Stipe Pletikosa

Croatian association football player.

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

Kevin Yoder

American politician.

Born January 8th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Hutchinson.

Ryan Mendes da Graça

Cape verdean footballer.

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

Riza Durmisi

Danish footballer.

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

Chris Douglas-Roberts

American basketball player.

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

Pieter Omtzigt

Dutch politician (born 1974).

Born January 8th, 1974 (age 52 years) in The Hague.

Gouverneur Kemble Warren

General in the union army during the american civil war.

Born January 8th, 1830 in Cold Spring.

Died August 8th, 1882 at 52 years old in Newport.

Mohan Rakesh

Indian writer (1925-1972).

Born January 8th, 1925 in Amritsar. ^[ref]

Died January 3rd, 1972 at 46 years old in Delhi. ^[ref]

David Lang

American composer.

Born January 8th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles.

Sophie Pascoe

New zealand paralympic swimmer.

Born January 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Christchurch. ^[ref]

Manuela Arcuri

Italian actress and model.

Born January 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Anagni.

James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon

British politician (1871-1940).

Born January 8th, 1871 in Belfast.

Died November 24th, 1940 at 69 years old in County Down.

Kemi Adetiba

Nigerian music video director.

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

Francesco Coco

Italian footballer (born 1977).

Born January 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Paternò.

Richard Courant

German american mathematician (1888-1972).

Born January 8th, 1888 in Lubliniec.

Died January 27th, 1972 at 84 years old in New Rochelle.

Fabian Frei

Swiss footballer.

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

Peter J. Carroll

British occultist.

Born January 8th, 1953 in West Sussex.

Died April 22nd, 2026 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Dali Benssalah

Algerian-french actor.

Born January 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Rennes. ^[ref]

Jack Simpson

Association football player (born 1997).

Born January 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Weymouth.

Dorothy Adams

American actress (1900-1988).

Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.

Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.

Dale DaBone

American pornographic actor and model.

Born January 8th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Greensboro.

Matthew Kilgallon

English association football player.

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

Carl Gustav Hempel

German philosopher (1905–1997).

Born January 8th, 1905 in Oranienburg.

Died November 9th, 1997 at 92 years old in Princeton Township (pneumonia).

Robert May, Baron May of Oxford

Australian scientist who has been chief scientific adviser to the uk government (1936-2020).

Born January 8th, 1936 in Sydney.

Died April 28th, 2020 at 84 years old in Oxford. ^[ref]

Felipe Colombo

Mexican actor, singer and musician.

Born January 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Mexico City.