Pat Barker (81)
May 8th, 1943

British writer – Pat Barker was born in Thornaby-on-Tees (Town in North Yorkshire, England) on May 8th, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 8

72

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

78

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

61

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

84

Toni Tennille

American singer

*May 8th, 1940, Montgomery

98

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

43

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

36

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

61

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

60

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

90

Don Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

*May 8th, 1926, Queens †April 6th, 2017, Beverly Hills

54

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

52

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

38

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

84

James R. Thompson

American politician in Illinois (1936-2020)

*May 8th, 1936, Chicago †August 14th, 2020, Chicago

87

Thomas Pynchon

American novelist (born 1937)

*May 8th, 1937, Glen Cove

22

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

52

Reid Smith

American actor (1949-2001)

*May 8th, 1949, Burbank †October 16th, 2001, Burbank

45

Ricky Nelson

American musician, singer-songwriter, and actor

*May 8th, 1940, Teaneck †December 31st, 1985, Dallas

49

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

80

Gary Glitter

English convicted child sex offender and former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician

*May 8th, 1944, Banbury

74

Tatjana Ždanoka

Latvian mathematician and politician

*May 8th, 1950, Riga

35

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

57

Meles Zenawi

Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

*May 8th, 1955, Adwa †August 20th, 2012, City of Brussels

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

*May 8th, 1899, Vienna †March 23rd, 1992, Freiburg im Breisgau

40

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

63

Bill de Blasio

109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022

*May 8th, 1961, Manhattan

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

*May 8th, 1884, Lamar †December 26th, 1972, Kansas City

77

H. Robert Horvitz

American biologist

*May 8th, 1947, Chicago

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

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

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

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Pat Barker