Famous birthdays for Dec. 8: Nicki Minaj, Teri Hatcher

Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Sagittarius.

They include:

-- Mary Queen of Scots in 1542

-- Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin, in 1765

-- General Motors founder William Durant in 1861

-- French movie pioneer Georges Melies in 1861

-- Finnish composer Jean Sibelius in 1865

-- Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in 1886

-- Entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. in 1925

-- Actor Maximilian Schell in 1930

-- Actor David Carradine in 1936

-- Actor James MacArthur in 1937

-- Irish flutist James Galway in 1939 (age 80)

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jim Morrison in 1943

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Gregg Allman in 1947

-- Writer Bill Bryson in 1951 (age 68)

-- Actor Kim Basinger in 1953 (age 66)

-- Actor Teri Hatcher in 1964 (age 55)

-- Political commentator Ann Coulter in 1961 (age 58)

-- Irish singer/songwriter Sinead O'Connor in 1966 (age 53)

-- Rock singer Corey Taylor in 1973 (age 46)

-- Actor Dominic Monaghan in 1976 (age 43)

-- Actor Ian Somerhalder in 1978 (age 41)

-- Singer Ingrid Michaelson in 1979 (age 40)

-- Rap artist Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj, in 1982 (age 37)

-- Actor AnnaSophia Robb in 1993 (age 26)