Famous People Born on May 8
Famous people born on May 8 include Harry S. Truman (1884), Friedrich Hayek (1899) and Henry Dunant (1828).
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Friedrich Hayek
Austrian economist and philosopher (1899–1992)
Henry Dunant
Swiss co-founder of the Red Cross (1828–1910)
Edward Gibbon
British essayist, historian and politician (1737–1794)
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer (born 1975)
David Attenborough
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
Thomas Pynchon
American novelist (born 1937)
Fernandel
French actor (1903–1971)
Don Rickles
American comedian and actor (1926–2017)
Roberto Rossellini
Italian film director (1906–1977)
Luis Enrique
Spanish football manager (born 1970)
Naomi Klein
Canadian author and activist (born 1970)
Franco Baresi
Italian footballer (1960–2026)
Andrea Barzagli
Italian footballer (born 1981)
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mexican Catholic preacher (1753–1811)
João Havelange
Brazilian businessman, athlete and football administrator (1916–2016)
DIED ON THIS DAY
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Gustave Flaubert
French novelist (1821–1880)
Antoine Lavoisier
French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
Robert A. Heinlein
American author and engineer (1907–1988)
Oswald Spengler
German polymath (1880–1936)
Pope Benedict II
Head of the Catholic Church from 684 to 685
Teresa Teng
Taiwanese singer (1953–1995)
Pope John II
Head of the Catholic Church from 533 to 535
Helena Blavatsky
Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891)
Pope Boniface IV
Head of the Catholic Church from 608 to 615
Jules Dumont d'Urville
French explorer and naval officer (1790–1842)
Sources
- May 8 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Harry S. Truman — Wikipedia
- Paul Gauguin — Wikipedia
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths