People born on May 18 194
Omar Khayyám
b. 1048 – d. 1131
Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1131)
Konstantin of Rostov
b. 1186 – d. 1218
Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)
Piero Soderini
b. 1450 – d. 1513
Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513)
Guido Luca Ferrero
b. 1537 – d. 1585
Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)
Stefano della Bella
b. 1610 – d. 1664
Stefano della Bella, Italian illustrator and engraver (b. 1610)
Stanislaus Papczyński
b. 1631 – d. 1701
Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest (d. 1701)
George Smalridge
b. 1662 – d. 1719
George Smalridge, English bishop (b. 1662)
Joseph Butler
b. 1692 – d. 1752
Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
Roger Joseph Boscovich
b. 1711 – d. 1787
Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)
John George Children
b. 1777 – d. 1852
John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
b. 1778 – d. 1854
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854)
John Wilson (Scottish writer)
b. 1785 – d. 1854
John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854)
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
b. 1797 – d. 1854
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)
Mathew Brady
b. 1822 – d. 1896
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)
Charles N. Sims
b. 1835 – d. 1908
Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908)
Oliver Heaviside
b. 1850 – d. 1925
Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925)
James Budd
b. 1851 – d. 1908
James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908)
Gertrude Käsebier
b. 1852 – d. 1934
Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)
Bernard Zweers
b. 1854 – d. 1924
Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924)
Francis Bellamy
b. 1855 – d. 1931
Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)
Josephus Daniels
b. 1862 – d. 1948
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)
Minakata Kumagusu
b. 1867 – d. 1941
Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941)
Nicholas II of Russia
b. 1868 – d. 1918
Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)
Denis Horgan
b. 1871 – d. 1922
Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922)
Bertrand Russell
b. 1872 – d. 1970
Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
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Lucy Beaumont
b. 1873 – d. 1937
Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (d. 1937)
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Hermann Müller (politician)
b. 1876 – d. 1931
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)
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Johannes Terwogt
b. 1878 – d. 1977
Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)
Babe Adams
b. 1882 – d. 1968
Babe Adams, American baseball player and manager (b. 1882)
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
b. 1883 – d. 1974
Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian general and politician, 16th President of Brazil (b. 1883)
Walter Gropius
b. 1883 – d. 1969
Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (b. 1883)
Jeanie MacPherson
b. 1886 – d. 1946
Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
b. 1889 – d. 1944
Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944)
Rudolf Carnap
b. 1891 – d. 1970
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970)
Ezio Pinza
b. 1892 – d. 1957
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)
Augusto César Sandino
b. 1895 – d. 1934
Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934)
Eric Backman
b. 1896 – d. 1965
Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)
Frank Capra
b. 1897 – d. 1991
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel
b. 1898 – d. 1973
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
Henri Sauguet
b. 1901 – d. 1989
Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)
Vincent du Vigneaud
b. 1901 – d. 1978
Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)
Meredith Willson
b. 1902 – d. 1984
Meredith Willson, American playwright, composer, and conductor (b. 1902)
Shunryū Suzuki
b. 1904 – d. 1971
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971)
Jacob K. Javits
b. 1904 – d. 1986
Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986)
Hedley Verity
b. 1905 – d. 1943
Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1905)
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Irene Hunt
b. 1907 – d. 2001
Irene Hunt, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
Fred Perry
b. 1909 – d. 1995
Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)
Ester Boserup
b. 1910 – d. 1999
Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999)
Richard Brooks
b. 1912 – d. 1992
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
Perry Como
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)
Walter Sisulu
b. 1912 – d. 2003
Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003)
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood
b. 1913 – d. 2000
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (b. 1913)
Pierre Balmain
b. 1914 – d. 1982
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (b. 1914)
Boris Christoff
b. 1914 – d. 1993
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)
Bill Everett
b. 1917 – d. 1973
Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)
Margot Fonteyn
b. 1919 – d. 1991
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991)
Pope John Paul II
b. 1920 – d. 2005
Pope John Paul II, (d. 2005)
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Michael A. Epstein
b. 1921
Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic
Bill Macy
b. 1922
Bill Macy, American actor
Kai Winding
b. 1922 – d. 1983
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)
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Jean-Louis Roux
b. 1923 – d. 2013
Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)
Hugh Shearer
b. 1923 – d. 2004
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1923)
Priscilla Pointer
b. 1924
Priscilla Pointer, American actress
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Jack Whitaker
b. 1924
Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster
Lillian Hoban
b. 1925 – d. 1998
Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (b. 1925)
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Richard Body
b. 1927
Richard Body, English politician
Ray Nagel
b. 1927 – d. 2015
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)
Pernell Roberts
b. 1928 – d. 2010
Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)
Jack Sanford
b. 1929 – d. 2000
Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000)
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley
b. 1929 – d. 2012
Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012)
Warren Rudman
b. 1930 – d. 2012
Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
Fred Saberhagen
b. 1930 – d. 2007
Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (b. 1930)
Don Martin (cartoonist)
b. 1931 – d. 2000
Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)
Robert Morse
b. 1931
Robert Morse, American actor
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Kalju Pitksaar
b. 1931 – d. 1995
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
Clément Vincent
b. 1931
Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician
Bernadette Chirac
b. 1933
Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France
H. D. Deve Gowda
b. 1933
H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India
Don Whillans
b. 1933 – d. 1985
Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (b. 1933)
Dwayne Hickman
b. 1934
Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director
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Leon Ashley
b. 1936 – d. 2013
Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
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Türker İnanoğlu
b. 1936
Türker İnanoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
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Michael Sandle
b. 1936
Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic
Brooks Robinson
b. 1937
Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster
Jacques Santer
b. 1937
Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Janet Fish
b. 1938
Janet Fish, American painter and academic
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack
b. 1939
Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician
Giovanni Falcone
b. 1939 – d. 1992
Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (b. 1939)
Gordon O'Connor
b. 1939
Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence
Erico Aumentado
b. 1940 – d. 2012
Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
Gino Brito
b. 1941
Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter
Malcolm Longair
b. 1941
Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic
Miriam Margolyes
b. 1941
Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer
Nobby Stiles
b. 1942
Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager
Albert Hammond
b. 1944
Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
W. G. Sebald
b. 1944 – d. 2001
W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)
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Bruce Alexander (actor)
b. 1946
Bruce Alexander, English actor
Frank Hsieh
b. 1946
Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China
Reggie Jackson
b. 1946
Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster
Gerd Langguth
b. 1946 – d. 2013
Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)
John Bruton
b. 1947
John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland
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Gail Strickland
b. 1947
Gail Strickland, American actress
Joe Bonsall
b. 1948
Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer
Yi Mun-yol
b. 1948
Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic
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Richard Swedberg
b. 1948
Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic
Tom Udall
b. 1948
Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico
Rod Milburn
b. 1950 – d. 1997
Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)
Mark Mothersbaugh
b. 1950
Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter
Jim Sundberg
b. 1951
Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster
Angela Voigt
b. 1951 – d. 2013
Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)
Diane Duane
b. 1952
Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter
David Leakey
b. 1952
David Leakey, English general and politician
George Strait
b. 1952
George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer
Jeana Yeager
b. 1952
Jeana Yeager, American pilot
Alan Kupperberg
b. 1953 – d. 2015
Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
Wreckless Eric
b. 1954
Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Chow Yun-fat
b. 1955
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
Catherine Corsini
b. 1956
Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter
John Godber
b. 1956
John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter
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Michael Cretu
b. 1957
Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer
Henrietta Moore
b. 1957
Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic
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Rubén Omar Romano
b. 1958
Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach
Toyah Willcox
b. 1958
Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
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Graham Dilley
b. 1959 – d. 2011
Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011)
Jay Wells
b. 1959
Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Brent Ashton
b. 1960
Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Jari Kurri
b. 1960
Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Yannick Noah
b. 1960
Yannick Noah, French tennis player
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Russell Senior
b. 1961
Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marty McSorley
b. 1963
Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
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Sam Vincent (basketball)
b. 1963
Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach
Ignasi Guardans
b. 1964
Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician
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Renata Nielsen
b. 1966
Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach
Michael Tait
b. 1966
Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer
Nina Björk
b. 1967
Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
b. 1967
Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver
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Nancy Juvonen
b. 1967
Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films
Mimi Macpherson
b. 1967
Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity
Philippe Benetton
b. 1968
Philippe Benetton, French rugby player
Ralf Kelleners
b. 1968
Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver
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Martika
b. 1969
Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Tina Fey
b. 1970
Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
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Tim Horan
b. 1970
Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster
Billy Howerdel
b. 1970
Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Brad Friedel
b. 1971
Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster
Mark Menzies
b. 1971
Mark Menzies, Scottish politician
Nobuteru Taniguchi
b. 1971
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
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Turner Stevenson
b. 1972
Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Donyell Marshall
b. 1973
Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach
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Aleksandr Olerski
b. 1973 – d. 2011
Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (d. 2011)
Nelson Figueroa
b. 1974
Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster
Jem (singer)
b. 1975
Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer
John Higgins (snooker player)
b. 1975
John Higgins, Scottish snooker player
Jack Johnson (musician)
b. 1975
Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
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Ron Mercer
b. 1976
Ron Mercer, American basketball player
Marko Tomasović (composer)
b. 1976
Marko Tomasović, Croatian pianist and composer
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Oleg Tverdovsky
b. 1976
Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
Lee Hendrie
b. 1977
Lee Hendrie, English footballer
Danny Mills
b. 1977
Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster
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Li Tie
b. 1977
Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager
Ricardo Carvalho
b. 1978
Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
Marcus Giles
b. 1978
Marcus Giles, American baseball player
Charles Kamathi
b. 1978
Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner
Jens Bergensten
b. 1979
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
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Anna Chatziathanassiou (page does not exist)
b. 1979
Anna Chatziathanassiou, Greek figure skater
Mariusz Lewandowski
b. 1979
Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
Milivoje Novaković
b. 1979
Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
Julián Speroni
b. 1979
Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
Reggie Evans
b. 1980
Reggie Evans, American basketball player
Michaël Llodra
b. 1980
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
Diego Pérez (footballer)
b. 1980
Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
Mahamadou Diarra
b. 1981
Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer
Ashley Harrison
b. 1981
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player
Jason Brown (footballer)
b. 1982
Jason Brown, English footballer
Marie-Ève Pelletier
b. 1982
Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player
Gary O'Neil
b. 1983
Gary O'Neil, English footballer
Luis Terrero
b. 1983
Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player
Vince Young
b. 1983
Vince Young, American football player
Ivet Lalova
b. 1984
Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter
Simon Pagenaud
b. 1984
Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver
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Darius Šilinskis
b. 1984
Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player
Joakim Soria
b. 1984
Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player
Niki Terpstra
b. 1984
Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist
Oliver Sin
b. 1985
Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter
Henrique Sereno
b. 1985
Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer
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Ahmed Hamada (racer)
b. 1986
Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver
Kevin Anderson (tennis)
b. 1986
Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
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Dimitri Daeseleire
b. 1990
Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
Yuya Osako
b. 1990
Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
Josh Starling
b. 1990
Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player
Stuart Percy
b. 1993
Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
Jessica Watson
b. 1993
Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
Polina Edmunds
b. 1998
Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
Laura Omloop
b. 1999
Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter