History Births on April 08

Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (d. 1908)

#Allen_Butler_Talcott

Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (d. 1925)

#Clarence_Hudson_White

Michelle Donelan, British politician

#Michelle_Donelan

Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer

#Manuel_Ortega_(singer)

Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Frédéric_Back

Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (d. 1969)

#Sonja_Henie

Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (d. 2017)

#Kim_Jong-hyun_(singer)

Dmytro Doroshenko, Lithuanian-Ukrainian historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Prime Minister of Ukraine (d. 1951)

#1882

Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer

#Gennady_Golovkin

John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (d. 2018)

#John_Gavin

Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (d. 1924)

#Andrew_Irvine_(mountaineer)

Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (d. 1996)

#Renzo_De_Felice

Katee Sackhoff, American actress

#Katee_Sackhoff

Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (d. 1987)

#Hugo_Fregonese

Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland

#Geir_Haarde

Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer

#Vivienne_Westwood

Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor

#Daigo_(musician)

Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (d. 1974)

#Oscar_Zeta_Acosta

Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician

#Barbara_Young,_Baroness_Young_of_Old_Scone

Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician

#Albert_Bustamante

Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (d. 1890)

#Pancha_Carrasco

Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (d. 1704)

#Henry_Sydney,_1st_Earl_of_Romney

Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (d. 2014)

#Iveta_Bartošová

Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (d. 1979)

#Marie_Byles

Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Donita_Sparks

Zac Santo, Australian rugby league player

#Zac_Santo

Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter

#Ofer_Shechter

Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (d. 1992)

#Glendon_Swarthout

Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (d. 2009)

#Sergei_Magnitsky

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (d. 1892)

#August_Wilhelm_von_Hofmann

Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)

#Hubertus_Ernst

Barbara of Hesse (d. 1597)

#Barbara_of_Hesse

Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1938)

#Edmund_Husserl

Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician

#Tom_DeLay

Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Alexi_Laiho

Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#Melvin_Calvin

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (d. 2018)

#Kofi_Annan

Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (d. 1593)

#Michele_Mercati

Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player

#Cedi_Osman

Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015)

#Joan_Sebastian

Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor

#Biz_Markie

Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager

#Brian_McDermott_(footballer)

Patricia Arquette, French-Canadian Russian/Polish Jewish-American actress and director

#Patricia_Arquette

Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Roger_Chapman

Emma Caulfield, American actress

#Emma_Caulfield

Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter

#Julian_Lennon

Alec Stewart, English cricketer

#Alec_Stewart

Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (d. 2007)

#Ian_Smith

Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer

#Igor_Akinfeev

Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic

#Michael_Benton

Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety

#Steven_Blaney

Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic

#Jürgen_Moltmann

David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1796)

#David_Rittenhouse

Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Brenda_Russell

Félix Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player

#Félix_Hernández

Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator

#Odd_Nerdrum

Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress

#Ana_de_la_Reguera

Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (d. 2010)

#Carlos_Hugo,_Duke_of_Parma

Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (d. 1992)

#Kumar_Gandharva

Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (d. 1898)

#Ramón_Emeterio_Betances

Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (d. 1857)

#Dionysios_Solomos

Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner

#Tatyana_Petrova_Arkhipova

Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver

#Harri_Rovanperä

Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)

#Albert_I_of_Belgium

Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Ezra_Koenig

Paddy Lowe, English engineer

#Paddy_Lowe

Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior

#Evripidis_Stylianidis

Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (d. 2006)

#Anthony_Farrar-Hockley

Philip IV of Spain (d. 1665)

#Philip_IV_of_Spain

William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (d. 1850)

#William_Joseph_Chaminade

Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (d. 1978)

#Joachim_Büchner

Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach

#Grzegorz_Lato

Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (d. 2008)

#Larry_Norman

Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter

#Amit_Trivedi

Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter

#Izzy_Stradlin

Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer

#Robin_Wright

Robert Kiyosaki, American businessman, co-founded Cashflow Technologies

#Robert_Kiyosaki

Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer

#Bernt_Haas

Elton John, Trinidadian footballer

#Elton_John_(footballer)

Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player

#Roman_Dragoun

Jim Piddock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Jim_Piddock

John Schneider, American actor and country singer

#John_Schneider_(screen_actor)

Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (d. 1962)

#Dennis_Chávez

Iskandar of Johor (d. 2010)

#Iskandar_of_Johor

Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist

#Douglas_Trumbull

Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager

#Mazinho

Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1978)

#Jacques_Brel

Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player

#Sam_Rapira

Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists (d. 1979)

#Mary_Pickford

David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician

#David_Wu

Dej Loaf, American rapper, singer and songwriter

#Dej_Loaf

Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (d. 2014)

#Charlotte_Dawson

Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)

#Paul_Gray_(American_musician)

Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

#Timo_Pérez

John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia

#John_Hamm

John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

#John_Hicks

William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (d. 1630)

#William_Herbert,_3rd_Earl_of_Pembroke

Stanis?aw Taczak, Polish general (d. 1960)

#Stanis?aw_Taczak

Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (d. 2007)

#Kisho_Kurokawa

John Fante, American author and screenwriter (d. 1983)

#John_Fante

Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (d. 1995)

#Emil_Cioran

Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)

#Christian_IX_of_Denmark

Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer

#Francesco_Flachi

John Scott, English sociologist and academic

#John_Scott_(sociologist)

Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (d. 2012)

#Gary_Carter

Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer

#Mary_W._Gray

Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (d. 1933)

#Elizabeth_Bacon_Custer

Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer

#Frédérick_Bousquet

Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner

#Evans_Rutto

Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (d. 1936)

#Julius_Seljamaa

Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player

#Jenni_Asserholt

Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (d. 1607)

#Mary_Stuart_(1605-1607)

John Havlicek, American basketball player (d. 2019)

#John_Havlicek

Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer

#Royston_Drenthe

Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1770)

#Giuseppe_Tartini

Brett White, Australian rugby league player

#Brett_White

Anouk, Dutch singer

#Anouk_(singer)

Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (d. 2010)

#Momo_Kapor

R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (d. 1972)

#R._P._Keigwin

Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist

#Tine_Asmundsen

María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (d. 2002)

#María_Félix

Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator

#Nnedi_Okorafor

Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer

#Mark_Spencer_(computer_engineer)

James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)

#James_Herbert

Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach

#Terry_Porter

Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author

#Seymour_Hersh

Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach

#Michael_Jones_(rugby_union)

Funda Arar, Turkish singer

#Funda_Arar

Ricky Bell, American football player (d. 1984)

#Ricky_Bell_(running_back)

Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (d. 1992)

#Helen_Joseph

Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)

#Peter_I_of_Portugal

Mel Schacher, American bass player

#Mel_Schacher

Care Santos, Catalan writer

#Care_Santos

Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player

#Jeremy_Hellickson

Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (d. 1999)

#Catfish_Hunter

Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner

#Yemane_Tsegay

Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (d. 1997)

#Sara_Northrup_Hollister

Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician

#Ron_Johnson_(Wisconsin_politician)

Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer

#Darren_Jessee

Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (d. 1939)

#Harvey_Cushing

Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (d. 1997)

#Edward_Mulhare

Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (d. 2013)

#Herman_van_Raalte

Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade

#Pascal_Lamy

Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (d. 1798)

#Lewis_Morris

Shecky Greene, American actor

#Shecky_Greene

Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (d. 1604)

#Claudio_Merulo

Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (d. 1631)

#Juan_van_der_Hamen

Mark Blundell, English race car driver

#Mark_Blundell

Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (d. 2011)

#Betty_Ford

Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Tracy_Grammer

Arno Verschueren, Belgian professional football player

Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player

Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player

Kim Myung-sung, South Korean baseball player

Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player

Taran Noah Smith, American actor

Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor

Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model

Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach

Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress

Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (d. 2008)

Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player

Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer

Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler

Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer

Dalton Grant, English high jumper

Andy Currier, English rugby league player

John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager

Seth Tobias, American businessman (d. 2007)

Richard Hatch, American reality contestant, winner of Survivor: Borneo

Alain Bondue, French cyclist

Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach

Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer

Fred Smerlas, American football player and radio host

Christine Boisson, French actress

Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet

Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer

G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)

Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (d. 2012)

Ahmet Piri?tina, Turkish politician (d. 2004)

Gerd Andres, German politician

John Madden, English director and producer

K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (d. 2007)

Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer

Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer

Jang Yong, South Korean actor

Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman

Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (d. 2017)

Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator

Miller Farr, American football player

Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 1987)

Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (d. 2006)

J. J. Jackson, American soul/R&B singer, songwriter, and arranger

Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (d. 2004)

John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic

James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (d. 2014)

Fred Ebb, American lyricist (d. 2004)

Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (d. 2013)

Tilly Armstrong, English author (d. 2010)

Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)

Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (d. 1994)

Jan Novák, Czech composer (d. 1984)

Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (d. 2003)

Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (d. 1988)

Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (d. 2004)

Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 2007)

Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (d. 2007)

Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (d. 2001 or 2010)

George Musso, American football player and police officer (d. 2000)

Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (d. 1974)

Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (d. 1971)

Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (d. 1970)

Maria Maksakova, Sr., Russian soprano (d. 1974)

Yip Harburg, American composer (d. 1981)

Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designed the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (d. 1970)

Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)

Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (d. 1967)

Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (d. 1951)

Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (d. 1929)

Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (d. 1920)

John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (d. 1830)

John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (d. 1461)

Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (d. 1431)