Famous Birthdays on May 8

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

president of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)

Austrian and British economist (1899–1992)

Italian film director (1906–1977)

Tanzanian statesman (1925–2024)

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

Canadian author and activist (born 1970)

Spanish singer, songwriter and producer

Ethiopian distance runner