Famous Birthdays for January 18th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1404 – Sir Philip Courtenay, English noble (d. 1463)
• 1457 – Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508)
• 1519 – Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (d. 1559)
• 1540 – Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (d. 1614)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1641 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1691)
• 1659 – Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (d. 1708)
• 1672 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (d. 1731)
• 1688 – Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
• 1689 – Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (d. 1755)
• 1701 – Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist (d. 1785)
• 1743 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1803)
• 1751 – Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1831)
• 1752 – John Nash, English architect (d. 1835)^[13]
• 1764 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician (d. 1815)^[14]
• 1779 – Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (d. 1869)
• 1782 – Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
• 1793 – Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (d. 1847)
• 1815 – Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (d. 1874)
• 1835 – César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (d. 1918)
• 1840 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (d. 1921)
• 1841 – Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (d. 1894)
• 1842 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
• 1848 – Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1925)
• 1849 – Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920)
• 1850 – Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (d. 1916)
• 1853 – Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (d. 1900)
• 1854 – Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1934)
• 1856 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (d. 1931)
• 1867 – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1916)
• 1868 – Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
• 1877 – Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (d. 1961)
• 1879 – Henri Giraud, French general and politician (d. 1949)
• 1880 – Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1933)
• 1880 – Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (d. 1954)
• 1881 – Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (d. 1975)
• 1882 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
• 1886 – Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962)
• 1888 – Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989)
• 1892 – Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (d. 1957)
• 1892 – Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (d. 1957)
• 1892 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (d. 1956)
• 1893 – Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (d. 1984)
• 1894 – Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (d. 1976)
• 1896 – C. M. Eddy Jr., American author (d. 1967)
• 1896 – Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (d. 1982)
• 1898 – Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1978)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973)
• 1903 – Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1904 – Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (d. 2006)
• 1904 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (d. 1986)
• 1905 – Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002)
• 1907 – János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (d. 1984)
• 1908 – Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (d. 1974)
• 1910 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (d. 1993)
• 1911 – José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (d. 1969)
• 1911 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)
• 1913 – Carroll Cloar, American artist (d. 1993)
• 1913 – Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972)
• 1914 – Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (d. 1979)
• 1914 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)
• 1915 – Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012)
• 1915 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1984)
• 1917 – Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
• 1917 – Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
• 1918 – Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)
• 1919 – Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984)
• 1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
• 1923 – John Graham, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (d. 2015)
• 1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995)
• 1925 – John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014)
• 1925 – Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1927 – S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (d. 1990)
• 1928 – Alexander Gomelsky, Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (d. 2005)
• 1931 – Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (d. 2021)
• 1932 – Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
• 1933 – David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (d. 2019)
• 1933 – John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1933 – Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013)
• 1933 – William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
• 1933 – Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004)
• 1933 – Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (d. 2017)
• 1934 – Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (d. 2022)^[15]
• 1935 – Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (d. 2018)
• 1935 – Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1935 – Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2007)
• 1936 – David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
• 1937 – John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020)
• 1938 – Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
• 1938 – Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic
• 1938 – Werner Olk, German footballer and manager
• 1938 – Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American Country Music Hall of Fame session keyboard and piano player
• 1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1971)
• 1941 – Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author
• 1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1941 – David Ruffin, American singer (d. 1991)
• 1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor
• 1943 – Kay Granger, American educator and politician
• 1943 – Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer
• 1943 – Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
• 1944 – Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
• 1944 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (d. 1983)
• 1944 – Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
• 1944 – Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria^[16]
• 1945 – Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist
• 1946 – Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (d. 2019)
• 1946 – Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
• 1946 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2013)
• 1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist (d. 2018)
• 1947 – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
• 1949 – Bill Keller, American journalist
• 1949 – Philippe Starck, French interior designer
• 1950 – Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver
• 1950 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982)
• 1951 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982)
• 1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer
• 1952 – Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic
• 1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1953 – B. K. Misra, Indian neurosurgeon ^[17]
• 1953 – Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor
• 1953 – Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer
• 1956 – Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician
• 1960 – Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright
• 1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager
• 1961 – Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor
• 1962 – Alison Arngrim, Canadian-American actress
• 1963 – Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
• 1963 – Ian Crook, English footballer and manager^[18]
• 1963 – Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter
• 1963 – Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland
• 1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player
• 1964 – Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
• 1964 – Virgil Hill, American boxer
• 1964 – Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer
• 1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author
• 1966 – Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer
• 1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
• 1967 – Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
• 1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
• 1969 – Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
• 1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
• 1969 – Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer
• 1970 – Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
• 1971 – Amy Barger, American astronomer
• 1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter
• 1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
• 1971 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager
• 1971 – Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (d. 2019)
• 1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
• 1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player
• 1972 – Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker
• 1973 – Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
• 1973 – Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1973 – Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist
• 1973 – Joe Kehoskie, American baseball executive^[19]
• 1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
• 1973 – Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
• 1973 – Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1974 – Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter
• 1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
• 1976 – Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
• 1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1977 – Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
• 1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist
• 1978 – Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer
• 1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player
• 1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
• 1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
• 1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player (d. 2018)
• 1979 – Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player^[20]
• 1980 – Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
• 1980 – Robert Green, English footballer
• 1980 – Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager
• 1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player
• 1980 – Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter
• 1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player
• 1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer
• 1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean actor
• 1982 – Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer
• 1982 – Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner
• 1983 – Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter
• 1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer
• 1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer
• 1984 – Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic
• 1984 – Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean student who perpetrated the 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech (d. 2007)
• 1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
• 1984 – Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater
• 1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier
• 1985 – Mark Briscoe, American wrestler
• 1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Hyun Woo, South Korean actor
• 1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer
• 1986 – Eugene Lee Yang, Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist^[21]
• 1987 – Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer
• 1987 – Christopher Liebig, German rugby player
• 1987 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player
• 1988 – Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer
• 1988 – Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist
• 1989 – Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player^[22]
• 1990 – Nacho, Spanish footballer
• 1990 – Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner
• 1990 – Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player^[23]
• 1990 – Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player
• 1991 – Diego Simões, Brazilian footballer
• 1992 – Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer
• 1993 – Sean Keenan, Australian actor
• 1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer
• 1994 – Max Fried, American baseball player^[24]
• 1994 – Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player
• 1995 – Bryce Alford, American basketball player
• 1998 – Aitana Bonmatí, Spanish footballer
• 2002 – Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis player^[25]