October 8 - Births

Births

• 1515 – Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)
• 1676 – Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)
• 1713 – Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)
• 1715 – Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)
• 1720 – Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)
• 1747 – Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)
• 1765 – Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)
• 1789 – John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874)
• 1789 – William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)
• 1807 – Harriet Taylor Mill, English feminist philosopher (d. 1858)
• 1818 – John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. 1905)
• 1834 – Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905)
• 1847 – Rose Scott, Social Reformer (d. 1925)
• 1850 – Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)
• 1863 – Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)
• 1864 – Ozias Leduc, Québécois painter (d. 1955)
• 1870 – Louis Vierne, French organist (d. 1937)
• 1876 – Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, British Labour politician (d. 1966)
• 1877 – Hans Heysen, German-born landscape artist (d. 1968)
• 1883 – Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
• 1883 – Dick Burnett, American musician (d. 1977)
• 1884 – Walther von Reichenau, German military officer (d. 1942)
• 1887 – Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. 1956)
• 1888 – Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. 1964)
• 1889 – C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966)
• 1890 – Edward Rickenbacker, American fighter pilot and airline executive (d. 1973)
• 1890 – Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
• 1895 – Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. 1974)
• 1895 – Zog I, King of Albania (d. 1961)
• 1896 – Julien Duvivier, French film director (d. 1967)
• 1897 – Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (d. 1987)
• 1901 – Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer (d. 1977)
• 1910 – Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1910 – Paulette Dubost, French actress
• 1910 – Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party (d. 2000)
• 1910 – Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)
• 1913 – Robert Gilruth, American aviation and space pioneer (d. 2000)
• 1917 – Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
• 1917 – Walter Lord, American author (d. 2002)
• 1917 – Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player (d. 1976)
• 1917 – Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
• 1918 – Ron Randell, film character actor (d. 2005)
• 1918 – Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1919 – Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Frank Herbert, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1921 – Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist (d. 2010)
• 1922 – Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (d. 2007)
• 1924 – Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1924 – Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet (d.2006 )
• 1927 – Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956)
• 1927 – César Milstein, Argentine scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
• 1928 – M. Russell Ballard, American religious figure
• 1928 – Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
• 1928 – Bill Maynard, British actor
• 1929 – Valdir Pereira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2001)
• 1930 – Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (d. 1996)
• 1932 – Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player
• 1936 – Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist
• 1938 – Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky
• 1938 – Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player
• 1939 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor
• 1939 – Harvey Pekar, American author (d. 2010)
• 1939 – Lynne Stewart, American civil liberties lawyer
• 1940 – Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions)
• 1941 – Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist
• 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor
• 1943 – R. L. Stine, American author
• 1944 – Susan Raye, American singer
• 1944 – Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (d. 2010)
• 1946 – Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director
• 1946 – Dennis Kucinich, American politician
• 1947 – Emiel Puttemans, Belgian athlete
• 1947 – Stephen Shore, American photographer
• 1948 – Benjamin Cheever, American novelist and editor
• 1948 – Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)
• 1948 – Pedro López, Colombian serial killer
• 1948 – Sarah Purcell, American television host
• 1948 – Johnny Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2004)
• 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, American actress
• 1950 – Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang)
• 1951 – Jack O'Connell, American politician
• 1952 – Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician
• 1952 – Edward Zwick, American film director
• 1954 – Michael Dudikoff, American actor
• 1954 – Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racing driver
• 1955 – Bill Elliott, American racing driver
• 1955 – Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician (d. 1998)
• 1955 – Darrell Hammond, American comedian (SNL)
• 1956 – Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
• 1956 – Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
• 1957 – Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
• 1957 – Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director
• 1958 – Steve Coll, American journalist
• 1959 – Nick Bakay, American actor
• 1959 – Mike Morgan, American baseball player
• 1960 – Reed Hastings, American businessman and entrepreneur
• 1960 – Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster
• 1960 – François Pérusse, Quebec humorist
• 1961 – Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist
• 1962 – Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver
• 1964 – Igor Jijikine, Russian actor
• 1964 – CeCe Winans, American singer
• 1965 – Peter Greene, American actor
• 1965 – Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor
• 1965 – C-Jay Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
• 1965 – Matt Biondi, American swimmer
• 1966 – Art Barr, American wrestler (d. 1994)
• 1966 – Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter
• 1966 – Camille Coduri, British actress
• 1966 – Karyn Parsons, American actress
• 1967 – Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress
• 1968 – Ali Benarbia, former Algerian footballer
• 1968 – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer
• 1968 – Emily Procter, American actress
• 1968 – Leeroy Thornhill, British musician (The Prodigy)
• 1969 – Julia Ann, American pornographic actress
• 1969 – Jeremy Davies, American actor
• 1969 – Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
• 1970 – Matt Damon, American actor
• 1970 – Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer
• 1970 – Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress
• 1970 – Anne-Marie Duff, English actress
• 1971 – Monty Williams, American basketball player
• 1972 – Kim Myung Min, Korean actor
• 1972 – Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer
• 1974 – Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor
• 1974 – Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1974 – Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
• 1974 – DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)
• 1976 – Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
• 1976 – Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater
• 1977 – Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider
• 1977 – Jamie Marchi, American Voice Actor
• 1977 – Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Lordi)
• 1978 – Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
• 1978 – Antonino D'Agostino, Italian footballer
• 1979 – Paul Burchill, English wrestler
• 1979 – Kristanna Loken, American actress
• 1979 – Gregori Chad Petree, American musician (Shiny Toy Guns)
• 1980 – Nick Cannon, American actor
• 1980 – Mike Mizanin, American wrestler
• 1980 – Rajesh Sharma, Canadian Born Indian Politician
• 1981 – Ruby, Egyptian singer
• 1981 – Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Mario Cassano, Italian footballer
• 1983 – Michael Fraser, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – Travis Pastrana, American motor sports competitor
• 1983 – Abhishek Nayar, Indian Cricketer
• 1985 – Eiji Wentz, Japanese entertainer
• 1985 – Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Louis Dodds, English footballer
• 1986 – Michele Sepe, Italian rugby player
• 1987 – Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress
• 1987 – Taylor Price, American football player
• 1989 – Armand Traoré, French footballer
• 1993 – Angus T. Jones, American actor
• 1993 – Molly C. Quinn, American actress
• 1997 – Bella Thorne, American actress