Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

July 8

• 1528 – Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (d. 1580)
• 1545 – Carlos, Prince of Asturias (d. 1568)
• 1593 – Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (d. 1653)
• 1621 – Jean de la Fontaine, French writer (d. 1695)
• 1760 – Christian Kramp, French mathematician (d. 1826)
• 1766 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon (d. 1842)
• 1792 – Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Queen of Bavaria (d. 1854)
• 1819 – Francis Leopold McClintock, British naval officer and explorer (d. 1907)
• 1830 – Frederick William Seward, 6th and 11th United States Assistant Secretary of State (d. 1915)
• 1830 – Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg, German-born wife of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia (d. 1911)
• 1831 – John Stith Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (d. 1888)
• 1836 – Joseph Chamberlain, British politician (d. 1914)
• 1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German inventor (d. 1917)
• 1839 – John D. Rockefeller, American industrialist and philanthropist (d. 1937)
• 1851 – Arthur Evans, English archaeologist (d. 1941)
• 1857 – Alfred Binet, French psychologist (d. 1911)
• 1867 – Käthe Kollwitz, German painter, printmaker and sculptor (d. 1945)
• 1878 – Jimmy Quinn, Scottish footballer (d. 1945)
• 1882 – Percy Grainger, Australian composer (d. 1961)
• 1885 – Ernst Bloch, German philosopher (d. 1977)
• 1892 – Richard Aldington, English poet (d. 1962)
• 1892 – Pavel Korin, Russian painter (d. 1967)
• 1895 – Igor Tamm, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1898 – Melville Ruick, American actor (d. 1972)
• 1904 – Henri Cartan, French mathematician (d. 2008)
• 1905 – Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator (d. 1997)
• 1906 – Philip Johnson, American architect (d. 2005)
• 1907 – George W. Romney, American businessman and politician (d. 1995)
• 1908 – Louis Jordan, American saxophonist (d. 1975)
• 1908 – Nelson A. Rockefeller, 41st Vice President of the United States (d. 1979)
• 1914 – Jyoti Basu, Indian politician (d. 2010)
• 1914 – Billy Eckstine, American jazz singer (d. 1993)
• 1917 – Faye Emerson, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1918 – Craig Stevens, American actor (d. 2000)
• 1918 – Paul B. Fay, American businessman and cabinet member in the Kennedy administration (d. 2009)
• 1919 – Walter Scheel, German politician
• 1920 – Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish industrialist (Lego Group) (d. 1995)
• 1923 – Harrison Dillard, American sprinter and hurdler
• 1924 – Johnnie Johnson, American blues pianist (d. 2005)
• 1926 – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-born psychiatrist (d. 2004)
• 1927 – Maurice Hayes, Irish politician
• 1928 – Mladen Kerstner, Croatian journalist, author and humorist (d. 1991)
• 1931 – Roone Arledge, American sports broadcaster (d. 2002)
• 1932 – Jerry Vale, American singer
• 1933 – Antonio Lamer, French Canadian lawyer and chief justice (d. 2007)
• 1934 – Marty Feldman, English comedian and actor (d. 1982)
• 1934 – Ed Lumley, Canadian corporate executive and politician
• 1935 – Steve Lawrence, American entertainer and singer
• 1935 – Vitali Sevastyanov, Russian cosmonaut
• 1940 – Ben Chapman, English politician and civil servant
• 1941 – Dario Gradi, Italian-born English football manager
• 1942 – Phil Gramm, American politician
• 1942 – Janice Pennington, American game show model
• 1944 – Jai Johanny Johanson, American drummer and percussionist (The Allman Brothers Band)
• 1944 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
• 1945 – Micheline Calmy-Rey, Swiss politician
• 1947 – Kim Darby, American actress
• 1947 – Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae
• 1948 – Raffi, Egyptian born Canadian children's entertainer
• 1949 – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, the 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 2009)
• 1949 – Frank Delima, American comedian
• 1949 – Dale Hoganson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1949 – Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-born celebrity chef
• 1951 – Anjelica Huston, American actress
• 1952 – Jack Lambert, American football player
• 1952 – Anna Quindlen, American newspaper columnist
• 1952 – Marianne Williamson, American spiritual activist and founder of the Peace Alliance
• 1955 – Monty Don, TV presenter, gardener
• 1955 – Alison Fraser, American actress
• 1955 – Mihaela Mitrache, Romanian actress (d. 2008)
• 1956 – Terry Puhl, Canadian baseball player
• 1957 – Aleksandr Gurnov, Russian television personality
• 1957 – Carlos Cavazo, Mexican-born American guitarist (Quiet Riot, Ratt)
• 1958 – Kevin Bacon, American actor
• 1958 – Andreas Carlgren, Swedish politician
• 1958 – Tzipi Livni, Israeli politician
• 1958 – Neetu Singh, Indian actress
• 1959 – Robert Knepper, American actor
• 1959 – Pauline Quirke, British actress
• 1960 – Mal Meninga, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1961 – Toby Keith, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1961 – Andrew Fletcher, English vocalist and synth and bass player (Depeche Mode)
• 1962 – Joan Osborne, American singer and songwriter
• 1962 – Carmen Nicole Moelders American atmospheric scientist
• 1963 – Mark Christopher, American film director
• 1964 – Linda de Mol, Dutch actress and host
• 1964 – Alexei Gusarov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1965 – Lee Tergesen, American actor
• 1966 – Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist
• 1966 – Shadlog Bernicke, Nauruan politician
• 1967 – Jordan Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 1968 – Billy Crudup, American actor
• 1968 – Thom Fitzgerald, American-Canadian film director
• 1968 – Shane Howarth, New Zealand rugby player (also capped by Wales)
• 1968 – Akio Suyama, Japanese seiyu
• 1968 – Michael Weatherly, American actor
• 1969 – Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer (Luna Sea)
• 1970 – Beck, American singer
• 1971 – Neil Jenkins, Welsh rugby player
• 1971 – John Juanda, Indonesian poker player
• 1971 – Amanda Peterson, American actress
• 1972 – Karl Dykhuis, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 – Sourav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
• 1972 – Shōsuke Tanihara, Japanese actor
• 1973 – Kathleen Robertson, Canadian actress
• 1974 – Tami Erin, American actress and model
• 1974 – Zhanna Friske, Russian actress and singer
• 1975 – Elias Viljanen, Finnish guitarist (Sonata Arctica)
• 1976 – Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
• 1976 – David Kennedy, American guitarist (Angels & Airwaves)
• 1977 – Paolo Tiralongo, Italian cyclist
• 1977 – Milo Ventimiglia, American actor
• 1977 – Wang Zhizhi, Chinese basketball player
• 1978 – Rachael Lillis, American actress
• 1978 – Eve Myles, Welsh actress
• 1979 – Mat McBriar, American football player
• 1979 – André, Armenian singer
• 1980 – Robbie Keane, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Iyari Limon, American actress
• 1981 – Anastasia Myskina, Russian tennis player
• 1982 – Hakim Warrick, American basketball player
• 1982 – Joshua Alba, American actor
• 1982 – Sophia Bush, American actress
• 1983 – Jaroslav Janiš, Czech racing car driver
• 1983 – John Bowker, American baseball player
• 1983 – Daniel Navarro García, Spanish cyclist
• 1984 – Alexis Dziena, American actress
• 1985 – Jamie Cook, British guitarist (Arctic Monkeys)
• 1986 – Renata Costa (Kóki), Brazilian footballer
• 1986 – Jake McDorman, American actor
• 1987 – Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model
• 1988 – Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist
• 1988 – Dave Taylor, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Sky Ferreira, American singer
• 1992 – Benjamin Grosvenor, British pianist
• 1998 – Jaden Smith, American actor
• 2000 – Sophie Nyweide, American actress
• 2001 – Yang Peiyi, Chinese singer