List of Famous people born on December 8th

Rodrigo Capó Ortega is a Uruguayan rugby union player, currently playing in the Top 14 for Castres, where he won the Top 14 in 2012-13 and 2017-18.

Makoto Takimoto is a retired Japanese judoka and mixed martial artist from Nihon University. He won a gold medal at the Half Middleweight category of the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Susanne Riesch is a former alpine ski racer. She is the sister of Maria Höfl-Riesch, overall World Cup Champion for season 2010/2011.

Michael Naumann is a German politician, publisher and journalist. He was the German secretary of culture from 1998 until 2001. He is married to Marie Warburg, daughter of Eric Warburg and granddaughter of Max Warburg.

Boris Fausto is a Brazilian historian, political scientist and writer.

Sophien Kamoun is a Tunisian biologist. He is a senior scientist at the Sainsbury Laboratory and professor of biology at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Kamoun is known for contributions to our understanding of plant diseases and plant immunity.

Claudia Nicoleitzik is a Paralympian athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.

Frédéric Michel Piquionne is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Moritz Leitner is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Norwich City. He has previously played for Borussia Dortmund, 1860 Munich, FC Augsburg and Lazio. He has been capped at youth international level by Germany and Austria.

Atsushi Miyazaki is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.