List of Famous people born on August 8th

Uwe Schuenemann is a German politician and interior minister of the German state of the federation Lower Saxony. In the course of his office, he is known for relatively hard-line stances.

Ilka Agricola is a German mathematician who deals with differential geometry and its applications in mathematical physics. She is dean of mathematics and computer science at the University of Marburg, where she has also been responsible for making public the university's collection of mathematical models.

Rasim Akhmed oglu Balayev is an Azerbaijani cinema and theatrical actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films.

Dennis Joseph Slamon, is an American oncologist and chief of the division of Hematology-Oncology at UCLA. He is best known for his work identifying the HER2/neu oncogene that is amplified in 25-33% of breast cancer patients and the resulting treatment trastuzumab.

Peter Biziou BSC is a British cinematographer.

Ralph Everard Gonsalves is a Vincentian politician. He is currently the Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and leader of the Unity Labour Party (ULP).

Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres is a Colombian cyclist riding for Formesán-Bogotá Humana-ETB. He rode in the 2013 Giro d'Italia, and finished in 162nd place.