People born on July 8 158
Gian Giorgio Trissino
b. 1478 – d. 1550
Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian linguist, poet, and playwright (d. 1550)
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
b. 1528 – d. 1580
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (b. 1528)
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Alberto Bolognetti
b. 1538 – d. 1585
Alberto Bolognetti, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)
Carlos, Prince of Asturias
b. 1545 – d. 1568
Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)
Artemisia Gentileschi
b. 1593 – d. 1653
Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
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Peter Sainthill
b. 1593 – d. 1648
Peter Sainthill, English politician (d. 1648)
Jean de La Fontaine
b. 1621 – d. 1695
Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (d. 1695)
Christian Kramp
b. 1760 – d. 1826
Christian Kramp, French mathematician and academic (d. 1826)
Dominique Jean Larrey
b. 1766 – d. 1842
Dominique Jean Larrey, French physician and surgeon (b. 1766)
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Giorgio Pullicino
b. 1779 – d. 1851
Giorgio Pullicino, Maltese painter and architect (d. 1851)
Francis Leopold McClintock
b. 1819 – d. 1907
Francis Leopold McClintock, Irish admiral and explorer (d. 1907)
Frederick W. Seward
b. 1830 – d. 1915
Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
John Pemberton
b. 1831 – d. 1888
John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (b. 1831)
Joseph Chamberlain
b. 1836 – d. 1914
Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1914)
Eli Lilly
b. 1838 – d. 1898
Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (d. 1898)
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
b. 1838 – d. 1917
Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (d. 1917)
John D. Rockefeller
b. 1839 – d. 1937
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (d. 1937)
Arthur Evans
b. 1851 – d. 1941
Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1941)
John Murray (Victorian politician)
b. 1851 – d. 1916
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (d. 1916)
Alfred Binet
b. 1857 – d. 1911
Alfred Binet, French psychologist and graphologist (d. 1911)
Käthe Kollwitz
b. 1867 – d. 1945
Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor (d. 1945)
Alexandros Papanastasiou
b. 1876 – d. 1936
Alexandros Papanastasiou, Greek sociologist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
Percy Grainger
b. 1882 – d. 1961
Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (d. 1961)
Ernst Bloch
b. 1885 – d. 1977
Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1977)
Hugo Boss (fashion designer)
b. 1885 – d. 1948
Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
Stanton Macdonald-Wright
b. 1890 – d. 1973
Stanton Macdonald-Wright, American painter (d. 1973)
Richard Aldington
b. 1892 – d. 1962
Richard Aldington, English poet and author (b. 1892)
Pavel Korin
b. 1892 – d. 1967
Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
R. Carlyle Buley
b. 1893 – d. 1968
R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (d. 1968)
Pyotr Kapitsa
b. 1894 – d. 1984
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
Igor Tamm
b. 1895 – d. 1971
Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
Melville Ruick
b. 1898 – d. 1972
Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
George Antheil
b. 1900 – d. 1959
George Antheil, American pianist, composer, and author (d. 1959)
Henri Cartan
b. 1904 – d. 2008
Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
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Leonid Amalrik
b. 1905 – d. 1997
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (d. 1997)
Philip Johnson
b. 1906 – d. 2005
Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (d. 2005)
George W. Romney
b. 1907 – d. 1995
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (b. 1907)
Louis Jordan
b. 1908 – d. 1975
Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and actor (d. 1975)
Nelson Rockefeller
b. 1908 – d. 1979
Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
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Alan Brown (British Army officer)
b. 1909 – d. 1971
Alan Brown, English soldier (b. 1909)
Ken Farnes
b. 1911 – d. 1941
Ken Farnes, English cricketer (d. 1941)
Jyoti Basu
b. 1914 – d. 2010
Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 2010)
Billy Eckstine
b. 1914 – d. 1993
Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (d. 1993)
Neil D. Van Sickle
b. 1915
Neil D. Van Sickle, American Air Force major general
Jean Rouverol
b. 1916 – d. 2017
Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (d. 2017)
Pamela Brown (actress)
b. 1917 – d. 1975
Pamela Brown, English actress (b. 1917)
Faye Emerson
b. 1917 – d. 1983
Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
J. F. Powers
b. 1917 – d. 1999
J. F. Powers, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1999)
Paul B. Fay
b. 1918 – d. 2009
Paul B. Fay, American sailor and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1918)
Irwin Hasen
b. 1918 – d. 2015
Irwin Hasen, American illustrator (d. 2015)
Oluf Reed-Olsen
b. 1918 – d. 2002
Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (d. 2002)
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Julia Pirie
b. 1918 – d. 2008
Julia Pirie, British spy working for MI5 (d. 2008)
Edward B. Giller
b. 1918 – d. 2017
Edward B. Giller, U.S Major General (d. 2017)
Craig Stevens (actor)
b. 1918 – d. 2000
Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
Walter Scheel
b. 1919 – d. 2016
Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (b. 1919)
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Godtfred Kirk Christiansen
b. 1920 – d. 1995
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (b. 1920)
Harrison Dillard
b. 1923
Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler
Johnnie Johnson (musician)
b. 1924 – d. 2005
Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (d. 2005)
Charles C. Droz
b. 1924
Charles C. Droz, American politician
Marco Cé
b. 1925 – d. 2014
Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (d. 2014)
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Arthur Imperatore Sr.
b. 1925
Arthur Imperatore Sr., Italian-American businessman from New Jersey
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Bill Mackrides
b. 1925
Bill Mackrides, American football quarterback
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Dominique Nohain
b. 1925 – d. 2017
Dominique Nohain, French actor, screenwriter and director (d. 2017)
David Malet Armstrong
b. 1926 – d. 2014
David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (d. 2014)
John Dingell
b. 1926
John Dingell, American lieutenant and politician
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Martin Riesen
b. 1926
Martin Riesen, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
b. 1926 – d. 2004
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)
Maurice Hayes
b. 1927
Maurice Hayes, Irish educator and politician
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Khensur Lungri Namgyel
b. 1927
Khensur Lungri Namgyel, Tibetan religious leader
Balakh Sher Mazari
b. 1928
Balakh Sher Mazari, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Jerry Vale
b. 1930 – d. 2014
Jerry Vale, American singer (d. 2014)
Chris Adams (general)
b. 1930
Chris Adams, American author and retired United States Air Force officer
Antonio Lamer
b. 1933 – d. 2007
Antonio Lamer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Chief Justice of Canada (d. 2007)
Raquel Correa
b. 1934 – d. 2012
Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (b. 1934)
Marty Feldman
b. 1934 – d. 1982
Marty Feldman, English actor and screenwriter (d. 1982)
John David Crow
b. 1935 – d. 2015
John David Crow, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
Steve Lawrence
b. 1935
Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer
Vitaly Sevastyanov
b. 1935 – d. 2010
Vitaly Sevastyanov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2010)
Diane Clare
b. 1938 – d. 2013
Diane Clare, English actress (d. 2013)
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Ed Lumley
b. 1939
Ed Lumley, Canadian businessman and politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Communications
Joe B. Mauldin
b. 1940 – d. 2015
Joe B. Mauldin, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2015)
Dario Gradi
b. 1941
Dario Gradi, Italian-English footballer, coach, and manager
Phil Gramm
b. 1942
Phil Gramm, American economist and politician
Jaimoe
b. 1944
Jaimoe, American drummer
Jeffrey Tambor
b. 1944
Jeffrey Tambor, American actor and singer
Micheline Calmy-Rey
b. 1945
Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician, 91st President of the Swiss Confederation
Kim Darby
b. 1947
Kim Darby, American actress
Jenny Diski
b. 1947 – d. 2016
Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (d. 2016)
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Luis Fernando Figari
b. 1947
Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian religious leader, founded the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
Raffi (musician)
b. 1948
Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter
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Ruby Sales
b. 1948
Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist
Wolfgang Puck
b. 1949
Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef, restaurateur and entrepreneur
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy
b. 1949 – d. 2009
Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
Alan Ashby
b. 1951
Alan Ashby, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
Anjelica Huston
b. 1951
Anjelica Huston, American actress and director
Larry Garner
b. 1952
Larry Garner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jack Lambert (American football)
b. 1952
Jack Lambert, American football player and sportscaster
Marianne Williamson
b. 1952
Marianne Williamson, American author and activist
Terry Puhl
b. 1956
Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player and coach
Carlos Cavazo
b. 1957
Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter
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Aleksandr Gurnov
b. 1957
Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian journalist and author
Kevin Bacon
b. 1958
Kevin Bacon, American actor and musician
Andreas Carlgren
b. 1958
Andreas Carlgren, Swedish educator and politician, 8th Swedish Minister for the Environment
Tzipi Livni
b. 1958
Tzipi Livni, Israeli lawyer and politician, 18th Justice Minister of Israel
Mal Meninga
b. 1960
Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league player and coach
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Ces Drilon
b. 1961
Ces Drilon, Filipino journalist
Andy Fletcher (musician)
b. 1961
Andrew Fletcher, English keyboard player
Toby Keith
b. 1961
Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Karl Seglem
b. 1961
Karl Seglem, Norwegian saxophonist and record producer
Joan Osborne
b. 1962
Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Mark Christopher (director)
b. 1963
Mark Christopher, American director and screenwriter
Alexei Gusarov
b. 1964
Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player and manager
Dan Levinson
b. 1965
Dan Levinson, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and bandleader
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Ralf Altmeyer
b. 1966
Ralf Altmeyer, German-Chinese virologist and academic
Shadlog Bernicke
b. 1966
Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician
Billy Crudup
b. 1968
Billy Crudup, American actor
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Shane Howarth
b. 1968
Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player and coach
Michael Weatherly
b. 1968
Michael Weatherly, American actor
Sugizo
b. 1969
Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
George Fisher (musician)
b. 1969
George Fisher, American singer-songwriter
Beck
b. 1970
Beck, American singer-songwriter and producer
Sylvain Gaudreault
b. 1970
Sylvain Gaudreault, Canadian educator and politician
Todd Martin
b. 1970
Todd Martin, American tennis player and coach
Neil Jenkins
b. 1971
Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player and coach
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Karl Dykhuis
b. 1972
Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
Sourav Ganguly
b. 1972
Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
Elias Viljanen
b. 1975
Elias Viljanen, Finnish singer and guitarist
Talal El Karkouri
b. 1976
Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
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David Kennedy (musician)
b. 1976
David Kennedy, American guitarist and songwriter
Ellen MacArthur
b. 1976
Ellen MacArthur, English sailor
Christian Abbiati
b. 1977
Christian Abbiati, Italian footballer
Paolo Tiralongo
b. 1977
Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist
Milo Ventimiglia
b. 1977
Milo Ventimiglia, American actor, director, and producer
Wang Zhizhi
b. 1977
Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
Rachael Lillis
b. 1978
Rachael Lillis, American voice actress
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Urmas Rooba
b. 1978
Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer
Mat McBriar
b. 1979
Mat McBriar, American football player
Eric Chouinard
b. 1980
Eric Chouinard, American-Canadian ice hockey player
Robbie Keane
b. 1980
Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
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Wolfram Müller
b. 1981
Wolfram Müller, German runner
Anastasia Myskina
b. 1981
Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
Sophia Bush
b. 1982
Sophia Bush, American actress and director
Hakim Warrick
b. 1982
Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
John Bowker (baseball)
b. 1983
John Bowker, American baseball player
Jaroslav Janiš
b. 1983
Jaroslav Janiš, Czech race car driver
Daniel Navarro
b. 1983
Daniel Navarro, Spanish cyclist
Rich Peverley
b. 1983
Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie Cook
b. 1985
Jamie Cook, English guitarist and songwriter
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Jaime Garcia
b. 1986
Jaime Garcia, Mexican baseball player
Renata Costa
b. 1986
Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer
Miki Roqué
b. 1988 – d. 2012
Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
Jesse Sergent
b. 1988
Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
David Taylor (rugby league)
b. 1988
Dave Taylor, Australian rugby league player
Yarden Gerbi
b. 1989
Yarden Gerbi, Israeli world champion and Olympic bronze medalist judoka
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Tor Marius Gromstad
b. 1989 – d. 2012
Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012)
Virgil van Dijk
b. 1991
Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer
Braidon Burns
b. 1996
Braidon Burns, Australian rugby league player
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith
b. 1998
Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, American actor and rapper