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James Dean became one of the most influential figures in Hollywood in the 1950s, and his impact on cinema and popular culture was profound, although his career lasted only five years.
Famous Birthdays on February 8
1931 — James Dean
American actor (died 1955)
February 8 has 171 recorded notable births across history, from 120 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on February 8
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- 1865 Delaware refuses to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, delaying the criminalization of slavery until the amendment's national adoption on December 6, 1865. The amendment is ultimately ratified by Delaware on February 12, 1901, the 92nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. Source
- 1807 Napoleon defeats the coalition forces of Russian General Bennigsen and Prussian General L'Estocq at the Battle of Eylau. Source
- 1937 Spanish Civil War: Republican forces establish the Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos in Cantabria. Source
- 1968 American civil rights movement: An attack on Black students from South Carolina State University who are protesting racial segregation leaves three dead and 28 injured in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Source
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Nolte first came to prominence for his role in the ABC miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man (1976) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie nomination.
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Gary Coleman was rated first on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars", and an influential child actor.
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At the 61st Grammy Awards, Paak won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance with his 2018 non-album single "Bubblin".
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At Manchester United, Russo won awards from the club including Player of the Year and Goal of the Season, and was twice top scorer.
More major people born on February 8
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1941
Nick Nolte
American actor and producer
Nicholas King Nolte is an American actor. Known for his leading man roles in both dramas and romances, he has received a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
1968
Gary Coleman
American actor (died 2010)
Gary Wayne Coleman was an American actor, known as a high-profile child star of the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Zion, Illinois, Coleman grew up with his adoptive parents.
1986
Anderson .Paak
American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer
Brandon Paak Anderson, known professionally as Anderson .Paak, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. He released his debut mixtape, O.B.E. Vol.
1999
Alessia Russo
English footballer
Alessia Mia Teresa Russo is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the England national team.
1963
Mohammad Azharuddin
Indian cricketer and politician
Mohammad Azizuddin Azharuddin is an Indian politician and a former cricketer who also served as the Indian national cricket team's captain. He was a right-handed middle order batter and an occasional medium fast bowler.
1941
Jagjit Singh
Indian singer-songwriter (died 2011)
Jagjit Singh was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in numerous languages and is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was…
1942
Robert Klein
American comedian, actor, and singer
Robert Klein is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appearances on stage and screen.
1943
Valerie Thomas
American scientist and inventor
Valerie L. Thomas is an American data scientist and inventor. She invented the illusion transmitter, for which she received a patent in 1980.
1884
Snowy Baker
Australian boxer, rugby player, and actor (died 1953)
Reginald Leslie "Snowy" Baker was an Australian athlete, sports promoter, and actor.
1976
Khaled Mashud
Bangladeshi cricketer
Khaled Mashud, popularly known as Khaled Mashud Pilot is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who was the country's Test and ODI captain.
1964
Arlie Petters
Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic
Arlie Oswald Petters, MBE is a Belizean-American mathematical physicist, who is the Benjamin Powell Professor of mathematics and a professor of physics and economics at Duke University.
1911
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet and author (died 1979)
Elizabeth Bishop was an American poet and short-story writer. She was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1949 to 1950, the Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry in 1956, the National Book Award winner in…
1932
John Williams
American pianist, composer, and conductor
John Towner Williams is an American composer and conductor. Over his seven-decade career, he has composed many of the best known scores in film history.
1937
Joe Raposo
American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Joseph Guilherme Raposo, OIH was an American composer and songwriter.
1959
Henry Czerny
Canadian actor
Henry Czerny is a Canadian stage, film, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Boys of St.
1825
Henry Walter Bates
English geographer, biologist, and explorer (died 1892)
Henry Walter Bates was an English naturalist and explorer who gave the first scientific account of mimicry in animals.
1955
Jim Neidhart
American wrestler (died 2018)
James Henry Neidhart was an American professional wrestler known for his appearances in the 1980s and 1990s in the World Wrestling Federation as Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, where he was a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion…
1961
Vince Neil
American singer-songwriter and actor
Vincent Neil Wharton is an American musician and singer. He is the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, which he fronted from their 1981 formation until his departure in 1992.
1966
Kirk Muller
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Kirk Christopher Muller is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and coach.