Mary Robinette Kowal

American writer and puppeteer.

Born February 8th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Raleigh.

Lonnie Johnson

American blues and jazz singer, guitarist, violinist and songwriter (1899–1970).

Born February 8th, 1899 in New Orleans.

Died June 16th, 1970 at 71 years old in Toronto.

Alexandru Mitriță

Romanian footballer.

Born February 8th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Craiova.

Miquel Brown

Canadian actress and singer.

Born February 8th, 1945 (age 81 years) in Montreal.

Richard Taylor

New zealand filmmaker.

Born February 8th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Cheadle.

Misaki Matsutomo

Japanese badminton player.

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

Shelby Houlihan

American middle- and long-distance runner.

Born February 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Sioux City.

Chester Carlson

American physicist (1906-1968).

Born February 8th, 1906 in Seattle.

Died September 19th, 1968 at 62 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

JaJuan Johnson

American basketball player.

Born February 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Indianapolis.

Ba Maw

Burmese politician and former head of the now-defunct state of burma.

Born February 8th, 1893 in Ma-ubin.

Died May 29th, 1977 at 84 years old in Yangon.

Baek Se-hee

South korean essayist.

Born February 8th, 1990 in Goyang. ^[ref]

Died October 16th, 2025 at 35 years old in Goyang. ^[ref]

Gabriel Deck

Argentine basketball player.

Born February 8th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Añatuya. ^[ref]

Gerald Jay Sussman

American computer scientist.

Born February 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in United States.

Ousmane Dabo

French association football player (born 1977).

Born February 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Laval.

Siegfried Kracauer

German writer, journalist, sociologist, cultural critic, and film theorist (1889-1966).

Born February 8th, 1889 in Frankfurt.

Died November 26th, 1966 at 77 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Stuart Hamm

American musician.

Born February 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in New Orleans.

I.N

South korean singer.

Born February 8th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Busan. ^[ref]

Louise Glover

British model.

Born February 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in St Helens.

Guillaume Gallienne

French actor.

Born February 8th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Paul Hawken

American environmentalist.

Born February 8th, 1946 (age 80 years) in San Mateo.

Daisuke Gōri

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1952–2010).

Born February 8th, 1952 in Kōtō. ^[ref]

Died January 17th, 2010 at 57 years old in Nakano (exsanguination). ^[ref]

Allan Rich

American actor (1926–2020).

Born February 8th, 1926 in The Bronx.

Died August 22nd, 2020 at 94 years old in Englewood (dementia). ^[ref]

Brendan Smith

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born February 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Toronto.

Zersenay Tadese

Eritrean long-distance runner.

Born February 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Mendefera. ^[ref]

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth

Irish economist (1845–1926).

Born February 8th, 1845 in Edgeworthstown.

Died February 13th, 1926 at 81 years old in Oxford.