February 8 - Births

Births

120 – Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer (d. 175)
412 – Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 485)
1191 – Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)
1291 – King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)
1405 – Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine Emperor (d. 1453)
1487 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
1552 – Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630)
1577 – Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640)
1586 – Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. 1651)
1612 – Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
1649 – Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)
1677 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
1700 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782)
1708 – Václav Jan Kopřiva, Bohemian composer and organist (d. 1789)
1720 – Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
1741 – André Grétry composer from the Bishopric of Liège (present day Belgium) (d. 1813)
1762 – Emperor Gia Long the founded the Nguyễn Dynasty, the last of the Vietnamese dynasties (d. 1820)
1764 – Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer (d. 1846)
1792 – Queen Caroline Augusta of Bavaria of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
1798 – Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Russian Grand Duke (d. 1849)
1804 – Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834)
1807 – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889)
1819 – John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
1820 – William Tecumseh Sherman, American Union general (d. 1891)
1822 – Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)
1825 – Henry Walter Bates, English naturalist and explorer (d. 1892)
1828 – Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
1829 – Vital-Justin Grandin, Canadian French-born Roman Catholic bishop (d. 1902)
1834 – Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
1847 – Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)
1850 – Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)
1866 – Moses Gomberg, Russian-born American chemist (d. 1947)
1878 – Martin Buber, Austrian-born Israeli philosopher (d. 1965)
1879 – Albert Taillandier, French racing cyclist (death date unknown)
1880 – Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916)
1880 – Viktor Schwanneke, German stage director, stage and film actor (d. 1931)
1882 – Thomas Etholen Selfridge, American military officer and airplane crash victim (d. 1908)
1883 – Joseph Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. 1950)
1884 – Reginald Baker, Australian athlete and actor (d. 1953)
1886 – Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
1888 – Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. 1976)
1890 – Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960)
1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. 1977)
1894 – Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971)
1894 – King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982)
1900 – Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. 1987)
1902 – Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
1903 – Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
1903 – Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (d. 1942)
1906 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1968)
1911 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. 1979)
1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
1914 – Bill Finger, American comic book writer (d. 1974)
1915 – Georges Guétary, French singer and actor (d. 1997)
1918 – Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
1920 – Herbert Siegert, German football manager
1921 – Barnett Danson, Canadian politician (d. 2011)
1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
1926 – Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
1928 – Gene Lees, Canadian biographer and lyricist (d. 2010)
1929 – Claude Rich, French actor
1930 – James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 1987)
1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
1932 – Cliff Allison, British racing driver (d. 2005)
1932 – John Williams, American composer and conductor
1932 – Jean Saunders née Jean Innes, English writer
1933 – Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
1933 – Jack Larson, American actor
1936 – Larry Verne, American singer
1937 – Manfred Krug, German actor
1937 – Joe Raposo, American composer (d. 1989)
1939 – Ken Iman, American football player (d. 2010)
1939 – José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
1940 – Ted Koppel, American journalist
1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor
1941 – Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter
1942 – Robert Klein, American comedian
1942 – Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (Bruce & Terry) (d. 2004)
1942 – Bob Munden, American shooting competitor
1943 – Creed Bratton, American actor and musician (The Grass Roots)
1943 – Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and academic
1944 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor
1944 – Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
1948 – Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (d. 2002)
1948 – Dan Seals, American singer (England Dan and John Ford Coley)(d. 2009)
1948 – Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)
1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress
1949 – Niels Arestrup, French actor
1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
1951 – Z'EV, American text/sound artist
1953 – Roger Clavet, Québécois politician
1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
1955 – John Grisham, American writer
1955 – Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
1956 – Marques Johnson, American basketball player
1956 – Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock's Beard)
1956 – Kostas Triantafyllopoulos, Greek actor
1958 – Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
1959 – Damir Maričić, Croatian footballer
1960 – Benigno Aquino III, Philippine President
1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Stuart Hamm, American bassist (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai)
1961 – Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
1961 – Bruce Timm, American character designer, animator and producer
1963 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer
1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
1964 – Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
1964 – Robert Nebřenský, Czech actor and musician
1965 – Dicky Cheung, Hong Kong actor and singer (Big Four)
1966 – Ulrich Hesse-Lichtenberger, German author
1966 – Bruno Labbadia, German footballer
1966 – Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player
1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)
1968 – Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
1968 – Nasos Thanopoulos, Greek businessman
1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress
1969 – Shiva Rose, American actress
1970 – John Filan, Australian footballer
1970 – Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
1971 – Andre El Haddad, Lebannon football referee
1971 – Mika Karppinen, Finnish drummer (HIM)
1971 – Andrus Veerpalu, Estonian cross-country skier
1972 – Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
1973 – Keith McDonald, American baseball player
1974 – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk)
1974 – Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
1974 – Seth Green, American actor
1974 – Kimbo Slice, American mixed martial artist
1976 – Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
1976 – Adam Piatt, American baseball player
1976 – Abi Titmuss, English glamour model
1976 – Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver
1977 – Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer
1977 – Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
1977 – Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
1977 – Mathieu Turcotte, Canadian short-track speed skater
1979 – Aaron Cook, American baseball player
1979 – Josh Keaton, American actor and singer
1980 – Ralf Little, English actor and comedian
1980 – Cameron Muncey, Australian guitarist (Jet)
1980 – Stephen Wright, English footballer
1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
1982 – Erik Rhodes, American porn actor (d. 2012)
1982 – Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor
1982 – Danny Tamberelli, American actor
1983 – Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player
1983 – Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
1983 – Jim Verraros, American singer and actor
1984 – Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canadian alpine skier
1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1985 – Ben Anderson, New Zealand basketball player
1985 – Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player
1985 – Thomas Gardner, American basketball player
1985 – Jeremy Davis, American bassist (Paramore)
1985 – brian sheehan, American decent human
1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
1987 – Francisco Javier García, Spanish footballer
1988 – Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
1988 – Ryan Pinkston, American actor
1988 – Rucha Hasabnis, Indian television actress
1989 – Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player
1989 – Dani Harmer, English actress
1989 – JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player
1989 – Courtney Vandersloot, American basketball player
1990 – Bethany Hamilton, American surfer and shark attack survivor
1990 – Tran Thuy Dzung, Miss Vietnam 2008
1991 – Aristides Soiledis, Greek footballer
1991 – Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
1992 – Carl Jenkinson, English/Finnish footballer
1994 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist and singer
1997 – Kathryn Newton, American actress
1998 – Šarlote Lēnmane, Latvian singer