Michel Ligonnet (62)
January 8th, 1962

French racing driver – Michel Ligonnet was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer (French commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France) on January 8th, 1962 and is 62 years old today.

Other personalities born on January 8

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

42

Huang Sui

Badminton player

*January 8th, 1982, Hunan

34

Chou Tien-Chen

Taiwanese badminton player

*January 8th, 1990, Taipei

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

40

Kim Jong-un

General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and 3rd Supreme leader of North Korea

*January 8th, 1984, Pyongyang

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

25

Arne Maier

German association football player

*January 8th, 1999, Ludwigsfelde

72

Klaus-Peter Flosbach

German politician

*January 8th, 1952, Wipperfürth

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

45

Adrian Mutu

Romanian footballer

*January 8th, 1979, Călinești

64

Franz-Josef Holzenkamp

German politician

*January 8th, 1960, Altenoythe

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

57

R. Kelly

American R&B singer and sex offender

*January 8th, 1967, Chicago

47

Amber Benson

American actress

*January 8th, 1977, Birmingham

37

Cynthia Erivo

British actress and singer

*January 8th, 1987, Stockwell

44

Hugo Grimm

German actor

*January 8th, 1980, Ndanda

36

Lars Bender

German footballer (1988–)

*January 8th, 1988, Koblenz

52

Joseph Déchelette

French archaeologist and prehistorian

*January 8th, 1862, Roanne †October 3rd, 1914, Nouvron-Vingré

63

Calvin Smith

American sprinter

*January 8th, 1961, Bolton

38

David Silva

Spanish association football player

*January 8th, 1986, Arguineguín

53

Jacques Anquetil

French cyclist (1934-1987)

*January 8th, 1934, Mont-Saint-Aignan †November 18th, 1987, Rouen

91

Ron Moody

British actor (1924–2015)

*January 8th, 1924, London †June 11th, 2015, London

64

Dave Weckl

American musician

*January 8th, 1960, St. Louis

66

Betsy DeVos

Former U.S Secretary of Education

*January 8th, 1958, Holland

61

Menno Boelsma

Dutch speed skater

*January 8th, 1961, Monster †September 10th, 2022

59

Eric Wohlberg

Canadian cyclist

*January 8th, 1965, Greater Sudbury

60

Dagmar Seume

German film director

*January 8th, 1964, Lehnin

65

Wilkie Collins

British writer (1824-1889)

*January 8th, 1824, London †September 23rd, 1889, London

Also born in 1962

62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

62

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

61

Ralph Fiennes

English actor (born 1962)

*December 22nd, 1962, Ipswich

61

Carles Puigdemont

Catalan politician

*December 29th, 1962, Amer

61

Lindsay Frost

American actress and contemporary artist

*June 4th, 1962, Los Angeles

61

Joan Cusack

American actress

*October 11th, 1962, New York City

62

Rosie O'Donnell

American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality

*March 21st, 1962, Commack

61

Felicity Huffman

American actress

*December 9th, 1962, Bedford

61

Carlos Alazraqui

American actor

*July 20th, 1962, Yonkers

62

Matthew Broderick

American actor (born 1962)

*March 21st, 1962, Manhattan

61

Andrew McCarthy

American actor

*November 29th, 1962, New York City

61

Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker

German politician and judge

*September 15th, 1962, Troisdorf

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