Celebrities Born on October 8
Who was born on October 8?
Famous people born on October 8 include Ursula von der Leyen, Bruno Mars, Marina Tsvetaeva. It is day 281 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Libra (Air sign).
Ursula von der Leyen
President of the European Commission since 2019
Bruno Mars
American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1985)
Marina Tsvetaeva
Russian poet (1892 – 1941)
Juan Perón
president of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)
Frank Herbert
American writer (1920–1986)
Sadiq Khan
British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)
Zog I of Albania
Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939)
Otto Heinrich Warburg
German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate (1883–1970)
Jens Christian Skou
Danish chemist (1918-2018)
Claude Jade
French actress (1948-2006)
Komitas
Ottoman Armenian priest, musicologist, composer and vardapet (1869–1935)
César Milstein
Argentine biochemist (1927–2002)
Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#281
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
69
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
Autumn (Northern Hemisphere) — harvest season, a time of reflection.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
October Birthstone — Opal
Opal is the stone that contains all the other stones. Pliny the Elder understood this in 77 CE and said so directly: opal combines the red of ruby, the green of emerald, the blue of sapphire, the purple of amethyst — "dazzling and glittering in a remarkable way." For a stone that lacks any crystal s…
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