January 8th Birthdays

Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, was born on this day in 1938 in Tupelo, MS. He passed away on August 15, 1977 at the age of 42 at Graceland, his home in Memphis, TN.

Also born on January 8th:

  • 1937
    Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
  • 1938
    Bob Eubanks, American game show host
  • 1945
    Kathleen Noone, American actress
  • 1946
    Robby Krieger, American musician
  • 1947
    Terry Sylvester, English singer and musician
    Laurie Walters, American actress
  • 1953
    Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
  • 1962
    Chris Marion, American musician
  • 1965
    Michelle Forbes, American actress
    Maria Pitillo, American actress
  • 1967
    Willie Anderson, American basketball player
  • 1969
    Jeff Abercrombie, American musician
    Ami Dolenz, American actress
  • 1970
    Rachel Friend, Australian actress
  • 1976
    Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician
    Josh Meyers, American actor
    Carl Pavano, American baseball player
  • 1977
    Amber Benson, American actress
    Ron Pederson, Canadian actor
  • 1979
    Torry Castellano, American musician
    Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
  • 1980
    Rachel Nichols, American actress
    Sam Riley, English actor
  • 1981
    Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
    Genevieve Padalecki, American actress
  • 1982
    wiL Francis, American singer
    Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
  • 1984
    Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
  • 1985
    Rachael Lampa, American singer
  • 1986
    Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
  • 1987
    Cynthia Erivo, English actress, singer
    Freddie Stroma, English actor
  • 1988
    Lily Nicksay, American actress
  • 2000
    Noah Cyrus, American actress

January Birthday Calendar



Died on January 8th:

  • 1896
    Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (age 51)
  • 1976
    Zhou Enlai, 1st Premier of the People’s Republic of China (age 77)
  • 1979
    Sara Carter, American singer, harp player (age 80)
  • 1981
    Matthew Beard, American actor, “Stymie” (age 56)
  • 1983
    Gale Page, American actress (age 69)
  • 1990
    Terry-Thomas, English actor, comedian (age 78)
  • 1991
    Steve Clark, English singer, guitarist (Def Leppard), (age 30)
  • 1994
    Pat Buttram, American actor, comedian (age 78)
  • 1996
    François Mitterrand, 21st President of France (age 79)
  • 2002
    Dave Thomas, American businessman, founded Wendy’s (age 69)
  • 2007
    Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress, singer (age 84)
  • 2015
    Patsy Garrett, American actress, singer (age 93)
  • 2020
    Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter (age 89)
    Edd Byrnes, American actor (age 87)
  • 2021
    Diana Millay, American actress, writer (age 86)
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