Giso Weißbach (83)
December 8th, 1940

German actor – Giso Weißbach was born in Schlößchen (Human settlement in Germany) on December 8th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on December 8

31

Katie Stevens

American actress and singer

*December 8th, 1992, Southbury

41

Nicki Minaj

Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter and actress (born 1982)

*December 8th, 1982, Saint James

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

80

Mary Woronov

American actress and author

*December 8th, 1943, Palm Beach

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

85

John Kufuor

Fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

*December 8th, 1938, Kumasi

77

John Rubinstein

American actor, composer and director (born 1946)

*December 8th, 1946, Los Angeles

83

Maximilian Schell

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor

*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, Innsbruck

76

Francis Huster

French actor, film director, theatre director and screenwriter

*December 8th, 1947, Neuilly-sur-Seine

70

Kim Basinger

American actress

*December 8th, 1953, Athens

64

Sammy Davis Jr.

American entertainer (1925–1990)

*December 8th, 1925, New York City †May 16th, 1990, Beverly Hills

79

Helmut Weidelener

German jurist (1937-2017)

*December 8th, 1937, Biberach an der Riss †May 15th, 2017, Dresden

72

James MacArthur

American actor (1937-2010)

*December 8th, 1937, Los Angeles †October 28th, 2010, Jacksonville

58

David Harewood

British actor

*December 8th, 1965, Small Heath

72

Charly Gaul

Professional cyclist

*December 8th, 1932, Pfaffenthal †December 6th, 2005, Luxembourg

23

Luis Montoya

Badminton player

*December 8th, 2000, Guadalajara

42

Azra Akın

Turkish actress and model, Miss World 2002

*December 8th, 1981, Almelo

60

Greg Howe

American musician

*December 8th, 1963, Easton

82

Geoff Hurst

English footballer (born 1941)

*December 8th, 1941, Ashton-under-Lyne

59

Óscar Ramírez

Costa Rican professional footballer and manager

*December 8th, 1964, Belén Canton

82

Bobby Elliott

British musician

*December 8th, 1941, Burnley

41

Halil Altıntop

Turkish footballer

*December 8th, 1982, Gelsenkirchen

76

Thomas Cech

American chemist, biochemistry professor

*December 8th, 1947, Chicago

78

John Banville

Irish writer

*December 8th, 1945, Wexford

53

Aaron Allston

American writer (1960-2014)

*December 8th, 1960, Corsicana †February 27th, 2014, Springfield

79

Sharmila Tagore

Indian actress

*December 8th, 1944, Hyderabad

81

Mary Catherine Bateson

American anthropologist (1939-2021)

*December 8th, 1939, New York City †January 2nd, 2021, Cambridge

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

Giso Weißbach