Banville, John (1945)
The Irish novelist who won the Booker Prize for The Sea
Famous People Born on December 8
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Basinger, Kim (1953)
Oscar-winning blonde star of L.A. Confidential -
Carradine, David (1936)
The star of TV's Kung Fu and the Kill Bill movies -
Davis, Sammy Jr. (1925)
Singer of "The Candy Man" -
Fleischer, Richard (1916)
The director of 'Doctor Doolittle' and 'Soylent Green' -
Freud, Lucian (1922)
The British portraitist who did Benefits Supervisor Sleeping -
Hatcher, Teri (1964)
Lovelorn mom Susan Mayer on Desperate Housewives -
Kinison, Sam (1953)
Screaming, round comic who recorded Loud As Hell -
Lehman, Ernest (1915)
The guy who wrote Hitchcock's North by Northwest -
Minaj, Nicki (1982)
The female rapper who did 2012's "Starships" -
Morrison, Jim (1943)
Lead singer of the band The Doors -
O'Connor, Sinead (1966)
The bald-headed Irish singer of "Nothing Compares 2U" -
Rivera, Diego (1886)
Mexican muralist and husband of artist Frida Kahlo -
Thurber, James (1894)
Author of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty -
Whitney, Eli (1765)
Inventor of the cotton gin -
Wilson, Flip (1933)
The Black comedian whose Geraldine character said "the devil made me do it!"