Celebrities Born on May 8
Who was born on May 8?
Famous people born on May 8 include Harry S. Truman, Henry Dunant, Edward Gibbon. It is day 128 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Taurus (Earth sign).
Harry S. Truman
president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Henry Dunant
Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)
Edward Gibbon
English historian and politician (1737–1794)
Enrique Iglesias
Spanish singer, songwriter and producer (born 1975)
David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)
John Michael Talbot
American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter
Fernandel
French actor and singer (1903-1971)
Don Rickles
American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
Thomas Pynchon
American novelist (born 1937)
Roberto Rossellini
Italian film director (1906–1977)
Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
Luis Enrique
Spanish footballer and manager
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#128
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
282
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…
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Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
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May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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