List of Famous people born on July 8th

John Munford Gregory was a US political figure and Acting Governor of Virginia from 1842 to 1843.

Simon Lui Yue Yeung, also known as Simon Loui and Simon Yu, is a highly prolific Hong Kong-based actor famous for starring in many low-budget and/or horror films since the early 1990s. He began drawing attention when he was featured in the "Troublesome Night" movie series. He starred in 27 films in 1999 alone, and began writing scripts the same year, starting with Last Ghost Standing.

Marius Plateau was a French engineer, WWI sergeant, and French Royalist militant. Plateau was an editor of Action Francaise and a former secretary general of the Camelots du Roi. In 1923, Plateau was assassinated by the French anarchist Germaine Berton, who was later acquitted.

John Mills Allen, known as "Private John" Allen, was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Mississippi.

David Battle Turpie was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his tenure in the Senate.