Fred Ward (1942-2022)
Movie Actor
1
Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794)
Chemist
2
Dana Plato (1964-1999)
TV Actress
3
John Barbata (1945-2024)
Drummer
4
Rita Lee (1947-2023)
Rock Singer
5
Barbara Payton (1927-1967)
Movie Actress
6
Kamehameha I (1758-1819)
King
7
Maurice Sendak (1928-2012)
Children's Author
8
Spencer Silver (1941-2021)
9
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Painter
10
Percy Inglis (2002-2020)
Facebook Star
11
Gilles Villeneuve (1950-1982)
Race Car Driver
12
Laverne Andrews (1911-1967)
Pop Singer
13
David Souter (1939-2025)
Supreme Court Justice
14
Robert Heinlein (1907-1988)
Novelist
15
Eddy Arnold (1918-2008)
Country Singer
16
John Bradshaw (1933-2016)
Self-Help Author
17
Thomas J. Gates (1973-2024)
18
Dennis Waterman (1948-2022)
TV Actor
19
George Peppard (1928-1994)
20
May 8 Birthdays
May 8 Horoscope
Koji Suzuki (1957-2026)
21
Germán Vargas Lleras (1962-2026)
Politician
22
Jeanne Cooper (1928-2013)
Soap Opera Actress
23
Roy Horn (1944-2020)
Magician
24
Teresa Teng (1953-1995)
25
Marjorie West (1933-1938)
26
Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999)
27
Dolph Sweet (1920-1985)
28
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904)
Photographer
29
James Foley (1953-2025)
Director
30
Jennings Randolph (1902-1998)
31
Dom DiMaggio (1917-2009)
Baseball Player
32
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
33
Kelly Bryan Cheshire (1967-2007)
Family Member
34
Jim Fowler (1932-2019)
TV Show Host
35
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
36
William Schallert (1922-2016)
37
Charles Cooley (1864-1929)
38
Serge Chermayeff (1900-1996)
Architect
39
Jeremiah Norman Williams (1829-1915)
40
Garth Williams (1912-1996)
Illustrator
41
John Fante (1909-1983)
Screenwriter
42
Mwepu Ilunga (1949-2015)
Soccer Player
43
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
Philosopher
44
Lionel Rose (1948-2011)
Boxer
45
Cecile Dewitt-Morette (1922-2017)
Mathematician
46
Chet Lemon (1955-2025)
47
Jones Very (1813-1880)
Poet
48
May 8 In Entertainment
May Deaths
