People born on February 8 155
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Vettius Valens
b. 120 – d. 175
Vettius Valens, Greek astrologer (d. 175)
Proclus
b. 412 – d. 485
Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (b. 412)
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid
b. 882 – d. 946
Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (b. 882)
Yaroslav II of Vladimir
b. 1191 – d. 1246
Yaroslav II of Vladimir (b. 1191)
Afonso IV of Portugal
b. 1291 – d. 1357
Afonso IV of Portugal (b. 1291)
Constantine XI Palaiologos
b. 1405 – d. 1453
Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1404)
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg
b. 1487 – d. 1550
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
Daniele Barbaro
b. 1514 – d. 1570
Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (d. 1570)
Agrippa d'Aubigné
b. 1552 – d. 1630
Agrippa d'Aubigné, French soldier and poet (b. 1552)
Robert Burton (scholar)
b. 1577 – d. 1640
Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (d. 1640)
Guercino
b. 1591 – d. 1666
Guercino, Italian painter (d. 1666)
Charles-Jean-François Hénault
b. 1685 – d. 1770
Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author (d. 1770)
Daniel Bernoulli
b. 1700 – d. 1782
Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1782)
Emperor Sakuramachi
b. 1720 – d. 1750
Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
André Grétry
b. 1741 – d. 1813
André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer (d. 1813)
Gia Long
b. 1762 – d. 1820
Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1820)
Joseph Leopold Eybler
b. 1764 – d. 1846
Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1846)
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
b. 1792 – d. 1873
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (d. 1873)
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia
b. 1798 – d. 1849
Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia (d. 1849)
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
b. 1807 – d. 1889
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and zoologist (d. 1889)
Richard S. Ewell
b. 1817 – d. 1872
Richard S. Ewell, American general (d. 1872)
John Ruskin
b. 1819 – d. 1900
John Ruskin, English author, critic, and academic (d. 1900)
William Tecumseh Sherman
b. 1820 – d. 1891
William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
Maxime Du Camp
b. 1822 – d. 1894
Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)
Henry Walter Bates
b. 1825 – d. 1892
Henry Walter Bates, English geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1892)
Jules Verne
b. 1828 – d. 1905
Jules Verne, French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1905)
Vital-Justin Grandin
b. 1829 – d. 1902
Vital-Justin Grandin, French-Canadian bishop and missionary (b. 1829)
Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire
b. 1830 – d. 1876
Abdülaziz of the Ottoman Empire, 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1830)
Dmitri Mendeleev
b. 1834 – d. 1907
Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist and academic (d. 1907)
Kate Chopin
b. 1850 – d. 1904
Kate Chopin, American novelist and poet (b. 1850)
Moses Gomberg
b. 1866 – d. 1947
Moses Gomberg, Ukrainian-American chemist and academic (b. 1866)
Martin Buber
b. 1878 – d. 1965
Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and theologian (b. 1878)
Franz Marc
b. 1880 – d. 1916
Franz Marc, German soldier and painter (d. 1916)
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Viktor Schwanneke
b. 1880 – d. 1931
Viktor Schwanneke, German actor and director (d. 1931)
Thomas Selfridge
b. 1882 – d. 1908
Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
Joseph Schumpeter
b. 1883 – d. 1950
Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and political scientist (d. 1950)
Snowy Baker
b. 1884 – d. 1953
Snowy Baker, Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (d. 1953)
Charlie Ruggles
b. 1886 – d. 1970
Charlie Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
Edith Evans
b. 1888 – d. 1976
Edith Evans, English actress (d. 1976)
Claro M. Recto
b. 1890 – d. 1960
Claro M. Recto, Filipino lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1960)
Ba Maw
b. 1893 – d. 1977
Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1893)
King Vidor
b. 1894 – d. 1982
King Vidor, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982)
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Zakir Hussain (politician)
b. 1897 – d. 1969
Zakir Hussain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd president of India (d. 1969)
Lonnie Johnson (musician)
b. 1899 – d. 1970
Lonnie Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1970)
Greta Keller
b. 1903 – d. 1977
Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress (d. 1977)
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Chester Carlson
b. 1906 – d. 1968
Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
Elisabeth Murdoch (philanthropist)
b. 1909 – d. 2012
Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (d. 2012)
Elizabeth Bishop
b. 1911 – d. 1979
Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (b. 1911)
Betty Field
b. 1913 – d. 1973
Betty Field, American actress (b. 1913)
Danai Stratigopoulou
b. 1913 – d. 2009
Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
Bill Finger
b. 1914 – d. 1974
Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (d. 1974)
Georges Guétary
b. 1915 – d. 1997
Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1915)
Freddie Blassie
b. 1918 – d. 2003
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (b. 1918)
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George W. George
b. 1920 – d. 2007
George W. George, American theater, Broadway, and film producer (d. 2007)
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Barney Danson
b. 1921 – d. 2011
Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2011)
Lana Turner
b. 1921 – d. 1995
Lana Turner, American actress (b. 1921)
Audrey Meadows
b. 1922 – d. 1996
Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (d. 1996)
Jack Lemmon
b. 1925 – d. 2001
Jack Lemmon, American actor (b. 1925)
Neal Cassady
b. 1926 – d. 1968
Neal Cassady, American author and poet (d. 1968)
Birgitte Reimer
b. 1926
Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress
Roger Byrne
b. 1929 – d. 1958
Roger Byrne, English footballer (d. 1958)
Claude Rich
b. 1929 – d. 2017
Claude Rich, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2017)
Alejandro Rey
b. 1930 – d. 1987
Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (d. 1987)
Arlan Stangeland
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Arlan Stangeland, American farmer and politician (d. 2013)
James Dean
b. 1931 – d. 1955
James Dean, American actor (b. 1931)
Cliff Allison
b. 1932 – d. 2005
Cliff Allison, English race car driver (b. 1932)
John Williams
b. 1932
John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
Elly Ameling
b. 1933
Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
Joe Raposo
b. 1937 – d. 1989
Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
Harry Wu
b. 1937 – d. 2016
Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (b. 1937)
Jose Maria Sison
b. 1939
Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist
Ted Koppel
b. 1940
Ted Koppel, English-American journalist
Nick Nolte
b. 1941
Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
Tom Rush
b. 1941
Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Jagjit Singh
b. 1941 – d. 2011
Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
Robert Klein
b. 1942
Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
Terry Melcher
b. 1942 – d. 2004
Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
Creed Bratton
b. 1943
Creed Bratton, American actor
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Pirzada Qasim
b. 1943
Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and academic
Roger Lloyd-Pack
b. 1944 – d. 2014
Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)
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Tony Minson
b. 1944
Tony Minson, English virologist and academic
Sebastião Salgado
b. 1944
Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist
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Kerrie Biddell
b. 1947 – d. 2014
Kerrie Biddell, Australian singer and pianist (d. 2014)
J. Richard Gott
b. 1947
J. Richard Gott, American astronomer and academic
Dan Seals
b. 1948 – d. 2009
Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
Brooke Adams (actress)
b. 1949
Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Niels Arestrup
b. 1949
Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter
Cristina Ferrare
b. 1950
Cristina Ferrare, American model, actress, author, and television host
Marinho Chagas
b. 1952 – d. 2014
Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952)
Mary Steenburgen
b. 1953
Mary Steenburgen, American actress
Joe Maddon
b. 1954
Joe Maddon, American baseball coach and manager
John Grisham
b. 1955
John Grisham, American lawyer and author
Jim Neidhart
b. 1955
Jim Neidhart, American wrestler
Marques Johnson
b. 1956
Marques Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster
Dave Meros
b. 1956
Dave Meros, American bass player
Sherri Martel
b. 1958 – d. 2007
Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
Marina Silva
b. 1958
Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician
Karine Chemla
b. 1958
Karine Chemla, French historian of mathematics and sinologist
Heinz Gunthardt
b. 1959
Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis player
Andrew Hoy
b. 1959
Andrew Hoy, Australian equestrian rider
Mauricio Macri
b. 1959
Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina
Benigno Aquino III
b. 1960
Benigno Aquino III, Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines
Dino Ciccarelli
b. 1960
Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
Vince Neil
b. 1961
Vince Neil, American singer-songwriter and actor
Daniel Levy (businessman)
b. 1962
Daniel Levy, English businessman
Mohammad Azharuddin
b. 1963
Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician
Trinny Woodall
b. 1964
Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author
Arlie Petters
b. 1964
Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic
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Alex Antonitsch
b. 1966
Alex Antonitsch, Austrian tennis player
Bruno Labbadia
b. 1966
Bruno Labbadia, German footballer and manager
Sarah Montague
b. 1966
Sarah Montague, English journalist and radio host
Kirk Muller
b. 1966
Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Hristo Stoichkov
b. 1966
Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
Gary Coleman
b. 1968 – d. 2010
Gary Coleman, American actor (b. 1968)
Pauly Fuemana
b. 1969 – d. 2010
Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
Mary Robinette Kowal
b. 1969
Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author
Mary McCormack
b. 1969
Mary McCormack, American actress and producer
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John Filan
b. 1970
John Filan, Australian footballer and coach
Alonzo Mourning
b. 1970
Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
Aidy Boothroyd
b. 1971
Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager
Mika Karppinen
b. 1971
Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter
Big Show
b. 1972
Big Show, American wrestler, actor
Seth Green
b. 1974
Seth Green, American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director
Khaled Mashud
b. 1976
Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
Nicolas Vouilloz
b. 1976
Nicolas Vouilloz, French race car driver and biker
Barry Hall
b. 1977
Barry Hall, Australian footballer
Roman Kostomarov
b. 1977
Roman Kostomarov, Russian ice dancer
Mick de Brenni
b. 1978
Mick de Brenni, Australian politician
Aaron Cook (baseball)
b. 1979
Aaron Cook, American baseball player
Steve Gohouri
b. 1981 – d. 2015
Steve Gohouri, Ivorian footballer (d. 2015)
Myriam Montemayor Cruz
b. 1981
Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
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Jermaine Anderson
b. 1983
Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player
Cory Jane
b. 1983
Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
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Jim Verraros
b. 1983
Jim Verraros, American singer and actor
Manuel Osborne-Paradis
b. 1984
Manuel Osborne-Paradis, Canadian skier
Cecily Strong
b. 1984
Cecily Strong, American actress
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
b. 1984
Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
Petra Cetkovská
b. 1985
Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player
Jeremy Davis
b. 1985
Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter
Javi García
b. 1987
Javi García, Spanish footballer
Carolina Kostner
b. 1987
Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
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Keegan Meth
b. 1988
Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
Zac Guildford
b. 1989
Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player
Julio Jones
b. 1989
Julio Jones, American football player
Courtney Vandersloot
b. 1989
Courtney Vandersloot, American basketball player
Emily Scarratt
b. 1990
Emily Scarratt, English former teacher and centre or fullback rugby union player
Klay Thompson
b. 1990
Klay Thompson, American professional basketball player
Aristidis Soiledis
b. 1991
Aristidis Soiledis, Greek footballer
Roberto Soriano
b. 1991
Roberto Soriano, Italian footballer
Bruno Martins Indi
b. 1992
Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
Carl Jenkinson
b. 1992
Carl Jenkinson, English-Finnish footballer
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
b. 1994
Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
Nikki Yanofsky
b. 1994
Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
Joshua Kimmich
b. 1995
Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
Kenedy (footballer)
b. 1996
Kenedy, Brazilian footballer