Birthday: 8 December
Famous people born on 8 December
31 of the best-known people in our data were born on 8 December, including Jim Morrison, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jean Sibelius. The longest life among them was Jacques Hadamard's, at 97 years.
- Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors · 1943–197127 yrs
- Bjørnstjerne BjørnsonNorwegian writer · 1832–191077 yrs
- Jean SibeliusFinnish composer · 1865–195791 yrs
- Anders CelsiusSwedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist · 1701–174442 yrs
- Sinéad O'ConnorIrish singer-songwriter · 1966–202356 yrs
- Diego RiveraMexican muralist · 1886–195770 yrs
- Baron d'HolbachGerman-born French philosopher · 1723–178965 yrs
- Georges MélièsFrench filmmaker and illusionist · 1861–193876 yrs
- Maximilian SchellSwiss and Austrian film and stage actor · 1930–201483 yrs
- Francis I, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany (1708-1765). · 1708–176556 yrs
- David Carradine ↗American actor · 1936–200972 yrs
- Camille Claudel ↗French sculptor · 1864–194378 yrs
- Jacques Hadamard ↗French mathematician · 1865–196397 yrs
- Lucian Freud ↗British painter and agravar · 1922–201188 yrs
- Sammy Davis Jr. ↗American entertainer · 1925–199064 yrs
- Niklas Luhmann ↗German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist · 1927–199870 yrs
- Aristide Maillol ↗Sculptor from France · 1861–194482 yrs
- Eli Whitney ↗American inventor · 1765–182559 yrs
- Georges Feydeau ↗French writer · 1862–192158 yrs
- Bohuslav Martinů ↗Czech composer · 1890–195968 yrs
- Arnaldo Forlani ↗Italian politician · 1925–202397 yrs
- James Thurber ↗American cartoonist, author, journalist, playwright · 1894–196166 yrs
- Kateryna Bilokur ↗Ukrainian painter · 1900–196160 yrs
- Adolph von Menzel ↗German artist · 1815–190589 yrs
- Maria Josepha of Austria ↗Archduchess of Austria, princess of Hungary, queen of Poland · 1699–175757 yrs
- Lee J. Cobb ↗American actor · 1911–197664 yrs
- Johannes Aavik ↗Estonian philologist and Fennophile · 1880–197392 yrs
- Gregg Allman ↗American musician · 1947–201769 yrs
- Vladimir Shatalov ↗Soviet cosmonaut · 1927–202193 yrs
- Jan Ingenhousz ↗Dutch physiologist · 1730–179968 yrs
- Julia Hall Bowman Robinson ↗American mathematician · 1919–198565 yrs
Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.
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