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Who was born on February 8
160 notable people were born on February 8. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.
- 160births
- 41events
Best known
Best known
Daniel Bernoulli
Swiss mathematician and physicist
Emperor Sakuramachi
Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747
André Grétry
Composer from present-day Belgium
Gia Long
Founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty (r. 1802–04)
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
Empress of Austria from 1816 to 1835
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
Russian grand duke
Daniel Bernoulli — Swiss mathematician and physicist, born on February 8 1700.
Emperor Sakuramachi — Emperor of Japan from 1735 to 1747, born on February 8 1720.
André Grétry — Composer from present-day Belgium, born on February 8 1741.
Gia Long — Founding emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty (r. 1802–04), born on February 8 1762.
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria — Empress of Austria from 1816 to 1835, born on February 8 1792.
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia — Russian grand duke, born on February 8 1798.
All entries
- 1685
Charles-Jean-François HénaultFrench writer and historian - 1764
Joseph Leopold EyblerAustrian composer - 1807
Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsEnglish sculptor and natural history artist - 1817
Richard S. EwellUnited States Army officer and Confederate general - 1819
John RuskinEnglish polymath - 1820
William Tecumseh ShermanUnited States Army general - 1822
Maxime Du CampFrench writer and photographer - 1825
Henry Walter BatesEnglish naturalist and explorer
- 1828
Jules VerneFrench writer - 1829
Vital-Justin GrandinCatholic bishop - 1834
Dmitri MendeleevRussian chemist - 1850
Kate ChopinAmerican author - 1860
Adella Brown BaileyAmerican politician and suffragist - 1866
Moses GombergAmerican chemist - 1876
Paula Modersohn-BeckerGerman expressionist painter and draftswoman - 1878
Martin BuberAustrian-Israeli philosopher - 1880
Franz MarcGerman artist - 1880VViktor SchwannekeGerman actor
- 1882
Thomas SelfridgeFirst person to die in an airplane crash - 1883
Isak PenttalaFinnish politician - 1883
Joseph SchumpeterAustrian (later American) political economist - 1884
Snowy BakerAustralian athlete, sports promoter, and actor - 1886
Charlie RugglesAmerican actor
- 1888
Edith EvansEnglish actress - 1890
Claro M. RectoFilipino politician - 1893
Ba MawBurmese leader and independence activist - 1894
King VidorAmerican writer and director - 1895
Khorloogiin ChoibalsanLeader of Mongolia from 1939 to 1952 - 1897
Zakir HusainPresident of India from 1967 to 1969 - 1899
Lonnie Johnson (musician)American blues and jazz musician - 1902
DemchugdongrubChinese Mongol prince - 1903
Greta KellerAustrian-American cabaret singer and actress - 1903
Tunku Abdul RahmanPrime Minister of Malaysia from 1957 to 1970 - 1906CChester CarlsonAmerican physicist and inventor
- 1909
Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)Australian philanthropist - 1911
Elizabeth BishopAmerican poet and short-story writer - 1913
Betty FieldAmerican actress - 1913
Danai StratigopoulouMusical artist - 1914
Bill FingerAmerican comics writer - 1915
Georges GuétaryFrench singer and actor - 1918
Freddie BlassieAmerican professional wrestler and manager - 1921BBarney DansonCanadian politician
- 1921
Nexhmije HoxhaAlbanian politician - 1921BBalram Singh RaiGuyanese politician
- 1921
Lana TurnerAmerican actress - 1922
Audrey MeadowsAmerican actress - 1925
Jack LemmonAmerican actor - 1926
Neal CassadyAmerican writer - 1926
Birgitte ReimerDanish actress - 1930
Alejandro ReyAmerican actor and television director - 1931
James DeanAmerican actor - 1931
ShadiaEgyptian actress/singer - 1932
Cliff AllisonBritish racing driver - 1932
John WilliamsAmerican composer and conductor (born 1932) - 1933
Elly AmelingDutch soprano - 1937
Joe RaposoAmerican composer - 1937
Harry WuChinese-American human rights activist - 1939
Jose Maria SisonFilipino communist leader - 1940
Sophie KanzaCongolese politician - 1940
Ted KoppelAmerican television journalist (born 1940) - 1941
Nick NolteAmerican actor (born 1941) - 1941
Tom RushAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1941) - 1941
Jagjit SinghIndian singer - 1942
Robert KleinAmerican stand-up comedian (b. 1942) - 1942
Terry MelcherAmerican record producer - 1943
Creed BrattonAmerican actor and musician (born 1943) - 1943
Valerie ThomasAmerican data scientist and inventor - 1944
Roger Lloyd-PackEnglish actor - 1944
Sebastião SalgadoBrazilian photographer - 1948
Dan SealsAmerican singer-songwriter - 1949
Brooke Adams (actress)American actress (born 1949) - 1949
Niels ArestrupFrench-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter - 1952
Marinho ChagasBrazilian footballer - 1953
Mary SteenburgenAmerican actress (born 1953) - 1955
John GrishamAmerican writer and lawyer (born 1955) - 1955
Jim NeidhartAmerican professional wrestler - 1956
Marques JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 1956)
- 1957
Karine ChemlaFrench historian of mathematics and sinologist (born 1957) - 1958
Sherri MartelAmerican professional wrestler and manager - 1958
Marina SilvaBrazilian environmentalist and politician (born 1958) - 1959
Henry CzernyCanadian film, stage and television actor - 1959
Heinz GünthardtSwiss tennis player (born 1959) - 1959
Andrew HoyAustralian equestrian (born 1959) - 1959
Mauricio MacriPresident of Argentina from 2015 to 2019 - 1960
Benigno Aquino IIIPresident of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016 - 1960
Dino CiccarelliCanadian ice hockey player (born 1960) - 1961
Vince NeilAmerican singer (born 1961) - 1963
Mohammad AzharuddinIndian cricketer - 1964
Arlie PettersBelizean-American mathematical physicist - 1964
Santosh SivanIndian cinematographer - 1964
Trinny WoodallEnglish fashion advisor and designer (born 1964) - 1966
Kirk MullerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1966) - 1966
Hristo StoichkovBulgarian footballer (born 1966) - 1967
Adelir Antônio de CarliBrazilian priest and balloonist - 1967MMichael AnsleyAmerican basketball player (born 1967)
- 1968
Gary ColemanAmerican actor - 1969
Pauly FuemanaNew Zealand singer and songwriter - 1969
Mary Robinette KowalAmerican author and puppeteer (born 1969) - 1969
Mary McCormackAmerican actress (born 1969) - 1970SStephanie CourtneyAmerican actress and comedian (born 1970)
- 1970JJohn FilanAustralian soccer player (born 1970)
- 1970
Alonzo MourningAmerican basketball player (born 1970) - 1971
Aidy BoothroydEnglish football manager (born 1971) - 1971
Gas LipstickSwedish-Finnish drummer - 1971
Susan MisnerAmerican actress and dancer (born 1971) - 1972
Big ShowAmerican professional wrestler and actor (born 1972) - 1973MMichelle BroganAustralian basketball player (born 1973)
- 1974
Guy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoFrench musician (born 1974) - 1974
Seth GreenAmerican actor and producer (born 1974) - 1974
Joshua MorrowAmerican actor (born 1974) - 1974
Kimbo SliceAmerican mixed martial artist - 1976
Khaled MashudBangladeshi cricketer - 1976
Nicolas VouillozFrench mountain biker and rally driver (born 1976)
- 1977
Dave FarrellAmerican bassist - 1977
Roman KostomarovRussian ice dancer (born 1977) - 1978
Ranveer BrarIndian celebrity chef (born 1978) - 1978
Mick de BrenniMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Springwood - 1979
Aaron Cook (baseball)American baseball player (born 1979) - 1980
William Jackson HarperAmerican actor (born 1980) - 1981
Steve GohouriIvorian footballer
- 1981
Myriam Montemayor CruzMexican singer (born 1981) - 1981
Jim ParrackAmerican actor - 1983JJermaine Anderson (basketball)Canadian professional basketball player
- 1983
Cory JaneNew Zealand rugby union player - 1984
Sean BergenheimFinnish ice hockey player (born 1984)
- 1984
Cecily StrongAmerican actress (born 1984) - 1984
Panagiotis VasilopoulosGreek basketball player (born 1984) - 1985
Petra CetkovskáCzech tennis player (born 1985) - 1985
Jeremy DavisAmerican musician (born 1985) - 1985
Félix PieHaitian / Dominican baseball player (born 1985) - 1985
Brian RandleAmerican basketball player and coach (born 1985)
- 1986
Anderson .PaakAmerican rapper and singer (born 1986) - 1987
Javi GarcíaSpanish footballer (born 1987) - 1987
Carolina KostnerItalian figure skater (born 1987) - 1988KKeegan MethZimbabwean cricketer (born 1988)
- 1989
Zac GuildfordNew Zealand rugby union player - 1989
JaJuan JohnsonAmerican basketball player (born 1989) - 1989
Julio JonesAmerican football player (born 1989) - 1989
Brendan Smith (ice hockey)Canadian ice hockey player (born 1989) - 1989
Courtney VanderslootAmerican basketball player (born 1989) - 1990
Bethany HamiltonAmerican surfer (born 1990) - 1990
Klay ThompsonAmerican basketball player (born 1990) - 1991
Nam Woo-hyunSouth Korean singer and actor (born 1991) - 1992
Bruno Martins IndiDutch footballer (born 1992) - 1994
Hakan ÇalhanoğluTurkish footballer (born 1994) - 1994
Nikki YanofskyCanadian singer (born 1994)
- 1995
Gabriel DeckArgentine basketball player (born 1995) - 1995
Joshua KimmichGerman footballer (born 1995) - 1996
Kenedy (footballer)Brazilian footballer (born 1996) - 1996
Leighton Vander EschAmerican football player (born 1996) - 1997
Kathryn NewtonAmerican actress (born 1997) - 1998
Rui HachimuraJapanese basketball player (born 1998) - 1999
Alessia RussoEnglish footballer (born 1999) - 2001
I.NSouth Korean singer (born 2001)
Frequently asked questions
Who was born on February 8?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 8, including Daniel Bernoulli, Emperor Sakuramachi, André Grétry. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
What happened on February 8?
41 documented historical events happened on February 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Honorius declared Constantius III to be his co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire. On the same day, in another year: Seventh Crusade: The Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt defeated and captured King Louis IX of France at the Battle of Fariskur. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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