Hans-Jürgen Rückborn (83)
October 8th, 1940

German athletics competitor – Hans-Jürgen Rückborn was born in Stendal (Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) on October 8th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on October 8

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

82

Jesse Jackson

American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition

*October 8th, 1941, Greenville

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

86

Merle Park

British prima ballerina

*October 8th, 1937, Harare

70

Harvey Pekar

American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality (1939-2010)

*October 8th, 1939, Cleveland †July 12th, 2010, Cleveland Heights

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

*October 8th, 1837, Christiania †May 3rd, 1931, Oslo

82

Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig

German politician

*October 8th, 1941, Berlin

77

Lynne Stewart

American lawyer

*October 8th, 1939, Brooklyn †March 7th, 2017, Brooklyn

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

81

Eva Johannes

German tennis player (1934-2015)

*October 8th, 1934, Dresden †December 4th, 2015

58

Claude Jade

French actress (1948-2006)

*October 8th, 1948, Dijon †December 1st, 2006, Boulogne-Billancourt

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

84

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

*October 8th, 1939, Sydney

76

Sheila Ferguson

American soul singer

*October 8th, 1947, Philadelphia

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

68

Gabriel Dell

American actor (1919-1988)

*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North Hollywood

80

R. L. Stine

American writer and producer

*October 8th, 1943, Columbus

55

Johnny Ramone

American guitarist (1948–2004)

*October 8th, 1948, Long Island †September 15th, 2004, Los Angeles

84

Jean-Claude Gaudin

French politician

*October 8th, 1939, Marseille

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

79

Dale Dye

American actor, presenter, and businessman

*October 8th, 1944, Missouri

93

Katharina Focke

German politician

*October 8th, 1922, Bonn †July 10th, 2016, Cologne

69

Brigitte Rohde

East German hurdler and sprinter

*October 8th, 1954, Prenzlau

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

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

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

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