List of Famous people born on July 8th

Elias "E.Vil" Einari Johannes Viljanen is a Finnish musician from Tampere, Finland, known for being the guitarist for Sonata Arctica since 2007. Viljanen joined Sonata Arctica in spring 2007 in order to replace Jani Liimatainen, who left the band in August 2007 to fulfill his civil duties in Finland. The decision was only made official on 8 August 2007, but Elias Viljanen had been known to replace Liimatainen in concerts during the spring and summer tour. Viljanen cites KISS, Metallica, Slayer, and Whitesnake as his musical influences.

Carlos Bee was an attorney and politician, serving as U.S. Representative from Texas. He was a son of Hamilton P. Bee and a great-grandson of Thomas Bee, a politician and judge in South Carolina in the Revolutionary and Federal periods.

Jesse Sergent is a retired New Zealand racing cyclist who rode professionally between 2011 and 2016 for Team RadioShack, Trek Factory Racing and AG2R La Mondiale.

Rachel van Cutsen is a right-handed Dutch professional badminton player. A native of Spijkenisse, she can play either in singles or in doubles matches. She was part of the Dutch national women's team that won silver at the 2006 Uber Cup.

Christel Ferrier-Bruneau is a French racing cyclist. She competed in the women's road race at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.

Marco Fertonani is an Italian professional road bicycle racer. In 2007, he tested positive for using testosterone.

Bob Alcivar is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar.