Famous birthdays for May 8: Stephen Amell, Bill de Blasio

May 8 (UPI) — Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

— Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross Society/co-founder of the Young Men’s Christian Association, in 1828

— Harry Truman, 33rd president of the United States, in 1884

— Nobel Prize-winning Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek in 1899

— Filmmaker Roberto Rossellini in 1906

— Pianist Mary Lou Williams in 1910

— Blues guitarist Robert Johnson in 1911

— Author/broadcaster/naturalist David Attenborough in 1926 (age 95)

— Comedian Don Rickles in 1926

— Former heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston in 1932

— Actor/singer Rick Nelson in 1940

— Author Peter Benchley in 1940

— Singer Toni Tennille in 1940 (age 81)

— English rock singer Gary Glitter, born Paul Francis Gadd, in 1944 (age 77)

— Musician Alex Van Halen in 1953 (age 68)

— Actor David Keith in 1954 (age 67)

— Actor Stephen Furst in 1954

— New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in 1961 (age 60)

— Actor Melissa Gilbert in 1964 (age 57)

— Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias in 1975 (age 46)

— Actor Matthew Davis in 1978 (age 43)

— Actor Stephen Amell in 1981 (age 40)

— Actor Elyes Gabel in 1983 (age 38)