List of Famous people born on January 8th

Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike, frequently referred to as S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, was the fourth Prime Minister of Ceylon and founder of the left-wing and Sinhalese nationalist Sri Lanka Freedom Party. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike became the prime minister of Ceylon in 1956 and carried out left wing reforms such as nationalizing bus services and introducing legislation to prohibit caste based discrimination. Bandaranaike is also remembered for removing British naval and air bases in Sri Lanka and establishing diplomatic missions with a number of communist states.

Daniel Graßmück is an Austrian badminton player.

Arsul Sani is an Indonesian politician and currently secretary-general of the United Development Party. He's also a member of the People's Representative Council, sitting on the legislature's Commission III specializing in legal affairs.