Akebono Tarō

American professional wrestler and rikishi.

Born May 8th, 1969 in Waimānalo.

Died April 11th, 2024 at 54 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). ^[ref]

Stephen Furst

American actor (1954–2017).

Born May 8th, 1954.

Died June 16th, 2017 at 63 years old in Moorpark (diabetes). ^[ref]

Brian Tyler

American composer.

Born May 8th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Los Angeles.

Andrea Barzagli

Italian association football player.

Born May 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Fiesole.

Tom of Finland

Finnish artist (1920–1991).

Born May 8th, 1920 in Kaarina. ^[ref]

Died November 7th, 1991 at 71 years old in Helsinki (pulmonary emphysema). ^[ref]

Lex Barker

American actor (1919–1973).

Born May 8th, 1919 in Rye.

Died May 11th, 1973 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

William Walker

American filibuster, physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (1824-1860).

Born May 8th, 1824 in Nashville.

Died September 12th, 1860 at 36 years old in Trujillo.

Chris Frantz

American musician.

Born May 8th, 1951 (age 75 years) in Fort Campbell.

Iswarya Menon

Indian film actress.

Born May 8th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Erode.

Peter Benchley

American author (1940–2006).

Born May 8th, 1940 in New York City.

Died February 12th, 2006 at 65 years old in Princeton (lung disease).

Saul Bass

American graphic designer and filmmaker (1920–1996).

Born May 8th, 1920 in The Bronx.

Died April 25th, 1996 at 75 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).

Rebeca Andrade

Brazilian artistic gymnast.

Born May 8th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Guarulhos.

Galen Rupp

American distance runner.

Born May 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Portland.

Evgeny Lebedev

Russian-british businessman (born 1980).

Born May 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Moscow.

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the red cross (1828-1910).

Born May 8th, 1828 in Geneva. ^[ref]

Died October 30th, 1910 at 82 years old in Heiden.

Cláudio Taffarel

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 8th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Santa Rosa.

Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian politician; prime minister of ethiopia (1955-2012).

Born May 8th, 1955 in Adwa.

Died August 20th, 2012 at 57 years old in Brussels (brain cancer).

Charles Scorsese

American actor (1913-1993).

Born May 8th, 1913 in New York City.

Died August 23rd, 1993 at 80 years old in New York City.

David Keith

American actor and film director.

Born May 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Knoxville.

Quentin Grimes

American basketball player.

Born May 8th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Houston.

Candice Night

American musician.

Born May 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Hauppauge.

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916–2016).

Born May 8th, 1916 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died August 16th, 2016 at 100 years old in Rio de Janeiro. ^[ref]

Kwame Anthony Appiah

British-american philosopher and writer.

Born May 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Greater London.

Benoît Paire

French tennis player (born 1989).

Born May 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Avignon.

Salome Jens

American actress.

Born May 8th, 1935 (age 91 years) in Milwaukee.