July 8 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 8, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with John D. Rockefeller and Igor Tamm.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 189th
- Popularity
- 19th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 8
- Next July 8
- July 8
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July 8 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 8 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 8
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 8, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1839American industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)
- Born 1895Soviet physicist (1895–1971)
- Born 1992South Korean association football player (born 1992)
- Born 1908Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977
- Born 1991Dutch association football player (born 1991)
- Born 1593Italian Baroque painter (1593-1651)
- Born 1919President of West Germany (1974-1979)
- Born 1958American actor (born 1958)
- Born 1951American actress (born 1951)
- Born 1906American architect (1906–2005)
- Born 1958Israeli politician, former Israeli Foreign Minister and former leader of the Coalition: Zionist Union together with Isaac Herzog from 2015 to 2019
- Born 1980Irish association football player and manager
- Born 1885German philosopher (1885–1977)
- Born 1982American actress
- Born 1867German printmaker and sculptor (1867–1945)
- Born 1851British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)
- Born 1998American rapper and actor (born 1998)
- Born 1973Ukrainian military officer (born 1973)
- Born 1857French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test (1857–1911)
- Born 1838German general and airship pioneer (1838–1917)
- Born 1831American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831-1888)
- Born 1945Member of the Swiss Federal Council
- Born 1990German association football player
- Born 1970American musician (born 1970)
- Born 1892English writer and poet (1892–1962)
- Born 1977American actor
- Born 1981Japanese association football player
- Born 1977Italian association football player
- Born 1926Swiss-American psychiatrist and pioneer in near-death studies (1926-2004)
- Born 1981Russian tennis player
- Born 1998American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1998)
- Born 1836British politician (1836-1914)
- Born 1931Japanese association football player (1931-2007)
- Born 1991Russian-Tajik singer-songwriter
- Born 1952American political activist
- Born 1904French mathematician (1904–2008)
- Born 1966Thai singer from Isan (northeastern) region
- Born 1934British author, actor, comedian and director (1934–1982)
- Born 1959American actor
- Born 1968American actor (born 1968)
July 8 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 8 birthday facts
- July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years), leaving 176 days until the end of the year.
- July 8 is the 19th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,980 babies born on an average July 8(7% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 8 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 8 were most likely conceived around October 16 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 8, six months after July 8.
- July 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 July 8?
July 8 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 8?
The birthstone for July 8 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 8?
Famous people born on July 8 include John D. Rockefeller (1839), Igor Tamm (1895), Son Heung-min (1992), Nelson Rockefeller (1908), Virgil van Dijk (1991), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593).
How common is a July 8 birthday?
July 8 is the 19th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,980 babies born on an average July 8.
What day of the year is July 8?
July 8 is the 189th day of the year in common years and the 190th day in leap years.