History Births on December 18

Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater

#Miki_Ando

Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster

#Gianluca_Pagliuca

Natália Kelly, American-Austrian singer

#Natália_Kelly

Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology (d. 1942)

#Emil_Starkenstein

Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician

#Vijay_Mallya

Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1908)

#Edward_MacDowell

Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer

#Knut_Schreiner

Lalchand Rajput, former Indian cricketer

#Lalchand_Rajput

Maria Brink, American singer-songwriter

#Maria_Brink

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (d. 1914)

#Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand_of_Austria

John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (d. 1906)

#John_S._Harris

Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Randy_Houser

Bogus?aw Mami?ski, Polish runner

#Bogus?aw_Mami?ski

DMX, American rapper and actor

#DMX_(rapper)

Brian Boyle, American ice hockey player

#Brian_Boyle

Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 1922)

#Lyman_Abbott

Peter Boulware, American football player and politician

#Peter_Boulware

Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer

#Wadada_Leo_Smith

Ray Liotta, American actor

#Ray_Liotta

Nancy Ryles, American politician (d. 1990)

#Nancy_Ryles

Jonathan Yeo, English painter

#Jonathan_Yeo

Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach

#Brian_Orser

Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager

#Justin_Edinburgh

Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (d. 2010)

#Eric_Tindill

Seth Doege, American football player

#Seth_Doege

Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic

#Joan_Wallach_Scott

Geordie Walker, English guitarist

#Geordie_Walker

Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

#Boris_Volynov

Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)

#Betty_Grable

Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (d. 2016)

#Jonathan_Cainer

Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)

#Bill_Skowron

Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony (d. 1503)

#Sophie_of_Mecklenburg_(1481-1503)

Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)

#Jean-Baptiste_Rey

Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor (d. 1751)

#Christopher_Polhem

Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (d. 2014)

#Bobby_Keys

Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (d. 2006)

#Esther_Lederberg

Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

#Ayaka

Shawn Christian, American actor, director, and screenwriter

#Shawn_Christian

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)

#Charles_du_Fresne,_sieur_du_Cange

Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter

#Michael_Moorcock

Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter

#Sierra_Kay

Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator

#Crispian_Steele-Perkins

James Watney, English brewer and businessman (d. 1884)

#James_Watney

Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer

#Casper_Van_Dien

James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (d. 1711)

#James_Douglas,_2nd_Duke_of_Queensberry

Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (d. 1954)

#Edwin_Howard_Armstrong

Robert Moses, American urban planner (d. 1981)

#Robert_Moses

Bridgit Mendler, American singer, songwriter and actress

#Bridgit_Mendler

Saki, British short story writer (d. 1916)

#Saki

Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)

#Charles_Griffin

Billie Eilish, American pop singer

#Billie_Eilish

John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer

#John_Leventhal

Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach

#Charles_Oakley

Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Laurent_Voulzy

Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer

#Naoko_Yamano

Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)

#Robert_Leckie_(author)

Byron Buxton, American baseball player

#Byron_Buxton

Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter

#Leonid_Yuzefovich

Imad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer

#Imad_Wasim

Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, President of Burundi

#Pierre_Nkurunziza

Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player

#Daniel_Cleary

David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980)

#David_A._Johnston

Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks

#Steven_Spielberg

Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Gillian_Armstrong

Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer

#Santiago_Cañizares

Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist

#Lizzie_Deignan

Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (d. 1546)

#Philipp_von_Hutten

Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)

#Roméo_LeBlanc

Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (d. 1941)

#Foxhall_P._Keene

Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (d. 1896)

#Graciano_López_Jaena

Ryan Crouser, American shot putter

#Ryan_Crouser

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (d. 1640)

#William_Louis,_Count_of_Nassau-Saarbrücken

Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer (d. 1788)

#Charles_Wesley

Thomas Lam, Finnish professional football defender

#Thomas_Lam

Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (d. 2017)

#Lonnie_Brooks

Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)

#Henrietta_Edwards

Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)

#Augusta_Holmès

Brad Pitt, American actor and producer

#Brad_Pitt

Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (d. 1940)

#Paul_Klee

Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)

#Józef_Glemp

?uchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimy? (d. 1551)

#?uchi_Yoshitaka

Christina, Queen of Sweden (d. 1689)

#Christina,_Queen_of_Sweden

Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Alejandro_Sanz

Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)

#Ray_Meyer

Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

#Roger_Smith_(actor)

Mimmo Paladino, Italian sculptor and painter

#Mimmo_Paladino

Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)

#Gino_Cimoli

Katie Holmes, American actress

#Katie_Holmes

Stone Cold Steve Austin, American wrestler and producer

#Stone_Cold_Steve_Austin

Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

#Keith_Richards

J. J. Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)

#J._J._Thomson

Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager

#Ilario_Castagner

Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist

#Barkha_Dutt

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player and sportscaster

#Arantxa_Sánchez_Vicario

Benjamin Watson, American football player

#Benjamin_Watson

Ramsey Clark, American lawyer and politician, 66th United States Attorney General

#Ramsey_Clark

Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)

#Paul_Siple

Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic

#Leonard_Maltin

Josh Dallas, American actor

#Josh_Dallas

Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress

#Trish_Stratus

Giuliano Razzoli, Italian skier

#Giuliano_Razzoli

Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress

#Rachel_Griffiths

Harold Land, American tenor saxophonist (d. 2001)

#Harold_Land

Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990)

#Peter_Wessel_Zapffe

Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)

#Ossie_Davis

Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter

#Alan_Rudolph

Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist

#Toine_van_Peperstraten

Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)

#Willy_Brandt

Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (d. 1965)

#Edward_Willis_Redfield

Matt McGrath, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1941)

#Matt_McGrath

Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player

#Andy_Fantuz

Gerard Gumbau, Spanish professional footballer

#Gerard_Gumbau

Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (d. 2003)

#Mirza_Tahir_Ahmad

Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (d. 1971)

#Gladys_Cooper

Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic

#Lenore_Blum

Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (d. 1924)

#Lionel_Monckton

Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Jack_Brooks_(American_politician)

Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta-Antofagasta railway (d. 1950)

#Richard_Maury

Claudia Gesell, German runner

#Claudia_Gesell

Mario Basler, German footballer and manager

#Mario_Basler

Marcus Butler, English internet celebrity

#Marcus_Butler

Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (d. 1996)

#Chas_Chandler

Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author

#Jacques_Pépin

Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (d. 1791)

#Johann_Salomo_Semler

Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete

#Brianne_Theisen-Eaton

Ana Porgras, Romanian former artistic gymnast

#Ana_Porgras

Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)

#Douglas_Fraser

Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

#Jules_Dassin

Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1961)

#Ty_Cobb

Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician

#Sarath_Fonseka

Yuki Furukawa, Japanese actor

#Yuki_Furukawa

Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer

#Elliot_Easton

John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1907)

#John_Hall_(New_Zealand_politician)

Rob Van Dam, American wrestler

#Rob_Van_Dam

George Stevens, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1975)

#George_Stevens

Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)

#Joseph_Stalin

Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator

#Julia_Wolfe

Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)

#Francis_Burton_Harrison

Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer

#Usman_Khawaja

Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bill_Nelson_(musician)

Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

#Harold_E._Varmus

Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Mille_Petrozza

Bill Stull, American football player

François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer

Paul Harrison, English footballer

Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder

Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (d. 2017)

Ali Curtis, American soccer player

José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player

Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter

Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner

Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter

Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter

Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer

Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist

Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter

Lucious Harris, American basketball player

Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver

Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

Don Beebe, American football player and coach

Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach

Greg D'Angelo, American drummer

Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Third Point Management

Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet

Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic

Willi Wülbeck, German runner

John Booth, English race car driver

Lizmark, Mexican wrestler (d. 2015)

Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2002)

Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)

Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player

Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)

John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (d. 1974)

Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)

Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (d. 1987)

Rosemary Leach, English actress (d. 2017)

Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore (d. 2013)

Norm Provan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and businessman

Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)

Alison Plowden, English historian and author (d. 2007)

Allen Klein, American businessman and music publisher (d. 2009)

Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (d. 1987)

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002)

Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, and director (d. 1985)

Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)

Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (d. 2009)

Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)

Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer (d. 1952)

Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer (d. 1977)

Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)

Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1715)

Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (d. 1668)

Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (d. 1650)

Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (d. 1616)

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (d. 1470)