Birthday twins
June 8 is the birthday of 45 notable people we've found so far, including athletes, authors, entrepreneurs and scientists, and 3 of them are billionaires.
What the data says
Entrepreneur
1965 · Germany
$13.1Bolder estimate, as of April 2025 · Forbes
Ludwig Kurt Merckle is a German businessman. He is CEO of Merckle Service GmbH.
Reported estimate as of April 2025: $13.1B. Wealth changes; this is not a live figure.
Against the other 365
Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every June birthday · battle June 8 against another date · all rankings
The June 8 wealth profile
Ranked by the low end of each reported estimate; bars use a log scale.
Entrepreneur
1945 · South Africa
$12.3Bolder estimate, as of 2025 · Forbes
Nicholas "Nicky" Frank Oppenheimer is a South African billionaire businessman. He was formerly the chairman of De Beers diamond mining company and of its subsidiary, the Diamond Trading Company, and former deputy chairman of Anglo American.
Presidential Press and Information Office, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1946 · Greece
$3.7Bolder estimate, as of 2024 · Forbes
George J. Prokopiou is a billionaire Greek shipowner, founder of Dynacom Tankers, Sea Traders and Dynagas.
Who shares June 8
Share of the 45 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.
Countries
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
Life timeline
Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.
The standouts
Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.
Top tier
Founder · World Wide Web Consortium
1955 · United Kingdom
Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee, also known as TimBL, is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, the URL system, and HTTP.
Web Summit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Author
1957–2026 · United States
Scott Raymond Adams was an American cartoonist, author, and commentator. He is best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and nonfiction works of business, self-improvement, commentary, and satire.
Art of Charm, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Author
1867–1959 · United States
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Author
1916–2004 · United Kingdom
Francis Harry Compton Crick was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist. He, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and Maurice Wilkins played crucial roles in deciphering the helical structure of the DNA molecule.
Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Scientist
1930 · United States
Robert John Aumann is an Israeli-American mathematician, and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences. He is a professor at the Center for the Study of Rationality in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Top tier
Scientist
1936–2013 · United States
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics.
The Nobel Prize, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Builders
Entrepreneur
1970 · United States
Gabrielle Dee Giffords is an American retired politician and gun violence prevention advocate.
United States Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1958 · Honduras
Nasry Juan "Tito" Asfura Zablah is a Honduran politician and construction businessman serving as the president of Honduras since 2026. A member of the National Party of Honduras (PNH), he previously served as the mayor of Tegucigalpa from 2014 to 2022.
U.S. Department of State, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1981 · United States
Ashley Blazer Biden is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019.
Office of the Vice President of the United States, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Founder · Red Digital Cinema Camera Company
1949 · United States
James Jannard is an American designer, businessman and founder of Oakley, an eyewear and apparel company; and Red Digital Cinema Camera Company.
June 8 in history
Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
More birthday twins
Musician
1951–2026 · United Kingdom
Gaynor Sullivan, known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, was a Welsh singer. Known for her distinctive husky voice, she came to prominence with the release of her debut studio album The World Starts Tonight (1977) and its singles "Lost in France" and "More Than a Lover".
Actor
1940 · United States
Nancy Sandra Sinatra is an American singer, actress, film producer, and author. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra and is known for her 1966 signature hit "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
Reprise Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1927–2020 · United States
Gerald Isaac Stiller was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015.
Daniel Krieger, photo by danielkrieger.com, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1933–2014 · United States
Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known professionally as Joan Rivers, was an American comedian, actress, producer, writer and television host.
John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1965 · United States
Frank Anthony Grillo is an American actor and martial artist. He is known for playing Brock Rumlow / Crossbones in the superhero franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Sergeant Leo Barnes in The Purge franchise, and Rick Flag Sr. in the DC Universe (DCU).
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1957 · India
Dimple Kapadia is an Indian actress predominantly appearing in Hindi films. Born and raised in Mumbai by wealthy parents, she aspired to become an actress from a young age and received her first opportunity through her father's efforts to launch her in the film industry.
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1976 · India
Shilpa Shetty Kundra is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She made her screen debut in the thriller Baazigar (1993) which gained her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1921–2008 · Indonesia
Suharto was an Indonesian general and politician who served as the second and longest-serving president of Indonesia from 1967 to 1998.
State Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1984 · Italy
Javier Alejandro Mascherano is an Argentine football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1810–1856 · Kingdom of Saxony
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera.
Williamtosun, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1997 · Latvia
Jeļena "Aļona" Ostapenko is a Latvian professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 5 in singles by the WTA, achieved in March 2018, and No. 3 in doubles, attained in July 2025.
si.robi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1950 · United States
Sônia Maria Campos Braga is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988).
Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1995 · France
Ferland Sinna Mendy is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.
Real Madrid, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1983 · Belgium
Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian former professional tennis player.
User:Vegafi, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1829–1896 · United Kingdom
Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet was an English painter and illustrator who was one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was a child prodigy who, aged eleven, became the youngest student to enter the Royal Academy Schools.
John Everett Millais, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1976 · United States
Lindsay Ann Davenport Leach is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 98 weeks, and as the world No. 1 in women's doubles for 32 weeks.
Donna & Keith, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Explorer
1937–2017 · United States
Bruce McCandless II was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered spacewalk by using the Manned Maneuvering Unit.
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1784–1833 · France
Marie-Antoine Carême, also known as Antonin Carême, was a French chef and author who specialised in grande cuisine for the elite society.
Carl von Steuben, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1895–1978 · Spain
Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste was a Spanish football player, coach, and administrator who played for Real Madrid as a forward, later serving as the club's manager and then president.
Musician
1671–1751 · Republic of Venice
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni was an Italian composer of the Baroque era. His output includes operas, concertos, sonatas for one to six instruments, sinfonias, and solo cantatas.
anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Scientist
1625–1712
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1955 · Spain
José Antonio Camacho Alfaro is a Spanish former football left-back and a former manager.
Author
1928–2024 · Peru
Gustavo Gutiérrez-Merino Díaz was a Peruvian Catholic philosopher, theologian, and Dominican priest who was one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. His 1971 book A Theology of Liberation is considered pivotal to the formation of liberation theology at large.
Mohan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1988 · Poland
Kamil Paweł Grosicki is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for and captains Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin.
Екатерина Лаут, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1837–1887 · Russian Empire
Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi was a Russian Realist painter and art critic. One of the most prominent artisans during Tsar Alexander II's reign, he is remembered as co-founding member and public frontman of the Peredvizhniki movement.
Ivan Kramskoi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1984 · Uruguay
Victorio Maximiliano "Maxi" Pereira Páez is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Politician
1953 · Croatia
Ivo Sanader is a Croatian former politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009. He was president of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) from 2000 to 2009.
Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1982 · Russia
Nadezhda Viktorovna "Nadia" Petrova is a Russian former professional tennis player. A former top-five player in both singles and doubles, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 3 in the world in both disciplines.
Robbie Mendelson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Swiss chemist
1942 · Switzerland
Jacques Dubochet is a retired Swiss biophysicist. He is a former researcher at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, and an honorary professor of biophysics at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland.
Félix Imhof ©UNIL, 4 October 2017, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
American geneticist
1947 · United States
Eric Francis Wieschaus is an American evolutionary developmental biologist and 1995 Nobel Prize-winner.
Geltron at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This page lists 45 people born on June 8, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. 3 of them carry a dated net-worth estimate citing Forbes or Bloomberg; combined wealth is the sum of the low end of those estimates, the newest as of April 2025. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on June 8. Read the full methodology.
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