List of Famous people born on April 8th

Seymour Myron "Sy" Hersh is an American investigative journalist and political writer. He was a longtime contributor to The New Yorker magazine on national security matters and has also written for the London Review of Books since 2013.

Jonathan Lee Klinsmann is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for MLS side LA Galaxy. He is the son of former German footballer Jürgen Klinsmann. He holds both German and American citizenship.

Marcos Luque Martins is a Brazilian humorist, well known for his performances as a stand-up comedian and as one of the hosts of the Brazilian version for the Argentinian TV program CQC - Caiga Quien Caiga -, in Portuguese, Custe o que Custar.

Yevgeny Stepanovich Savchenko is a Russian politician. Since 1993, he has served as the governor of Belgorod Oblast in Southern Russia. Savchenko is a member of United Russia.

Joseph Eugene Kernan III was an American businessman and Democratic politician who served as the 48th governor of Indiana from 2003 to 2005. He served nearly a year as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

Hiroshi Moriyama is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Hana Jalloul Muro is a Spanish politician and a lecturer in international terrorism. She is a member of the 11th Assembly of Madrid in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) parliamentary group.

Daijuyama Tadaaki is a former sumo wrestler from Niitsu, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1975, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1980. He was ranked in makuuchi for 64 tournaments, winning four special prizes, and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was a runner-up to Chiyonofuji in the July 1982 tournament. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in 1991 and became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He re-established the Hanakago stable in 1992 and produced his first top division wrestler Kōryū in 2008. The stable folded in 2012 and he moved to Minezaki stable to work as an assistant coach.

Carlos Santana, nicknamed "Slamtana," is a Dominican-American professional baseball designated hitter, and first baseman for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Cleveland Indians on June 11, 2010, and also played the 2018 season with the Philadelphia Phillies. In international competition, he has participated with the Dominican Republic national team, winning the gold medal in the 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC). Noted for plate discipline and power, Santana has also emerged as an excellent defender at first base. He stands 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall, weighs 210 pounds (95 kg), throws right-handed and is a switch hitter.

Arturo Ernesto Reyes Montero is a Colombian football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Colombia national under-23 and under-20 teams. He was the interim manager of the Colombian national football team.