People born on July 18 183
John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
b. 1439 – d. 1507
John V, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1439)
Isabella of Austria
b. 1501 – d. 1526
Isabella of Austria (d. 1526)
Heinrich Bullinger
b. 1504 – d. 1575
Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)
Zacharius Ursinus
b. 1534 – d. 1583
Zacharius Ursinus, German theologian (d. 1583)
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor
b. 1552 – d. 1612
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1612)
Johannes Camphuys
b. 1634 – d. 1695
Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)
Hyacinthe Rigaud
b. 1659 – d. 1743
Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)
Giovanni Bononcini
b. 1670 – d. 1747
Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1747)
Maria Clementina Sobieska
b. 1702 – d. 1735
Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polish noble (d. 1735)
Saverio Bettinelli
b. 1718 – d. 1808
Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1718)
Gilbert White
b. 1720 – d. 1793
Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist (d. 1793)
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
b. 1724 – d. 1780
Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria (d. 1780)
Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden
b. 1750 – d. 1803
Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (d. 1803)
Immanuel Hermann Fichte
b. 1796 – d. 1879
Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (b. 1797)
William Makepeace Thackeray
b. 1811 – d. 1863
William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (d. 1863)
Louis Gerhard De Geer
b. 1818 – d. 1896
Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
Pauline Viardot
b. 1821 – d. 1910
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (d. 1910)
Vasil Levski
b. 1837 – d. 1873
Vasil Levski, Bulgarian priest and activist (d. 1873)
Tristan Corbière
b. 1845 – d. 1875
Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)
W. G. Grace
b. 1848 – d. 1915
W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (d. 1915)
Hendrik Lorentz
b. 1853 – d. 1928
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1928)
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden
b. 1864 – d. 1937
Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1937)
Margaret Brown
b. 1867 – d. 1932
Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (d. 1932)
Giacomo Balla
b. 1871 – d. 1958
Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (d.1958)
Sada Yacco
b. 1871 – d. 1946
Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (d. 1946)
Larry McLean
b. 1881 – d. 1921
Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (d. 1921)
Alberto di Jorio
b. 1884 – d. 1979
Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (b. 1884)
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
b. 1886 – d. 1945
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (d. 1945)
Vidkun Quisling
b. 1887 – d. 1945
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (d. 1945)
Kōichi Kido
b. 1889 – d. 1977
Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (d. 1977)
Frank Forde
b. 1890 – d. 1983
Frank Forde, Australian educator and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1983)
Arthur Friedenreich
b. 1892 – d. 1969
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892)
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie
b. 1893 – d. 1968
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (d. 1968)
Olga Spessivtseva
b. 1895 – d. 1991
Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (b. 1895)
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Machine Gun Kelly
b. 1895 – d. 1954
Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)
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Ernest Eldridge
b. 1897 – d. 1935
Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver and engineer (d. 1935)
John Stuart (actor)
b. 1898 – d. 1979
John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (d. 1979)
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Ernst Scheller
b. 1899 – d. 1942
Ernst Scheller, German soldier and politician, 8th Mayor of Marburg (d. 1942)
Nathalie Sarraute
b. 1900 – d. 1999
Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (d. 1999)
Jessamyn West (writer)
b. 1902 – d. 1984
Jessamyn West, American author (d. 1984)
Chill Wills
b. 1902 – d. 1978
Chill Wills, American actor (d. 1978)
S. I. Hayakawa
b. 1906 – d. 1992
S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (d. 1992)
Clifford Odets
b. 1906 – d. 1963
Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
Peace Pilgrim
b. 1908 – d. 1981
Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (d. 1981)
Lupe Vélez
b. 1908 – d. 1944
Lupe Vélez, Mexican-American actress and dancer (d. 1944)
Beatrice Aitchison
b. 1908 – d. 1997
Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist (d. 1997)
Bishnu Dey
b. 1909 – d. 1982
Bishnu Dey, Indian poet, critic, and academic (d. 1982)
Andrei Gromyko
b. 1909 – d. 1989
Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1989)
Mohammed Daoud Khan
b. 1909 – d. 1978
Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (d. 1978)
Harriet Nelson
b. 1909 – d. 1994
Harriet Nelson, American actress and singer (b. 1909)
Diptendu Pramanick
b. 1910 – d. 1989
Diptendu Pramanick, Indian businessman (d. 1989)
Hume Cronyn
b. 1911 – d. 2003
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Red Skelton
b. 1913 – d. 1997
Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
Gino Bartali
b. 1914 – d. 2000
Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (d. 2000)
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Oscar Heisserer
b. 1914 – d. 2004
Oscar Heisserer, French footballer (d. 2004)
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Carequinha
b. 1915 – d. 2006
Carequinha, Brazilian clown and actor (d. 2006)
Roxana Cannon Arsht
b. 1915 – d. 2003
Roxana Cannon Arsht, American judge (d. 2003)
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Louis Le Bailly
b. 1915 – d. 2010
Louis Le Bailly, British Royal Navy officer (d. 2010)
Henri Salvador
b. 1917 – d. 2008
Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (d. 2008)
Paul Streeten
b. 1917
Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor
Nelson Mandela
b. 1918 – d. 2013
Nelson Mandela, South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
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Eric Brandon
b. 1920 – d. 1982
Eric Brandon, English race car driver and businessman (b. 1920)
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Peter Austin (brewer)
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Peter Austin, English brewer, founded Ringwood Brewery (d. 2014)
Aaron T. Beck
b. 1921
Aaron T. Beck, American psychiatrist and academic
John Glenn
b. 1921 – d. 2016
John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (d. 2016)
Richard Leacock
b. 1921 – d. 2011
Richard Leacock, English-French director and producer (d. 2011)
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Heinz Bennent
b. 1921 – d. 2011
Heinz Bennent, German actor (d. 2011)
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Thomas Kuhn
b. 1922 – d. 1996
Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (d. 1996)
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Jerome H. Lemelson
b. 1923 – d. 1997
Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and philanthropist (b. 1923)
Michael Medwin
b. 1923
Michael Medwin, English actor
Inge Sørensen
b. 1924 – d. 2011
Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (d. 2011)
Tullio Altamura
b. 1924
Tullio Altamura, Italian actor
Shirley Strickland
b. 1925 – d. 2004
Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and hurdler (d. 2004)
Friedrich Zimmermann
b. 1925 – d. 2012
Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (b. 1925)
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Raymond Jones (architect)
b. 1925
Raymond Jones, Australian Modernist architect
Windy McCall
b. 1925
Windy McCall, American baseball relief pitcher
Margaret Laurence
b. 1926 – d. 1987
Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (d. 1987)
Nita Bieber
b. 1926
Nita Bieber, American actress
Bernard Pons
b. 1926
Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor
Maunu Kurkvaara
b. 1926
Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter
Kurt Masur
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Kurt Masur, German conductor and educator (d. 2015)
Antonio García-Trevijano
b. 1927
Antonio García-Trevijano, Spanish republican, political activist, and author
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Keith MacDonald
b. 1927
Keith MacDonald, Canadian politician
Andrea Gallo
b. 1928 – d. 2013
Andrea Gallo, Italian priest and author (d. 2013)
Baddiewinkle
b. 1928
Baddiewinkle, American internet personality
Dick Button
b. 1929
Dick Button, American figure skater and actor
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
b. 1929 – d. 2000
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (d. 2000)
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Robert Ellis Miller
b. 1932
Robert Ellis Miller, American director and screenwriter
Jean Yanne
b. 1933 – d. 2003
Jean Yanne, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
b. 1933 – d. 2017
Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet and playwright (d. 2017)
Edward Bond
b. 1934
Edward Bond, English director, playwright, and screenwriter
Darlene Conley
b. 1934 – d. 2007
Darlene Conley, American actress (d. 2007)
Tenley Albright
b. 1935
Tenley Albright, American figure skater and physician
Jayendra Saraswathi
b. 1935
Jayendra Saraswathi, Indian guru, 69th Shankaracharya
Roald Hoffmann
b. 1937
Roald Hoffmann, Polish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Hunter S. Thompson
b. 1937 – d. 2005
Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
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John Connelly (footballer)
b. 1938 – d. 2012
John Connelly, English footballer (d. 2012)
Ian Stewart (musician)
b. 1938 – d. 1985
Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player and manager (d. 1985)
Paul Verhoeven
b. 1938
Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter
Brian Auger
b. 1939
Brian Auger, English rock and jazz keyboard player
Dion DiMucci
b. 1939
Dion DiMucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jerry Moore (American football, born 1939)
b. 1939
Jerry Moore, American football player and coach
James Brolin
b. 1940
James Brolin, American actor
Joe Torre
b. 1940
Joe Torre, American baseball player and manager
Frank Farian
b. 1941
Frank Farian, German songwriter and producer
Lonnie Mack
b. 1941 – d. 2016
Lonnie Mack, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
Martha Reeves
b. 1941
Martha Reeves, American singer and politician
Giacinto Facchetti
b. 1942 – d. 2006
Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1942)
Adolf Ogi
b. 1942
Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation
Joseph J. Ellis
b. 1943
Joseph J. Ellis, American historian and author
David Hemery
b. 1944
David Hemery, English hurdler and author
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Pat Doherty
b. 1945
Pat Doherty, Irish republican politician
Kalpana Mohan
b. 1946
Kalpana Mohan, Indian actress
John Naughton
b. 1946
John Naughton, Scottish-Irish journalist, author, and academic
Steve Forbes
b. 1947
Steve Forbes, American publisher and politician
Carlos Colón Sr.
b. 1948
Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter
Jeanne Córdova
b. 1948 – d. 2016
Jeanne Córdova, American journalist and activist (d. 2016)
Graham Spanier
b. 1948
Graham Spanier, 16th President of Pennsylvania State University
Hartmut Michel
b. 1948
Hartmut Michel, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Dennis Lillee
b. 1949
Dennis Lillee, Australian cricketer and coach
Richard Branson
b. 1950
Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Group
Jack Dongarra
b. 1950
Jack Dongarra, American computer scientist and academic
Kostas Eleftherakis
b. 1950
Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer
Glenn Hughes (Village People)
b. 1950 – d. 2001
Glenn Hughes, American disco singer (Village People) and actor (d. 2001)
Jack Layton
b. 1950 – d. 2011
Jack Layton, Canadian academic and politician (b. 1950)
Mark Udall
b. 1950
Mark Udall, American educator and politician
Elio Di Rupo
b. 1951
Elio Di Rupo, Belgian chemist, academic, and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Belgium
Margo Martindale
b. 1951
Margo Martindale, American actress
Ricky Skaggs
b. 1954
Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer
Bernd Fasching
b. 1955
Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor
Nick Faldo
b. 1957
Nick Faldo, English golfer and sportscaster
Keith Levene
b. 1957
Keith Levene, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
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Simon Heffer
b. 1960
Simon Heffer, English journalist and author
Elizabeth McGovern
b. 1961
Elizabeth McGovern, American actress
Alan Pardew
b. 1961
Alan Pardew, English footballer and manager
Pasi Rautiainen
b. 1961
Pasi Rautiainen, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager
Shaun Micallef
b. 1962
Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian, producer, and screenwriter
Marc Girardelli
b. 1963
Marc Girardelli, Austrian-Luxembourgian skier
Martín Torrijos
b. 1963
Martín Torrijos, Panamanian economist and politician, 35th President of Panama
Wendy Williams
b. 1964
Wendy Williams, American talk show host
Vesselina Kasarova
b. 1965
Vesselina Kasarova, Bulgarian soprano
Dan O'Brien
b. 1966
Dan O'Brien, American decathlete and coach
Vin Diesel
b. 1967
Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Grant Bowler
b. 1968
Grant Bowler, New Zealand-Australian actor
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Scott Gourley
b. 1968
Scott Gourley, Australian rugby player
Elizabeth Gilbert
b. 1969
Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
The Great Sasuke
b. 1969
The Great Sasuke, Japanese wrestler and politician
Penny Hardaway
b. 1971
Penny Hardaway, American basketball player and coach
Sukhwinder Singh
b. 1971
Sukhwinder Singh, Indian singer-songwriter and actor
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Alan Morrison (poet)
b. 1974
Alan Morrison, British poet
Torii Hunter
b. 1975
Torii Hunter, American baseball player
Daron Malakian
b. 1975
Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
M.I.A. (rapper)
b. 1975
M.I.A., English rapper and producer
Elsa Pataky
b. 1976
Elsa Pataky, Spanish actress
Go Soo-hee
b. 1976
Go Soo-hee, South Korean actress
Alexander Morozevich
b. 1977
Alexander Morozevich, Russian chess player and author
Adabel Guerrero
b. 1978
Adabel Guerrero, Argentinian actress, singer, and dancer
Shane Horgan
b. 1978
Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player and sportscaster
Ben Sheets
b. 1978
Ben Sheets, American baseball player and coach
Mélissa Theuriau
b. 1978
Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist
Joo Sang-wook
b. 1978
Joo Sang-wook, South Korean actor
Deion Branch
b. 1979
Deion Branch, American football player
Joey Mercury
b. 1979
Joey Mercury, American wrestler and producer
Kristen Bell
b. 1980
Kristen Bell, American actress
Dennis Seidenberg
b. 1981
Dennis Seidenberg, German ice hockey player
Ryan Cabrera
b. 1982
Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Priyanka Chopra
b. 1982
Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer
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Dominika Luzarová
b. 1982
Dominika Luzarová, Czech tennis player
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Carlos Diogo
b. 1983
Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
Aaron Gillespie
b. 1983
Aaron Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and drummer
Mikk Pahapill
b. 1983
Mikk Pahapill, Estonian decathlete
Jan Schlaudraff
b. 1983
Jan Schlaudraff, German footballer
Chace Crawford
b. 1985
Chace Crawford, American actor
Panagiotis Lagos
b. 1985
Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer
Natalia Mikhailova
b. 1986
Natalia Mikhailova, Russian ice dancer
Tontowi Ahmad
b. 1987
Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player
Änis Ben-Hatira
b. 1988
Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer
Yannick Riendeau
b. 1988
Yannick Riendeau, Canadian ice hockey player
César Villaluz
b. 1988
César Villaluz, Mexican footballer
Jamie Benn
b. 1989
Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player
Sebastian Mielitz
b. 1989
Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer
Yohan Mollo
b. 1989
Yohan Mollo, French footballer
Michael Lichaa
b. 1993
Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player