List of Famous people born on August 8th
Xiao Dejun
NCT is a South Korean boy band formed and managed by SM Entertainment. Introduced in January 2016, the group currently consists of 27 members divided into six different sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream, WayV, NCT DoJaeJung, and NCT Tokyo. They are notable for their versatility in music, vocal and rap abilities, and powerful performances, and have been cited as K-pop's "most experimental boy band" due to their concept of having limitless members. As of May 2023, NCT has recorded more than 32 million album sales across all sub-units, making them the best-selling act under SM Entertainment and one of the best-selling K-pop artists of all-time.
Daniel Wenas
Daniel Timothy Wenas is an Indonesian professional basketball player that currently plays for Louvre Surabaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He mainly plays Point Guard and Shooting Guard. Occasionally, he plays the Small Forward position. Wenas attended SMA Negeri 3 Jakarta for his high school and played for Perbanas Institute university where he was a member of their basketball team from 2011 to 2016. He was also recruited and played professionally for Pelita Jaya Esia during his time at Perbanas.
Walis Perin
Walis Perin is a Seediq Taiwanese politician. He served four terms in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2005, each time with a different political affiliation. He became a founding member of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union in 2004, and after losing reelection, was appointed the minister for the Council of Indigenous Peoples in 2005. He stepped down in 2007, and since then has launched two unsuccessful legislative campaigns, in 2012 with the People First Party and 2016, representing the Democratic Progressive Party. In 2018, Walis Perin was appointed to the Control Yuan.
Chih-yu Shih
Chih-yu Shih is a political science professor in Taiwan and National Chair Professor of the Republic of China.
Mohiro Kitoh
Mohiro Kitoh is a Japanese manga artist. He created the manga Shadow Star and Bokurano: Ours, both of which were adapted into anime series.
Karim Walid
Karim Walid Sayed Saleh Hassan commonly known as Nedvěd is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al Ahly and the Egypt U-20. He is a product of Al Ahly youth academy. He got his nickname in the youth team as his position and looks were similar to the Czech legend Pavel Nedvěd.
Rashard Lewis
Rashard Quovon Lewis is an American former professional basketball player. Lewis entered the NBA directly from Alief Elsik High School. He rose to prominence in the NBA as a scorer with the Seattle SuperSonics, and was later a member of the Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards and Miami Heat. He garnered two NBA All-Star selections, one with Seattle and another with Orlando. Lewis reached the NBA Finals three times, winning an NBA championship in 2013 as a member of the Heat.
Yang Tzu-pao
Yang Tzu-pao is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat.