History Births on August 18

Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer (d. 1665)

#Jean_Bolland

Hifikepunye Pohamba, Namibian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Namibia

#Hifikepunye_Pohamba

Ryan O'Hara, Australian rugby league player

#Ryan_O'Hara

Franz Joseph I of Austria (d. 1916)

#Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria

Bogdan Bogdanovi?, Serbian basketball player

#Bogdan_Bogdanovi?_(basketball)

Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, journalist, and diplomat (d. 2018)

#Neagu_Djuvara

Maxine Brown, American soul/R&B singer-songwriter

#Maxine_Brown_(soul_singer)

Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (d. 1931)

#Ernest_Noel

Marshall Field, American businessman, founded Marshall Field's (d. 1906)

#Marshall_Field

Lucy Ozarin, United States Navy lieutenant commander and psychiatrist (d. 2017)

#Lucy_Ozarin

Baji Rao I, first Peshwa of Maratha Empire (d. 1740)

#Baji_Rao_I

Kenny Walker, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Kenny_Walker

Grant Williams, American film, theater and television actor (d. 1985)

#Grant_Williams_(actor)

Marko Maruli?, Croatian poet and author (d. 1524)

#Marko_Maruli?

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)

#John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell

Cameron White, Australian cricketer

#Cameron_White

Moura Lympany, English pianist (d. 2005)

#Moura_Lympany

Even Kruse Skatrud, Norwegian musician and educator

#Even_Kruse_Skatrud

Jack Hobbs, English footballer

#Jack_Hobbs_(footballer)

Jeremy Shockey, American football player

#Jeremy_Shockey

Lorenzo Pucci, Catholic cardinal (d. 1531)

#Lorenzo_Pucci

Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1977)

#Bill_Merritt_(cricketer)

Maia Mitchell, Australian actress and singer

#Maia_Mitchell

Agneta Horn, Swedish writer (d. 1672)

#Agneta_Horn

Daler Mehndi, Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter and record producer

#Daler_Mehndi

Dennis Elliott, English drummer and sculptor

#Dennis_Elliott

Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician

#Gianni_Rivera

Mike LaValliere, American baseball player

#Mike_LaValliere

Ron Strykert, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ron_Strykert

Lavr Kornilov, Russian general and explorer (d. 1918)

#Lavr_Kornilov

Luc Montagnier, French virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Luc_Montagnier

Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor and director (d. 1933)

#Jack_Pickford

Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician (d. 1862)

#Isaac_P._Rodman

John Debney, American composer and conductor

#John_Debney

Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)

#Romain_Maes

Andy Samberg, American actor and comedian

#Andy_Samberg

G-Dragon, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer

#G-Dragon

Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (d. 1731)

#Brook_Taylor

Adam Makowicz, Polish-Canadian pianist and composer

#Adam_Makowicz

Patrik Andersson, Swedish footballer

#Patrik_Andersson

Joanna J?drzejczyk, Polish mixed martial artist

#Joanna_J?drzejczyk

Roman Polanski, French-Polish director, producer, screenwriter, and actor

#Roman_Polanski

Tom Prichard, American wrestler and trainer

#Tom_Prichard

Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997)

#Otto_Ernst_Remer

Felipe Calderón, Mexican lawyer and politician, 56th President of Mexico (2006-2012)

#Felipe_Calderón

Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and soldier (d. 1972)

#Roberto_Clemente

Denis Leary, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Denis_Leary

Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author (d. 2015)

#Vincent_Bugliosi

Jason Furman, American economist and politician

#Jason_Furman

César Delgado, Argentinian footballer

#César_Delgado

Morgan Sanson, French footballer

#Morgan_Sanson

Cisco Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1961)

#Cisco_Houston

William Halford, English-American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1919)

#William_Halford

Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and film director

#Gulzar

Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006)

#Shelley_Winters

Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1825)

#Antonio_Salieri

Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer

#Bryan_Ruiz

Bob Woodruff, American journalist and author

#Bob_Woodruff

Rainer Woelki, German cardinal

#Rainer_Woelki

Nicole Krauss, American novelist and critic

#Nicole_Krauss

Clemente Biondetti, Italian race car driver (d. 1955)

#Clemente_Biondetti

Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (d. 1973)

#Ernest_MacMillan

Edward Norton, American actor

#Edward_Norton

Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (d. 1999)

#Godfrey_Evans

Carl Rungius, German-American painter and educator (d. 1959)

#Carl_Rungius

Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, 139th Prime Minister of France (d. 1988)

#Edgar_Faure

Dimitris Salpingidis, Greek footballer

#Dimitris_Salpingidis

Hans van Mierlo, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 2010)

#Hans_van_Mierlo

Amelia Boynton Robinson, American activist (d. 2015)

#Amelia_Boynton_Robinson

Mika, Lebanese-born English recording artist and singer-songwriter

#Mika_(singer)

Nathan Clifford, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 19th United States Attorney General (d. 1881)

#Nathan_Clifford

Virginia Dare, Virginia colony settler (d. ????)

#Virginia_Dare

Alfred Wallis, English painter and illustrator (d. 1942)

#Alfred_Wallis

Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (d. 1760)

#Laurence_Shirley,_4th_Earl_Ferrers

Madeleine Stowe, American actress

#Madeleine_Stowe

Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician

#Umberto_Guidoni

Ricardo Villa, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Ricardo_Villa

Wally Hickel, American businessman and politician, 2nd Governor of Alaska (d. 2010)

#Wally_Hickel

Brian Aldiss, English author and critic (d. 2017)

#Brian_Aldiss

Brian Michael Bendis, American author and illustrator

#Brian_Michael_Bendis

Alexander Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)

#Alexander_Rodzyanko

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor and producer

#Malcolm-Jamal_Warner

Olav H. Hauge, Norwegian poet and gardener (d. 1994)

#Olav_H._Hauge

Maria Anna of Spain (d. 1646)

#Maria_Anna_of_Spain

Robert Huth, German footballer

#Robert_Huth

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (d. 1930)

#Jean_Leon_Gerome_Ferris

Martin Mull, American actor and comedian

#Martin_Mull

Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian (d. 1660)

#Henry_Hammond

Tan Dun, Chinese composer

#Tan_Dun

Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (d. 2008)

#Alain_Robbe-Grillet

Stuart Dew, Australian footballer

#Stuart_Dew

Bruce Benedict, American baseball player and coach

#Bruce_Benedict

Hugues Aufray, French singer-songwriter

#Hugues_Aufray

Just Fontaine, Moroccan-French footballer and manager

#Just_Fontaine

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1876)

#Grand_Duchess_Maria_Nikolaevna_of_Russia_(1819-1876)

B. T. Finniss, Australian politician, 1st Premier of South Australia (d. 1893)

#B._T._Finniss

Jung Eun-ji, South Korean singer-songwriter

#Jung_Eun-ji

Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)

#Burleigh_Grimes

Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981

#Rosalynn_Carter

Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer

#Eggert_Jónsson

Robert Hitchcock, Australian sculptor and illustrator

#Robert_Hitchcock

Anis Mansour, Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2011)

#Anis_Mansour

Gail Fisher, American actress (d. 2000)

#Gail_Fisher

Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer

#Ross_McCormack

Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer

#Elizabeth_Beisel

Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect and painter (d. 1743)

#Ferdinando_Galli-Bibiena

Francesco Canova da Milano, Italian composer (d. 1543)

#Francesco_Canova_da_Milano

Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

#Bob_Kennedy

Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer

#Taher_Elgamal

Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer

#Inge_Dekker

Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian-American bishop and missionary (d. 1926)

#Libert_H._Boeynaems

Robert Winters, Canadian colonel, engineer, and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Public Works (d. 1969)

#Robert_Winters

Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. 1983)

#Lucienne_Boyer

Al?na Fjodorova, Latvian figure skater

#Al?na_Fjodorova

Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau (d. 1640)

#Countess_Charlotte_Flandrina_of_Nassau

Andi Deris, German singer and songwriter

#Andi_Deris

Paraskevas Antzas, Greek footballer

#Paraskevas_Antzas

Renato Sanches, Portuguese footballer

#Renato_Sanches

Timothy Geithner, American banker and politician, 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury

#Timothy_Geithner

Evan Gattis, American baseball player

#Evan_Gattis

Esteban Cambiasso, Argentinian footballer

#Esteban_Cambiasso

Gustavo Charif, Argentinian director and producer

#Gustavo_Charif

Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (d. 2003)

#Margaret_Murie

Patrick Swayze, American actor and dancer (d. 2009)

#Patrick_Swayze

Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1740)

#Louis_Henri,_Duke_of_Bourbon

Sigourney Bandjar, Dutch footballer

#Sigourney_Bandjar

Robert Redford, American actor, director, and producer

#Robert_Redford

Louie Gohmert, American captain, lawyer, and politician

#Louie_Gohmert

Sidney Hatch, American runner and soldier (d. 1966)

#Sidney_Hatch

Rafael Pineda Ponce, Honduran academic and politician (d. 2014)

#Rafael_Pineda_Ponce

Bart Scott, American football player

#Bart_Scott

Herman Berlinski, Polish-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2001)

#Herman_Berlinski

Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (d. 2006)

#Caspar_Weinberger

Walther Funk, German economist and politician, Reich Minister of Economics (d. 1960)

#Walther_Funk

Ashikaga Takauji, Japanese Sh?gun (d. 1358)

#Ashikaga_Takauji

Meriwether Lewis, American soldier, explorer, and politician (d. 1809)

#Meriwether_Lewis

Max Lanier, American baseball player and manager (d. 2007)

#Max_Lanier

François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (d. 1833)

#François,_marquis_de_Chasseloup-Laubat

John Scarlett, English intelligence officer

#John_Scarlett

Rob Nguyen, Australian race car driver

Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player and coach

Ikue ?tani, Japanese voice actress

Mark Sargent, Australian rugby league player

Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Huw Edwards, Welsh-English journalist and author

Fat Lever, American basketball player and sportscaster

Didier Auriol, French race car driver

Kelly Willard, American singer-songwriter

Jon Schwartz, American drummer and producer

Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer and coach

Marvin Isley, American R&B bass player and songwriter (d. 2010)

Elayne Boosler, American actress, director, and screenwriter

Nigel Griggs, English bass player, songwriter, and producer

James Jones, English bishop

Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and author (d. 1994)

Värner Lootsmann, Estonian lawyer and politician

Sarah Dash, American singer-songwriter and actress

Paula Danziger, American author (d. 2004)

Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (d. 2004)

Gil Whitney, American journalist (d. 1982)

Johnny Preston, American pop singer (d. 2011)

Robert Horton, English businessman (d. 2011)

Sheila Cassidy, English physician and author

Michael May, German-Swiss race car driver and engineer

Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian 14th General of The Salvation Army

Liviu Librescu, Romanian-American engineer and academic (d. 2007)

Sonny Til, American R&B singer (d. 1981)

Marge Schott, American businesswoman (d. 2004)

Pierre Grondin, Canadian surgeon and academic (d. 2006)

Katherine Victor, American actress (d. 2004)

Zdzis?aw ?ygulski, Polish historian and academic (d. 2015)

Lydia Litvyak, Russian lieutenant and pilot (d. 1943)

Klara Dan von Neumann, Hungarian computer scientist and programmer (d. 1963)

Gérard Filion, Canadian businessman and journalist (d. 2005)

Curtis Jones, American blues pianist and singer (d. 1971)

Marcel Carné, French director and screenwriter (d. 1996)

Enoch Light, American bandleader, violinist, and recording engineer (d. 1978)

Max Factor, Jr., American businessman (d. 1996)

Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter (d. 1968)

Ruth Norman, American religious leader (d. 1993)

Ruth Bonner, Soviet Communist activist, sentenced to a labor camp during Joseph Stalin's Great Purge (d. 1987)

John Anthony Sydney Ritson, English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and professor of mining (d. 1957)

Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (d. 1964)

Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (d. 1601)