May 8 - Births

Births

• 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 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 – Jean Henri Dunant, Founder of the Red Cross; Nobel laureate (d. 1910)
• 1828 – Sharbel Makhluf, Lebanese monk (d. 1898)
• 1829 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
• 1835 – Bertalan Székely, Hungarian painter (d. 1910)
• 1839 – Adolphe-Basile Routhier, French Canadian lyricist (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 – Heinrich Berté, Austrian operetta composer (d. 1924)
• 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, American baseball player (d. 1988)
• 1893 – Teddy Wakelam, English sports broadcaster and rugby player (d. 1963)
• 1893 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and businessman (d. 1967)
• 1895 – James H. Kindelberger, American aviation executve (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, Austrian-born British economist and philosopher, Nobel laureate (d. 1992)
• 1901 – Turkey Stearnes, American baseball player (d. 1979)
• 1902 – André Michel Lwoff, French microbiologist, 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)
• 1910 – Mary Lou Williams, American singer (d. 1981)
• 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 writer (d. 2009)
• 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 and filmmaker (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 – David Attenborough, English naturalist
• 1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian
• 1927 – Chumy Chúmez, Spanish film director (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Theodore Sorensen, American lawyer and special counsel to John F. Kennedy (d. 2010)
• 1929 – Claude Castonguay, Quebec politician
• 1929 – Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese actress (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Heather Harper, Irish singer
• 1930 – Gary Snyder, American poet
• 1932 – Julieta Campos, Cuban-born Mexican writer (d. 2007)
• 1932 – Phyllida Law, Scottish actress
• 1932 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (d. 1970)
• 1935 – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
• 1935 – Jack Charlton, English footballer
• 1937 – Carlos Gaviria Díaz, Colombian politician
• 1937 – Thomas Pynchon, American novelist
• 1937 – Mike Cuellar, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1940 – Peter Benchley, American author (d. 2006)
• 1940 – Irwin Cotler, Canadian politician
• 1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. 1985)
• 1940 – Toni Tennille, American singer
• 1940 – Emilio Delgado, American actor
• 1941 – Mahmoud Ahmed, Ethiopian singer
• 1941 – John Fred, American singer (d. 2005)
• 1941 – Bill Lockyer, American politician
• 1942 – Norman Lamont, British 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, French-Canadian politician
• 1946 – Jonathan Dancy, British philosopher
• 1947 – H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist, Nobel laureate
• 1948 – Felicity Lott, English singer
• 1948 – Steve Braun, American baseball player
• 1948 – Stephen Stohn, Canadian television producer
• 1950 – Robert Mugge, American music documentary filmmaker
• 1951 – Philip Bailey, American singer (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1951 – Mike D'Antoni, American professional basktball coach
• 1951 – Chris Frantz, American musician (Talking Heads)
• 1953 – Alex Van Halen, Dutch-born American drummer (Van Halen)
• 1953 – Billy Burnette, American singer and guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1954 – Stephen Furst, American actor
• 1954 – David Keith, American actor
• 1955 – Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian politician
• 1956 – Jeff Wincott, Canadian actor
• 1957 – Bill Cowher, American professional football coach
• 1957 – Marie Myriam, French singer
• 1958 – Lovie Smith, American professional football coach
• 1959 – Ronnie Lott, American football player
• 1960 – Franco Baresi, Italian footballer
• 1960 – Eric Brittingham, American bassist
• 1961 – Janet McTeer, British actress
• 1961 – David Winning, Canadian film director
• 1961 – Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1963 – Terry Christian, British radio and television presenter
• 1963 – Sylvain Cossette, Quebec singer and songwriter
• 1963 – Anthony Field, Australian musician and actor
• 1963 – Michel Gondry, French director and screenwriter
• 1963 – Robin Jarvis, British writer
• 1963 – Izabela Kloc, Polish politician
• 1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress
• 1964 – Bobby Labonte, American race car driver
• 1964 – Dave Rowntree, British musician (Blur)
• 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, American sumo wrestler, the 64^th Yokozuna
• 1970 – Luis Enrique, Spanish football player
• 1972 – Darren Hayes, Australian singer
• 1972 – Ray Whitney, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Hiromu Arakawa, Japanese artist
• 1973 – Marcus Brigstocke, English comedian
• 1973 – Kris Hudson-Lee, English musician
• 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 – Martha Wainwright, Canadian musician and songwriter
• 1976 – Ian Watkins, Welsh singer and actor (Steps)
• 1977 – Theodoros Papaloukas, Greek basketball player
• 1977 – Jennifer Walcott, American glamor model
• 1977 – Joe Bonamassa, American blues rock guitarist and singer
• 1978 – Jang Woo Hyuk, Korean singer
• 1978 – Matthew Davis, American actor
• 1978 – Lúcio, Brazilian footballer
• 1978 – Josie Maran, American model
• 1980 – Keyon Dooling, American basketball player
• 1980 – Panayiotis Kafkis, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Michelle McManus, Scottish singer
• 1980 – Benny Yau, Canadian entertainer
• 1981 – Andrea Barzagli, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Björn Dixgård, Swedish guitarist, singer, songwriter
• 1981 – Yasuko Tajima, Japanese swimmer
• 1981 – John Maine, American baseball player
• 1982 – Adrian Gonzalez, American baseball player
• 1982 – Buakaw Por. Pramuk, Thai Muaythai kickboxer
• 1983 – Juan Martin Goity, Argentine-born German rugby player
• 1983 – Lawrence Vickers, American football player
• 1983 – Roberto Vitiello, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Matt Willis, British singer (Busted)
• 1984 – Nadine Chandrawinata, Indonesian beauty pageant contestant
• 1985 – Mashio Miyazaki, Japanese actress
• 1986 – Marvell Wynne, American footballer
• 1987 – Felix Jones, American football player