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Famous People Born on December 8

Famous people born on December 8 include Jim Morrison (1943), Diego Rivera (1886) and Horace (65 BCE).

BORN ON THIS DAY
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison
Born 1943 · Music
The Doors, Light My Fire
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera
Born 1886 · Art
Mexican muralist, political artist
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Horace
65 BCE–8 BCE
Roman lyric poet (65–8 BC)
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832–1910
Norwegian writer (1832–1910)
Nicki Minaj
1982–present
Trinidadian rapper and singer-songwriter (born 1982)
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542–1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
Jean Sibelius
1865–1957
Finnish composer (1865–1957)
Kim Basinger
1953–present
American actress (born 1953)
Sinéad O'Connor
1966–2023
Irish singer and songwriter (1966–2023)
Georges Méliès
1861–1938
French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)
Maximilian Schell
1930–2014
Swiss actor, filmmaker, and theatre director (1930–2014)
Raheem Sterling
1994–present
English footballer (born 1994)
Ian Somerhalder
1978–present
American actor (born 1978)
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1708–1765
Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765
Teri Hatcher
1964–present
American actress (born 1964)
Dharmendra
1935–2025
Indian actor and politician (1935–2025)
David Carradine
1936–2009
American actor (1936–2009)
DIED ON THIS DAY
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Died 1978 · Politics & Leadership
Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
John Lennon
John Lennon
Died 1980 · Music
The Beatles, Imagine
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Herbert Spencer
1820–1903
English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903)
George Boole
1815–1864
English mathematician and philosopher (1815–1864)
John Glenn
1921–2016
American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
Benjamin Constant
1767–1830
Swiss-French politician and writer (1767–1830)
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1927–1994
Brazilian composer and musician (1927–1994)
Arnulf of Carinthia
850–899
Disputed Emperor in Italy (r. 896–899)
Thomas De Quincey
1785–1859
English essayist, translator and political economist (1785–1859)
John Cornforth
1917–2013
Australian-British chemist (1917–2013)
Ryan O'Neal
1941–2023
American actor (1941–2023)
Juice Wrld
1998–2019
American rapper (1998–2019)

Sources

  1. December 8 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
  2. Jim Morrison — Wikipedia
  3. Diego Rivera — Wikipedia
  4. Golda Meir — Wikipedia
  5. John Lennon — Wikipedia
  6. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths
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