February 8th Birthdays

American singer and Motley Crüe frontman, Vince Neil, was born on this day in 1961 as Vince Neil Wharton.

Also born on February 8th:

• 1940
  Ted Koppel, American journalist
• 1941
  Nick Nolte, American actor
  Tom Rush, American singer, songwriter
• 1942
  Robert Klein, American comedian
• 1943
  Creed Bratton, American actor, musician
• 1948
  Ron Tyson, American singer
• 1949
  Brooke Adams, American actress
• 1950
  Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel, actress
• 1953
  Mary Steenburgen, American actress
• 1955
  John Grisham, American writer
• 1956
  Dave Meros, American bassist
• 1959
  Henry Czerny, Canadian actor
• 1960
  Benigno Aquino III, 15th Philippine President
• 1969
  Mary McCormack, American actress
  Shiva Rose, American actress
• 1970
  Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
• 1973
  Keith McDonald, American baseball player
• 1974
  Seth Green, American actor
• 1976
  Pooch Hall, American actor
  Adam Piatt, American baseball player
• 1977
  Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
• 1979
  Aaron Cook, American baseball player
  Josh Keaton, American actor and singer
• 1980
  Ralf Little, English actor/comedian
• 1982
  Danny Tamberelli, American actor
• 1983
  Jim Verraros, American singer
• 1984
  Cecily Strong, American actress
• 1988
  Ryan Pinkston, American actor
• 1989
  Dani Harmer, English actor
  JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player
• 1988
  Bethany Hamilton, American surfer, shark attack survivor
• 1994
  Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian artist, singer

February Birthday Calendar

Died on February 8th:

• 1587
  Mary, Queen of Scots (age 44)
• 1696
  Ivan V of Russia (age 29)
• 1725
  Peter the Great, Russian emperor (age 52)
• 1963
  George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (age 55)
• 1987
  Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (age 81)
• 1990
  Del Shannon, American singer, guitarist (age 55)
• 1992
  Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist (age 67)
• 2007
  Anna Nicole Smith, American model, actress (age 39)
• 2020
  Robert Conrad, American actor (age 84)
• 2021
  Mary Wilson, American singer (original member of The Supremes), (age 76)
• 2023
  Burt Bacharach, American composer (age 94)