Famous birthdays on January 8
Famous people born on January 8, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
💎 Birthstone
Garnet
👶 How common
No. 320 of 366
Born on January 8

Alfred Russel Wallace
born 1823 · British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913)

Carl Rogers
born 1902 · American psychologist (1902–1987)

Elvis Presley
born 1935 · American singer and actor (1935–1977)

Stephen Hawking
born 1942 · British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

David Bowie
born 1947 · English musician and actor (1947–2016)
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Kim Jong-un
born 1984 · Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011

R. Kelly
born 1967 · American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1967)

David Silva
born 1986 · Spanish association football player

Koke
born 1992 · Spanish association football player
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Noah Cyrus
born 2000 · American singer and actress

Anatoly Serdyukov
born 1962 · Russian politician

Yvette Mimieux
born 1942 · American actress (1942–2022)

Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo
born 1946 · Mexican drug lord
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Kadir Topbaş
born 1945 · 5th Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan City (1945–2021)

Arne Maier
born 1999 · German association football player
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Taylan Antalyalı
born 1995 · Turkish association football player (born 1995)

Damián Alcázar
born 1953 · Mexican actor & politician (born 1953)
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Rey Misterio Sr.
born 1958 · Mexican professional wrestler

Junichiro Koizumi
born 1942 · Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006
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Monique Ohsan Bellepeau
born 1942 · former vice president of Mauritius

Samuel Schmid
born 1947 · member of the Swiss Federal Council
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Rubén Ayala
born 1950 · Argentine footballer
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Roger Ljung
born 1966 · Swedish footballer

Pascal Zuberbühler
born 1971 · Swiss footballer

Giuseppe Favalli
born 1972 · Italian footballer

Marco Fu
born 1978 · professional snooker player from Hong Kong
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Sarah Polley
born 1979 · Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter
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Stipe Pletikosa
born 1979 · Croatian association football player
Seol Ki-hyeon
born 1979 · South Korean footballer
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Adrian Mutu
born 1979 · Romanian footballer (born 1979)

Lee Jung-soo
born 1980 · South Korean association football player

Sebastián Eguren
born 1981 · Uruguayan footballer
John Utaka
born 1982 · Nigerian footballer (born 1982)
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Jorge Claros
born 1986 · Honduran footballer
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Peng Shuai
born 1986 · Chinese female tennis player (1986-)

Daniel Cambronero
born 1986 · Costa Rican footballer

Jirès Kembo Ekoko
born 1988 · French footballer (born 1988)

Alex Tyus
born 1988 · American-Israeli basketball player who converted to Judaism

Michael Mancienne
born 1988 · English footballer

Danny Carvajal
born 1989 · Costa Rican association football player
January 8 in every year
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Questions about January 8 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on January 8?
- Famous people born on January 8 include Alfred Russel Wallace (1823), Carl Rogers (1902), Elvis Presley (1935), Stephen Hawking (1942), David Bowie (1947).
- What star sign is someone born on January 8?
- Someone born on January 8 is a Capricorn.
- What is the birthstone for January 8?
- The birthstone for January is garnet.
- How common is a birthday on January 8?
- In the US, January 8 is the No. 320 most common birthday of the 366, with about 10,872 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).