Who are famous people born on May 8?

Famous people born on May 8 include Edward Gibbon (1737), Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla (1753), Henry Dunant (1828), Harry S. Truman (1884), Friedrich Hayek (1899).

What star sign is someone born on May 8?

Someone born on May 8 is a Taurus.

What is the birthstone for May 8?

The birthstone for May is emerald.

How common is a birthday on May 8?

In the US, May 8 is the No. 218 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,240 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).

Famous birthdays on May 8

Famous people born on May 8, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♉ Star sign
Taurus
💎 Birthstone
Emerald
👶 How common
No. 218 of 366

Born on May 8

Edward Gibbon
born 1737 · English historian and politician (1737–1794)
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla
born 1753 · Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
Henry Dunant
born 1828 · Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
Harry S. Truman
born 1884 · president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Friedrich Hayek
born 1899 · Austrian and British economist (1899–1992)
Robert Johnson
born 1911 · American blues singer and guitarist
David Attenborough
born 1926 · British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
Enrique Iglesias
born 1975 · Spanish singer, songwriter and producer (born 1975)
John Michael Talbot
born 1954 · American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter
Luis Enrique
born 1970 · Spanish footballer and manager
Jean Giraud
born 1938 · French comics author (1938–2012)
Oliver Bearman
born 2005 · British racing driver (born 2005)
Michel Gondry
born 1963 · French film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1963)
Marie Myriam
born 1957 · French singer
Mehmet Günsür
born 1975 · Turkish actor (born 1975)
Erik Lira
born 2000 · Mexican footballer
Fernando Beltrán
born 1998 · Mexican association football player
José Ángel Gurría
born 1950 · Mexican economist and diplomat
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Ahmed Al-Kassar
born 1991 · Saudi footballer
Corine Rottschäfer
born 1938 · Dutch model and beauty queen (1938–2020)
János Göröcs
born 1939 · Hungarian footballer (1939-2020)
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Anton Flešár
born 1944 · Slovak footballer (1944–2024)
Meles Zenawi
born 1955 · Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
born 1956 · President of Burundi
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Paul Harrington
born 1960 · Irish singer
Franco Baresi
born 1960 · Italian association football player (1960–2026)
Cláudio Taffarel
born 1966 · Brazilian association football player and manager
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Hisashi Kurosaki
born 1968 · Japanese association football player and manager
Naomi Klein
born 1970 · Canadian author and activist (born 1970)
Darren Hayes
born 1972 · Australian pop singer
Guillaume Kigbafori Soro
born 1972 · Ivorian politician
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İlqar Mirzəyev
born 1973 · National Hero of Azerbaijan
Martha Wainwright
born 1976 · Canadian-American singer-songwriter
Thodoris Papaloukas
born 1977 · Greek basketball player (born 1977)
Lúcio
born 1978 · Brazilian footballer (born 1978)
Andrea Barzagli
born 1981 · Italian association football player
Stephen Amell
born 1981 · Canadian actor
Ariane Labed
born 1984 · French actress
Matias Corujo
born 1986 · Uruguayan footballer
Miha Blažič
born 1993 · Slovenian association football player

May 8 in history

2025The 2025 papal conclave elects Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, taking the name Leo XIV as the 267th Pope of the Catholic Church.
1988A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".
1984The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.
1973A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
1963South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis.
1945World War II: The German Instrument of Surrender signed at Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect. This is commemorated as Victory in Europe Day.
1942World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Lexington.
1927Attempting to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes Charles Nungesser and François Coli disappear after taking off aboard The White Bird biplane.
1902In Martinique, Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
1846Mexican–American War: American forces led by Zachary Taylor defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
1788King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
1541Hernando de Soto stops near present-day Walls, Mississippi, and sees the Mississippi River (then known by the Spanish as Río de Espíritu Santo, the name given to it by Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519).
589Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Amato Ronconi
Christian feast day: Pope Boniface IV
Christian feast day: Apparition of Saint Michael
Christian feast day: Arsenius the Great
Christian feast day: Desideratus
Christian feast day: Blessed Catherine of St. Augustine
Christian feast day: Julian of Norwich (Anglican, Lutheran)
Christian feast day: Magdalene of Canossa
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Luján
Christian feast day: Peter II of Tarentaise

May 8 in every year

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Questions about May 8 birthdays

Who are famous people born on May 8?: Famous people born on May 8 include Edward Gibbon (1737), Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla (1753), Henry Dunant (1828), Harry S. Truman (1884), Friedrich Hayek (1899).
What star sign is someone born on May 8?: Someone born on May 8 is a Taurus.
What is the birthstone for May 8?: The birthstone for May is emerald.
How common is a birthday on May 8?: In the US, May 8 is the No. 218 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,240 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).