Famous Birthdays for March 18th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1075 – Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (d. 1144)
• 1395 – John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military commander (d. 1447)^[10]
• 1495 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France (d. 1533)^[11]
• 1548 – Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (d. 1616)
• 1552 – Polykarp Leyser the Elder, German theologian (d. 1610)
• 1554 – Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588) (d. 1588)^[12][13]
• 1555 – Francis, Duke of Anjou (d. 1584)
• 1578 – Adam Elsheimer, German painter (d. 1610)
• 1590 – Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
• 1597 – Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (d. 1659)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1603 – Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (d. 1697)
• 1609 – Frederick III of Denmark (d. 1670)
• 1634 – Madame de La Fayette, French author (d. 1693)
• 1640 – Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
• 1657 – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (d. 1743)
• 1690 – Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic (d. 1764)
• 1701 – Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Swedish East India Company (d. 1776)
• 1733 – Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German author and bookseller (d. 1811)
• 1780 – Miloš Obrenović, Serbian prince (d. 1860)
• 1782 – John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)
• 1789 – Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymn writer, editor (d. 1871)^[14]
• 1798 – Francis Lieber, German-American jurist and philosopher (d. 1872)
• 1800 – Harriet Smithson, Irish actress, the first wife and muse of Hector Berlioz (d. 1854)
• 1813 – Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (d. 1864)
• 1814 – Jacob Bunn, American businessman (d. 1897)
• 1819 – James McCulloch, Scottish-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Victoria (d. 1893)^[15]
• 1820 – John Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist (d. 1891)^[16]
• 1823 – Antoine Chanzy, French general (d. 1883)
• 1828 – Randal Cremer, English activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1908)
• 1837 – Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (d. 1908)
• 1840 – William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
• 1842 – Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet and critic (d. 1898)
• 1844 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and academic (d. 1908)
• 1845 – Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (d. 1904)
• 1848 – Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, American architect and engineer (d. 1938)
• 1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (d. 1913)
• 1862 – Eugène Jansson, Swedish painter (d. 1915)
• 1863 – William Sulzer, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of New York (d. 1941)
• 1869 – Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1940)
• 1870 – Agnes Sime Baxter, Canadian mathematician (d. 1917)
• 1874 – Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian-French philosopher and theologian (d. 1948)
• 1877 – Edgar Cayce, American mystic and psychic (d. 1945)
• 1877 – Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and engineer (d. 1945)
• 1878 – Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (d. 1956)
• 1882 – Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (d. 1973)
• 1884 – Bernard Cronin, English-Australian journalist and author (d. 1968)
• 1886 – Edward Everett Horton, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1970)
• 1890 – Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
• 1893 – Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
• 1893 – Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (d. 1918)

1901–present[edit]

• 1901 – Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian mystic, author and philosopher (d. 1990)
• 1901 – William Johnson, American painter (d. 1970)
• 1903 – Galeazzo Ciano, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1944)
• 1903 – E. O. Plauen, German cartoonist (d. 1944)
• 1904 – Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (d. 1926)
• 1905 – Thomas Townsend Brown, American physicist and engineer (d. 1985)
• 1905 – Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)
• 1907 – John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (d. 1997)
• 1908 – Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995)
• 1909 – Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery (d. 2007)
• 1909 – C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (d. 2004)
• 1911 – Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1967)
• 1912 – Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (d. 2010)
• 1913 – René Clément, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (d. 1941)
• 1915 – Richard Condon, American author and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1922 – Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (d. 2015)
• 1922 – Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist and academic (d. 2006)
• 1922 – Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (d. 2020)^[17]
• 1922 – Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (d. 2011)
• 1923 – Andy Granatelli, American race car driver and businessman (d. 2013)
• 1925 – Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian musician (d. 2017)
• 1925 – James Pickles, English journalist, lawyer, and judge (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Peter Graves, American actor and director (d. 2010)
• 1927 – John Kander, American pianist and composer
• 1927 – George Plimpton, American journalist and actor (d. 2003)
• 1927 – Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (d. 2015)
• 1928 – Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines (d. 2022)
• 1929 – Samuel Pisar, Polish-American lawyer and author (d. 2015)
• 1930 – James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
• 1931 – John Fraser, Scottish actor (d. 2020)
• 1932 – John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 2009)
• 1933 – Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist and politician (d. 2019)
• 1934 – Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
• 1934 – Charley Pride, American country music singer and musician (d. 2020)
• 1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistician
• 1935 – Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (d. 2016)
• 1936 – F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2021)^[18]
• 1937 – Rudi Altig, German cyclist and sportscaster (d. 2016)
• 1937 – Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. 1975)
• 1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter
• 1938 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (d. 2017)
• 1938 – Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2019)
• 1938 – Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver (d. 2017)
• 1938 – Machiko Soga, Japanese actress (d. 2006)
• 1939 – Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager
• 1939 – Jean-Pierre Wallez, French violinist and conductor
• 1941 – Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1942 – Kathleen Collins, African-American filmmaker and playwright (d. 1988)
• 1943 – Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
• 1944 – Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (d. 2012)
• 1944 – Frank McRae, American football player and actor (d. 2021)
• 1944 – Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic
• 1945 – Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer (d. 2020)
• 1945 – Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host
• 1945 – Susan Tyrrell, American actress (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2009)
• 1946 – Michel Leclère, French race car driver
• 1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright
• 1947 – Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1947 – David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster
• 1947 – B. J. Wilson, English rock drummer (d. 1990)
• 1948 – Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1948 – Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
• 1948 – Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (d. 2005)
• 1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture
• 1950 – James Conlon, American conductor and educator
• 1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor
• 1950 – Linda Partridge, English geneticist and academic
• 1950 – Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver
• 1951 – Paul Barber, English actor
• 1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben and Jerry's
• 1951 – Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer
• 1951 – Timothy N. Philpot, American lawyer, author, and judge
• 1952 – Will Durst, American journalist and actor
• 1952 – Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (d. 2015)
• 1952 – Bernie Tormé, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)
• 1952 – Mike Webster, American football player (d. 2002)
• 1953 – Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (d. 2015)
• 1953 – Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer
• 1955 – Francis G. Slay, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis
• 1955 – Jeff Stelling, English journalist and game show host
• 1956 – Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
• 1956 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American madam (d. 2008)
• 1956 – Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
• 1957 – Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut
• 1958 – Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 1990)
• 1959 – Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp
• 1960 – Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1960 – Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 – James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player
• 1961 – Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
• 1962 – Michael Andrews, Australian rugby league player
• 1962 – Brian Fisher, American baseball player
• 1962 – Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor and martial artist
• 1962 – James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
• 1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor and director
• 1962 – Volker Weidler, German race car driver and engineer
• 1963 – Jeff LaBar, American guitarist (d. 2021)
• 1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American model, actress, and singer
• 1964 – Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
• 1964 – Alex Caffi, Italian race car driver
• 1964 – Jo Churchill, British politician
• 1964 – Courtney Pine, English saxophonist and clarinet player
• 1964 – Isabel Noronha, Mozambican film director^[19]
• 1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 – Peter Jones, English businessman
• 1966 – Brian Watts, Canadian golfer
• 1967 – Miki Berenyi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1968 – Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer and manager
• 1968 – Temur Ketsbaia, Georgian footballer and manager
• 1968 – Paul Marsden, English businessman and politician
• 1969 – Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer
• 1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
• 1969 – Shaun Udal, English cricketer
• 1970 – Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress
• 1971 – Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player
• 1971 – Mike Bell, American wrestler (d. 2008)
• 1971 – Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1971 – Kitty Ussher, English economist and politician
• 1972 – Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer
• 1972 – Reince Priebus, American lawyer and politician
• 1973 – Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter
• 1974 – Laure Savasta, French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1974 – Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
• 1975 – Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1975 – Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster
• 1975 – Kimmo Timonen, Finnish ice hockey player
• 1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress and producer
• 1976 – Tomo Ohka, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
• 1976 – Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded Chikara wrestling promotion
• 1977 – Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1977 – Danny Murphy, English international footballer and sportscaster^[20]
• 1977 – Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player
• 1977 – Willy Sagnol, French footballer and manager
• 1977 – Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player and coach
• 1978 – Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 1978 – Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer
• 1978 – Hu Jun, Chinese actor^[21][22]
• 1978 – Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 1978 – Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager
• 1979 – Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality
• 1980 – Sébastien Frey, French footballer
• 1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
• 1980 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
• 1981 – Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
• 1981 – Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist
• 1981 – Leslie Djhone, French sprinter
• 1981 – Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress
• 1981 – Kasib Powell, American basketball player
• 1981 – Tom Starke, German footballer
• 1981 – Doug Warren, American soccer player
• 1981 – Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
• 1982 – Mantorras, Angolan footballer
• 1982 – Chad Cordero, American baseball player
• 1982 – Timo Glock, German race car driver
• 1982 – Adam Pally, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1983 – Ethan Carter III, American wrestler
• 1983 – Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player
• 1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
• 1983 – Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
• 1984 – Simone Padoin, Italian footballer
• 1984 – Rajeev Ram, American tennis player^[23]
• 1984 – Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress
• 1985 – Ana Beatriz, Brazilian race car driver
• 1985 – Marvin Humes, English singer
• 1985 – Vince Lia, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1986 – Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
• 1987 – Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
• 1989 – Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Lily Collins, English-American actress
• 1989 – Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
• 1989 – Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
• 1989 – Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer
• 1989 – Ming Xi, Chinese model
• 1991 – Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 – Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 – Ryan Truex, American race car driver
• 1992 – Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model
• 1995 – Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player^[24]
• 1997 – Ciara Bravo, American actress
• 1997 – Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player