List of Famous people born on February 8th

Peter John Wyllie is a British petrologist and academic.

Toby Emmerich, is an American producer, film executive, and screenwriter and the current chairman of the Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

George Dawe was an English portraitist who painted 329 portraits of Russian generals active during Napoleon's invasion of Russia for the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace. He relocated to Saint Petersburg in 1819, where he won acclaim for his work from the artistic establishment and complimentary verses by Pushkin. He was the son of Philip Dawe, a successful mezzotint engraver who also produced political cartoons relating to the events of the Boston Tea Party. One of his brothers was Henry Edward Dawe, also a portraitist. He died on 15 October 1829 in Kentish Town, United Kingdom.

King Wallis Vidor was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of movie-making conventions.

John Cameron, Lord Cameron, KT, DSC, PRSE, FBA was a Scottish judge and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1973 to 1976.

Thornton "T" Arnold Wilson was the Chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of Boeing corporation.