Famous Births on 8 May

Famous Births on 8 May1326 - 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 Rålamb, 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 Aristocrat1916 - João Havelange, Brazilian industrialist1916 - 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 Tanzania1926 - Don Rickles, American comedian1926 - David Attenborough, English naturalist1927 - Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (d. 2003)1928 - Theodore Sorenson, American writer1929 - Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese-born Academy Award-winning actress (d. 2007)1930 - Heather Harper, Irish singer1930 - Gary Snyder, American poet1932 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970)1932 - Phyllida Law, Scottish actress1932 - Julieta Campos, Cuban-Mexican writer (d. 2007)1935 - Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, 7th in the Line of succession to the Danish Throne1935 - Jack Charlton, English footballer1937 - Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician1937 - Thomas Pynchon, American novelist1937 - Mike Cuellar, baseball player1940 - Toni Tennille, American singer1940 - Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. 1985)1940 - Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician1940 - Peter Benchley, American author (d. 2006)1941 - Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer1941 - John Fred, American singer (d. 2005)1941 - Bill Lockyer, American politician1942 - Terry Neill, Northern Irish footballer1943 - Paul Samwell-Smith, British bassist (The Yardbirds)1944 - Gary Glitter, English singer1945 - Keith Jarrett, American musician1946 - André Boulerice, Quebec politician1947 - H. Robert Horvitz, Nobel laureate1948 - Felicity Lott, English singer1948 - Steve Braun, baseball player1948 - Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer (Degrassi)1950 - Robert Mugge, American music documentary film maker1951 - 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 actor1954 - David Keith, American actor1957 - Bill Cowher, American football coach1957 - Marie Myriam, French singer1958 - Lovie Smith, American football coach1960 - Franco Baresi, Italian footballer1960 - Eric Brittingham, American bassist1961 - David Winning, Canadian film director1961 - Janet McTeer, British actress1963 - Terry Christian, British radio presenter1963 - Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter1963 - Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor1963 - Robin Jarvis, British writer1963 - Izabela Kloc, Polish politician1964 - Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)1964 - Bobby Labonte, American race car driver1964 - Melissa Gilbert, American actress1966 - Claudio Taffarel, Brazilian footballer1966 - Marta Sánchez, Spanish singer1968 - Jamie Summers, American star1968 - Johan Pehrson, Swedish politician1968 - Nathalie Normandeau, Quebec politician1969 - Akebono Taro, sumo wrestler1970 - Luis Enrique, Spanish football player1972 - Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player1972 - Darren Hayes, Australian singer1973 - Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist1974 - Jon Tickle, English entertainer1974 - Korey Stringer, American football player (d. 2001)1975 - Enrique Iglesias, Spanish singer1975 - Jussi Markkanen, Finnish ice hockey player1975 - Gastón Mazzacane, Argentine racing driver1976 - Ian "H" Watkins, pop singer (Steps)1976 - Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter1977 - Jennifer Walcott, American Playboy Playmate1978 - Josie Maran, American model1978 - Lúcio, Brazilian footballer1978 - Matthew Davis, American actor1978 - Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer1980 - Michelle McManus, Scottish singer1980 - Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer1981 - John Maine, American baseball player1981 - Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer1981 - Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist1981 - Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer1982 - Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player1983 - Matt Willis, British singer1984 - Nadine Chandrawinata, 2006 Miss Universe Pageant (Indonesia)1985 - Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress1986 - Marvell Wynne, American soccer player1987 - Felix Jones, American football player

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