History Births on April 08

Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (d. 1908)
#Allen_Butler_Talcott

Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (d. 1925)
#Clarence_Hudson_White

Michelle Donelan, British politician
#Michelle_Donelan

Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
#Manuel_Ortega_(singer)

Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
#Frédéric_Back

Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)
#Sonja_Henie

Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (d. 2017)
#Kim_Jong-hyun_(singer)

Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine (d. 1951)
#1882

Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer
#Gennady_Golovkin
John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (d. 2018)
#John_Gavin

Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)
#Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)

Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (d. 1996)
#Renzo_De_Felice

Katee Sackhoff, American actress
#Katee_Sackhoff

Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)
#Hugo_Fregonese

Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
#Geir_Haarde

Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer
#Vivienne_Westwood

Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
#Daigo_(musician)

Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)
#Oscar_Zeta_Acosta

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
#Barbara_Young,_Baroness_Young_of_Old_Scone

Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician
#Albert_Bustamante

Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)
#Pancha_Carrasco

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1704)
#Henry_Sydney,_1st_Earl_of_Romney

Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)
#Iveta_Bartošová

Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (d. 1979)
#Marie_Byles
Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Donita_Sparks

Zac Santo, Australian rugby league player
#Zac_Santo

Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
#Ofer_Shechter

Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (d. 1992)
#Glendon_Swarthout

Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)
#Sergei_Magnitsky

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (d. 1892)
#August_Wilhelm_von_Hofmann

Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
#Hubertus_Ernst
Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)
#Barbara_of_Hesse

Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)
#Edmund_Husserl

Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
#Tom_DeLay

Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Alexi_Laiho

Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
#Melvin_Calvin

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 2018)
#Kofi_Annan

Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)
#Michele_Mercati

Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
#Cedi_Osman

Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)
#Joan_Sebastian

Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor
#Biz_Markie

Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
#Brian_McDermott_(footballer)

Patricia Arquette, French-Canadian Russian/Polish Jewish-American actress and director
#Patricia_Arquette

Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Roger_Chapman

Emma Caulfield, American actress
#Emma_Caulfield

Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
#Julian_Lennon

Alec Stewart, English cricketer
#Alec_Stewart

Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)
#Ian_Smith

Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
#Igor_Akinfeev

Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
#Michael_Benton

Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
#Steven_Blaney

Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic
#Jürgen_Moltmann

David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)
#David_Rittenhouse

Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
#Brenda_Russell

Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player
#Félix_Hernández

Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
#Odd_Nerdrum

Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
#Ana_de_la_Reguera

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (d. 2010)
#Carlos_Hugo,_Duke_of_Parma

Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)
#Kumar_Gandharva

Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)
#Ramón_Emeterio_Betances

Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)
#Dionysios_Solomos

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
#Tatyana_Petrova_Arkhipova

Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
#Harri_Rovanperä

Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)
#Albert_I_of_Belgium

Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Ezra_Koenig

Paddy Lowe, English engineer
#Paddy_Lowe

Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
#Evripidis_Stylianidis

Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)
#Anthony_Farrar-Hockley

Philip IV of Spain (d. 1665)
#Philip_IV_of_Spain

William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (d. 1850)
#William_Joseph_Chaminade

Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)
#Joachim_Büchner

Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
#Grzegorz_Lato

Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)
#Larry_Norman

Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
#Amit_Trivedi

Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
#Izzy_Stradlin

Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
#Robin_Wright

Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies
#Robert_Kiyosaki

Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
#Bernt_Haas

Elton John, Trinidadian footballer
#Elton_John_(footballer)

Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
#Roman_Dragoun

Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
#Jim_Piddock

John Schneider, American actor and country singer
#John_Schneider_(screen_actor)

Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (d. 1962)
#Dennis_Chávez

Iskandar of Johor (d. 2010)
#Iskandar_of_Johor

Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist
#Douglas_Trumbull

Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
#Mazinho

Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)
#Jacques_Brel

Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
#Sam_Rapira

Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979)
#Mary_Pickford

David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician
#David_Wu

Dej Loaf, American rapper, singer and songwriter
#Dej_Loaf

Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)
#Charlotte_Dawson

Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)
#Paul_Gray_(American_musician)

Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
#Timo_Pérez
John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
#John_Hamm

John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
#John_Hicks

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)
#William_Herbert,_3rd_Earl_of_Pembroke

Stanis?aw Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)
#Stanis?aw_Taczak

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (d. 2007)
#Kisho_Kurokawa

John Fante, American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)
#John_Fante

Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)
#Emil_Cioran

Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
#Christian_IX_of_Denmark

Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
#Francesco_Flachi

John Scott, English sociologist and academic
#John_Scott_(sociologist)

Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)
#Gary_Carter

Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
#Mary_W._Gray

Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (d. 1933)
#Elizabeth_Bacon_Custer

Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
#Frédérick_Bousquet

Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
#Evans_Rutto

Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1936)
#Julius_Seljamaa

Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
#Jenni_Asserholt

Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)
#Mary_Stuart_(1605-1607)

John Havlicek, American basketball player (d. 2019)
#John_Havlicek

Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
#Royston_Drenthe

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)
#Giuseppe_Tartini

Brett White, Australian rugby league player
#Brett_White

Anouk, Dutch singer
#Anouk_(singer)

Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)
#Momo_Kapor

R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)
#R._P._Keigwin

Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
#Tine_Asmundsen

María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)
#María_Félix

Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
#Nnedi_Okorafor

Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
#Mark_Spencer_(computer_engineer)

James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
#James_Herbert

Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
#Terry_Porter

Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
#Seymour_Hersh

Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
#Michael_Jones_(rugby_union)

Funda Arar, Turkish singer
#Funda_Arar

Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984)
#Ricky_Bell_(running_back)

Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (d. 1992)
#Helen_Joseph

Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
#Peter_I_of_Portugal

Mel Schacher, American bass player
#Mel_Schacher

Care Santos, Catalan writer
#Care_Santos

Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
#Jeremy_Hellickson

Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)
#Catfish_Hunter

Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
#Yemane_Tsegay

Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997)
#Sara_Northrup_Hollister

Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician
#Ron_Johnson_(Wisconsin_politician)

Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
#Darren_Jessee

Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)
#Harvey_Cushing
Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)
#Edward_Mulhare

Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (d. 2013)
#Herman_van_Raalte

Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
#Pascal_Lamy

Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (d. 1798)
#Lewis_Morris

Shecky Greene, American actor
#Shecky_Greene

Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)
#Claudio_Merulo

Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)
#Juan_van_der_Hamen

Mark Blundell, English race car driver
#Mark_Blundell

Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)
#Betty_Ford

Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Tracy_Grammer