August 8 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is August 8, your zodiac sign is Leo ♌, your birthstone is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx and your birth flower is Gladiolus or Poppy. You share your birthday with Roger Federer and Paul Dirac.
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- the Sun
- Birthstone
- Peridot, Spinel, Sardonyx
- Birth flower
- Gladiolus, Poppy
- Day of year
- 220th
- Popularity
- 15th of 366
- Half birthday
- February 8
- Next August 8
- August 8
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August 8 zodiac: Leo ♌
People born on August 8 fall under Leo, the 5th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from July 23 to August 22. Leo is a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun, and its symbol is the lion.
Leo is ruled by the Sun, and the sign is linked with warmth, creativity and self-expression. The Lion is traditionally cast as a confident, generous personality who enjoys the spotlight and lifts up the people around them.
Famous people born on August 8
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on August 8, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1981Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
- Born 1902British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)
- Born 1951President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013
- Born 1937American actor (born 1937)
- Born 1964Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 to 2021
- Born 1879Mexican revolutionary (1879–1919)
- Born 1887Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888–1970)
- Born 1901American nuclear physicist (1901–1958)
- Born 1931English mathematical physicist, recreational mathematician and philosopher
- Born 1964Austrian writer
- Born 1925Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003)
- Born 1952Norwegian author (born 1952)
- Born 1951Dutch footbal player and manager (born 1951)
- Born 1998Canadian singer
- Born 1948Soviet cosmonaut
- Born 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense
- Born 1953British racing driver (born 1953)
- Born 1975Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1940American businessman
- Born 1978French footballer (born 1978)
- Born 1881German field marshal (1881–1954)
- Born 1748German naturalist (1748–1804)
- Born 1921American swimmer, actress and singer (1921–2013)
- Born 1991Cameroonian-German association football player (born 1991)
- Born 2005American figure skater (born 2005)
- Born 1948Japanese association football player
- Born 1988Elder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
- Born 1958Japanese association football player and manager
- Born 1919Italian film producer (1919–2010)
- Born 1694Scottish philosopher (1694–1746)
- Born 1985Polish hammer thrower
- Born 1961Irish rock musician, guitar player of U2
- Born 1943Macedonian-Romani singer, songwriter and humanitarian (1943-2016)
- Born 1732German philologist, linguist (1732-1806)
- Born 1990Czech footballer
- Born 1990Uruguayan association football player
- Born 1969Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
- Born 1987Scottish actress
- Born 1824Empress consort of Russia (1855-1880)
- Born 1997Japanese association football player
August 8 birthstone
Peridot (lime green). Peridot is linked with strength and good fortune. Some peridot has even been found in meteorites.
Spinel (many colours, often red). Spinel is associated with renewal and energy, and was long mistaken for ruby.
Sardonyx (red and white bands). Sardonyx is traditionally linked with courage, happiness and clear communication.
August 8 birthday facts
- August 8 is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years), leaving 145 days until the end of the year.
- August 8 is the 15th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 12,006 babies born on an average August 8(7% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, August 8 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on August 8 were most likely conceived around November 16 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is February 8, six months after August 8.
- August 8 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is August 8?
August 8 falls under Leo ♌, which runs from July 23 to August 22.
What is the birthstone for August 8?
The birthstone for August 8 is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx, the August birthstones. The August birth flowers are Gladiolus and Poppy.
Who are famous people born on August 8?
Famous people born on August 8 include Roger Federer (1981), Paul Dirac (1902), Mohamed Morsi (1951), Dustin Hoffman (1937), Giuseppe Conte (1964), Emiliano Zapata (1879).
How common is a August 8 birthday?
August 8 is the 15th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 12,006 babies born on an average August 8.
What day of the year is August 8?
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in common years and the 221st day in leap years.