Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong

Ghanaian politician.

Born January 8th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Mampong. ^[ref]

Artur Shahinyan

Olympic wrestler.

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

Paul Henri Lecomte

French botanist (1856-1934).

Born January 8th, 1856 in Saint-Nabord.

Died June 12th, 1934 at 78 years old in Paris.

Valentyna Tserbe-Nessina

Ukrainian biathlete.

Born January 8th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Poliske.

Seigo Kobayashi

Japanese association football player.

Born January 8th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Kobe.

Jerzy Kaczmarek

Polish fencer.

Born January 8th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Lubsko.

Bruno Saul

Estonian soviet politician and businessman (1932–2022).

Born January 8th, 1932 in Narva.

Died March 3rd, 2022 at 90 years old in Tallinn. ^[ref]

Javier Imbroda

Spanish basketball coach.

Born January 8th, 1961 in Melilla.

Died April 2nd, 2022 at 61 years old in Málaga (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

André Wohllebe

East german canoeist (1962-2014).

Born January 8th, 1962 in East Berlin.

Died December 29th, 2014 at 52 years old in Berlin (pancreatic cancer).

Andrey Shuvalov

Fencer.

Born January 8th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Idritsa.