Timo Turunen (76)
April 8th, 1948

Finnish ice hockey player (born 1948) – Timo Turunen was born in Outokumpu (City in the region of North Karelia in Finland) on April 8th, 1948 and is 76 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 8

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

22

Josie Nelson

British cyclist

*April 8th, 2002, Burton upon Trent

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

77

Bernard Cerquiglini

French linguist

*April 8th, 1947, 6th arrondissement of Lyon

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

44

Katee Sackhoff

American actress

*April 8th, 1980, Portland

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

49

Keiko Yoshitomi

Japanese badminton player

*April 8th, 1975, Fukuoka Prefecture

61

Dean Norris

American actor

*April 8th, 1963, South Bend

48

Maja Pohar

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Ljubljana

68

Jim Piddock

British actor

*April 8th, 1956, Rochester

80

Tariana Turia

New Zealand politician

*April 8th, 1944, New Zealand

27

Face

Russian rapper

*April 8th, 1997, Ufa

65

Michael Hübner

East German road bicycle racer

*April 8th, 1959, Chemnitz

20

Liu Shengshu

Chinese badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

69

Barbara Kingsolver

American author, poet and essayist

*April 8th, 1955, Annapolis

75

Brenda Russell

American singer-songwriter

*April 8th, 1949, Brooklyn

81

Vivienne Westwood

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

*April 8th, 1941, Tintwistle †December 29th, 2022, Clapham

74

Grzegorz Lato

Polish footballer and manager

*April 8th, 1950, Malbork

67

Eric Porter

British actor (1928-1995)

*April 8th, 1928, Shepherd's Bush †May 15th, 1995, London

58

Robin Wright

American actress

*April 8th, 1966, Dallas

77

Pascal Lamy

French businessman and political advisor

*April 8th, 1947, Levallois-Perret

44

Michael Bennett

American choreographer (1943-1987)

*April 8th, 1943, Buffalo †July 2nd, 1987, Tucson

77

Christine De Luca

Scottish poet

*April 8th, 1947, Walls

73

Hywel Bennett

Welsh actor (1944-2017)

*April 8th, 1944, Garnant †July 25th, 2017, Cardiff

73

Geir Haarde

Icelandic politician and former head of government

*April 8th, 1951, Reykjavík

56

Patricia Arquette

American actress (born 1968)

*April 8th, 1968, Chicago

74

Glendon Swarthout

1918-1992 American writer

*April 8th, 1918, Pinckney †September 23rd, 1992, Scottsdale

Also born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

75

Donna Karan

American fashion designer

*October 2nd, 1948, New York City

75

Tom Wilkinson

English actor (1948–2023)

*February 5th, 1948, Leeds †December 30th, 2023, London

76

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Féodor Atkine

French actor

*February 27th, 1948, Paris

75

Tony Gatlif

French film director, actor and screenwriter

*September 10th, 1948, Algiers

75

George R. R. Martin

American writer and television producer

*September 20th, 1948, Bayonne

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