List of Famous people born on July 8th

Arwa is a Yemeni-Egyptian singer and television host.

Françoise Forton is a Brazilian actress.

Marcus Chong is an American actor. He is known for playing Huey P. Newton in Panther (1995), directed by Mario Van Peebles and Tank the Operator in The Matrix (1999) and as Miguel Mendez in Street Justice (1991-1993).

Guto Harri is a Welsh writer, broadcaster and strategic communications consultant. He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at The Queen's College, Oxford, followed by a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism from Cardiff University.

Micky Hoogendijk is a Dutch actress, presenter, model and professional photographer.

Jaime Omar García Rodríguez is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs.

Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. She was born in New Orleans, and her work is set primarily in the Deep South and explores issues of race and gender.

Polly James is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television and radio.

Kalpana, born Sharat Lata, was an Indian Kannada film actress. She was affectionately referred to as Minugu Taare among the film fraternity. She was widely recognised as one of the greatest actresses of Kannada cinema who enjoyed both fan following and critical acclaim. She made her screen debut as a lead actress in the 1963 release Saaku Magalu directed by veteran B. R. Panthulu. During a career that spanned from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Kalpana appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films, many of which featured her alongside actor Rajkumar. She worked in a few Tamil, Tulu, Malayalam and Telugu films as well. Many of her successful films were female-centric, giving ample scope for her performance.

Johnnie Clyde Johnson was an American pianist who played jazz, blues and rock and roll. His work with Chuck Berry led to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for breaking racial barriers in the military, as he was a Montford Point Marine - where the African-American unit endured racism and inspired social change while integrating the previously all-white Marine Corps during World War II.