List of Famous people born on January 8th

Mariya-Cecilia Abramovna Mendelson-Prokofieva, typically referred to as Mira Mendelson, was a Russian poet, writer, and translator who was the second wife of the composer Sergei Prokofiev. She was the co-librettist of her husband's operas Betrothal in a Monastery, The Story of a Real Man, and War and Peace, as well as the ballet The Tale of the Stone Flower.

David Lang is an American composer living in New York City. Co-founder of the musical collective Bang on a Can, he was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Music for The Little Match Girl Passion, which went on to win a 2010 Grammy Award for Best Small Ensemble Performance by Paul Hillier and Theatre of Voices. He was nominated for an Academy Award for "Simple Song #3" from the film Youth.

Orkuncan Işıtmak, better known as Orkun Işıtmak, is a Turkish YouTuber known for producing a variety of videos. After graduating from Governor Vecdi Gönül Anatolian High School, he enrolled in Istanbul University and moved to Istanbul, but later took a break from his education in order to spend more time on YouTube. Işıtmak studied at the Istanbul University School of Italian Language and Literature. He founded his YouTube channel on 18 April 2010. In 2012 he started shooting gaming and entertainment videos, but later his content diversified to include vlogs, broadcasts and interviews featuring with actors and singers, including Ece Seçkin, Murat Boz and Inna. In 2018, he had his cinematic debut with a supporting role in the movie İyi Oyun. At the 45th Golden Butterfly Awards, he was awarded as the Best YouTuber/Instagrammer.