List of Famous people born on January 8th

Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor. He works predominantly on Telugu alongside in Malayalam, Tamil, and English films. His last National Film Award for Best Editing was for his work on the feature film Firaaq (2008), directed by Nandita Das. He was included in the Limca Book of Records as People of the Year - 2013 for wide contribution to the Indian cinema in several languages and also for holding a record eight National Awards including a Special Jury Award.

Luther Monroe Perkins was an American country music guitarist and a member of the Tennessee Three, the backup band for singer Johnny Cash. Perkins was an iconic figure in what would become known as rockabilly music. His creatively simple, sparsely embellished, rhythmic use of Fender Esquire, Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars is credited for creating Cash's signature "boom-chicka-boom" style.

Matthias Almer is an Austrian male badminton player. In 2013, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' singles event.