List of Famous people born on August 8th

Welton David Becket was an American modern architect who designed many buildings in Los Angeles, California.

Tibor Cservenyák is a Hungarian former water polo player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Jostein Gaarder is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often utilizes metafiction in his works and constructs stories within stories. His best known work is the novel Sophie's World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy (1991). It has been translated into 60 languages; there are over 40 million copies in print.

Sze Yu is a Chinese-born Australian actor, television presenter and retired badminton player.

Kasthuri Raja is an Indian film director. He is the father of director Selvaraghavan and actor Dhanush. He worked as an assistant director with Director K.S.G. Most of the films he directed were either village based or infatuation of youngsters. He also worked with Director Visu on more than 16 films. Prior to entering the film industry, he ran away from home to Chennai and worked in a mill.