Michelle Forbes

American actress.

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

John Podesta

American political consultant (born 1949).

Born January 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Sagarika Ghatge

Indian actress and model.

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

Nussrat Jahan

Indian actress and politician.

Born January 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Kolkata.

Sam Riley

English actor.

Born January 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Menston.

Sam Levinson

American actor, screenwriter, and director.

Born January 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Baltimore.

Gypsy Rose Lee

American burlesque performer, actress and author (1911–1970).

Born January 8th, 1914 in Seattle.

Died April 26th, 1970 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Ron Cephas Jones

American actor (1957-2023).

Born January 8th, 1957 in Paterson.

Died August 19th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Maximilian Kolbe

Polish conventual franciscan friar, martyr and saint of the roman catholic church (1894–1941).

Born January 8th, 1894 in Zduńska Wola.

Died August 14th, 1941 at 47 years old in Auschwitz (lethal injection).

Josh Meyers

American actor and comedian.

Born January 8th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Bedford. ^[ref]

Roy Kinnear

British actor (1934–1988).

Born January 8th, 1934 in Wigan.

Died September 20th, 1988 at 54 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction, horse fall).

Karan Soni

Indian-american actor.

Born January 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in New Delhi.

Andrew Wood

American musician and singer (1966–1990).

Born January 8th, 1966 in Columbus.

Died March 19th, 1990 at 24 years old in Seattle (drug overdose).

Valkyrae

American video game streamer (b. 1992).

Born January 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Moses Lake.

Carlitos Rogers

American psychologist (1902–1987).

Born January 8th, 1902 in Oak Park.

Died February 4th, 1987 at 85 years old in La Jolla.

James Longstreet

Confederate army general (1821–1904).

Born January 8th, 1821 in Edgefield County.

Died January 2nd, 1904 at 82 years old in Gainesville.

William Bonin

American serial killer (1947–1996).

Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (lethal injection).

William Hartnell

English actor (1908–1975).

Born January 8th, 1908 in St Pancras.

Died April 23rd, 1975 at 67 years old in Marden (multiple sclerosis, stroke, heart failure).

Robby Krieger

American guitarist.

Born January 8th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Los Angeles.

John McTiernan

American filmmaker.

Born January 8th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Albany.

Alfred Russel Wallace

British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823–1913).

Born January 8th, 1823 in Usk.

Died November 7th, 1913 at 90 years old in Broadstone.

Annabel Scholey

British actress.

Born January 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Wakefield.

Yvette Mimieux

American actress (1942–2022).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Hollywood.

Died January 18th, 2022 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Soupy Sales

American comedian, actor and radio/television personality (1926-2009).

Born January 8th, 1926 in Franklinton.

Died October 22nd, 2009 at 83 years old in The Bronx (cancer). ^[ref]

Koke

Spanish association football player.

Born January 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Madrid.