Famous Births on 8 May

Famous Births on 8 May

1326 - Joanna I of Auvergne, queen of France (d. 1360)
1460 - Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (d. 1536)
1521 - Petrus Canisius, Dutch Jesuit (d. 1597)
1587 - Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (d. 1637)
1622 - Claes RÃ¥lamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
1629 - Niels Juel, Danish admiral (d. 1697)
1632 - Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming, German marshal (d. 1706)
1653 - Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, Marshall of France (d. 1734)
1668 - Alain-René Lesage, French writer (d. 1747)
1670 - Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726)
1735 - Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter (d. 1811)
1738 - Mikhail Kamensky, Russian general (d. 1809)
1753 - Miguel Hidalgo Mexican revolutionary (d. 1811)
1786 - Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest (d. 1859)
1821 - William Henry Vanderbilt, member of the Vanderbilt family (d. 1885)
1825 - George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer (d. 1898)
1828 - Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk (d. 1898)
1828 - Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross; Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
1829 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
1839 - Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (O Canada) (d. 1920)
1842 - Emil Christian Hansen, Danish physiologist (d. 1909)
1847 - Oscar Hammerstein I, American theater producer and impresario (d. 1919)
1850 - Ross Barnes, baseball player (d. 1915)
1853 - Dan Brouthers, baseball player (d. 1932)
1858 - John Meade Falkner, English novelist (d. 1932)
1859 - Johan Jensen, Danish mathematician (d. 1925)
1884 - Harry S Truman, President of the United States (d. 1972)
1893 - Edd Roush, baseball player (d. 1988)
1893 - Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby union player (d. 1963)
1895 - James H. "Dutch" Kindelberger, American aerospace pioneer (d. 1962)
1895 - Fulton J. Sheen, American bishop (d. 1979)
1895 - Edmund Wilson, American writer (d. 1972)
1899 - Arthur Q. Bryan, American voice actor (d. 1959)
1899 - Friedrich Hayek, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
1901 - Turkey Stearnes, baseball player (d. 1979)
1902 - Andre Michael Lwoff, Nobel laureate (d. 1994)
1903 - Fernandel, French actor (d. 1971)
1904 - John Snagge, British radio personality (d. 1996)
1905 - Red Nichols, American musician (d. 1965)
1906 - Roberto Rossellini, Italian director (d. 1977)
1910 - Andrew E. Svenson, American children's book author and publisher (d. 1975)
1911 - Robert Johnson, American blues musician (d. 1938)
1913 - Bob Clampett, American animator (d. 1984)
1914 - Romain Gary, Polish writer (d. 1980)
1915 - Milton Meltzer, American history and biography author, writer of Thomas Jefferson, Revolutionary Aristocrat
1916 - João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist
1916 - Swami Chinmayananda, Indian spiritualist (d. 1993)
1919 - Lex Barker, American actor (d. 1973)
1920 - Saul Bass, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
1920 - Tom of Finland, Finnish fetish artist (d. 1991)
1920 - Sloan Wilson, American author (d. 2003)
1925 - Ali Hassan Mwinyi, President of Tanzania
1926 - Don Rickles, American comedian
1926 - David Attenborough, English naturalist
1927 - Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (d. 2003)
1928 - Theodore Sorenson, American writer
1929 - Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born Academy Award-winning actress (d. 2007)
1930 - Heather Harper, Irish singer
1930 - Gary Snyder, American poet
1932 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970)
1932 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
1932 - Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)
1935 - Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, 7th in the Line of succession to the Danish Throne
1935 - Jack Charlton, English footballer
1937 - Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician
1937 - Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
1937 - Mike Cuellar, baseball player
1940 - Toni Tennille, American singer
1940 - Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. 1985)
1940 - Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician
1940 - Peter Benchley, American author (d. 2006)
1941 - Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer
1941 - John Fred, American singer (d. 2005)
1941 - Bill Lockyer, American politician
1942 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer
1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds)
1944 - Gary Glitter, English singer
1945 - Keith Jarrett, American musician
1946 - André Boulerice, Quebec politician
1947 - H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate
1948 - Felicity Lott, English singer
1948 - Steve Braun, baseball player
1948 - Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer (Degrassi)
1950 - Robert Mugge, American music documentary film maker
1951 - Philip Bailey, American singer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1951 - Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
1953 - Billy Burnette, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1953 - Alex Van Halen, Dutch drummer (Van Halen)
1954 - Stephen Furst, American actor
1954 - David Keith, American actor
1957 - Bill Cowher, American football coach
1957 - Marie Myriam, French singer
1958 - Lovie Smith, American football coach
1960 - Franco Baresi, Italian footballer
1960 - Eric Brittingham, American bassist
1961 - David Winning, Canadian film director
1961 - Janet McTeer, British actress
1963 - Terry Christian, British radio presenter
1963 - Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter
1963 - Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor
1963 - Robin Jarvis, British writer
1963 - Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
1964 - Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)
1964 - Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
1964 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress
1966 - Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer
1966 - Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer
1968 - Jamie Summers, American porn star
1968 - Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician
1968 - Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec politician
1969 - Akebono Taro, sumo wrestler
1970 - Luis Enrique, Spanish football player
1972 - Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
1972 - Darren Hayes, Australian singer
1973 - Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist
1974 - Jon Tickle, English entertainer
1974 - Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)
1975 - Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer
1975 - Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player
1975 - Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver
1976 - Ian "H" Watkins, pop singer (Steps)
1976 - Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter
1977 - Jennifer Walcott, American Playboy Playmate
1978 - Josie Maran, American model
1978 - Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
1978 - Matthew Davis, American actor
1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer
1980 - Michelle McManus, Scottish singer
1980 - Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
1981 - John Maine, American baseball player
1981 - Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
1981 - Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist
1981 - Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
1982 - Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
1983 - Matt Willis, British singer
1984 - Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)
1985 - Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress
1986 - Marvell Wynne, American soccer player
1987 - Felix Jones, American football player