Richard Neutra

Austrian–american architect (1892-1970).

Born April 8th, 1892 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died April 16th, 1970 at 78 years old in Wuppertal.

Jimmy Walker

American basketball player (1944–2007).

Born April 8th, 1944 in Amherst.

Died July 2nd, 2007 at 63 years old in Kansas City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Karim Bellarabi

German professional footballer.

Born April 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Berlin.

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1947).

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Meixian District.

Stephanie Cayo

Peruvian actress and singer.

Born April 8th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Paddy Lowe

British formula one engineer.

Born April 8th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Nairobi.

Larry Norman

American musician (1947–2008).

Born April 8th, 1947 in San Jose.

Died February 24th, 2008 at 60 years old in Salem.

John M. Richardson

Former chief of naval operations.

Born April 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Petersburg. ^[ref]

Rachel Roberts

Canadian actor and model.

Born April 8th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Vancouver.

Harvey Williams Cushing

American neurosurgeon (1869-1939).

Born April 8th, 1869 in Cleveland.

Died October 8th, 1939 at 70 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).

Johnny Russell

Scottish association football player (born 1990).

Born April 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Glasgow.

Yip Harburg

American lyricist (1896–1981).

Born April 8th, 1896 in Lower East Side.

Died March 5th, 1981 at 84 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).

Carmen McRae

American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994).

Born April 8th, 1922 in Harlem.

Died November 10th, 1994 at 72 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).

Brenda Russell

American singer-songwriter.

Born April 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Kim Jong-hyun

South korean singer and dancer (1990–2017).

Born April 8th, 1990 in Hyehwa-dong.

Died December 18th, 2017 at 27 years old in Cheongdam-dong (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995).

Born April 8th, 1928 in Shepherd's Bush.

Died May 15th, 1995 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer).

Eleider Álvarez

Boxer.

Born April 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Apartadó.

Jonathan Klinsmann

American soccer player.

Born April 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Newport Beach.

Ilya Prusikin

Russian singer, rapper, dancer, music producer and visual artist, member of little big.

Born April 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Ust-Borzya. ^[ref]

Greg Iles

American novelist.

Born April 8th, 1960 in Stuttgart.

Died August 15th, 2025 at 65 years old in Natchez (multiple myeloma). ^[ref]

Catherine Bellis

American female tennis player.

Born April 8th, 1999 (age 27 years) in San Francisco.

John Fante

1909–1983; american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of italian descent.

Born April 8th, 1909 in Boulder.

Died May 8th, 1983 at 74 years old in Woodland Hills (diabetes).

Joe Royle

Former professional association footballer and manager (born 1949).

Born April 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Liverpool.

Lobsang Rampa

English writer (1910-1981).

Born April 8th, 1910 in Plympton.

Died January 25th, 1981 at 70 years old in Calgary.

Jan Żabiński

Polish zoologist.

Born April 8th, 1897 in Warsaw.

Died July 26th, 1974 at 77 years old in Warsaw.