8 May (UPI) – People born on this date are the sign of Taurus.
— Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross/co-founder of the Young Men’s Christian Association, in 1828
— Harry Truman, President of the United States, in 1884
— Austrian economist winner of the Nobel Prize Friedrich Hayek in 1899
— Filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1906
— Pianist Mary Lou Williams in 1910
— Blues guitarist Robert Johnson in 1911
— Author/broadcaster/naturalist David Attenborough in 1926 (age 96)
— Comedian Don Rickles in 1926
— Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston in 1932
— Actor/singer Rick Nelson in 1940
— Author Peter Benchley in 1940
— Singer Toni Tennille in 1940 (82 years)
— English rock singer Gary Glitter, born Paul Francis Gadd, in 1944 (age 78)
— Musician Alex Van Halen in 1953 (age 69)
— Actor David Keith in 1954 (age 68)
— Actor Stephen Furst in 1954
— Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in 1961 (age 61)
— Actress Melissa Gilbert in 1964 (age 58)
— Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias in 1975 (age 47)
— Actor Matthew Davis in 1978 (age 44)
— Actor Stephen Amell in 1981 (age 41)
— Actor Elyes Gabel in 1983 (age 39)