Percy John Heawood

British mathematician.

Born September 8th, 1861 in Newport.

Died January 24th, 1955 at 93 years old in Durham.

Siegfried Haenicke

German general and knight's cross recipient (1878-1946).

Born September 8th, 1878 in Konstanz.

Died February 19th, 1946 at 67 years old in NKVD Special Camp No. 1.

George Walter

Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1928-2008).

Born September 8th, 1928 in Saint John's.

Died March 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in Saint John's (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Rusudan Goletiani

Georgian-born american chess player.

Born September 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Sukhumi.

Maigonis Valdmanis

Basketball player.

Born September 8th, 1933 in Riga.

Died October 30th, 1999 at 66 years old in Roja.

Wibke Bruhns

German journalist and news presenter.

Born September 8th, 1938 in Halberstadt.

Died June 20th, 2019 at 80 years old in Hamburg.

Jetse Bol

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born September 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Avenhorn.

Takaya Hashi

Japanese voice actor an stage actor.

Born September 8th, 1952 in Tokyo.

Died August 27th, 2025 at 72 years old (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Rosemarie Whyte

Athletics competitor.

Born September 8th, 1986 (age 39 years).

Alexis Alexiou

Greek footballer.

Born September 8th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Greece.