List of Famous people born on January 8th
Adrián López Álvarez
Adrián López Álvarez, known simply as Adrián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for CA Osasuna.
Valkyrae
Rachel Hofstetter, better known by her online alias Valkyrae, is an American internet personality. The recipient of a Game Award, she is best known for her livestreams on YouTube, being one of the most viewed streamers on the platform. She is also a content creator for 100 Thieves, an esports team, and an activist towards females in online gaming.
Xu Xin
Xu Xin is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is ranked world No. 2 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), as of April 2020. He first reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 1 in January 2013.
Zachary Donohue
Zachary Tyler "Zach" Donohue is an American ice dancer. With Madison Hubbell, he is a two-time World medalist, the 2018 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2014 Four Continents champion, and a three-time U.S. national champion.
Xie Xingfang
Xie Xingfang is a retired Chinese badminton player from Guangzhou, Guangdong. She is a former defending two-time world champion for women's singles, and former women's singles World No. 1.
Yasushi Tao
Yasushi Tao is a Japanese retired Nippon Professional Baseball player. He was raised in Osaka. After playing, Tao managed the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. In his one year as manager, the Eagles finished in last in the PL and was the first PL team in 40 years to lose over 90 games in a single season.
Nicolas de Préville
Nicolas de Roussel de Préville is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux.
Genevieve Padalecki
Genevieve Padalecki, is an American actress. She appeared in the television series Wildfire as Kris Furillo and had a recurring role in Supernatural as the demon Ruby.
Haruki Kadokawa
Haruki Kadokawa is a Japanese publisher, film producer, director and screenwriter. He was the son of Genyoshi Kadokawa and inherited the position of president of the publishing house Kadokawa Shoten in 1975. Under his guidance, the company soon branched into film production, and by 1994 Kadokawa had produced close to 60 films, many of them box-office hits. After being forced to resign from Kadokawa Shoten in 1994 due to a smuggling conviction, he established another company, Kadokawa Haruki Corporation, that has also been involved in the publishing and film production industries.
Gerry Spence
Gerald Leonard Spence is a semi-retired American trial lawyer. He is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. Spence has never lost a criminal case either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney, and has not lost a civil case since 1969.