8 January Births

January 8 is the eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 357 days remaining until the end of the year (358 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

Births

1360 – Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1410)
1462 – Walraven II van Brederode, Dutch noble (d. 1531)
1529 – John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (d. 1595)
1556 – Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese daimyo (d. 1623)
1583 – Simon Episcopius, Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1643)
1587 – Johannes Fabricius, German astronomer and academic (d. 1616)
1587 – Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1629)
1589 – Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet and playwright (d. 1638)
1601 – Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest and author (d. 1658)
1628 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (d. 1695)
1632 – Samuel von Pufendorf, German economist and jurist (d. 1694)
1635 – Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish cardinal (d. 1709)
1638 – Elisabetta Sirani, Italian painter (d. 1665)
1680 – Sebastiano Conca, Italian painter (d. 1764)
1735 – John Carroll, American archbishop, founder of Georgetown University (d. 1815)
1763 – Edmond-Charles Genêt, French-American translator and diplomat (d. 1834)
1786 – Nicholas Biddle, American banker and financier (d. 1844)
1788 – Archduke Rudolf of Austria (d. 1831)
1792 – Lowell Mason, American composer and educator (d. 1872)
1805 – John Bigler, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 3rd Governor of California (d. 1871)
1805 – Orson Hyde, American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 1878)
1812 – Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)
1817 – Theophilus Shepstone, English-South African politician (d. 1893)
1821 – James Longstreet, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Turkey (d. 1904)
1823 – Alfred Russel Wallace, Welsh-English geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1913)
1824 – Wilkie Collins, English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1889)
1824 – Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet and composer (d. 1861)
1830 – Albert Bierstadt, German-American painter and educator (d. 1902)
1830 – Hans von Bülow, German pianist and composer (d. 1894)
1836 – Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English painter and academic (d. 1912)
1843 – Frederick Abberline, English police officer (d. 1929)
1843 – Karl Eduard Heusner, German admiral (d. 1891)
1843 – John H. Moffitt, American sergeant and politician, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1926)
1852 – James Milton Carroll, American pastor and author (d. 1931)
1854 – Fanny Bullock Workman, American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1925)
1860 – Emma Booth, English author (d. 1903)
1862 – Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (d. 1934)
1864 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (d. 1892)
1865 – Winnaretta Singer, American philanthropist (d. 1943)
1866 – William G. Conley, American educator and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (d. 1940)
1867 – Emily Greene Balch, American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961)
1870 – Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1930)
1871 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish captain and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (d. 1940)
1873 – Iuliu Maniu, Romanian lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Romania (d. 1953)
1876 – Arturs Alberings, Latvian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Latvia (d. 1934)
1879 – Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (d. 1948)
1881 – Henrik Shipstead, American dentist and politician (d. 1960)
1881 – Linnie Marsh Wolfe, American librarian and author (d. 1945)
1883 – Pavel Filonov, Russian painter and poet (d. 1941)
1883 – Patrick J. Hurley, American general, politician, and diplomat, 51st United States Secretary of War (d. 1963)
1885 – John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1945)
1885 – Mór Kóczán, Hungarian javelin thrower and pastor (d. 1972)
1885 – A. J. Muste, Dutch-American pastor and activist (d. 1967)
1888 – Richard Courant, German-American mathematician and academic (d. 1972)
1891 – Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
1891 – Storm Jameson, English journalist and author (d. 1986)
1891 – Bronislava Nijinska, Russian dancer and choreographer (d. 1972)
1894 – Maximilian Kolbe, Polish martyr and saint (d. 1941)
1896 – Arthur Ford, American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship (d. 1971)
1896 – Jaromír Weinberger, Czech-American composer and academic (d. 1967)
1897 – Dennis Wheatley, English soldier and author (d. 1977)
1899 – S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (d. 1959)
1900 – Dorothy Adams, American character actress (d. 1988) [1]
1900 – Merlyn Myer, Australian philanthropist (d. 1982)
1902 – Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician (d. 1988)
1902 – Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (d. 1987)
1904 – Karl Brandt, German physician and SS officer (d. 1948)
1904 – Tampa Red, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1981)
1905 – Carl Gustav Hempel, German philosopher from the Vienna and the Berlin Circle (d. 1997)
1905 – Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer and poet (d. 1988)
1906 – Serge Poliakoff, Russian-French painter (d. 1969)
1907 – Keizō Hayashi, Japanese general and civil servant (d. 1991)
1908 – Fearless Nadia, Australian-Indian actress and stuntwoman (d. 1966)
1908 – William Hartnell, English actor (d. 1975)
1909 – Ashapoorna Devi, Indian author and poet (d. 1995)
1909 – Willy Millowitsch, German actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1999)
1909 – Bruce Mitchell, South African cricketer (d. 1995)
1909 – Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist (d. 1992)
1909 – Evelyn Wood, American author and educator (d. 1995)
1910 – Galina Ulanova, Russian actress and ballerina (d. 1998)
1911 – Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (d. 2006)
1911 – Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, dancer, and author (d. 1970)
1912 – José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor and director (d. 1992)
1912 – Lawrence Walsh, Canadian-American lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th United States Deputy Attorney General (d. 2014)
1915 – Walker Cooper, American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
1917 – Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1994)
1920 – Richard Benedict, American actor and director (d. 1984)
1920 – Gordon Kahl, American tax protester and cop-killer (d. 1983)
1922 – Dale D. Myers, American engineer (d. 2015)
1922 – Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 1986)
1923 – Larry Storch, American actor and comedian
1923 – Giorgio Tozzi, American opera singer and actor (d. 2011)
1923 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (d. 1985)
1923 – Joseph Weizenbaum, German-American computer scientist and author (d. 2008)
1924 – Benjamin Lees, Chinese-American soldier and composer (d. 2010)
1924 – Ron Moody, English actor and singer (d. 2015)
1925 – Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (d. 1972)
1926 – Evelyn Lear, American operatic soprano (d. 2012)
1926 – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Indian dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
1926 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer
1926 – Soupy Sales, American comedian and actor (d. 2009)
1927 – Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic (d. 2015)
1928 – Slade Gorton, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 14th Attorney General of Washington
1928 – Gaston Miron, Canadian poet and author (d. 1996)
1928 – Luther Perkins, American country guitarist (d. 1968)
1931 – Bill Graham, German-American businessman (d. 1991)
1931 – Clarence Benjamin Jones, American lawyer and scholar
1933 – Nolan Miller, American fashion and jewelry designer (d. 2012)
1933 – Charles Osgood, American soldier and journalist
1933 – Jean-Marie Straub, French director and screenwriter
1933 – Willie Tasby, American baseball player
1934 – Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (d. 1987)
1934 – Gene Freese, American baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
1934 – Roy Kinnear, British actor (d. 1988)
1934 – Alexandra Ripley, American author (d. 2004)
1935 – Lewis H. Lapham, American publisher, founded Lapham's Quarterly
1935 – Elvis Presley, American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 1977)
1936 – Zdeněk Mácal, Czech-American conductor
1936 – Robert May, Baron May of Oxford, Australian-English zoologist, ecologist, and academic
1937 – Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
1938 – Bob Eubanks, American game show host and producer
1938 – Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic
1938 – Yevgeny Nesterenko, Russian opera singer and educator
1939 – Carolina Herrera, Venezuelan-American fashion designer
1939 – Ruth Maleczech, American actress (d. 2013)
1939 – Alan Wilson, English mathematician and academic
1940 – Mark Bretscher, English biologist and academic
1940 – Cristy Lane, American country and gospel singer
1941 – Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1989)
1942 – Robin Ellis, English actor
1942 – Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author
1942 – Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan
1942 – Yvette Mimieux, American actress
1942 – Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
1943 – Charles Murray, American political scientist and author
1944 – Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author
1945 – Nancy Bond, American author and academic
1945 – Kadir Topbaş, Turkish architect and politician, 31st Mayor of Istanbul
1946 – Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter
1947 – Don Bendell, American rancher and author
1947 – David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2016)
1947 – David Gates, American journalist and novelist
1947 – Antti Kalliomäki, Finnish pole vaulter and politician
1947 – Samuel Schmid, Swiss lawyer and politician, 90th President of the Swiss Confederation
1947 – Terry Sylvester, English singer and guitarist
1947 – Luke Williams, New Zealand-American wrestler
1948 – Gillies MacKinnon, Scottish director and screenwriter
1949 – John Podesta, American lawyer and politician, 20th White House Chief of Staff
1949 – Lawrence Rowe, Jamaican cricketer
1951 – Kenny Anthony, Saint Lucian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
1951 – John McTiernan, American director and producer
1951 – Franz Pachl, German chess player and composer
1951 – Karen Tei Yamashita, American author and academic
1952 – Vladimir Feltsman, Russian-American pianist and educator
1952 – Peter McCullagh, Irish mathematician and academic
1952 – Mel Reynolds, American academic and politician
1953 – Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
1954 – Konstantinos Kypriotis, Greek martial artist (d. 1995)
1955 – Joan Kingston, Canadian nurse, educator, and politician
1955 – Spiros Livathinos, Greek footballer and coach
1955 – Mike Reno, Canadian singer and drummer
1957 – Nacho Duato, Spanish dancer and choreographer
1957 – David Lang, American composer and academic
1958 – Betsy DeVos, American businesswoman and politician, 11th Secretary of Education
1958 – Rey Misterio, Sr., Mexican wrestler, trainer, and actor
1959 – Kim Duk-koo, South Korean boxer (d. 1982)
1959 – Mike Harwood, Australian golfer
1959 – Paul Hester, Australian drummer (d. 2005)
1959 – Keith Rodden, American NASCAR crew chief
1960 – Lee Tomboulian, American pianist, accordion player, composer, and educator
1960 – Dave Weckl, American drummer
1961 – Keith Arkell, English chess player
1961 – Shoaib Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer
1964 – Marc Quinn, English sculptor
1964 – Ron Sexsmith, Canadian singer-songwriter
1966 – Willie Anderson, American basketball player
1966 – Igor Vyazmikin, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2009)
1966 – Andrew Wood, American singer-songwriter (d. 1990)
1967 – Torsten Gowitzke, German footballer and manager
1967 – Steven Jacobs, Australian television host and actor
1967 – R. Kelly, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and former professional basketball player
1967 – Tom Watson, English politician
1969 – J. Hunter Johnson, American game designer, author, and translator
1970 – Rachel Friend, Australian actress and journalist
1970 – Rod Maybon, Australian rugby league player
1971 – Jason Giambi, American baseball player
1971 – Jesper Jansson, Swedish footballer
1971 – Mike Süsser, German chef and author
1971 – Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer and coach
1972 – Paul Clement, English footballer, coach, and manager
1972 – Giuseppe Favalli, Italian footballer
1973 – Mike Cameron, American baseball player
1973 – Henning Solberg, Norwegian race car driver
1973 – Jason Stevens, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1975 – Harris Jayaraj, Indian composer and producer
1976 – Kenneth Andam, Ghanaian sprinter and businessman
1976 – Carl Pavano, American baseball player
1977 – Francesco Coco, Italian footballer
1979 – Torry Castellano, American drummer
1979 – Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager
1979 – Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer
1979 – Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer
1979 – Sarah Polley, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
1979 – Tomasz Schafernaker, Polish-English meteorologist
1979 – Mirella van Melis, Dutch cyclist
1980 – Adam Goodes, Australian footballer
1980 – Rachel Nichols, American actress and producer
1981 – Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
1981 – Ioannis Kokkodis, Greek swimmer
1981 – Virgil Spier, Dutch sprinter and hurdler
1981 – Trent Waterhouse, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Emanuele Calaiò, Italian footballer
1982 – Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
1983 – Jon Daly, Irish footballer
1983 – Chris Masters, American wrestler and actor
1984 – Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
1984 – Stephen Simpson, South African race car driver
1984 – Jeon Ji-ae, South Korean actress
1984 – Kim Jong-un, North Korean soldier and politician, 3rd Supreme Leader of North Korea
1986 – David Silva, Spanish footballer
1987 – Carmen Klaschka, German tennis player
1988 – Vitaliy Hoshkoderya, Ukrainian footballer
1988 – Adrián López, Spanish footballer
1988 – Michael Mancienne, English footballer
1989 – Aaron Cruden, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Kristján Einar, Icelandic race car driver
1989 – Lee Yi-kyung, South Korean actor
1990 – Hassan Adhuham, Maldivian footballer
1990 – Jeff Allen, American football player
1990 – Sascha Bigalke, German footballer
1990 – Scott Pye, Australian race car driver
1991 – Jorge Enríquez, Mexican footballer
1991 – Josh Hazlewood, Australian cricketer
1991 – Josh Jackson, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Stefan Savić, Montenegrin footballer
1991 – Shin Ji-min, South Korean singer and rapper
1991 – Emiliano Tabone, Argentinian footballer
1992 – Stefanie Dolson, American basketball player
1992 – Koke, Spanish footballer
1992 – Apostolos Vellios, Greek footballer
1993 – Giovanni Galbieri, Italian sprinter
1993 – James Tedesco, Australian rugby league player
1998 – Manuel Locatelli Italian footballer
2000 – Noah Cyrus, American actress and singer

Source: wikipedia