Mariya Shubina

Soviet sprint canoeist.

Born May 8th, 1930.

Died April 20th, 2025 at 94 years old in Volgograd. ^[ref]

Otto Kaiser

Austrian pair skater.

Born May 8th, 1901 in Vienna.

Died June 7th, 1977 at 76 years old

Gertrud Fussenegger

Austrian writer.

Born May 8th, 1921 in Plzeň. ^[ref]

Died March 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in Linz. ^[ref]

Arthur Cumming

Figure skater.

Born May 8th, 1889 in Marylebone.

Died May 9th, 1914 at 25 years old in Hammersmith (infectious disease).

Shannon Izar

Rugby union player.

Born May 8th, 1993 (age 32 years) in London.

Cédric Pineau

Road bicycle racer.

Born May 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Migennes.

Mizuki Ichimaru

Japanese association football player.

Born May 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Ibaraki.

Aleksandr Kovalenko

Athletics competitor.

Born May 8th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Babruysk.

Anton Flešár

Slovak footballer (1944–2024).

Born May 8th, 1944 in Stropkov.

Died April 11th, 2024 at 79 years old in Košice. ^[ref]

Valery Gopin

Russian handball player.

Born May 8th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Seltso.