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595 Notable birthdays

Yura Borisov

Russian actor.

Born December 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Reutov.

Howie Hawkins

American activist and trade unionist from california.

Born December 8th, 1952 (age 73 years) in San Francisco.

Ryan Newman

American racecar driver.

Born December 8th, 1977 (age 48 years) in South Bend.

Jim Yong Kim

South korean-american physician and anthropologist, 12th president of the world bank.

Born December 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Seoul.

Duke Cunningham

Former u.s. house of representatives member, convicted and sentenced for conspiracy to commit bribery, mail fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion.

Born December 8th, 1941 in Los Angeles.

Died August 27th, 2025 at 83 years old in Little Rock. [ref]

Scott Shepherd

American actor.

Born December 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Raleigh. [ref]

Maher al-Assad

Syrian general and commander of the republican guard.

Born December 8th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Damascus.

William Crapo Durant

American automotive businessman (1861–1947).

Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.

Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.

Bob Arum

American attorney and boxing promoter.

Born December 8th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Brooklyn.

Lauren Phillips

American pornographic actress.

Born December 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Atlantic City. [ref]

James Thurber

American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright (1894–1961).

Born December 8th, 1894 in Columbus. [ref]

Died November 2nd, 1961 at 66 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Raymond Lam

Hong kong actor and singer.

Born December 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Xiamen.

Mike Mussina

American baseball player.

Born December 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Williamsport.

Cristian Sainz Valdés Castro

Mexican pop singer.

Born December 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Mexico City.

Matt Adler

American actor.

Born December 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Los Angeles.

Cyriel Dessers

Belgian professional footballer.

Born December 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Leuven.

Dana Terrace

Animator, writer, director, producer, storyboard artist.

Born December 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Hamden.

Jerry Butler

American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2025).

Born December 8th, 1939 in Sunflower.

Died February 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in Chicago (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Jean-Paul Goude

French artist (born 1938).

Born December 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Saint-Mandé. [ref]

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson

Norwegian writer (1832–1910).

Born December 8th, 1832 in Kvikne. [ref]

Died April 26th, 1910 at 77 years old in Paris. [ref]

Brian McClair

Scottish footballer (born 1963).

Born December 8th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Airdrie.

John Banville

Irish writer (born 1945).

Born December 8th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Wexford.

Mary Woronov

American actress and author.

Born December 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Palm Beach.

Jimmy Lai

Hong kong businessman and activist (born 1947).

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Guangzhou. [ref]

John Rubinstein

American actor, composer and director (born 1946).

Born December 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Los Angeles.

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