Famous People Born on January 8

Orson Hyde
1805
American religious leader, 3rd President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (d. 1878)
Jean Talon
1626
First Intendant of New France (d. 1694)
Gaby Hoffmann
1982
American actress
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Baltasar Gracián
1601
Spanish priest and author (d. 1658)
Ron Sexsmith
1964
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Maria Pitillo
1966
American actress
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Genevieve Cortese
1981
American actress
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Frank Nelson Doubleday
1862
American publisher, founded the Doubleday Publishing Company (d. 1934)
Valkyrae
1992
American online streamer
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Dorothy Adams
1900
American character actress (d. 1988)
Stipe Pletikosa
1979
Croatian footballer
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Wilkie Collins
1824
English novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1889)

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