Famous People Born on August 8

♌ Leo

• Esther Williams (1921) — American swimmer and actress (1921–2013)
• Ken Dryden (1947) — Canadian hockey player and politician (1947–2025)
• JC Chasez (1976) — American singer (born 1976)
• Roger Penrose (1931) — English mathematician, mathematical physicist (born 1931)
• Sheila Varian (1937) — American horse breeder (1937–2016)
• Godfrey Kneller (1646) — German-born British painter (1646–1723)
• Rocky Thompson (1977) — Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Bruce Matthews (1961) — American football player and coach (born 1961)
• Daniel House (musician) (1961) — American record label owner
• Kane Williamson (1990) — New Zealand cricketer (born 1990)
• Jerry Tarkanian (1930) — American basketball coach (1930–2015)
• Shawn Mendes (1998) — Canadian singer (born 1998)
• Mamoru Oshii (1951) — Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer (born 1951)
• Mark Wills (1973) — American singer (born 1973)
• Hannah Miley (1989) — Scottish swimmer
• Parker Kligerman (1990) — American racing driver (born 1990)
• Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (1605) — English politician and lawyer (1605–1675)
• Anthony Rizzo (1989) — American baseball player (born 1989)
• Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) (1694) — Irish philosopher (1694–1746)
• John Hudek (1966) — American baseball player (born 1966)
• George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland (1558) — English noble (1558–1605)
• Willie Tonga (1983) — Australia international rugby league footballer
• Paul Dirac (1902) — British physicist (1902–1984)
• Keith Carradine (1949) — American actor (born 1949)
• Louis Saha (1978) — French association football player (born 1978)
• The Edge (1961) — Irish and Welsh rock musician, U2 guitarist (born 1961)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937) — American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
• Benny Carter (1907) — American jazz musician, composer, and bandleader (1907–2003)
• Chester Williams (1970) — South African rugby union player and coach (1970–2019)
• Emi Shinohara (1963) — Japanese voice actress (1963–2024)