List of Famous people born on August 8th

Rin Nitaya is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2017 Winter Universiade silver medalist, 2015 Gardena Spring Trophy champion, and 2016 Coupe du Printemps silver medalist.

Motoko Arai is an award winning Japanese science fiction and fantasy writer. Her writing is characterized by her use of a light conversational tone geared towards a young adult audience. She has published three series of novels and several short stories. Her works, Green Requiem and Neptune, received the Seiun Award for short story in 1981 and 1982.

Silvia Mittermüller is a German snowboarder. Born in Munich, Germany, Mittermüller currently trains in the United States. She competes on the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour. She has sponsorship deals with Ride Snowboards, Oakley, Vans and Planet Sports.

Vladimír Darida is a Czech footballer who plays as a central midfielder for German club Hertha BSC and the Czech Republic national team.

Jun Nishikawa is a former member of the Japanese Red Army (JRA).

Mira Lesmanawati or better known as Mira Lesmana is an Indonesian film director, producer and songwriter of mixed Dutch, Javanese and Madurese descent. She is the elder sister of Indonesian jazz musician, Indra Lesmana.

Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek club AEK Athens.

Hisako Arakaki is a J-pop singer from Okinawa, Japan, and an original member of the group Super Monkey's. She left at the end of 1993, and later worked as a dance instructor at the Okinawa Actors School.

Jennifer Proske is a Canadian American actress, best known for portraying Becca Crane in the film Vampires Suck.

Anastasia Chebotareva is a Ukrainian violinist. She started the violin at the age of five. Three years later, her exceptional talent was discovered by the famous professor Irina Bochkova, who was a student and follower of the legendary Yuri Yankelevich.