Mika Lehkosuo

Finnish association football player and manager.

Born January 8th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Helsinki.

Liz Akama

Japanese skateboarder.

Born January 8th, 2009 (age 17 years) in Sendai. ^[ref]

Kornel Makuszyński

Polish writer (1884–1953).

Born January 8th, 1884 in Stryi. ^[ref]

Died July 31st, 1953 at 69 years old in Zakopane. ^[ref]

Antonio Palacios Ramilo

Spanish architect (1874-1945).

Born January 8th, 1874 in O Porriño.

Died October 27th, 1945 at 71 years old in Aravaca.

Lucas Assadi

Chilean footballer.

Born January 8th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Puente Alto.

Igor Sartori

Brazilian association football player.

Born January 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Atanasije Jevtić

Serbian orthodox bishop.

Born January 8th, 1938 in Brdarica.

Died March 4th, 2021 at 83 years old in Trebinje (COVID-19).

Paula Ortiz

Spanish film director and screenwriter.

Born January 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Zaragoza.

Guilherme Fontes

Brazilian actor.

Born January 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Petrópolis.

Paul Cohn

German mathematician (1924-2006).

Born January 8th, 1924 in Hamburg.

Died April 20th, 2006 at 82 years old in London.

Lena Schilling

Austrian climate activist.

Born January 8th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Pál Titkos

Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).

Born January 8th, 1908 in Budafok.

Died October 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.

José Luis Carranza

Peruvian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Lima.

Eufrosinia Kersnovskaya

Russian writer (1908–1994).

Born January 8th, 1908 in Odesa.

Died March 8th, 1994 at 86 years old in Yessentuki.

Vyacheslav Zudov

Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Bor.

Died June 12th, 2024 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Osamu Hayaishi

Japanese biochemist (1920–2015).

Born January 8th, 1920 in Stockton.

Died December 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kyoto. ^[ref]

Fernando Peres

Portuguese footballer (1943-2019).

Born January 8th, 1943 in Algés.

Died February 10th, 2019 at 76 years old in Lisbon. ^[ref]

Chen Xiexia

Weightlifter.

Born January 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Panyu District.

Larin Paraske

Izhorian oral poet (1833-1904).

Born January 8th, 1833. ^[ref]

Died January 3rd, 1904 at 70 years old in Keksgolmsky Uyezd.

Bernardo Ruiz

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born January 8th, 1925 in Orihuela.

Died August 14th, 2025 at 100 years old in Orihuela. ^[ref]

Matthias Phaëton

Guadeloupean footballer.

Born January 8th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Colombes.

Rosaly Lopes

Brazilian geologist and astronomer.

Born January 8th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Fernando Astengo

Chilean footballer.

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

Virginia Norwood

American aerospace engineer, inventor, and physicist.

Born January 8th, 1927 in Fort Totten. ^[ref]

Died March 26th, 2023 at 96 years old in Topanga. ^[ref]

Sylvie Germain

French writer (born 1954).

Born January 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Châteauroux. ^[ref]