List of Famous people born on January 8th

Nusrat Jahan Ruhi is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in Bengali cinema. She joined active politics in 2019 and contested from Basirhat as a Trinamool Congress candidate. Jahan's screen debut was in Raj Chakraborty's Shotru. She then appeared in the film Khoka 420, under the banner Eskay Movies. Her other notable movies include Khiladi, with Ankush Hazra, Sondhe Namar Agey, with Rahul Bose and Power, with Jeet under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. She is an elected Member of Parliament for Basirhat.

Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, is a Welsh singer, whose career began in 1953, well known for her expressive voice and for recording the soundtrack theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single.

David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is predominantly a left-footed player and his passing ability and possession-retaining qualities have earned him the nicknames "Merlin" and "El Mago" from his teammates and fans. He is considered by many to be one of the best midfielders of his generation, one of the most technically gifted players of all time, and one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League.

Phillip Nicholas Fitzgerald Hawes is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Géraldine Pailhas is a French actress. She had her first international success in 1995 as Doña Anna, the unfulfilled love of Johnny Depp in the comedy Don Juan DeMarco. She is married to actor Christopher Thompson and has two children. In 2003, she was the main presenter at the César Awards ceremony.

Kyle Steven Edmund is a British professional tennis player. He is a former world top 20 player and Australian Open semi-finalist (2018), and was the top-ranked male British tennis player from March 2018 until October 2019.

Asuka Kudo is a Japanese actor. He graduated from Tokyo Gakkan High School and Tokyo University of Agriculture. He is represented by Papado.

Junichiro Koizumi is a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2009, and he remains the sixth-longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history.

Marina Mstislavovna Neyolova is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actress. She has appeared in 37 films since 1969. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1987).

Manuel Locatelli is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo and the Italy national team.