Thomas B. Costain

Thomas Bertram Costain was a Canadian-American journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57.

8 May 1885

Born on the same birth day (8 May): 6ix9ine • Alex Van Halen • Ali Hassan Mwinyi • Buakaw Banchamek • Candice Night • David Keith (actor) • Irwin Cotler • John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan • Ludvig Karsten • Melissa Gilbert • Michael Bevan • Miyoshi Umeki • Peter Benchley • Stephen Amell • Stephen Furst • Terry Neill • Thomas Pynchon • Vicky McClure • Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy • William Henry Vanderbilt

Born in the same month (May 1885): Clément Pansaers • George "Gabby" Hayes • Hedda Hopper • Mikiel Gonzi • Otto Klemperer • Robert Richards (Australian politician) • Soemu Toyoda • Sophie, Princess of Albania • Villem Grünthal-Ridala