Famous people born on 8 May

• Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician · 1884–1972
  88 yrs
• Friedrich HayekAustrian and British economist · 1899–1992
  92 yrs
• Henry DunantSwiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross · 1828–1910
  82 yrs
• Edward GibbonEnglish historian and politician · 1737–1794
  56 yrs
• FernandelFrench actor and singer · 1903–1971
  67 yrs
• Don RicklesAmerican stand-up comedian · 1926–2017
  90 yrs
• Meles ZenawiEthiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia · 1955–2012
  57 yrs
• Roberto RosselliniItalian film director · 1906–1977
  71 yrs
• Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla ↗Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence · 1753–1811
  58 yrs
• João Havelange ↗Brazilian businessman and athlete · 1916–2016
  100 yrs
• Robert Johnson ↗American blues singer and guitarist · 1911–1938
  27 yrs
• André Lwoff ↗French microbiologist · 1902–1994
  92 yrs
• Jean-Marie Vianney ↗French priest and saint · 1786–1859
  73 yrs
• Alain-René Lesage ↗French writer · 1668–1747
  79 yrs
• Ricky Nelson ↗American musician and actor · 1940–1985
  45 yrs
• William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire ↗Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · 1720–1764
  44 yrs
• Inessa Armand ↗French communist politician, editor · 1874–1920
  46 yrs
• Jack Charlton ↗English footballer and manager · 1935–2020
  85 yrs
• Jean Giraud ↗French comics author · 1938–2012
  73 yrs
• Miyoshi Umeki ↗Japanese-American actress and singer · 1929–2007
  78 yrs
• Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia ↗Russian grand duke · 1779–1831
  52 yrs
• Leon Festinger ↗American psychologist · 1919–1989
  69 yrs
• Ali Hassan Mwinyi ↗Tanzanian statesman · 1925–2024
  98 yrs
• Saul Bass ↗American graphic designer and filmmaker · 1920–1996
  75 yrs
• Charbel Makhluf ↗Lebanese Maronite monk and saint · 1828–1898
  70 yrs
• Pedro Lascuráin ↗President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913 · 1856–1952
  96 yrs
• Aloysius Stepinac ↗Croatian Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Zagreb (1898-1960) and blessed · 1898–1960
  61 yrs
• Magnus VI of Norway ↗King of Norway · 1238–1280
  42 yrs
• Victor Amadeus I of Savoy ↗Duke of Savoy · 1587–1637
  50 yrs
• Fulton J. Sheen ↗American roman catholic bishop and television presenter · 1895–1979
  84 yrs
• Frederick the Fair ↗Austrian duke · 1289–1330
  40 yrs
• Manfred Gerlach ↗German jurist and politician · 1928–2011
  83 yrs

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