Celebrities Born on July 8
Who was born on July 8?
Famous people born on July 8 include Peter Paul Rubens, Jean de La Fontaine, John D. Rockefeller. It is day 189 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Cancer (Water sign).
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish painter (1577–1640)
Jean de La Fontaine
French poet, fabulist and writer (1621–1695)
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)
Pyotr Kapitsa
Soviet physicist
Igor Tamm
Soviet physicist (1895–1971)
Son Heung-min
South Korean association football player (born 1992)
Nelson Rockefeller
Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
Kevin Bacon
American actor (born 1958)
Virgil van Dijk
Dutch association football player (born 1991)
Philip Johnson
American architect (1906–2005)
Anjelica Huston
American actress (born 1951)
Tzipi Livni
Israeli politician, former Israeli Foreign Minister and former leader of the Coalition: Zionist Union together with Isaac Herzog from 2015 to 2019
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#189
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
343
days from today
Birthday Number 8 — The Powerhouse
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 8 → 8). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Power · Abundance · Achievement · Authority — To build not for personal power but for collective good. The integrated 8 uses material mastery as a tool for creating l…
Full numerology 8 guide →Season
Summer (Northern Hemisphere) — long days, full energy, peak sun.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
July Birthstone — Ruby
Ruby is the king of colored gemstones — that is not marketing copy; it is what the ancient Hindus actually called it (ratnaraj: king of precious stones). For over two thousand years, across cultures that had no connection with each other, ruby was understood to contain something exceptional: a fire,…
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