Thomas Pynchon

American novelist (born 1937).

Born May 8th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Glen Cove.

Elyes Gabel

English actor.

Born May 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in London.

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and british economist.

Born May 8th, 1899 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died March 23rd, 1992 at 92 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. ^[ref]

Pat Cummins

Australian cricketer.

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

Nyle DiMarco

American model, actor, and activist.

Born May 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Queens.

Matthew Davis

American actor.

Born May 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Salt Lake City.

Alex Van Halen

American drummer.

Born May 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Amsterdam.

Sid James

South african-born british character actor and comedy actor (1913-1976).

Born May 8th, 1913 in Hillbrow.

Died April 26th, 1976 at 62 years old in Sunderland (myocardial infarction).

Jack Charlton

English footballer and manager (1935-2020).

Born May 8th, 1935 in Ashington.

Died July 10th, 2020 at 85 years old in Northumberland. ^[ref]

Aneurin Barnard

British actor.

Born May 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Ogwr.