Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022)
Pop Singer
1
Karen Black (1939-2013)
Movie Actress
2
Julissa Gomez (1972-1991)
Gymnast
3
Glen Campbell (1936-2017)
Country Singer
4
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
5
Sean Price (1972-2015)
Rapper
6
Mary MacKillop (1842-1909)
Religious Leader
7
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (1944-2024)
World Leader
8
John H. Johnson (1918-2005)
Journalist
9
Bobby Bowden (1929-2021)
Football Coach
10
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965)
Novelist
11
Sixto Rodriguez (1942-2023)
Folk Singer
12
Fay Wray (1907-2004)
13
James Irwin (1930-1991)
Astronaut
14
Chi-Chi Rodríguez (1935-2024)
Golfer
15
Albert Namatjira (1902-1959)
Painter
16
Cannonball Adderley (1928-1975)
Saxophonist
17
Louise Brooks (1906-1985)
18
David Ray (1932-2024)
Poet
19
Jess Barker (1912-2000)
Movie Actor
20
Clarence Tex Walker (1946-2007)
R&B Singer
21
Alan Napier (1903-1988)
TV Actor
22
Matthew Simmons (1943-2010)
Entrepreneur
23
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
Children's Author
24
August 8 Birthdays
August 8 Horoscope
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
25
Shelley Smith (1952-2023)
TV Actress
26
Yolanda Vargas Dulché (1926-1999)
Screenwriter
27
Barbara Bel Geddes (1922-2005)
28
Johnny Hardwick (1958-2023)
Voice Actor
29
Lamont Dozier (1941-2022)
Songwriter
30
John Meadows (1972-2021)
Instagram Star
31
Maureen Reagan (1941-2001)
Politician
32
Alan Ameche (1933-1988)
Football Player
33
Jaan Kaplinski (1941-2021)
34
Duke Jordan (1922-2006)
Pianist
35
Regina Resnik (1922-2013)
Opera Singer
36
Johnny Dodds (1892-1940)
37
Barbara Cook (1927-2017)
38
Martha Chase (1927-2003)
Geneticist
39
Hind Rostom (1929-2011)
40
Joaquin Torres Garcia (1874-1949)
Historian
41
Bill Davis (1929-2021)
42
Harry Walker (1916-1999)
Baseball Player
43
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895)
Supreme Court Justice
44
Raymond E Brown (1928-1998)
45
Paul Rudolph (1918-1997)
Architect
46
Charles T. Fisher (1880-1963)
47
Ed Lewis (1891-1966)
Wrestler
48
August 8 In Entertainment
August Deaths