Famous birthdays for Nov. 8: Kazuo Ishiguro, Bonnie Raitt

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio.

They include:

-- Astronomer Edmond Halley in 1656

-- Games producer Milton Bradley in 1836

-- Writer Bram Stoker in 1847

-- Psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach in 1884

-- Writer Margaret Mitchell in 1900

-- Actor Esther Rolle in 1920

-- Heart transplant pioneer Dr. Christiaan Barnard in 1922

-- Football Hall of Fame Coach Bobby Bowden in 1929

-- TV journalist Morley Safer in 1931

-- Writer Ben Bova in 1932

-- Actor Virna Lisi in 1936

-- Musician Bonnie Bramlett in 1944 (age 80)

-- Musician Minnie Riperton in 1947

-- Musician Bonnie Raitt in 1949 (age 75)

-- TV personality Mary Hart in 1950 (age 74)

-- Actor Alfre Woodard in 1952 (age 72)

-- Musician Rickie Lee Jones in 1954 (age 70)

-- Writer Kazuo Ishiguro in 1954 (age 70)

-- Musician/artist Pearl Thompson (Cure) in 1957 (age 67)

-- TV chef Gordon Ramsay in 1966 (age 58)

-- Actor Courtney Thorne-Smith in 1967 (age 57)

-- Actor Parker Posey in 1968 (age 56)

-- Naomi Biden, daughter of President Joe Biden, in 1971

-- Actor Gretchen Mol in 1972 (age 52)

-- TV journalist David Muir in 1973 (age 51)

-- Actor Matthew Rhys in 1974 (age 50)

-- Actor Tara Reid in 1975 (age 49)

-- Actor Dania Ramirez in 1979 (age 45)

-- Musician Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!) in 1980 (age 44)

-- TV personality Jack Osbourne in 1985 (age 39)

-- Actor Jessica Lowndes in 1988 (age 36)

-- Musician SZA, born Solana Imani Rowe, in 1990 (age 34)

-- Actor Jade Pettyjohn in 2000 (age 24)