Who Was Alive

Famous people born on 8 May

17 of the people we track were born on 8 May, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

David Attenborough and Don Rickles were born on the very same day, 8 May 1926.

Luis Enrique and Naomi Klein were born on the very same day, 8 May 1970.

  1. Harry S. Truman 1884American politician who served as President of the United Statesdied aged 88
  2. Friedrich Hayek 1899Austrian economistdied aged 92
  3. Henry Dunant 1828Swiss founderdied aged 82
  4. Edward Gibbon 1737British historian and politiciandied aged 56
  5. Enrique Iglesias 1975Spanish singer-songwriter and producerliving, 51
  6. David Attenborough 1926British naturalistliving, 100
  7. John Michael Talbot 1954American singer-songwriterliving, 72
  8. Thomas Pynchon 1937American novelistliving, 89
  9. Fernandel 1903French actor and singerdied aged 67
  10. Don Rickles 1926American stand-up comediandied aged 90
  11. Roberto Rossellini 1906Italian film directordied aged 71
  12. Meles Zenawi 1955Ethiopian politician who served as President of Ethiopiadied aged 57
  13. Luis Enrique 1970Spanish footballerliving, 56
  14. Naomi Klein 1970Canadian writer and activistliving, 56
  15. Franco Baresi 1960Italian footballerdied aged 66
  16. Andrea Barzagli 1981Italian footballerliving, 45
  17. Muhammad al-Baqir AD 677Imamdied aged 55