List of Famous people born on August 9th

William Calhoun Jr., better known by his stage name WC, is an American rapper and actor. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, who first succeeded with the single "Ain't A Damn Thang Changed". He later started a solo career and has released four solo albums. He is also well known for being a member of the rap supergroup Westside Connection with West Coast rappers Ice Cube and Mack 10.

Odd Børre Sørensen is a former Norwegian pop singer. He was better known by his stage name of Odd Børre. Internationally, he is best known for the song "Stress" that he performed in the Eurovision Song Contest of 1968. He sang in the Kjell Karlsen's Orchestra (1962–70) and was releasing singles during that period. He retired from full-time professional singing in 1970 and became an insurance company agent. After retiring in the early 2000s (decade) Odd Børre teamed up again with Kjell Karlsen and is currently performing.

Yasushi Yoshida is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Joseph McGinty Nichol, known professionally as McG, is an American director, producer, and former record producer.

Daniel Edwin Henshall is an Australian film, TV and theatre actor, known for his work in Snowtown and Turn: Washington's Spies.

Wu Dixi is a retired Chinese female badminton player.

Deon Cain is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.