Celebrities Who Were Born on 8th January

January 8, 1556 - Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)
January 8, 1583 - Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian (d. 1643)
January 8, 1587 - Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer (d. 1616)
January 8, 1601 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658)
January 8, 1628 - François Henri de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxembourg
January 8, 1632 - Samuel Pufendorf, German jurist (d. 1694)
January 8, 1635 - Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero
January 8, 1735 - John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815)
January 8, 1763 - Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834)
January 8, 1786 - Nicholas Biddle, American banking executive (d. 1844)
January 8, 1788 - Archduke Rudolph of Austria, patron of Beethoven (d. 1831)
January 8, 1788 - Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874)
January 8, 1792 - Lowell Mason, American composer (d. 1872)
January 8, 1805 - John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871)
January 8, 1805 - Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878)
January 8, 1812 - Sigismond Thalberg, French pianist and composer (d. 1871)
January 8, 1817 - Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893)
January 8, 1821 - James Longstreet, American Confederate general (d. 1904)
January 8, 1821 - W.H.L. Wallace, American Union general (d. 1862)
January 8, 1823 - Alfred Russel Wallace, British naturalist and biologist (d. 1913)
January 8, 1824 - Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet (d. 1861)
January 8, 1824 - Wilkie Collins, British novelist (d. 1889)
January 8, 1830 - Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)
January 8, 1836 - Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch artist (d. 1912)
January 8, 1843 - Frederick Abberline, British police investigator (d. 1929)
January 8, 1843 - John H. Moffitt, American politician (d. 1926)
January 8, 1852 - James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
January 8, 1860 - Emma Booth, daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1903)
January 8, 1862 - Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (d. 1934)
January 8, 1864 - Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
January 8, 1866 - William G. Conley, American politician (d. 1940)
January 8, 1867 - Emily Greene Balch, American writer and pacifist
January 8, 1870 - Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician (d. 1930)
January 8, 1871 - James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish politician (d. 1940)
January 8, 1873 - Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician (d. 1953)
January 8, 1873 - Elena of Montenegro, queen of Italy (d. 1956)
January 8, 1881 - Henrik Shipstead, American politician (d. 1960)
January 8, 1883 - Pavel Filonov, Russian painter (d. 1941)
January 8, 1883 - Patrick J. Hurley, United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
January 8, 1885 - John Curtin, Australian politician (d. 1945)
January 8, 1885 - A. J. Muste, Dutch activist and pacifist (d. 1967)
January 8, 1888 - Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)
January 8, 1888 - Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)
January 8, 1891 - Walther Bothe, German physicist
January 8, 1891 - Storm Jameson, English writer (d. 1986)
January 8, 1891 - Bronislava Nijinska, Russian choreographer (d. 1972)
January 8, 1894 - St Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr
January 8, 1896 - Arthur Ford, American psychic (d. 1971)
January 8, 1896 - Jaromir Weinberger, Czech-American composer (d. 1967)
January 8, 1897 - Dennis Wheatley, British author (d. 1977)
January 8, 1899 - Solomon Bandaranaike, Ceylonese Prime Minister (assassinated 1959)
January 8, 1900 - Dame Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
January 8, 1902 - Georgy Malenkov, Soviet politician (d. 1988)
January 8, 1902 - Carl Rogers, American psychologist (d. 1987)
January 8, 1903 - Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist (d. 1960)
January 8, 1904 - Karl Brandt, Nazi war criminal (d. 1948)
January 8, 1905 - Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (d. 1988)
January 8, 1905 - Franjo Cardinal Seper, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1981)
January 8, 1908 - William Hartnell, British actor (d. 1975)
January 8, 1909 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992)
January 8, 1909 - Willy Millowitsch, German actor (d. 1999)
January 8, 1909 - Evelyn Wood, American educator (d. 1995)
January 8, 1910 - Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova, Russian ballerina (d. 1988)
January 8, 1911 - Tom Delaney, British racing driver (d. 2006)
January 8, 1915 - Walker Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1991)
January 8, 1921 - Herta Bothe, Nazi concentration camp guard
January 8, 1922 - Abbey Simon, U.S. pianist
January 8, 1923 - Larry Storch, American actor
January 8, 1923 - Giorgio Tozzi, American bass
January 8, 1923 - Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
January 8, 1923 - Joseph Weizenbaum, German-born computer scientist
January 8, 1924 - Benjamin Lees, U.S. composer
January 8, 1924 - Ron Moody, English actor
January 8, 1925 - Helmuth Hubener, German anti-Hitler activist (d. 1942)
January 8, 1926 - Evelyn Lear, American soprano
January 8, 1926 - Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian Odissi dancer (d. 2004)
January 8, 1926 - Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
January 8, 1926 - Soupy Sales, American comedian
January 8, 1927 - Charles Tomlinson, British poet and translator
January 8, 1928 - Gaston Miron, Quebec poet and editor (d. 1996)
January 8, 1929 - Saeed Jaffrey, Indian actor
January 8, 1931 - Bill Graham, German-born American music promoter (d. 1991)
January 8, 1933 - Charles Osgood, American journalist and commentator
January 8, 1933 - Jean-Marie Straub, French film director
January 8, 1933 - Ko Un, Korean poet
January 8, 1934 - Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
January 8, 1934 - Gene Freese, American baseball player
January 8, 1934 - Roy Kinnear, English actor (d. 1988)
January 8, 1934 - Alexandra Ripley, American writer (d. 2004)
January 8, 1935 - Elvis Presley, American singer and guitarist (d. 1977)
January 8, 1936 - Zdenek Mácal, Czech conductor
January 8, 1936 - Robert May, Baron May of Oxford
January 8, 1937 - Dame Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
January 8, 1938 - Bob Eubanks, American game show host
January 8, 1938 - Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian bass-baritone
January 8, 1941 - Graham Chapman, British comedian (d. 1989)
January 8, 1941 - Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator
January 8, 1942 - Valya Balkanska, Bulgarian folk singer
January 8, 1942 - Stephen Hawking, English theoretical physicist and author
January 8, 1942 - Junichiro Koizumi, Japanese politician
January 8, 1942 - Yvette Mimieux, American actress
January 8, 1944 - Terry Brooks, American writer
January 8, 1945 - Jeannie Lewis, Australian actress, singer
January 8, 1945 - Kojo Nnamdi, Guyanese-born American radio host
January 8, 1945 - Kathleen Noone, American actress
January 8, 1946 - Robby Krieger, American musician (The Doors)
January 8, 1947 - Don Bendell, American author & karate master
January 8, 1947 - David Bowie, English musician
January 8, 1947 - Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
January 8, 1947 - Terry Sylvester, British singer and musician (The Hollies)
January 8, 1948 - Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish film director
January 8, 1951 - Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician
January 8, 1951 - John McTiernan, American film director
January 8, 1952 - Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist
January 8, 1953 - Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
January 8, 1955 - Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer
January 8, 1955 - Mike Reno, Canadian musician (Loverboy)
January 8, 1957 - Nacho Duato, Spanish classical dancer and choreographer
January 8, 1958 - Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican professional wrestler
January 8, 1959 - Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Crowded House) (d. 2005)
January 8, 1961 - Calvin Smith, American athlete
January 8, 1961 - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese creator of Yu-Gi-Oh
January 8, 1962 - Chris Marion, American musician (Little River Band)
January 8, 1965 - Michelle Forbes, American actress
January 8, 1966 - Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player
January 8, 1966 - Andrew Wood, American musician (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
January 8, 1967 - R. Kelly, American singer
January 8, 1968 - Keith Mullings, American boxer
January 8, 1969 - Jeff Abercrombie, American musician (Fuel)
January 8, 1969 - Ami Dolenz, American actress
January 8, 1970 - Rachel Friend, Australian actress
January 8, 1971 - Jason Giambi, American baseball player
January 8, 1971 - Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer
January 8, 1973 - Mark Knight, English sound designer
January 8, 1973 - Sean Paul, Jamaican singer
January 8, 1973 - Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league footballer
January 8, 1975 - DJ Clue, American DJ and producer
January 8, 1975 - Harris Jayaraj, Indian music composer
January 8, 1976 - Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician (Rilo Kiley)
January 8, 1976 - Josh Meyers, American actor
January 8, 1976 - Carl Pavano, American baseball player
January 8, 1976 - Brad Snyder, Canadian Olympic shot putter
January 8, 1977 - Amber Benson, American actress
January 8, 1977 - Lee Yoo-jin, Korean actress
January 8, 1978 - Boris Avrukh, Israeli chess grandmaster
January 8, 1978 - Marco Fu, Hong Kong snooker player
January 8, 1979 - Seol Ki-Hyeon, South Korean footballer
January 8, 1979 - Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
January 8, 1979 - Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
January 8, 1980 - Rachel Nichols, American actress
January 8, 1981 - Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
January 8, 1981 - Xie Xingfang, Chinese badminton player
January 8, 1982 - Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
January 8, 1982 - wiL Francis, American singer
January 8, 1982 - Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
January 8, 1982 - John Utaka, Nigerian footballer
January 8, 1983 - Chris Mordetzky, American professional wrestler
January 8, 1983 - Felipe Colombo, Argentine-Mexican actor and singer
January 8, 1984 - Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
January 8, 1985 - Rachael Lampa, American singer
January 8, 1986 - Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian actress (d. 2003)
January 8, 1986 - David Silva, Spanish footballer
January 8, 1988 - Adam T. Siska, American Musician
January 8, 1990 - Maci Wainwright, American singer
January 8, 1991 - Asuka Hinoi, Japanese singer