))
• Vincenzo De Luca (born 1949. Italian politician (born 1949))
• Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême (1573 to 1650. Duke of Angoulême)
• Momoko Sakura (1965 to 2018. Japanese manga artist (1965–2018))
• Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter (1897 to 1982. American admiral (1897–1982))
• Lera Boroditsky (born 1976. American cognitive scientist)
• H. Robert Horvitz (born 1947. American biologist (born 1947))
• Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922 to 1972. Ugandan Prime Minister (1922–1972))
• Robert Johnson (1911 to 1938. American blues musician and songwriter (1911–1938))
• Krista Errickson (born 1964. American actress and writer (b. 1964))
• Frederick I the Elder (1460 to 1536. Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach)
• Bill de Blasio (born 1961. Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021)
• Joan I, Countess of Auvergne (1326 to 1360. Queen of France (1350–1360), Countess of Auvergne and Boulogne (r. 1332–1360))
• Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639 to 1709. Italian painter (1639–1709))
• Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born 1956. 6th president of Burundi (1994–96))
• Aleksandr Deyneka (1899 to 1969. Russian and Soviet painter)
• Kharesma Ravichandran (born 2000. Playback singer)
• Eddie Osei-Nketia (born 2001. Australian sprinter (born 2001))
• Don Rickles (1926 to 2017. American comedian and actor (1926–2017))
• Almeida Júnior (1850 to 1899. Brazilian artist and designer (1850–1899))
• 6ix9ine (born 1996. American rapper (born 1996))
• Wilhelm Windelband (1848 to 1915. German philosopher (1848–1915))
• Santiago Casares Quiroga (1884 to 1950. Spanish lawyer)
• Anthony Montague Browne (1923 to 2013. British diplomat (1923–2013))
• George Woodcock (1912 to 1995. Canadian writer, literary critic, philosopher, poet and theorist (1912–1995))

Died on May 8

• Robert A. Heinlein (1907 to 1988. American author and engineer (1907–1988))
• John Stuart Mill (1806 to 1873. English philosopher and author (1806–1873))
• Antoine Lavoisier (1743 to 1794. French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794))
• Oswald Spengler (1880 to 1936. German philosopher (1880–1936))
• Gustave Flaubert (1821 to 1880. French novelist (1821–1880))
• Eadweard Muybridge (1830 to 1904. English photographer (1830–1904))
• William Schallert (1922 to 2016. American actor (1922-2016))
• Josef Terboven (1898 to 1945. German Nazi politician (1898–1945))
• John II (470 to 535. Head of the Catholic Church from 533 to 535)
• Injo of Joseon (1595 to 1649. King of Joseon from 1623 to 1649)
• Boniface IV (550 to 615. Head of the Catholic Church from 608 to 615)
• Ethel Smyth (1858 to 1944. English composer and suffragette (1858–1944))
• Hubert Maga (1916 to 2000. Dahomey politician, former president (1916–2000))
• Barbara Radziwiłł (1520 to 1551. Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania from 1548 to 1551)
• Jules Dumont d'Urville (1790 to 1842. French explorer and naval officer (1790–1842))
• Festus Mogae (1939 to 2026. President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008)
• Bernhard Rust (1883 to 1945. Minister of Science, Education and National Culture of Nazi Germany (1883–1945))
• Luigi Nono (1924 to 1990. Italian composer (1924-1990))
• Helmut Jahn (1940 to 2021. German and American architect (1940–2021))
• Natalie of Serbia (1859 to 1941. Princess/Queen of Serbia from 1875 to 1889)
• Étienne François de Choiseul, Duke of Choiseul (1719 to 1785. French Royal Army officer, diplomat and statesman (1719–1785))
• Haakon V (1270 to 1319. King of Norway from 1299 to 1319)
• Ramiro I (1008 to 1063. King of Aragon from 1035 to 1063)
• Ramón Fonseca Mora (1952 to 2024. Panamanian novelist and lawyer (1952–2024))
• Mauro Giuliani (1781 to 1829. Italian composer (1781–1829))
• Aeneas Mackintosh (1879 to 1916. British officer and explorer (1879–1916))
• Géza Vermes (1924 to 2013. British biblical scholar, orientalist, and historian of religion)
• Hugo Alfvén (1872 to 1960. Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (1872–1960))
• Emperor Duanzong (1268 to 1278. Emperor of Song China from 1276 to 1278)
• Taylor Mead (1924 to 2013. American writer (1924–2013))

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