February 8 - Births

Births

• 120 – Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer (d. 175)
• 412 – Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
• 1191 – Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)
• 1291 – King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)
• 1405 – Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos of the Byzantine Empire (d. 1453)
• 1487 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
• 1552 – Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
• 1577 – Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640)
• 1586 – Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. 1651)
• 1612 – Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
• 1649 – Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)
• 1677 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
• 1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
• 1700 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782)
• 1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
• 1792 – Queen Caroline Augusta of Bavaria of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
• 1798 – Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Russian Grand Duke (d. 1849)
• 1804 – Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834)
• 1807 – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889)
• 1819 – John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
• 1820 – William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. 1891)
• 1822 – Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)
• 1828 – Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
• 1834 – Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
• 1847 – Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)
• 1850 – Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)
• 1866 – Moses Gomberg, Russian-born American chemist (d. 1947)
• 1878 – Martin Buber, Austrian-born Israeli philosopher (d. 1965)
• 1880 – Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916)
• 1882 – Thomas Etholen Selfridge, American military officer and airplane crash victim (d. 1908)
• 1883 – Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. 1950)
• 1884 – Reginald Baker, Australian athlete and actor (d. 1953)
• 1886 – Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1888 – Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. 1976)
• 1890 – Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960)
• 1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. 1977)
• 1894 – Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971)
• 1894 – King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982)
• 1900 – Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. 1987)
• 1902 – Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
• 1903 – Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
• 1906 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1968)
• 1911 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. 1979)
• 1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
• 1918 – Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
• 1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
• 1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
• 1928 – Gene Lees, Canadian biographer and lyricist
• 1930 – James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
• 1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 1987)
• 1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
• 1932 – Cliff Allison, British racing driver (d. 2005)
• 1932 – John Williams, American composer and conductor
• 1933 – Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
• 1933 – Jack Larson, American actor
• 1936 – Larry Verne, American singer
• 1937 – Manfred Krug, German actor
• 1937 – Joe Raposo, American composer (d. 1989)
• 1939 – José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
• 1939 – Ken Iman, American football player (d. 2010)
• 1940 – Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor
• 1941 – Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter
• 1942 – Robert Klein, American comedian
• 1942 – Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. 2004)
• 1942 – Bob Munden, American shooting competitor
• 1943 – Creed Bratton, American actor and musician
• 1943 – Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and academic
• 1944 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor
• 1944 – Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
• 1948 – Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (d. 2002)
• 1948 – Dan Seals, American singer (d. 2009)
• 1948 – Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)
• 1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress
• 1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
• 1951 – Z'EV, American text/sound artist
• 1953 – Roger Clavet, Québécois politician
• 1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
• 1955 – John Grisham, American writer
• 1955 – Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
• 1956 – Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock's Beard)
• 1958 – Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
• 1959 – Damir Maričić, Croatian footballer
• 1960 – Benigno Aquino III, Philippine President
• 1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1961 – Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
• 1961 – Bruce Timm,TV Producer (DC Animated Universe)
• 1963 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer
• 1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
• 1964 – Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
• 1964 – Robert Nebřenský, Czech actor and musician
• 1965 – Dicky Cheung, Hong Kong Actor and Singer
• 1966 – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer
• 1966 – Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
• 1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1968 – Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
• 1968 – Nasos Thanopoulos, Greek businessman
• 1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress
• 1969 – Shiva Rose, American actress
• 1970 – John Filan, Australian footballer
• 1970 – Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
• 1971 – Mika Karppinen, Finnish drummer (HIM)
• 1971 – Andrus Veerpalu, Estonian cross-country skier
• 1972 – Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
• 1973 – Keith McDonald, American baseball player
• 1974 – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk)
• 1974 – Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1974 – Seth Green, American actor
• 1974 – Kimbo Slice, American mixed martial artist
• 1976 – Abi Titmuss, British glamour model
• 1976 – Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1976 – Adam Piatt, American baseball player
• 1976 – Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver
• 1977 – Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 – Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
• 1977 – Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
• 1977 – Mathieu Turcotte, Canadian short-track speed skater
• 1979 – Aaron Cook, American baseball player
• 1979 – Josh Keaton, American actor and singer
• 1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian
• 1980 – Cameron Muncey, Australian guitarist (Jet)
• 1980 – Stephen Wright, English footballer
• 1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
• 1982 – Satomi Kōrogi, Japanese voice actress
• 1982 – Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor
• 1982 – Danny Tamberelli, American actor
• 1983 – Jim Verraros, American singer
• 1983 – Cory Jane, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
• 1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
• 1988 – Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1988 – Ryan Pinkston, American actor
• 1989 – Dani Harmer, English actor
• 1989 – JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player
• 1989 – Zac Guildford, New Zealand All Black rugby player
• 1991 – Abdisalam Ibrahim, Somali-Norwegian footballer
• 1991 – Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
• 1994 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist