History Births on September 08
Bernard Donoughue, Baron Donoughue, English academic and politician
#Bernard_Donoughue,_Baron_Donoughue
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
#Jonathan_Taylor_Thomas
David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
#David_O._McKay
Nguy?n Cao K?, Vietnamese general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2011)
#Nguy?n_Cao_K?
John McDonnell, English politician
#John_McDonnell
Wiz Khalifa, Haitian rapper and actor
#Wiz_Khalifa
Kelly Groucutt, English bass player (d. 2009)
#Kelly_Groucutt
Peter Whittingham, English footballer
#Peter_Whittingham
Vinko Pulji?, Croatian cardinal
#Vinko_Pulji?
Nino Niederreiter, Swiss ice hockey player
#Nino_Niederreiter
Michael Shermer, American historian, author, and academic, founded The Skeptics Society
#Michael_Shermer
Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (d. 1991)
#Demetrios_I_of_Constantinople
Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (d. 1795)
#Tanikaze_Kajinosuke
Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Ray_Wilson_(musician)
Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet
#Zachary_Richard
Mick Brown, American drummer
#Mick_Brown_(musician)
Bernie Sanders, American politician
#Bernie_Sanders
Brett Anderson, Australian rugby league player
#Brett_Anderson_(rugby_league)
Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
#Peter_Maxwell_Davies
Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)
#Archie_Goodwin_(comics)
Denys Lasdun, English architect, designed the Royal National Theatre (d. 2001)
#Denys_Lasdun
José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup (d. 1913)
#José_María_Pino_Suárez
Sarah Stup, American writer and autism activist
#Sarah_Stup
Tomasz Jod?owiec, Polish footballer
#Tomasz_Jod?owiec
Anne Catherine Emmerich, German nun and mystic (d. 1824)
#Anne_Catherine_Emmerich
Markus Babbel, German footballer and manager
#Markus_Babbel
Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (d. 2014)
#Maria_Lassnig
Siegfried Sassoon, English captain, journalist, and poet (d. 1967)
#Siegfried_Sassoon
Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader
#Quentin_L._Cook
Musa Nizam, Turkish footballer
#Musa_Nizam
Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (d. 2014)
#Sid_Caesar
Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
#Morten_Gamst_Pedersen
Ninon Vallin, French soprano and actress (d. 1961)
#Ninon_Vallin
Asha Bhosle, Indian singer
#Asha_Bhosle
Gil Meche, American baseball player
#Gil_Meche
Kate Beaton, Canadian cartoonist
#Kate_Beaton
Wilhelm Raabe, German author and painter (d. 1910)
#Wilhelm_Raabe
Matheus Leist, Brazilian race car driver
#Matheus_Leist
Selim Benachour, Tunisian footballer
#Selim_Benachour
Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1933)
#Jimmie_Rodgers_(country_singer)
Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (d. 1914)
#Joshua_Chamberlain
Rie Kaneto, Japanese swimmer
#Rie_Kaneto
Adelaide C. Eckardt, American academic and politician
#Adelaide_C._Eckardt
Darlene Zschech, Australian singer-songwriter and pastor
#Darlene_Zschech
David Carr, American journalist and author (d. 2015)
#David_Carr_(journalist)
Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1942)
#Refik_Saydam
Jerzy Robert Nowak, Polish historian and journalist
#Jerzy_Robert_Nowak
Toyotomi Hideyori, Japanese nobleman (d. 1615)
#Toyotomi_Hideyori
Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
#Sancho_II_of_Portugal
Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
#Jean-Louis_Barrault
Robert A. Taft, American lawyer and politician (d. 1953)
#Robert_A._Taft
Richard Hughes, English drummer
#Richard_Hughes_(musician)
Grace Metalious, American author (d. 1964)
#Grace_Metalious
Louis, Grand Condé, French general (d. 1686)
#Louis,_Grand_Condé
Jürgen Säumel, Austrian footballer
#Jürgen_Säumel
Claude Pepper, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
#Claude_Pepper
Marcel Nguyen, German gymnast
#Marcel_Nguyen
Lodi, American wrestler
#Lodi_(wrestler)
Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer and manager
#Lars_Bohinen
Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
#Alexandre_Bilodeau
Michael Johns, American businessman and political activist
#Michael_Johns_(policy_analyst)
Margaret Hodge, English economist and politician
#Margaret_Hodge
Kate Abdo, English journalist
#Kate_Abdo
Dezs? Ránki, Hungarian pianist
#Dezs?_Ránki
Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (d. 1907)
#Alfred_Jarry
Karl von Ditmar, German geologist and explorer (d. 1892)
#Karl_von_Ditmar
Gojong of Korea (d. 1919)
#Gojong_of_Korea
N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (d. 1872)
#N._F._S._Grundtvig
Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (d. 1810)
#Ozias_Humphry
Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 2015)
#Halldór_Ásgrímsson
Diego Benaglio, Swiss footballer
#Diego_Benaglio
Lachlan Murdoch, English-Australian businessman
#Lachlan_Murdoch
Bernardino of Siena, Italian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1444)
#Bernardino_of_Siena
Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
#Hendrik_Verwoerd
Rebel, American wrestler
#Rebel_(wrestler)
Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian footballer
#Lewis_Roberts-Thomson
Matt Grothe, American football player
#Matt_Grothe
Antonín Dvo?ák, Czech composer and academic (d. 1904)
#Antonín_Dvo?ák
Ann Beattie, American novelist and short story writer
#Ann_Beattie
Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (d. 1654)
#Ferdinand_IV,_King_of_the_Romans
Harry Hillman, American runner and hurdler (d. 1945)
#Harry_Hillman
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (d. 1921)
#Théodore_Pilette
Willem Pijper, Dutch composer and critic (d. 1947)
#Willem_Pijper
Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist
#Ruby_Bridges
Jaime Nunó, Spanish-American composer, conductor, and director (d. 1908)
#Jaime_Nunó
Gabrial McNair, American saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer
#Gabrial_McNair
Troy Sanders, American singer-songwriter and bass player
#Troy_Sanders
Marie-Claire Kirkland, American-Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2016)
#Marie-Claire_Kirkland
Marin Mersenne, French mathematician, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1648)
#Marin_Mersenne
Chris Powell, English footballer and manager
#Chris_Powell
Edna Adan Ismail, Somaliland politician and activist
#Edna_Adan_Ismail
Ali al-Hadi, Hijazi (Western Arabian), 10th of the Twelve Imams (d. 868)
#Ali_al-Hadi
Martin Freeman, English actor
#Martin_Freeman
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (d. 762)
#Emperor_Xuanzong_of_Tang
Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
#Elena_Likhovtseva
Raven, American wrestler
#Raven_(wrestler)
Guitar Shorty, American singer and guitarist
#Guitar_Shorty
Aziz Sancar, Turkish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
#Aziz_Sancar
N. V. M. Gonzalez, Filipino novelist, poet, and writer (d. 1999)
#N._V._M._Gonzalez
August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1845)
#August_Wilhelm_Schlegel
Lem Barney, American football player
#Lem_Barney
Bobby Parnell, American baseball player
#Bobby_Parnell
Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and author (d. 1992)
#Gianni_Brera
Neko Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Neko_Case
Ian Davidson, Scottish lawyer and politician
#Ian_Davidson_(British_politician)
Matt Barkley, American football player
#Matt_Barkley
Marco Benassi, Italian footballer
#Marco_Benassi
Clarence Cook, American author and critic (d. 1900)
#Clarence_Cook
Dan Hunt, Australian rugby league player
#Dan_Hunt
Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
#Michael_Lardie
João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
#João_Moutinho
Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
#Joachim_Nielsen
Ansgar, German archbishop and saint (d. 865)
#Ansgar
Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish priest and scholar (d. 1585)
#Alfonso_Salmeron
Lyndon LaRouche, American politician and activist, founded the LaRouche movement (d. 2019)
#Lyndon_LaRouche
Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
#Frédéric_Mistral
John Samuel Bourque, Canadian soldier and politician (d. 1974)
#John_Samuel_Bourque
Danielle Frenkel, Israeli high jumper
#Danielle_Frenkel
Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
#Sam_Nunn
Jay McKee, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Jay_McKee
Richard I of England (d. 1199)
#Richard_I_of_England
Jos Buttler, English cricketer
#Jos_Buttler
Howard Dietz, American publicist and songwriter (d. 1983)
#Howard_Dietz
Tilly Devine, English-Australian organised crime boss (d. 1970)
#Tilly_Devine
Wali Lundy, American football player
#Wali_Lundy
Daniel Wolpert, American scientist
#Daniel_Wolpert
Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet (d. 2003)
#Rasul_Gamzatov
Chantal Jones, American model and actress
#Chantal_Jones
Vitaly Petrov, Russian race car driver
#Vitaly_Petrov
Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
#Jean-Pierre_Monseré
Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (d. 2012)
#Jeffrey_Koo_Sr.
Sal Valentino, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Sal_Valentino
Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, and director (d. 1813)
#Carl_Stenborg
Catherine of Bologna, Italian nun and saint (d. 1463)
#Catherine_of_Bologna
Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian politician and diplomat
#Eerik-Niiles_Kross
Paul Chater, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and politician (d. 1926)
#Paul_Chater
Avicii, Swedish electronic musician (d. 2018)
#Avicii
Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2011)
#Terry_Jenner
Tiago Treichel, Brazilian footballer
#Tiago_Treichel
Pascal Greggory, French actor
#Pascal_Greggory
Georg Michaelis, German academic and politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936)
#Georg_Michaelis
François Francoeur, French violinist and composer (d. 1787)
#François_Francoeur
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (d. 1513)
#John_de_Vere,_13th_Earl_of_Oxford
Joe Sugg, British vlogger
#Joe_Sugg
Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2011)
#Gary_Speed
Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Rogie_Vachon
Tokelo Rantie, South African footballer
#Tokelo_Rantie
Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host (d. 2018)
#Adrian_Cronauer
Kirill Nababkin, Russian footballer
#Kirill_Nababkin
Giuseppina Strepponi, Italian soprano and educator (d. 1897)
#Giuseppina_Strepponi
Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian (d. 1874)
#Charles_Étienne_Brasseur_de_Bourbourg
Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011)
#Bhupen_Hazarika
Yolande de Polastron, French educator (d. 1793)
#Yolande_de_Polastron
Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player
#Sjeng_Schalken
Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009)
#Jan_Sedivka
Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
#Braulio_Luna
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (d. 1533)
#Ludovico_Ariosto
Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
#Aimee_Mann
Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist (d. 1924)
#Alexander_Parvus
Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
#Pink_(singer)
Dustin O'Halloran, American pianist and composer
#Dustin_O'Halloran
Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor
#Christoph_von_Dohnányi
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 1973)
#Ron_"Pigpen"_McKernan
John Jenkins, American-Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1923)
#John_Jenkins_(Australian_politician)
Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (d. 1899)
#Mary_of_the_Divine_Heart
Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
#Mustafa_IV
Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company (d. 1972)
#Samuel_McLaughlin
Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver
#Stefan_Johansson
Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
#Maurice_Cheeks
Pierre Sévigny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
#Pierre_Sévigny_(ice_hockey)
Chris Judd, Australian footballer
#Chris_Judd
Peter Furler, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#Peter_Furler
Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician
#Mike_Simpson
Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1953)
#Seth_Weeks
L. C. Greenwood, American football player (d. 2013)
#L._C._Greenwood
Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (d. 1671)
#Johann_Friedrich_Gronovius
Inez Knight Allen, Mormon missionary and Utah politician (d. 1937)
#Inez_Knight_Allen
Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (d. 1980)
#Peter_Sellers
Illya Marchenko, Ukrainian tennis player
#Illya_Marchenko
Gylfi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
#Gylfi_Sigurðsson
David Arquette, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler
#David_Arquette
Eduard Mörike, German pastor, poet, and academic (d. 1875)
#Eduard_Mörike
Eric Salzman, American composer, producer, and critic (d. 2017)
#Eric_Salzman
Charles Martel of Anjou (d. 1295)
#Charles_Martel_of_Anjou
Józef Noji, Polish runner (d. 1943)
#Józef_Noji
Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
#Aguri_Suzuki
Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
#Jervis_Drummond
Carlos Bacca, Colombian footballer
#Carlos_Bacca
Brennan Malone, American baseball pitcher
Ellie Black, Canadian gymnast
Cameron Dallas, American Internet personality
Will Bosisto, Australian cricketer
Kilian Pruschke, German footballer
Ignacio González, Mexican footballer
Arrelious Benn, American football player
Will Blalock, American basketball player
Travis Daniels, American football player
M?ris ?aksa, Latvian basketball player
Angela Rawlings, Canadian-American author and poet
Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer
Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer and manager
Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
Larenz Tate, American actor, director, and producer
Chris Latham, Australian rugby player
Lee Eul-yong, South Korean footballer and manager
Rick Michaels, American wrestler
Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-American director and producer
Marios Agathokleous, Cypriot footballer
Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer
Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American radio and television host
Os du Randt, South African rugby player and coach
Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
John Welborn, Australian rugby player
Andy Ward, Irish rugby player and coach
Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
Nidal Malik Hasan, American soldier, psychiatrist, and mass murderer
Paul DiPietro, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
Wolfram Klein, German footballer
Kimberly Peirce, American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Packer, Australian businessman
Tutilo Burger, German Benedictine monk and abbot
Alexandros Alexiou, Greek footballer
Solomon Linda, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
Timothy Well, American wrestler (d. 2017)
David Steele, English bass player and songwriter
Brad Batten, American wrestler (d. 2014)
Bart Batten, American wrestler
Walt Easley, American football player (d. 2013)
Terry Tempest Williams, American environmentalist and author
David O'Halloran, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
Mark Lindsay Chapman, English actor
Stein-Erik Olsen, Norwegian guitarist
Graham Mourie, New Zealand rugby player
Geoff Miller, English cricketer
Will Lee, American bass player
Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach
Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (d. 1996)
Edward Hinds, English physicist and academic
Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler
Marianne Wiggins, American author
Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2000)
Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and conductor
Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
Judith Hann, English journalist and author
Brian Cole, American bass player (d. 1972)
Jack Prelutsky, American author and poet
Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach
Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist (d. 1992)
Roy Newman, English admiral
Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2014)
Rodrigue Biron, Canadian politician
Maigonis Valdmanis, Latvian basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
Michael Frayn, English author and playwright
Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1963)
#Patsy_Cline