Toni Tennille (83)
May 8th, 1940

American singer – Toni Tennille was born in Montgomery (City in and county seat of Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, that is the capital of Alabama) on May 8th, 1940 and is 83 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 8

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

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

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

77

Ruth Padel

British poet and author

*May 8th, 1946, Wimpole Street

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

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

42

Jan Eichhorn

German luger

*May 8th, 1981, Sonneberg

35

Carola Rackete

German merchant navy captain

*May 8th, 1988, Preetz

84

James R. Thompson

American politician in Illinois (1936-2020)

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

86

Thomas Pynchon

American novelist (born 1937)

*May 8th, 1937, Glen Cove

90

Don Rickles

American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)

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

60

Michel Gondry

French film director, screenwriter and producer

*May 8th, 1963, Versailles

59

Melissa Gilbert

American actress

*May 8th, 1964, Los Angeles

51

Sisse Graum Jørgensen

Danish film producer

*May 8th, 1972, Copenhagen

53

Naomi Klein

Canadian author and activist

*May 8th, 1970, Montreal

37

Nguyễn Hoàng Hải

Badminton player

*May 8th, 1986, Bắc Giang

21

Lanny Tria Mayasari

Badminton player

*May 8th, 2002, Sleman

48

Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer

*May 8th, 1975, Madrid

52

Reid Smith

American actor (1949-2001)

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

34

Nora Arnezeder

French actress and singer

*May 8th, 1989, Paris

82

Betty Faria

Brazilian actress

*May 8th, 1941, Rio de Janeiro

73

Tatjana Ždanoka

Latvian mathematician and politician

*May 8th, 1950, Riga

78

Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-American singer and actress

*May 8th, 1929, Otaru †August 28th, 2007, Licking

92

Friedrich Hayek

Austrian and British economist

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

57

Meles Zenawi

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

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

87

Yoka Berretty

Dutch actress (1928-2015)

*May 8th, 1928, Rotterdam †November 28th, 2015, Amsterdam

39

David King

British pair skater

*May 8th, 1984, Carlisle

88

Harry S. Truman

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953

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

62

Bill de Blasio

109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2022

*May 8th, 1961, Manhattan

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

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

83

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

Toni Tennille