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6ix9ine

American rapper known for his rainbow hair and controversial public image

Did you know? He made headlines worldwide when he agreed to testify against his former associates in a high-profile criminal trial.

Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as 6ix9ine (pronounced "six nine"), Tekashi69, or Tekashi 6ix9ine, is an American rapper.

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Olivia Culpo

Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012.

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Carola Rackete

Carola Rackete (pronounced; born 8 May 1988) is a German conservation ecologist, activist, politician and former ship captain. She was elected to the European Parliament as an independent candidate for the Left Party on 9 June 2024.

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Maxim Martsinkevich

Maxim Sergeyevich Martsinkevich (Russian: Макси́м Серге́евич Марцинке́вич, 8 May 1984 – 16 September 2020), better known as Tesak (Russian for Cleaver, Hatchet, Hand Axe, Machete), was a Russian neo-Nazi activist, media personality, vlogger, and the leader and co-founder of the Restruct movement which manifested in…

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Andrea Barzagli

World Cup-winning Italian defender who played for Juventus

Did you know? He is one of the few footballers to have won league titles in both the Italian Serie A and the German Bundesliga.

Andrea Barzagli (Italian pronunciation:; born 8 May 1981) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was selected to the Serie A Team of the Year four times.

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Stephen Amell

Canadian actor who played Oliver Queen in the series Arrow

Did you know? A huge fan of professional wrestling, he has competed in several televised matches for major organisations like WWE and AEW.

Stephen Adam Amell (born May 8, 1981) is a Canadian-American actor. He came to prominence for playing the lead role of Oliver Queen on the CW superhero series Arrow (2012–2020), based on DC Comics.

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Cindy Burbridge

Cindy Burbridge (born 30 December 1978) or Sirinya Burbridge (Thai: สิรินยา เบอร์บริดจ์), better known as Cindy Bishop, is a Thai model, actress, beauty pageant titleholder, activist, and amateur artist. She is best known as the former host and judge on reality competition show Asia's Next Top Model.

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Lúcio

Brazilian World Cup-winning defender who captained his national team

Did you know? He spent nearly a decade in German football with Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich, earning a reputation as one of the world's best defenders.

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio (Brazilian Portuguese:), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, he is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.

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Enrique Iglesias

Spanish singer-songwriter often called the King of Latin Pop

Did you know? He launched his music career using a different surname so he would not be judged on his father's famous reputation.

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (Spanish pronunciation:; born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter.

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Luis Enrique

Football manager and former player for Barcelona and Real Madrid

Did you know? He is a dedicated endurance athlete who has completed the Marathon des Sables, a gruelling six-day race across the Sahara.

Luis Enrique Martínez García (Spanish pronunciation:; born 8 May 1970) is a Spanish football manager and former player who is the head coach of Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

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Hisashi Kurosaki

Japanese international striker and football manager

Did you know? He spent over a decade playing for Kashima Antlers, where he became a key figure in the club's early professional success.

Hisashi Kurosaki (黒崎 久志, Kurosaki Hisashi; born May 8, 1968) is a Japanese former football player and manager who is currently the head coach of the Myanmar U23 national team. He played for Japan national team.

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Bill de Blasio

American politician who served as the mayor of New York City

Did you know? Before entering politics, he managed Hillary Clinton's successful campaign for the United States Senate in 2000.

Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961) is an American former politician who served as the 110th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013.

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Franco Baresi

Legendary Italian defender who spent his entire career at AC Milan

Did you know? His number six shirt was retired by the club in his honour after he played more than seven hundred matches for them.

Franco Baresi (Italian pronunciation:; born Franchino Baresi; 8 May 1960 – 31 July 2026) was an Italian football player and manager. He mainly played as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons.

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Meles Zenawi

Former Prime Minister and President of Ethiopia

Did you know? He dropped out of medical school at university to join a rebel group fighting against the military regime.

Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigrigna and Amharic: መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ; pronounced; born Legesse Zenawi Asres; 9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician and former rebel militant commander who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012.

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John Michael Talbot

American Catholic musician and founder of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity

Did you know? Before his life as a monk, he was a member of the folk-rock band Mason Proffit, which toured with the Grateful Dead.

John Michael Talbot (born May 8, 1954) is an American Catholic musician, author, television presenter and founder of a monastic community known as the Brothers and Sisters of Charity.

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Thomas Pynchon

Reclusive American novelist who wrote Gravity's Rainbow

Did you know? He is famously media-shy and has provided his own voice for two cameo appearances on the animated series The Simpsons.

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. ( PIN-chon, commonly PIN-chən; born May 8, 1937) is an American novelist.

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David Attenborough

Broadcaster and naturalist known for groundbreaking wildlife documentaries

Did you know? He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes produced in black and white, colour, HD, 3D, and 4K.

Sir David Frederick Attenborough ( AT-ən-bər-ə; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, naturalist and writer.

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Don Rickles

American comedian and actor known for his sharp insult comedy

Did you know? He reached a new generation of fans as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in the Toy Story film series.

Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run Silent, Run Deep (1958), Enter Laughing (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), and Casino (1995).

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João Havelange

Former president of the football governing body FIFA

Did you know? Before becoming an administrator, he represented Brazil at the Olympics as both a swimmer and a water polo player.

Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange (Brazilian Portuguese:, French:; 8 May 1916 – 16 August 2016) was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind that of Jules Rimet.

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Romain Gary

French novelist and diplomat who won the Prix Goncourt twice

Did you know? He remains the only writer to win France's most prestigious literary prize twice, having used a pseudonym for the second award.

Romain Gary (born Roman Leibovich Kacew; 21 May 1914 – 2 December 1980), also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a Lithuanian-born French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix Goncourt twice (once under a pen name).

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Robert Johnson

Highly influential American blues singer and master of the slide guitar

Did you know? Legend states that he gained his extraordinary musical talent by making a pact with the devil at a rural Mississippi crossroads.

Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His singing, guitar playing and songwriting on his landmark 1936 and 1937 recordings have influenced later generations of musicians.

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Roberto Rossellini

Italian film director who pioneered the neorealist cinema movement

Did you know? He had a highly publicised affair and professional partnership with Hollywood star Ingrid Bergman, which caused a major international scandal.

Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such as Rome, Open City (1945), Paisan (1946), and Germany, Year Zero (1948).

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Fernandel

Iconic French comic actor best known for the Don Camillo films

Did you know? His distinctive facial expressions served as the visual inspiration for the character of the carriage driver in Disney's Lady and the Tramp.

Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (French pronunciation:; 8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French comic actor.

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André Lwoff

Nobel Prize-winning microbiologist who discovered how viruses infect bacteria

Did you know? He was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War, using his laboratory to help hide documents and people.

André Michel Lwoff (8 May 1902 – 30 September 1994) was a French microbiologist and Nobel laureate.

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