Paul MacDonald

New zealand sprint canoeist.

Born January 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Auckland.

Gösta Persson

Swedish swimmer (1904–1991).

Born January 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.

Died February 23rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Malmö.

Everson Lins Ferreira

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 8th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Brazil.

Shoko Mikami

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born January 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Ichihara.

Daniel Chávez

Peruvian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Callao.

Eugenio Scarpellini

Italian priest (1954-2020).

Born January 8th, 1954 in Verdellino.

Died July 15th, 2020 at 66 years old in El Alto (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Karine Kazinian

Armenian diplomat (1955–2012).

Born January 8th, 1955 in Yerevan.

Died December 6th, 2012 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.

Severino Andreoli

Olympic cyclist.

Born January 8th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Caprino Veronese.

Bernadett Baczkó

Olympic judoka.

Born January 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Budapest.

Hnat Yura

Ukrainian actor (1888-1966).

Born January 8th, 1888 in Pidlisne.

Died January 18th, 1966 at 78 years old in Kyiv.