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8 (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ3600097 ↗
Source-derived summary

8 is a number, numeral, and glyph.

8 or eight may also refer to:

Years

AD 8, the eighth year of the AD era

8 BC, the eighth year before the AD era

Art

The Eight (Ashcan School), a group of twentieth century painters associated with the Ashcan School

The Eight (painters), an avant-garde art movement of Hungarian painters

Motor vehicles

Bentley Eight, Bentley's "entry-level" offering from 1984 until 1992

Leyland Eight, a luxury car produced by Leyland Motors from 1920 to 1923

Mercury Eight, a first Post War Mercury car design

Morris Eight, a small car inspired by the Ford Model Y

Standard Eight, a small car produced by Standard Motor Company 1938–59

Wolseley Eight, a four-door, light saloon car produced by Wolseley Motors Limited from 1946 to 1948

Straight eight, an automobile engine

Eight cylinder, an automobile engine

Rover 8, a small single-cylinder 8 hp 1327 cc car

Sports

Eight (rowing), rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing

Figure 8 (belay device), rock climbing equipment also known as an "eight"

Transportation

8 (New York City Subway service), designation given to several IRT services

8 (Los Angeles Railway), a line operated by the Los Angeles Railway

Eighth Avenue (Brooklyn), a major street in Brooklyn, New York City

Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), a major avenue in Manhattan, New York City

List of highways numbered 8

List of public transport routes numbered 8

Line 8 (disambiguation)

Film, TV shows, and theatre

8 (2008 film), an anthology of eight short films

8 (2023 film), an Indian film

8 (2025 film), a Spanish romantic drama film

8: The Mormon Proposition, a 2010 American documentary film

Eight (1998 film), a British short film directed by Stephen Daldry

8 (play), a 2011 play about California's Proposition 8 by Dustin Lance Black

Eight (play), the first play written by Ella Hickson

SBS 8 News, a South Korean flagship news program broadcast on SBS

The 8 Show, a 2024 South Korean television series

The Soul Collector (2019 film), a South African film (also known as 8: A South African Horror Story)

Television and radio stations

Channel 8 (disambiguation), several television stations

Eight FM, a Malaysian Chinese-language radio station

Music

Eight (Japanese band), a Japanese metal band

Eight (Korean band), stylized as 8Eight, a South Korean pop group

The8, Chinese singer and member of South Korean group Seventeen

Albums

8 (Anggun album) (2017)

8 (Arvingarna album) (2005)

8 (Do As Infinity video) (2004)

8 (Gian Marco Zignago album) (2006)

8 (Hunter EP) (2009)

8 (Incubus album) (2017)

8 (J. J. Cale album) (1983)

8 (Kekal album) (2011)

8 (Luis Fonsi album) (2014)

8 (Shea Couleé album) (2023)

8 (Spinners album) (1977)

8 (Statik Selektah album) (2017)

8, by Bo Kaspers Orkester (2008)

Eight (Boo Radleys album) (2023)

Eight (Do As Infinity album) (2011)

Eight (New Model Army album) (2000)

Ei8ht (album), by Nik Kershaw (2012)

Ei8ht (Shinedown album) (2026)

Songs

"8", by Billie Eilish from When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

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Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1984, 1992, 1920, 1923—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with disambiguation, Wikimedia and page providing the first useful test.
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