Emmanuel Swedenborg
1688 – 1772
Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian (1688–1772)
Famous Birthdays on February 8
17 notable people were born on February 8.
17th Century
Sweden
18th Century
Gia Long
1762 – 1820
founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04)
monarch
19th Century
John Ruskin
1819 – 1900
English writer and art critic (1819–1900)
Jules Verne
1828 – 1905
French writer (1828–1905)
Martin Buber
1878 – 1965
German Jewish Existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965)
Khorloogiin Choibalsan
1895 – 1952
Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952
politicianmilitary personnel
Zakir Husain
1897 – 1969
3rd President of India (1897-1969)
20th Century
Tunku Abdul Rahman
1903 – 1990
first Prime Minister of Malaysia (1903-1990)
politicianlawyer
Mauricio Macri
1959
president of Argentina from 2015 to 2019
sports executivebridge playercivil engineer
Benigno Aquino III
1960 – 2021
president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016
economistpolitician
Hristo Stoichkov
1966
Bulgarian association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Ulises Cruz
1974
Ecuadorian footballer and politician
association football player
Daniel Sanabria
1977
Paraguayan association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Giancarlo González
1988
Costa Rican association football player
association football player
Yacine Brahimi
1990
Algerian and French footballer
association football player
Genzebe Dibaba
1991
Ethiopian distance runner
middle-distance runnerlong-distance runner
Wahbi Khazri
1991
Tunisian-French association football player (born 1991)
association football player