Famous People Born on January 8
Francisco González Bocanegra
1824
Mexican poet and composer (d. 1861)
Kadi Burhan al-Din
1345
Poet, kadi, and ruler of Sivas (d. 1398)
Elisabetta Sirani
1638
Italian painter (d. 1665)
John Frederick II
1529
Duke of Saxony (d. 1595)
Cristy Lane
1940
American country and gospel singer
Alfred Russel Wallace
1823
Welsh geographer, biologist, and explorer (d. 1913)
Dale D. Myers
1922
American engineer (d. 2015)
Blair Walsh
1990
American football player
(Image Credits)
"Blair Walsh 2015" by Jeffrey Beall - CC BY 3.0
José Ferrer
1912
Puerto Rican-American actor and director (d. 1992)
David Bowie
1947
English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2016)
(Image Credits)
"David-Bowie Chicago 2002-08-08 photoby Adam-Bielawski-cropped" by Adam Bielawski - CC BY-SA 3.0
Sarah Polley
1979
Canadian actress and director
(Image Credits)
"Sarah Polley - 66th Venice International Film Festival, 2009 (2)" by nicolas genin from Paris, France - CC BY-SA 2.0
66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra)
Fanny Bullock Workman
1859
American mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (d. 1925)
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