Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the birth month is May; and the birth day is 8
| Name | Lifespan | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Cavendish | 1720-1764 | British Prime Ministers |  |
| Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia | 1779-1831 | Other Royalty | |
| Pedro de Sousa Holstein | 1781-1850 | Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney | 1786-1859 | Saints | |
| Charbel Makhluf | 1828-1898 | Saints | |
| Henri Dunant | 1828-1910 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Activists and Revolutionaries | |
| Albrecht of Prussia | 1837-1906 | Other Royalty | |
| Dan Brouthers | 1858-1932 | Hall-of-Famers, Notable Athletes | |
| Wesley Coe Jr | 1879-1926 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Albert Champoudry | 1880-1933 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Harry S. Truman | 1884-1972 | American Presidents | |
| Herb Gardiner | 1891-1972 | Hall-of-Famers, Most Valuable Players | |
| Joseph Pearman | 1892-1961 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Edd Roush | 1893-1988 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Alojzije Stepinac | 1898-1960 | Saints | |
| Friedrich Hayek | 1899-1992 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Philosophers and Thinkers | |
| Norman "Turkey" Stearnes | 1901-1979 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| André Michel Lwoff | 1902-1994 | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Fernandel | 1903-1971 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Roberto Rossellini | 1906-1977 | Notable Filmmakers | |
| Lennart of Sweden | 1909-2004 | Other Royalty | |
| Robert Johnson | 1911-1938 | Notable Musicians | |
| Gaius de Gaay Fortman | 1911-1997 | Notable Politicians and Statespeople | |
| João Havelange | 1916-2016 | Notable Businesspeople | |
| Lex Barker | 1919-1973 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Ali Hassan Mwinyi | 1925- | Other Leaders | |
| Don Rickles | 1926-2017 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| David Attenborough | 1926- | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Miyoshi Umeki | 1929-2007 | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Doug Atkins | 1930-2015 | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Heather Harper | 1930-2019 | Notable Musicians | |
| Bob Clotworthy | 1931-2018 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Phyllida Law | 1932- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Elisabeth of Denmark | 1935-2018 | Other Royalty | |
| Salome Jens | 1935- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Thomas Pynchon | 1937- | Notable Writers | |
| Jean Giraud | 1938-2012 | Notable Artists | |
| Paul Drayton | 1939-2010 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Ricky Nelson | 1940-1985 | Notable Musicians, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Peter Benchley | 1940-2006 | Notable Writers | |
| Pat Barker | 1943- | Notable Writers | |
| Paul Samwell-Smith | 1943- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Gary Glitter | 1944- | Notable Musicians | |
| Bill Legend | 1944- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| H. Robert Horvitz | 1947- | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Wendy Rose | 1948- | Notable Writers | |
| Philip Bailey | 1951- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Chris Frantz | 1951- | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Alex Van Halen | 1953- | Notable Musicians, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Alfio Peraboni | 1954-2011 | Olympic Medalists | |
| David Keith | 1954- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Raoul Trujillo | 1955- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Marie Myriam | 1957- | Eurovision Song Contest Winners, Notable Musicians | |
| Deena Deardruff | 1957- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Roger Pyttel | 1957- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bill Cowher | 1957- | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Roddy Doyle | 1958- | Notable Writers | |
| Simone Kleinsma | 1958- | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Notable Musicians | |
| Ronnie Lott | 1959- | Hall-of-Famers | |
| Franco Baresi | 1960- | Notable Athletes | |
| Andrea Pollack | 1961-2019 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Aleksandr Kovalenko | 1963- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Melissa Gilbert | 1964- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Michelle Finn-Burrell | 1965- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Mario Frick | 1965- | Other Leaders | |
| Bruno Gudelj | 1966- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Cláudio Taffarel | 1966- | Notable Athletes | |
| Marta Sánchez | 1966- | Notable Musicians | |
| Kamil Kašťák | 1966- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Naomi Klein | 1970- | Notable Activists and Revolutionaries, Notable Writers | |
| Darren Hayes | 1972- | Notable Musicians | |
| Hurnet Dekkers | 1974- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Jin Kab-yong | 1974- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Enrique Iglesias | 1975- | Notable Musicians | |
| Juan Ignacio Sánchez | 1977- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Lúcio | 1978- | Notable Athletes | |
| Matthew Davis | 1978- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Yumilka Ruíz | 1978- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Andrea Barzagli | 1981- | Notable Athletes | |
| Yasuko Tajima | 1981- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Elyes Gabel | 1983- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Bershawn D. Jackson | 1983- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sandra Šarić | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Jennifer Pareja | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sasha Kaun | 1985- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Mārtiņš Pļaviņš | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Laura Spencer | 1986- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Galen Rupp | 1986- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Aneurin Barnard | 1987- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Arsen Julfalakyan | 1987- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Benoît Paire | 1989- | Notable Athletes | |
| Nora Arnezeder | 1989- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Giorgio Avola | 1989- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Lane Johnson | 1990- | Notable Athletes | |
| Anastasia Valeryevna Zuyeva | 1990- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Matthew Gohdes | 1990- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Anamaria Tămârjan | 1991- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Kalkidan Gezahegne | 1991- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Maykel Massó | 1999- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sivert Mannsverk | 2002- | Notable Athletes | |