April 8 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is April 8, your zodiac sign is Aries ♈, your birthstone is Diamond and your birth flower is Daisy or Sweet pea. You share your birthday with Kofi Annan and Edmund Husserl.
- Zodiac sign
- ♈ Aries
- Element
- Fire
- Ruling planet
- Mars
- Birthstone
- Diamond
- Birth flower
- Daisy, Sweet pea
- Day of year
- 98th
- Popularity
- 280th of 366
- Half birthday
- October 8
- Next April 8
- April 8
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April 8 zodiac: Aries ♈
People born on April 8 fall under Aries, the 1st sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from March 21 to April 19. Aries is a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars, and its symbol is the ram.
Aries opens the zodiac year, and the sign is linked with beginnings: starting things, taking the lead and moving first. In traditional astrology, Aries people are pictured as energetic and competitive, happiest with a challenge in front of them.
Famous people born on April 8
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on April 8, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 19387th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)
- Born 1859German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)
- Born 1911Romanian-French philosopher and essayist (1911–1995)
- Born 1605King of Spain and Portugal (1605-1665)
- Born 1929Belgian singer (1929–1978)
- Born 1947American finance author and investor (born 1947)
- Born 1918First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977
- Born 1875King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934 (1875–1934)
- Born 1968American actress (born 1968)
- Born 1966American actress
- Born 1911American biochemist (1911–1997)
- Born 1986Russian association football player
- Born 1818King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906
- Born 1970Prime Minister of Croatia since 2016
- Born 1941British fashion designer (1941–2022)
- Born 1904British economist (1904-1989)
- Born 1912Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969)
- Born 1919Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1919–2007)
- Born 1950Polish footballer and manager
- Born 1974US Navy SEAL and author (1974-2013)
- Born 1990South Korean singer and dancer (1990–2017)
- Born 1972Polish association football player
- Born 1950Japanese association football player
- Born 1892Austrian–American architect (1892-1970)
- Born 1955Japanese association football player
- Born 1955American author, poet and essayist
- Born 1944Japanese association football player
- Born 1992Australian association football player
- Born 1951Icelandic politician and former head of government
- Born 1983Dutch association football player (born 1983)
- Born 19091909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent
- Born 1940American basketball player (1940–2019)
- Born 1818German chemist (1818–1892)
- Born 1963English musician; son of John Lennon
- Born 1975Dutch singer
- Born 1974Bulgarian conductor and culture manager
- Born 1980American actress
- Born 1798Greek poet (1798–1857)
- Born 1979Finnish musician (1979–2020)
- Born 1793German astronomer (1793–1866)
April 8 birthstone
Diamond (clear). Diamond, the hardest natural material, symbolises lasting love, strength and clarity.
April 8 birthday facts
- April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years), leaving 267 days until the end of the year.
- April 8 is the 280th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 10,925 babies born on an average April 8(2% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, April 8 birthdays fall in spring. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in autumn.
- Babies born on April 8 were most likely conceived around July 17 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is October 8, six months after April 8.
- April 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 April 8?
April 8 falls under Aries ♈, which runs from March 21 to April 19.
What is the birthstone for April 8?
The birthstone for April 8 is Diamond, the April birthstone. The April birth flowers are Daisy and Sweet pea.
Who are famous people born on April 8?
Famous people born on April 8 include Kofi Annan (1938), Edmund Husserl (1859), Emil Cioran (1911), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Jacques Brel (1929), Robert Kiyosaki (1947).
How common is a April 8 birthday?
April 8 is the 280th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 10,925 babies born on an average April 8.
What day of the year is April 8?
April 8 is the 98th day of the year in common years and the 99th day in leap years.