January 8: Today's Notable Birthdays

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January 8th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are:

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Artists

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-German-British painter (The Education of the Children of Clovis and Egyptian Chess Players), was born on January 8, 1836.

American cartoonist Curtis (Arno) Arnoux Peters, Jr. (Cartoon Revue, Circus, Favorites, For Members Only, Hell of a Way to Run a Railroad, Hullabaloo, Ladies and Gentlemen, Lady in the Shower, Man in the Shower, Parade, Sizzling Platter and Whoops Dearie), was born on January 8, 1904. Curtis Arno's cartoons became popular after appearing in The New Yorker magazine.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Athletes

Ronald John Edward Ellis, Canadian professional hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs), was born on January 8, 1945.

American professional baseball player Eugene Lewis (Augie) Freese (Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals) was born on January 8, 1934.

Jason Gilbert Giambi, American professional baseball player (Oakland Athletics), was born on January 8, 1971.

Canadian professional hockey player Walter (Wally) Hergesheimer (Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers) was born on January 8, 1927.

Wilbur Leon Howard, American professional baseball player (Houston Astros and Milwaukee Brewers), was born on January 8, 1949.

Joe Reed, American professional football player (Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers), was born on January 8, 1948.

American professional baseball player Howard Bruce Sutter (Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals) was born on January 8, 1953.

American archer and Olympic gold medalist (1972) Doreen Wilbur was born on January 8, 1930.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists

American women's rights activist, pacifist, editor (The Nation) and Nobel Prize winner (1946) Emily Greene Balch was born on January 8, 1867.

British novelist William Wilkie Collins (The Moonstone and The Woman in White) was born on January 8, 1824.

Sander Vanocur, American television newscaster (ABC News and NBC News) and television personality (The History Channel's Movies in Time), was born on January 8, 1928.

Charles Osgood Wood, III, American television newscaster (CBS Afternoon News, CBS Morning News, CBS News Sunday Morning, The Osgood File and Universe), was born on January 8, 1933. Charles Osgood narrated the 2008 animated motion picture Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders

Frank Nelson Doubleday, American publisher (Doubleday Publishing Company), was born on January 8, 1862.

American aircraft manufacturer William T. Piper (Piper Aircraft Corporation) was born on January 8, 1881.

Evelyn Wood, American educator and speed-reading pioneer, was born on January 8, 1909.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Performers

Jeff Abercrombie, American hard-rock bass guitarist ( Fuel), was born on January 8, 1969.

Welsh singer Shirley Veronica Bassey ("Diamonds Are Forever" and "The Theme from Goldfinger") was born on January 8, 1937.

American actress Amber Nicole Benson (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) was born on January 8, 1977.

Amy Dolenz, American actress (Can't Buy Me Love, Children of the Night, Children of Times Square, Demolition University, Even If, Ferris Bueller, General Hospital, Growing Pains, Miracle Beach, Mr. Id, Murder She Wrote, Pacific Blue, Saved by the Bell: The College Years, She's Out of Control and Teen Angel), was born on January 8, 1969. Ami Dolenz is daughter to singer Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees).

Robert Leland (Bob) Eubanks, American television personality (Card Sharks, The New Newlywed Game, The Newlywed Game and Rhyme and Reason), was born on January 8, 1938.

Jose Vincent Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (The Caine Mutiny, Cyrano de Bergerac, Deep in My Heart, Dune, The Evil That Men Do, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Joan of Arc, Lawrence of Arabia, Moulin Rouge and Ship of Fools) and Academy Award winner (1950), was born on January 8, 1912. Jose Ferrer married actress Rosemary Clooney.

American actress Michelle Forbes (24, Battlestar Galactica, Homicide: Life on the Street, In Treatment, Prison Break and Star Trek; The Next Generation) was born on January 8, 1965.

Disashi Lumumbo-Kasongo, American rock guitarist (Gym Class Heroes), was born on January 8, 1983.

American singer Jerome Anthony Gourdine (Little Anthony and the Imperials) was born on January 8, 1941.

Harriet Sansom Harris, American actress (Ally McBeal, Desperate Housewives, Ellen, The Five Mrs. Buchanans, Frasier, Ghost Whisperer, It's All Relative, The Lost Room, Murphy Brown, Six Feet Under, Union Square and The X-Files), was born on January 8, 1955.

Jamaican reggae musician Sean Paul Henriques was born on January 8, 1973.

Gabriella Mary (Gaby) Hoffmann, American actress (200 Cigarettes, All I Wanna Do, Black & White, Coming Soon, Field of Dreams, Freaky Friday, The Man Without a Face, Now and Then, Perfume, Sleepless in Seattle, Snapped, Someone Like Me, This Is My Life, Uncle Buck, Volcano, Everyone Says I Love You, Whose Daughter Is She and You Can Count on Me), was born on January 8, 1982. Gaby Hoffmann's mother is actress Viva Hoffmann.

Eleanor (Cristy Lane) Johnston, American country music singer ("Let Me Down Easy," "One Day at a Time," "Sweet Deceiver" and "Trying to Forget About You"), was born on January 8, 1940.

David (Bowie) Robert Jones, British rock singer ("Absolute Beginners," "Ashes to Ashes," "Blue Jean," "Changes," "China Girl," "Dancing in the Street," "Drive-in Saturday," "Fame," "Fashion," "Let's Dance," "Life on Mars," "Little Wonder," "Modern Love," "Peace on Earth - The Little Drummer Boy," "Rebel Rebel," "Rubber Band," "Sorrow," "Sound and Vision," "Space Oddity," "Thursday's Child," "Under Pressure" and "Ziggy Stardust") and actor (Just a Gigolo, The Last Temptation of Christ and The Man Who Fell to Earth), was born on January 8, 1947.

American rapper and R&B singer Robert Sylvester (R. Kelly) Kelly ("Bump N' Grind," "I Believe I Can Fly," "Ignition" and ""Trapped in the Closet") was born on January 8, 1967.

Robert Alan (Robbie) Krieger, American rock guitarist and singer (The Doors and Riders on the Storm), was born on January 8, 1946.

American contemporary Christian singer and songwriter Rachael Maureen Lampa ("Blessed," "God Loves You," "Live for You" and "Shaken") was born on January 8, 1985.

Jennifer Diane (Jenny) Lewis, American independent rock singer (Rilo Kiley) and actress (Baywatch, Big Girls Don't Cry ... They Get Even, Brooklyn Bridge, Foxfire, Golden Girls, Growing Pains, Life with Lucy, Mr. Belvedere, Pleasantville, Roseanne, Talk to Me, The Twilight Zone, Troop Beverly Hills, Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Wizard), was born on January 8, 1976.

Yvette Carmen Mimieux, American actress (The Black Hole, Circle of Power, The Most Deadly Game, The Neptune Factor, Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception, Skyjacked, The Time Machine, Three in the Attic, Toys in the Attic and Where the Boys Are), was born on January 8, 1942.

British actor Ronald (Ron Moody) Moodnick (A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Nobody's Perfect, Oliver, Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It and Tales of the Gold Monkey II) was born on January 8, 1924.

Rachel Emily Nichols, American actress (Alias, The Amityville Horror, Autumn in New York, Charlie Wilson's War, Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd, For Sale by Owner, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Line of Fire, Sex and the City, Shopgirl, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Star Trek, Them and The Woods), was born on January 8, 1980.

Maria Pitillo, American actress (Chaplin, Cooperstown, Godzilla, Providence and She-Devil), was born on January 8, 1965.

Canadian actress Sarah Polley (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Go, Guinevere, My Life Without Me, The Sweet Hereafter and The Weight of Water) was born on January 8, 1979.

Elvis Aron (The King) Presley, American rock-and-roll singer ("All Shook Up," "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender," "Mama," "Mystery Train," "Suspicious Minds" and "That's All Right") and actor (Blue Hawaii, Charro, G.I. Blues, Girl Crazy, Jailhouse Rock, King Creole and Love Me Tender), was born on January 8, 1935. Elvis Presley was married to actress Priscilla Beaulieu Presley. His daughter is actress Lisa Marie Presley.

Canadian rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Ronald Eldon (Ron) Sexsmith (The Kelele Brothers and The Uncool), was born on January 8, 1964.

Lawrence Samuel (Larry) Storch, American actor (Airport 1975, F Troop, The Ghost Busters, The Larry Storch Show, S.O.B., Sabrina the Teenage Witch and That Was the Week That Was) and voice-over artist (Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales), was born on January 8, 1923.

American comedian, actor (Birds Do It, Don't Push and I'll Charge When I'm Ready and television personality (Lunch with Soupy Sales, Sha Na Na, The Soupy Sales Show and What's My Line) Milton (Soupy Sales) Supman was born on January 8, 1926.

Terence (Terry) Sylvester, British rock guitarist and singer (The Escorts, The Hollies and The Swinging Blue Jeans), was born on January 8, 1947.

American actor (City Guys, D2: The Mighty Ducks, D3, Death Row, The Fallen Ones, Full House, Hang Time, Just Shoot Me, Locals, The Nanny, Reeker, Tequila Sunrise, That 70's Show and Voodoo Moon) and television personality (Chicken Soup for the Soul,) Scott Whyte was born on January 8, 1978.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous Scientists

German atomic physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1954) Walther Bothe was born on January 8, 1891.

Stephen Hawking, British physicist and author (A Brief History of Time, A Briefer History of Time, Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays and The Universe in a Nutshell), was born on January 8, 1942.

American Humanist psychologist Carl Rogers was born on January 8, 1902.

January 8th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders

John Curtin, Australian Prime Minister, was born on January 8, 1885.

Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on January 8th?

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Happy Birthday, January 8th.

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