Nathan de Medina

Belgian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Belgium.

Jack McGrath

American racing driver.

Born October 8th, 1919 in Los Angeles.

Died November 6th, 1955 at 36 years old in Phoenix.

Goran Sablić

Croatian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Sinj.

Roger Nilsen

Norwegian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Tromsø.

Christin Cooper

Alpine skier.

Born October 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Los Angeles.

Kasper Bøgelund

Danish footballer.

Born October 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Odense.

Jimmy Marín

Costa rican association football player.

Born October 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Tibás Canton.

Novatus Rugambwa

Tanzanian prelate of the catholic church.

Born October 8th, 1957 in Bukoba.

Died September 16th, 2025 at 67 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Ivan Aksakov

Russian writer and slavophile (1823-1886).

Born October 8th, 1823 in Nadezhdino.

Died February 8th, 1886 at 62 years old in Moscow.

Olaf Janßen

German association football player and manager.

Born October 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Krefeld.

Paul von Hatzfeldt

German diplomat (1831-1901).

Born October 8th, 1831 in Düsseldorf.

Died November 22nd, 1901 at 70 years old in London.

Keydomar Vallenilla

Venezuelan weightlifter.

Born October 8th, 1999 (age 26 years) in La Guaira. ^[ref]

Giulio Monteverde

Italian sculptor (1837–1917).

Born October 8th, 1837 in Bistagno.

Died October 3rd, 1917 at 79 years old in Rome.

Jon Ekerold

South african motorcycle racer.

Born October 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Johannesburg.

Zahari Zograf

Bulgarian painter (1810-1853).

Born October 8th, 1810 in Samokov.

Died June 14th, 1853 at 42 years old in Samokov (typhus).

Francisco Montañés

Spanish footballer.

Born October 8th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Castelló de la Plana.

Kristine Bonnevie

Norwegian biologist and norway's first female professor (1872–1948).

Born October 8th, 1872 in Trondheim.

Died August 30th, 1948 at 75 years old in Oslo.

Olle Hellbom

Swedish regisseur and director (1925–1982).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Stockholm.

Died June 5th, 1982 at 56 years old in Stockholm (stomach cancer).

Miriam Bulgaru

Romanian female tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Alba Iulia.

Darko Stanić

Serbian handball player.

Born October 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Mojkovac.

Viacheslav Ragozin

Soviet chess grandmaster.

Born October 8th, 1908 in Saint Petersburg.

Died March 11th, 1962 at 53 years old in Moscow.

Pınar Selek

Turkish sociologist and writer (born 1971).

Born October 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Istanbul.

Bill Brown

Scottish footballer (1931–2004).

Born October 8th, 1931 in Arbroath.

Died November 30th, 2004 at 73 years old in Simcoe. ^[ref]

Viktor Ivančić

Croatian journalist.

Born October 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Sarajevo.

Rimantas Šadžius

Lithuanian politician.

Born October 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Vilnius.