Birthdays
Born on August 8
Famous people who share August 8 as their birthday, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages write about them. Their sign: Leo.
Famous people born on August 8
- Shmuel Yosef AgnonUkrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature · born 1887
- Ernest LawrenceAmerican nuclear physicist · born 1901
- Klaus EbnerAustrian writer · born 1964
- Jostein GaarderNorwegian author · born 1952
- Louis van GaalDutch footbal player and manager · born 1951
- Shawn MendesCanadian singer · born 1998
- Makoto TanakaJapanese association football player and manager · born 1975
- Dennis TitoAmerican businessman · born 1940
- Louis SahaFrench footballer · born 1978
- Esther WilliamsAmerican swimmer, actress and singer · born 1921
- Joël MatipCameroonian-German association football player · born 1991
- Akira MatsunagaJapanese association football player · born 1948
- Akihiro NishimuraJapanese association football player and manager · born 1958
- Dino De LaurentiisItalian film producer · born 1919
- Anita WłodarczykPolish hammer thrower · born 1985
- The EdgeIrish rock musician, guitar player of U2 · born 1961
- Faye WongHong Kong singer-songwriter and actress · born 1969
- Vladimír DaridaCzech footballer · born 1990
- Abel HernándezUruguayan association football player · born 1990
- Katie LeungScottish actress · born 1987
- Koki OgawaJapanese association football player · born 1997
- Sara TeasdaleAmerican writer and poet · born 1884
- Harel SkaatIsraeli singer, performer, songwriter · born 1981
- ZitoBrazilian footballer · born 1932
- Sylvia SidneyAmerican actress · born 1910
- Manjul BhargavaIndo-Canadian mathematician · born 1974
- Josip DrmićSwiss footballer · born 1992
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What happened on August 8
- 2008 · Beijing hosted the Summer OlympicsSwimmer Michael Phelps won eight gold medals, a record for a single Games.
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