Died On May 8th
Discover the most famous people who died on May 8. The list includes people like John Stuart Mill, Paul Gauguin, Antoine Lavoisier, Robert A. Heinlein, Shel Silverstein. Famous personalities featured on this list, include philosophers, poets, novelists and sociologists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, United Kingdom & Russia and many more countries.
Vote for Your Favourite Died On May 8th
Right IconThis ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.
Birthdate: October 1, 1928
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: 1994
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 7, 1848
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1903
Birthdate: August 26, 1743
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1794
Birthdate: November 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Maywood, California, United States
Died: 1999
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
5
Fred Ward
(Known for Role in the 'Right Stuff')
Birthdate: December 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Died: 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
6
Dennis Waterman(Actor and Singer Known for His Roles in the TV Series: ‘The Sweeney’, ‘Minder’ and ‘New Tricks’)
Birthdate: February 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2022
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: July 7, 1907
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Butler, Missouri, United States
Died: 1988
Birthdate: 1758 AD
Birthplace: Kohala, Hawaii
Died: 1819
Birthdate: August 12, 1831
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dnipro, Ukraine
Died: 1891
10
Dirk Bogarde
(English actor)
Birthdate: March 28, 1921
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: West Hampstead, London
Died: 1999
11
Teresa Teng
(Singer, Actress)
Birthdate: January 29, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Baozhong, Taiwan
Died: 1995
12
Gustave Flaubert(French Author Best Known for His Novels: ‘Madame Bovary’, ‘Sentimental Education’, ‘Salammbô’ and ‘Three Tales’)
Birthdate: December 12, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Rouen, France
Died: 1880
Birthdate: October 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Taft, California, United States
Died: 2013
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
Birthdate: January 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 1982
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
15
Eddy Arnold
(American Country Music Singer Who Performed for Six Decades)
Birthdate: May 15, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2008
16
Lionel Rose(Professional Boxer Who Became the First Indigenous Australian to Win a World Title)
Birthdate: June 21, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Victoria, Australia
Died: 2011
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
17
Harry Gordon Selfridge
(business magnate)
Birthdate: January 11, 1856
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ripon
Died: 1947
Birthdate: November 16, 1927
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota, United States
Died: 1967
19
Maurice Sendak
(Artist, illustrator, writer)
Birthdate: June 10, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2012
20
Jim Fowler
(American Zoologist and TV Host)
Birthdate: April 9, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Albany, Georgia, United States
Died: 2019
21
Robert Morris
(One of the Founding Fathers of the United States)
Birthdate: January 20, 1734
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Toxteth, Liverpool, England
Died: 1806
22
Dom DiMaggio
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: February 12, 1917
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: 2009
Birthdate: April 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: 1904
Birthdate: January 21, 1885
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Rothiemurchus, Aviemore, Scotland
Died: 1978
25
William Fox
(Film producer)
Birthdate: January 1, 1879
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tulchva, Hungary
Died: 1952
26
Oswald Spengler(German Historian & Philosopher Known for His Two-Volume Work 'The Decline of the West')
Birthdate: May 29, 1880
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Blankenburg, Germany
Died: 1936
27
Theodore Sturgeon
(Writer)
Birthdate: February 26, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, United States
Died: 1985
28
John Stark
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: August 28, 1728
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States
Died: 1822
Birthdate: June 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Died: 2017
30
Ibrahim of Johor
(Malaysian king)
Birthdate: September 17, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Istana Bidadari, Serangoon, Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died: 1959
31
Norman Bel Geddes
(Architect, Designer, Scenographer)
Birthdate: April 27, 1893
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Michigan
Died: 1958
Birthdate: January 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: 1990
33
Cornell Dupree
(Guitarist)
Birthdate: December 19, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: 2011
Birthdate: December 6, 1520
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vilnius, Lithuania
Died: 1551
35
Dorothy Ferguson
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: February 17, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Virden, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 2003
36
Alexander Vandegrift
(General)
Birthdate: March 13, 1887
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Died: 1973
37
John Fante
(Novelist, Short story writer)
Birthdate: April 8, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 1983
38
Marquis of Pombal
(Secretary of State)
Birthdate: May 13, 1699
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1782
39
Mordechai Anielewicz
(Polish Leader of the Jewish Fighting Organization Which Led the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising)
Birthdate: 1919 AD
Birthplace: Wyszkow, Poland
Died: 1943
Birthdate: 1868 AD
Birthplace: Nakawa
Died: 1903
41
Graham Bond
(Founding Father of the English 'Rhythm and Blues' Boom of the 1960s)
Birthdate: October 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Romford, England
Died: 1974
42
Rudolf Serkin
(Bohemian-Born Austrian-American Pianist Regarded as One of the Greatest Beethoven Interpreters)
Birthdate: March 28, 1903
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cheb, Czechia
Died: 1991
43
Jules Dumont d'Urville
(French Explorer and Naval Officer Who Explored the Western and South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, and Antarctica)
Birthdate: May 23, 1790
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Condé-sur-Noireau, France
Died: 1842
44
Dallas Willard(American Philosopher Known for His Writings on Christian Spiritual Formation)
Birthdate: September 4, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Buffalo, Missouri, U.S.
Died: 2013
45
Haakon V of Norway
(King of Norway)
Birthdate: April 10, 1270
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tønsberg Municipality, Norway
Died: 1319
46
Iepe Rubingh
(Dutch Chess Boxer and the Founder of Chess Boxing and World Chess Boxing Organisation)
Birthdate: August 17, 1974
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died: 2020
47
Ellen Churchill Semple
(American Geographer Who Made Immense Contributions to the Development of Geography as Discipline in the US)
Birthdate: January 8, 1863
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 1932
Birthdate: 0470 AD
Birthplace: Rome
Died: 0535
49
Taylor Mead
(Actor, Poet, Writer)
Birthdate: December 31, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Michigan
Died: 2013
50
Washington Duke
(Businessperson)
Birthdate: December 18, 1820
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Orange County
Died: 1905