Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 18 May today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for May 18
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on May 18
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| 1048 | Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1131) |
| 1186 | Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218) |
| 1450 | Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513) |
| 1537 | Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585) |
| 1631 | Stanislaus Papczyſski, Polish priest (d. 1701) |
| 1662 | George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719) |
| 1692 | Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (d. 1752) |
| 1711 | Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787) |
| 1777 | John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852) |
| 1778 | Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854) |
| 1785 | John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854) |
| 1797 | Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854) |
| 1822 | Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896) |
| 1835 | Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908) |
| 1850 | Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925) |
| 1851 | James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908) |
| 1852 | Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934) |
| 1854 | Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924) |
| 1855 | Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931) |
| 1862 | Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948) |
| 1867 | Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941) |
| 1868 | Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918) |
| 1871 | Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922) |
| 1872 | Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970) |
| 1873 | Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (d. 1937) |
| 1876 | Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931) |
| 1878 | Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977) |
| 1882 | Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (d. 1968) |
| 1883 | Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974) |
| 1883 | Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969) |
| 1886 | Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946) |
| 1889 | Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944) |
| 1891 | Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970) |
| 1892 | Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957) |
| 1895 | Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934) |
| 1896 | Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965) |
| 1897 | Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991) |
| 1898 | Faruk Nafiz ÿamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (d. 1973) |
| 1901 | Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989) |
| 1901 | Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) |
| 1902 | Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (d. 1984) |
| 1904 | Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971) |
| 1904 | Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986) |
| 1905 | Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (d. 1930) |
| 1905 | Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1943) |
| 1907 | Irene Hunt, American author and educator (d. 2001) |
| 1909 | Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995) |
| 1910 | Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999) |
| 1911 | Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985) |
| 1912 | Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992) |
| 1912 | Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001) |
| 1912 | Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003) |
| 1913 | Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (d. 2000) |
| 1914 | Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982) |
| 1914 | Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993) |
| 1917 | Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973) |
| 1919 | Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991) |
| 1920 | Pope John Paul II (d. 2005) |
| 1921 | Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic |
| 1922 | Bill Macy, American actor |
| 1922 | Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983) |
| 1923 | Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004) |
| 1924 | Priscilla Pointer, American actress |
| 1924 | Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster |
| 1925 | Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 1998) |
| 1927 | Richard Body, English politician |
| 1927 | Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015) |
| 1928 | Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010) |
| 1929 | Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000) |
| 1929 | Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1930 | Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007) |
| 1931 | Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000) |
| 1931 | Robert Morse, American actor |
| 1931 | Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995) |
| 1931 | Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician |
| 1933 | Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France |
| 1933 | H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India |
| 1933 | Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (d. 1985) |
| 1934 | Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director |
| 1936 | Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013) |
| 1936 | Türker İnanoĿlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1936 | Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic |
| 1937 | Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1937 | Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg |
| 1938 | Janet Fish, American painter and academic |
| 1939 | Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician |
| 1939 | Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992) |
| 1939 | Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence |
| 1940 | Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012) |
| 1941 | Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter |
| 1941 | Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic |
| 1941 | Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer |
| 1942 | Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1944 | Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
| 1944 | W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001) |
| 1946 | Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China |
| 1946 | Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1946 | Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1947 | John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland |
| 1947 | Gail Strickland, American actress |
| 1948 | Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer |
| 1948 | Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic |
| 1948 | Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic |
| 1948 | Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico |
| 1949 | Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes) |
| 1949 | Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010) |
| 1950 | Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997) |
| 1950 | Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter |
| 1951 | Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1951 | Paul Da Vinci, English singer-songwriter |
| 1951 | Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1951 | Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013) |
| 1952 | Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter |
| 1952 | David Leakey, English general and politician |
| 1952 | George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer |
| 1952 | Jeana Yeager, American pilot |
| 1953 | Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015) |
| 1954 | Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1954 | Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager |
| 1955 | Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter |
| 1956 | Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter |
| 1956 | John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter |
| 1957 | Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer |
| 1957 | Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic |
| 1958 | Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach |
| 1958 | Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1959 | Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011) |
| 1959 | Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1960 | Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1960 | Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager |
| 1960 | Yannick Noah, French tennis player |
| 1961 | Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1963 | Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1963 | Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach |
| 1964 | Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician |
| 1966 | Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach |
| 1966 | Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1967 | Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author |
| 1967 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver |
| 1967 | Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films |
| 1967 | Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity |
| 1968 | Philippe Benetton, French rugby player |
| 1968 | Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver |
| 1969 | Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1969 | Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress |
| 1969 | Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager |
| 1970 | Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1970 | Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster |
| 1970 | Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer |
| 1970 | Javier Cárdenas, Spanish singer, television and radio presenter |
| 1970 | Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player |
| 1971 | Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster |
| 1971 | Mark Menzies, Scottish politician |
| 1971 | Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver |
| 1972 | Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1973 | Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach |
| 1973 | Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (d. 2011) |
| 1974 | Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 1975 | Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1975 | John Higgins, Scottish snooker player |
| 1975 | Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1976 | Ron Mercer, American basketball player |
| 1976 | Marko TomasoviĿ, Croatian pianist and composer |
| 1976 | Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player |
| 1977 | Lee Hendrie, English footballer |
| 1977 | Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster |
| 1977 | Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager |
| 1978 | Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer |
| 1978 | Marcus Giles, American baseball player |
| 1978 | Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner |
| 1979 | Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft |
| 1979 | Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer |
| 1979 | Milivoje NovakoviĿ, Slovenian footballer |
| 1979 | Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer |
| 1980 | Reggie Evans, American basketball player |
| 1980 | Michaël Llodra, French tennis player |
| 1980 | Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1981 | Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer |
| 1981 | Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player |
| 1982 | Jason Brown, English footballer |
| 1982 | Marie-ÿve Pelletier, Canadian tennis player |
| 1983 | Gary O'Neil, English footballer |
| 1983 | Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player |
| 1983 | Vince Young, American football player |
| 1984 | Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter |
| 1984 | Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver |
| 1984 | Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player |
| 1984 | Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player |
| 1984 | Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist |
| 1985 | Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter |
| 1985 | Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer |
| 1986 | Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver |
| 1986 | Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player |
| 1990 | Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer |
| 1988 | Taeyang, member of popular Korean boyband Big Bang |
| 1990 | Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer |
| 1990 | Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model |
| 1993 | Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1993 | Jessica Watson, Australian sailor |
| 1998 | Polina Edmunds, American figure skater |
| 1999 | Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter |
| 2000 | Faim Aydogdiyev, Russian football player |
| 2002 | Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater |
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