List of Famous people born on December 8th

Stan Shih, is the Co-founder & Honorary Chairman of Acer Inc. In 1976, after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in electronic engineering from National Chiao Tung University, Shih founded Multitech with his wife Carolyn Yeh and five partners. Shih chaired Multitech through to 1987, when the company was renamed Acer, continuing as Acer chairman until his retirement in late 2004, having seen the company grow from a tiny start-up to a billion-dollar worldwide brand. Shih remained active in charity work during his retirement, including serving as Taiwan's Special Envoy in the APEC Australia 2007. In November 2013, Shih returned to Acer after being reinstated as president and chairman. He serves on the boards of Acer Inc., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Nan Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation and Chinese Television System. He is the Chairman of Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation, the Head of Taiwan Connection Fun Club, One Song Orchestra Fun Club, the Convener of the Cultural Tech Alliance, Taiwan and the Chairman of CT Ambi Investment and Consulting Inc.

Robert Horatio Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole of Walpole, JP is a British politician and former member of the House of Lords.

Nancy Jane Meyers is an American filmmaker. She wrote, produced, and directed numerous critically and commercially successful romantic comedy films, including The Parent Trap (1998), What Women Want (2000), Something's Gotta Give (2003), The Holiday (2006), It's Complicated (2009), and The Intern (2015).

Marnon-Thomas Busch is a German footballer who plays as a right-back for 1. FC Heidenheim in the 2. Bundesliga.

Édson Luciano Ribeiro is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 100 metres. He has been successful on regional level, and won two Olympic medals with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.

Rob Muffels is a German swimmer.

James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathurst is a British businessman and landowner.

Cai Guo-Qiang is a Chinese artist who currently lives and works in New York City and New Jersey.