Famous Birthdays for August 8Matthew Henson 1866 - Explorer, along with Robert Peary and their Eskimo guide, were the first people to reach the North Pole Russel Markert 1899 Benny Carter 1907 Sylvia Sidney 1910 Rosetta LeNoire 1911 Dino DeLaurentis 1919 Rory Calhoun 1922 Esther Williams 1923 Jimmy Witherspoon 1923 Webb Pierce 1926 Urbie Green 1926 Richard Anderson 1926 Nita Talbot 1930 Jerry Tarkanian 1930 Mel Tillis 1932 Joe Tex 1933 Frank Howard (MLB) 1936 Dustin Hoffman 1937 Connie Stevens 1938 Phil Balsley (The Statler Brothers) 1939 John David (Dr. Hook) 1942 Larry Wilcox 1944 Keith Carradine 1949 Airrion Love (The Stylistics) 1949 Jamie O'Hara 1950 Randy Shilts 1951 Robin Quivers 1952 Donny Most 1953 Ali Score (A Flock of Seagulls) 1956 Dennis Drew (10,000 Maniacs) 1957 Harry Crosby 1958 Deborah Norville 1958 Chris Foreman (Madness) 1958 Rikki Rockett 1961 - Drummer (Poison) "The Edge" David Evans 1961 - Musician (U2) Kool Moe Dee 1962 Mark Wills 1973 Scott Alan Stapp 1973 - Singer (Creed) Tom Linton (Jimmy Eat World) 1975 JC Chasez ('N Sync) 1976 Drew Lachey (98 Degrees) 1976 Marsha Ambrosius (Floetry) 1977 Countess Vaughn 1978 Odie (from Garfield comic) 1978 Beatrice Elizabeth Mary 1988 |
