List of Famous people born on May 8th

Keiichirō Akagi , born Chikahiro Akatsuka was a Japanese actor. Akagi appeared in over 26 films in his short three-year career. Kenju burai-chō series and The Call of the Foghorn are Akagi's notable films.

Candice Night is an American vocalist/lyricist, multi-instrumentalist for the traditional folk rock project Blackmore's Night since its origins in 1997, and wife of British guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Her first solo album, Reflections, was released in 2011.

Marcela Paz Vacarezza Etcheverry is a Chilean television presenter and psychologist. She is the wife of TV presenter Rafael Araneda with whom she has three children, Martina, Florencia and Vicente.

Ullrich Fichtner is a senior German journalist and editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel magazine.

Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev is a Kazakh footballer who last played for FC Astana and Kazakhstan national football team, as a striker.

Bondan Prakoso is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and record producer. He is known as the former bassist of rock band Funky Kopral (1999–2003) and the lead singer of the rap rock collaboration band, Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black (2005–2013). He has won several awards from Indonesian Music Awards with both Funky Kopral and his collaboration band, Bondan Prakoso & Fade 2 Black.

Arturo López Rodríguez is a former professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees in 1965. He also played in Nippon Professional Baseball from 1968 until 1973.

Aarón Galindo Rubio is a Mexican former professional footballer who last played as a central defender.

Renata Ruiz Pérez is a Chilean model,. She was the winner of the contest Elite Model Look Chile 2001. In September of the same year she took part in the international contest, where she competed with more than 60 delegates of 40 countries. The winner was the Dutch Rianne Ten Haken, and Ruiz was the 1st runner-up. The third position was for another Dutch, Femke Lakenman.

Nathalie Roy is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville, first elected in the 2012 election. She is currently serving as the Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec). Prior to her election, Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.