History Births on November 08

Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (d. 2018)

#Colin_Sylvia

Sinan Güler, Turkish basketball player

#Sinan_Güler

Nick Punto, American baseball player

#Nick_Punto

Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Austrian tennis player

#Patricia_Mayr-Achleitner

Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player and soldier

#Johnny_Bower

John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1619)

#John_Sigismund,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

Jerry Remy, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jerry_Remy

Patti Page, American singer and actress (d. 2013)

#Patti_Page

Sitara Devi, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)

#Sitara_Devi

Kazuo Sakamaki, Japanese soldier (d. 1999)

#Kazuo_Sakamaki

William Wirt, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Attorney General (d. 1834)

#William_Wirt_(Attorney_General)

Alan Curbishley, English footballer and manager

#Alan_Curbishley

Brett Lee, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

#Brett_Lee

John Byron, English admiral and politician, 24th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1786)

#John_Byron

Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, English businessman, founded the Austin Motor Company (d. 1941)

#Herbert_Austin,_1st_Baron_Austin

Charles Demuth, American painter (d. 1935)

#Charles_Demuth

SZA, American singer-songwriter

#SZA_(singer)

Margaret Rhea Seddon, American physician and astronaut

#Margaret_Rhea_Seddon

Lucia Slani?ková, Slovak heptathlete

#Lucia_Slani?ková

Charles X Gustav of Sweden (d. 1660)

#Charles_X_Gustav_of_Sweden

Nerva, Roman emperor (d. 98)

#Nerva

Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter and producer

#Sam_Sparro

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (d. 1797)

#Elisabeth_Christine_of_Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and philosopher (d. 1925)

#Gottlob_Frege

Oleg Menshikov, Russian actor, singer, and director

#Oleg_Menshikov

Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player

#Jack_Littlejohn

Hermann Rorschach, Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1922)

#Hermann_Rorschach

Yisrael Friedman, Romanian-born Israeli rabbi (d. 2017)

#Yisrael_Friedman_(Pashkaner_Rebbe)

Holly Walsh, English radio and television host

#Holly_Walsh

Michael D. Brown, American lawyer and radio host

#Michael_D._Brown

Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (d. 1953)

#Arnold_Bax

Pavel Pogrebnyak, Russian footballer

#Pavel_Pogrebnyak

Yann Kermorgant, French footballer

#Yann_Kermorgant

Ben Bova, American journalist and author

#Ben_Bova

George Bouzianis, Greek painter (d. 1959)

#George_Bouzianis

Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, English poet and diplomat, 30th Governor-General of India (d. 1880)

#Robert_Bulwer-Lytton,_1st_Earl_of_Lytton

Sven Mikser, Estonian politician, 22nd Estonian Minister of Defence

#Sven_Mikser

Guus Hiddink, Dutch footballer and manager

#Guus_Hiddink

Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer

#Tim_de_Cler

Bram Stoker, Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (d. 1912)

#Bram_Stoker

Sam Bradford, American football player

#Sam_Bradford

Júlio Sérgio, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Júlio_Sérgio

Nikolaos Triantafyllakos, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1939)

#Nikolaos_Triantafyllakos

Edmond Halley, English astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)

#Edmond_Halley

Parker Posey, American actress

#Parker_Posey

Tomoyuki Yamashita, Japanese general and politician, 4th Japanese Military Governors of the Philippines (d. 1946)

#Tomoyuki_Yamashita

Christophe Vincent, French footballer

#Christophe_Vincent

Danielle Valore Evans American short story writer

#Danielle_Valore_Evans

Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player

#Przemek_Karnowski

Otto Wilhelm Masing, German-Estonian linguist and author (d. 1832)

#Otto_Wilhelm_Masing

Chris Connor, American singer (d. 2009)

#Chris_Connor

Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director

#Richard_Curtis

Margaret Mitchell, American journalist and author (d. 1949)

#Margaret_Mitchell

Bonnie Bramlett, American singer and actress (Delaney & Bonnie)

#Bonnie_Bramlett

Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer

#Édgar_Benítez

Kazuo Ishiguro, Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, and short story writer.

#Kazuo_Ishiguro

Chi Chi LaRue, American drag queen performer and director

#Chi_Chi_LaRue

Peter Suber, American philosopher and academic

#Peter_Suber

Leif Garrett, American singer, actor, and television personality

#Leif_Garrett

Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (d. 1840)

#Princess_Augusta_Sophia_of_the_United_Kingdom

Aaron Hughes, Irish footballer

#Aaron_Hughes

Bonnie Raitt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bonnie_Raitt

Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2012)

#Eugênio_Sales

Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (1458-1480) (d. 1480)

#Philipp_I,_Count_of_Hanau-Lichtenberg

Rickie Lee Jones, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Rickie_Lee_Jones

Aaron Swartz, American computer programmer and activist (d. 2013)

#Aaron_Swartz

Roy Wood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Roy_Wood

Erika Abels d'Albert, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1975)

#Erika_Abels_d'Albert

Luís Fabiano, Brazilian footballer

#Luís_Fabiano

Jim Redman, English-Rhodesian motorcycle racer

#Jim_Redman

L. K. Advani, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India

#L._K._Advani

Joe Flynn, American actor (d. 1974)

#Joe_Flynn_(American_actor)

Morley Safer, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2016)

#Morley_Safer

Christie Hefner, American publisher and businesswoman

#Christie_Hefner

Laura Jane Grace, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Laura_Jane_Grace

Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German philosopher and judge (d. 1772)

#Johann_Ulrich_von_Cramer

Patricia Barber, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Patricia_Barber

David Bret, French-English journalist and author

#David_Bret

Sandro Mazzola, Italian footballer and sportscaster

#Sandro_Mazzola

José Luis Caminero, Spanish footballer

#José_Luis_Caminero

Martin Peters, English footballer and manager

#Martin_Peters

Michael Jackson, Canadian actor

#Michael_Jackson_(actor)

Bobby Bowden, American football player and coach

#Bobby_Bowden

Penelope Heyns, South African swimmer

#Penelope_Heyns

Norman Lloyd, American actor, director, and producer

#Norman_Lloyd

Prajadhipok, Thai king (d. 1941)

#Prajadhipok

Jean Casimir-Perier, French politician, 6th President of France (d. 1907)

#Jean_Casimir-Perier

Joe Cole, English footballer

#Joe_Cole

Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (d. 1911)

#Milton_Bradley

Katharina Molitor, German javelin thrower

#Katharina_Molitor

Stylianos Pattakos, Greek general and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2016)

#Stylianos_Pattakos

Keith Jones, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Keith_Jones_(ice_hockey)

Tom Anderson, American businessman, co-founded Myspace

#Tom_Anderson

Jamie Roberts, Welsh rugby player

#Jamie_Roberts

Julian of Norwich, English mystic and saint (d. 1416)

#Julian_of_Norwich

José Offerman, Dominican baseball player and manager

#José_Offerman

Clarence Gagnon, Canadian painter and illustrator (d. 1942)

#Clarence_Gagnon

Tara Reid, American actress

#Tara_Reid

Richard Stoker, English composer, author, and poet

#Richard_Stoker

Gretchen Mol, American model and actress

#Gretchen_Mol

Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon and academic (d. 2001)

#Christiaan_Barnard

Hermann Zapf, German typographer and calligrapher (d. 2015)

#Hermann_Zapf

Alfredo Astiz, Argentinian captain

#Alfredo_Astiz

John Denny, American baseball player and coach

#John_Denny

Dmitry Yazov, Marshal of the Soviet Union

#Dmitry_Yazov

Ken Lamberton, American author and educator

#Ken_Lamberton

Michael Nyqvist, Swedish actor and producer (d. 2017)

#Michael_Nyqvist

Jeffrey Ford, American author and educator

#Jeffrey_Ford

Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1937)

#Marie_Prevost

Roy Wang, Chinese singer

#Roy_Wang

Mika Kallio, Finnish motorcycle racer

#Mika_Kallio

Jeff Blauser, American baseball player and manager

#Jeff_Blauser

Jully Black, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Jully_Black

Nguy?n Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2013)

#Nguy?n_Khánh

Mary Hart, American journalist and actress

#Mary_Hart

Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (d. 1977)

#Bucky_Harris

Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player

#Giancarlo_Stanton

Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer and manager

#Ali_Karimi

Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete

#Aaron_Fotheringham

Kazuchika Okada, Japanese professional wrestler

#Kazuchika_Okada

Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress

#Courtney_Thorne-Smith

Joshua Ferris, American author

#Joshua_Ferris

Emma Lewell-Buck, English social worker and politician

#Emma_Lewell-Buck

Esther Rolle, American actress (d. 1998)

#Esther_Rolle

Stratos Dionysiou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 1990)

#Stratos_Dionysiou

Alain Delon, French-Swiss actor, producer, screenwriter

#Alain_Delon

Jan Raas, Dutch cyclist

#Jan_Raas

Emil Fahrenkamp, German architect and academic (d. 1966)

#Emil_Fahrenkamp

Minnie Riperton, American singer-songwriter (d. 1979)

#Minnie_Riperton

Alfre Woodard, American actress

#Alfre_Woodard

Teofilo Folengo, Italian monk and poet (d. 1544)

#Teofilo_Folengo

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (d. 2014)

#Virna_Lisi

Bucky Covington, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bucky_Covington

Peter Arundell, English race car driver (d. 2009)

#Peter_Arundell

James McCormack, American general (d. 1975)

#James_McCormack

Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1919)

#Johannes_Rydberg

Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (d. 2004)

#Des_Corcoran

Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer

#Mari_Boine

Lettice Knollys, Countess of Essex and lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (d. 1634)

#Lettice_Knollys

Micky Adams, English footballer and manager

#Micky_Adams

Tim Shaw, American swimmer

#Tim_Shaw_(swimmer)

Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (d. 1951)

#Hans_Cloos

Darleane C. Hoffman, American nuclear chemist

#Darleane_C._Hoffman

Felix Hausdorff, German mathematician and academic (d. 1942)

#Felix_Hausdorff

Gordon Ramsay, British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality

#Gordon_Ramsay

Wayne LaPierre, American businessman, author, and activist

#Wayne_LaPierre

Alfonso López Trujillo, Colombian cardinal (d. 2008)

#Alfonso_López_Trujillo

Brevin Knight, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Brevin_Knight

David Muir, American journalist

#David_Muir

Ken Dodd, English singer / comedian (d. 2018)

#Ken_Dodd

Paul McKenna, English hypnotist and author

#Paul_McKenna

John Musker, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter

#John_Musker

Dale Gardner, American captain and astronaut (d. 2014)

#Dale_Gardner

Hardi Volmer, Estonian singer and director

#Hardi_Volmer

Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer

#Jessica_Lowndes

Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1907)

#Ilia_Chavchavadze

Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer

#Morgan_Schneiderlin

Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer

#Remko_Pasveer

Martha Gellhorn, American journalist and author (d. 1998)

#Martha_Gellhorn

Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress

#Magda_Apanowicz

Dorothy Day, American journalist and activist (d. 1980)

#Dorothy_Day

Tech N9ne, American musician, record producer, and actor

#Tech_N9ne

Don Byron, American clarinet player and composer

#Don_Byron

Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1624)

#Henry_II,_Duke_of_Lorraine

Gerald Alston, American R&B singer

#Gerald_Alston

Vincent Nichols, English cardinal

#Vincent_Nichols

David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1974)

#David_Monrad_Johansen

José Porras, Costa Rican footballer and coach

#José_Porras

Johann George Tromlitz, German flute player and composer (d. 1805)

#Johann_George_Tromlitz

Jasmine Thompson, English singer

Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer

Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer

Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor

Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer

Míchel, Spanish footballer

Steven Webb, English actor

Yoko Mitsuya, Japanese model and actress

Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (d. 2012)

Nikola Rachelle, English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer

Ted DiBiase, Jr., American wrestler and actor

Andrea Benatti, Italian rugby player

Kensaku Kishida, Japanese actor and entertainer

Maurice Evans, American basketball player

Matthew Bulbeck, English cricketer

Colin Strause, American director, producer, and visual effects designer

Alena Vašková, Czech tennis player

Seishi Kishimoto, Japanese illustrator

Masashi Kishimoto, Japanese author and illustrator, created Naruto

Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer

Carlos Atanes, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter

Diana King, Jamaican singer-songwriter

David Hemp, Bermudian cricketer

Sergio Porrini, Italian footballer and manager

Henry Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player

Mike Matarazzo, American bodybuilder and boxer (d. 2014)

Craig Chester, American actor and screenwriter

Miroslav Jan?, Czech footballer and manager (d. 2013)

Selçuk Yula, Turkish footballer and journalist (d. 2013)

Porl Thompson, English guitarist and songwriter

Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer

Thanasis Pafilis, Greek jurist and politician

Timothy Egan, American journalist and author

Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (d. 2013)

Giorgos Foiros, Greek footballer and manager

Laura Cox, English lawyer and judge

Larry Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firefall)

Lewis Yocum, American physician and surgeon (d. 2013)

Michael Perham, English bishop (d. 2017)

Arnold Rosner, American composer (d. 2013)

Don Murray, American drummer (The Turtles) (d. 1996)

John Farrar, Australian-born music producer, songwriter, arranger, singer, and guitarist

Arduino Cantafora, Italian-Swiss architect, painter, and author

Angel Cordero Jr., Puerto Rican-American jockey

Nerys Hughes, Welsh actress

Meg Wynn Owen, Welsh actress

Driss Basri, Moroccan police officer and politician (d. 2007)

Stéphane Audran, French actress

Paolo Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter

António Castanheira Neves, Portuguese philosopher and academic

Ursula Haverbeck, German author and activist

Carroll E. Lanier, American sailor and politician (d. 2012)

Victorinus Youn Kong-hi, South Korean archbishop

Robert V. Hogg, American statistician and academic (d. 2014)

Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1996)

Thea D. Hodge, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2008)

Douglas Townsend, American composer, musicologist, and academic (d. 2012)

James S. Ackerman, American historian and academic (d. 2016)

Lady Ursula d'Abo, English socialite (d. 2017)

Lou Ambers, American boxer (d. 1995)

June Havoc, American actress, singer and dancer (d. 2010)

Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (d. 1991)

Al Brosch, American golfer (d. 1975)

Cedric Belfrage, English-American journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (d. 1990)

Dorothea Bate, English palaeontologist and archaeozoologist (d. 1951)

Mihály Bertalanits, Slovene poet and educator (d. 1853)

Sarah Fielding, English author (d. 1768)

Nyaungyan Min, King of Burma (d. 1605)

Queen Gonghye, Korean royal consort (d. 1474)

Alain de Coëtivy, French cardinal (d. 1474)