History Births on May 18

Don Whillans, English rock climber and mountaineer (d. 1985)

#Don_Whillans

Gerd Langguth, German political scientist and author (d. 2013)

#Gerd_Langguth

Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)

#Hermann_Müller_(politician)

Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (d. 1982)

#Pierre_Balmain

Taeyang, member of popular Korean boyband Big Bang

#Taeyang

Milivoje Novakovi?, Slovenian footballer

#Milivoje_Novakovi?

Fred Perry, English-Australian tennis player and academic (d. 1995)

#Fred_Perry

Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (d. 1931)

#Francis_Bellamy

Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player

#Josh_Starling

Philippe Benetton, French rugby player

#Philippe_Benetton

Henrietta Moore, English anthropologist and academic

#Henrietta_Moore

Vincent du Vigneaud, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978)

#Vincent_du_Vigneaud

Stanislaus Papczy?ski, Polish priest (d. 1701)

#Stanislaus_Papczy?ski

Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft

#Jens_Bergensten

Vicky Sunohara, Canadian former ice hockey player

#Vicky_Sunohara

Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter

#Chow_Yun-fat

Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (d. 1896)

#Mathew_Brady

Tom Udall, American lawyer and politician, 28th New Mexico Attorney General, United States Senator from New Mexico

#Tom_Udall

Bernadette Chirac, French politician, First Lady of France

#Bernadette_Chirac

Piero Soderini, Italian politician and diplomat (d. 1513)

#Piero_Soderini

Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Brazilian marshal and politician, 16th President of Brazil (d. 1974)

#Eurico_Gaspar_Dutra

Denis Horgan, Irish shot putter and weight thrower (d. 1922)

#Denis_Horgan

Oliver Sin, Hungarian painter

#Oliver_Sin

H. D. Deve Gowda, Indian farmer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of India

#H._D._Deve_Gowda

Gino Brito, Canadian wrestler and promoter

#Gino_Brito

Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter

#Tina_Fey

Guido Luca Ferrero, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1585)

#Guido_Luca_Ferrero

Jem, Welsh singer-songwriter and producer

#Jem_(singer)

Wreckless Eric, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Wreckless_Eric

Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (d. 1934)

#Augusto_César_Sandino

Jay Wells, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Jay_Wells

Charles N. Sims, American Methodist preacher and 3rd chancellor of Syracuse University (d. 1908)

#Charles_N._Sims

Diane Duane, American author and screenwriter

#Diane_Duane

Mark Menzies, Scottish politician

#Mark_Menzies

Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer

#Diego_Pérez_(footballer)

Nobby Stiles, English footballer, coach, and manager

#Nobby_Stiles

Joakim Soria, Mexican baseball player

#Joakim_Soria

Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1924)

#Bernard_Zweers

Babe Adams, American baseball player, manager, and journalist (d. 1968)

#Babe_Adams

Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (d. 1984)

#Meredith_Willson

Antônio Carlos Zago, Brazilian footballer and manager

#Antônio_Carlos_Zago

George Strait, American singer, guitarist and producer

#George_Strait

Niki Terpstra, Dutch cyclist

#Niki_Terpstra

Minakata Kumagusu, Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist (d. 1941)

#Minakata_Kumagusu

Jari Kurri, Finnish ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Jari_Kurri

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (d. 1787)

#Roger_Joseph_Boscovich

George Smalridge, English bishop (d. 1719)

#George_Smalridge

Erico Aumentado, Filipino journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Erico_Aumentado

Marie-Ève Pelletier, Canadian tennis player

#Marie-Ève_Pelletier

Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (d. 1993)

#Boris_Christoff

Marcus Giles, American baseball player

#Marcus_Giles

Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer

#Joe_Bonsall

Warren Rudman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)

#Warren_Rudman

Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (d. 1992)

#Giovanni_Falcone

Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter and painter

#Mark_Mothersbaugh

Gordon O'Connor, Canadian general and politician, 38th Canadian Minister of Defence

#Gordon_O'Connor

Walter Hawkins, American gospel music singer and pastor (d. 2010)

#Walter_Hawkins

Jack Sanford, American baseball player and coach (d. 2000)

#Jack_Sanford

Jessica Watson, Australian sailor

#Jessica_Watson

Bertrand Russell, British mathematician, historian, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

#Bertrand_Russell

Henri Sauguet, French composer (d. 1989)

#Henri_Sauguet

John Wilson, Scottish author and critic (d. 1854)

#John_Wilson_(Scottish_writer)

Yannick Noah, French tennis player

#Yannick_Noah

Malcolm Longair, Scottish astronomer, physicist, and academic

#Malcolm_Longair

Ruth Alexander, pioneering American pilot (d. 1930)

#Ruth_Alexander

Miriam Margolyes, English-Australian actress and singer

#Miriam_Margolyes

Alan Kupperberg, American author and illustrator (d. 2015)

#Alan_Kupperberg

Perry Como, American singer and television host (d. 2001)

#Perry_Como

Polina Edmunds, American figure skater

#Polina_Edmunds

Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (d. 1985)

#Big_Joe_Turner

Pernell Roberts, American actor (d. 2010)

#Pernell_Roberts

Oliver Heaviside, English engineer, mathematician, and physicist (d. 1925)

#Oliver_Heaviside

John Bruton, Irish politician, 10th Taoiseach of Ireland

#John_Bruton

Jim Sundberg, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Jim_Sundberg

Priscilla Pointer, American actress

#Priscilla_Pointer

Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver

#Nobuteru_Taniguchi

Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (d. 1957)

#Ezio_Pinza

Ricardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer

#Ricardo_Carvalho

Nicholas II of Russia (d. 1918)

#Nicholas_II_of_Russia

Simon Pagenaud, French race car driver

#Simon_Pagenaud

David Leakey, English general and politician

#David_Leakey

Hedley Verity, English cricketer and soldier (d. 1943)

#Hedley_Verity

Danny Mills, English footballer and sportscaster

#Danny_Mills

Michael Tait, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Michael_Tait

Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (d. 2015)

#Ray_Nagel

Luis Terrero, Dominican baseball player

#Luis_Terrero

Michaël Llodra, French tennis player

#Michaël_Llodra

Angela Voigt, German long jumper (d. 2013)

#Angela_Voigt

Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German race car driver

#Heinz-Harald_Frentzen

Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter

#Laura_Omloop

Gary O'Neil, English footballer

#Gary_O'Neil

Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (d. 1999)

#Ester_Boserup

Billy Howerdel, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Billy_Howerdel

Catherine Corsini, French director and screenwriter

#Catherine_Corsini

Reggie Jackson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Reggie_Jackson

Eric Backman, Swedish runner (d. 1965)

#Eric_Backman

Ignasi Guardans, Spanish academic and politician

#Ignasi_Guardans

Jacques Santer, Luxembourger jurist and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Luxembourg

#Jacques_Santer

Fred Saberhagen, American soldier and author (d. 2007)

#Fred_Saberhagen

Walter Gropius, German-American architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building (d. 1969)

#Walter_Gropius

Rod Milburn, American hurdler and coach (d. 1997)

#Rod_Milburn

Bill Macy, American actor

#Bill_Macy

Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Irish soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Austria (d. 1854)

#Charles_Vane,_3rd_Marquess_of_Londonderry

Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Albert_Hammond

Konstantin of Rostov (d. 1218)

#Konstantin_of_Rostov

Robert Morse, American actor

#Robert_Morse

Dwayne Hickman, American actor and director

#Dwayne_Hickman

Lee Hendrie, English footballer

#Lee_Hendrie

Joseph Butler, English bishop, theologian, and apologist (d. 1752)

#Joseph_Butler

Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (d. 1934)

#Gertrude_Käsebier

Mimi Macpherson, Australian environmentalist, entrepreneur and celebrity

#Mimi_Macpherson

Rick Wakeman, English progressive rock keyboardist and songwriter (Yes)

#Rick_Wakeman

James Budd, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of California (d. 1908)

#James_Budd

Frank Hsieh, Taiwanese lawyer and politician, 40th Premier of the Republic of China

#Frank_Hsieh

Toyah Willcox, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

#Toyah_Willcox

Troy Cassar-Daley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Troy_Cassar-Daley

Henrique Sereno, Portuguese footballer

#Henrique_Sereno

Brooks Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Brooks_Robinson

Vince Young, American football player

#Vince_Young

Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player

#Ashley_Harrison

Jack Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Jack_Johnson_(musician)

Pope John Paul II (d. 2005)

#Pope_John_Paul_II

Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1991)

#Frank_Capra

Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer

#Julián_Speroni

Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model

#Adwoa_Aboah

Mahamadou Diarra, Malian footballer

#Mahamadou_Diarra

Eric Gerets, Belgian footballer and manager

#Eric_Gerets

Josephus Daniels, American publisher and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (d. 1948)

#Josephus_Daniels

Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player

#Kevin_Anderson_(tennis)

Charles Kamathi, Kenyan runner

#Charles_Kamathi

Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (d. 1983)

#Kai_Winding

Brad Friedel, American soccer player and sportscaster

#Brad_Friedel

Jeana Yeager, American pilot

#Jeana_Yeager

Reggie Evans, American basketball player

#Reggie_Evans

Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (d. 1854)

#Frederick_Augustus_II_of_Saxony

Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (d. 1991)

#Margot_Fonteyn

Jason Brown, English footballer

#Jason_Brown_(footballer)

Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer

#Yuya_Osako

John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (d. 1852)

#John_George_Children

Marty McSorley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Marty_McSorley

Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer

#Mariusz_Lewandowski

Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Nelson_Figueroa

Donyell Marshall, American basketball player and coach

#Donyell_Marshall

Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater

#Alina_Zagitova

Javier Cárdenas, Spanish singer, television and radio presenter

#Javier_Cárdenas_(presenter)

Richard Clapton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Richard_Clapton

Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)

#Richard_Brooks

Faim Aydogdiyev, Russian football player

Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player

Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer

Ahmed Hamada, Egyptian race car driver

Darius Šilinskis, Lithuanian basketball player

Ivet Lalova, Bulgarian sprinter

Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager

Oleg Tverdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player

Marko Tomasovi?, Croatian pianist and composer

Ron Mercer, American basketball player

John Higgins, Scottish snooker player

Aleksandr Olerski, Estonian footballer (d. 2011)

Turner Stevenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Tim Horan, Australian rugby player and sportscaster

Martika, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

Ralf Kelleners, German race car driver

Nancy Juvonen, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Flower Films

Nina Björk, Swedish journalist and author

Renata Nielsen, Polish-Danish long jumper and coach

Sam Vincent, American basketball player and coach

Russell Senior, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Brent Ashton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Graham Dilley, English cricketer and coach (d. 2011)

Rubén Omar Romano, Argentinian-Mexican footballer and coach

Michael Cretu, Romanian-German keyboard player and producer

John Godber, English playwright and screenwriter

Paul Da Vinci, English singer-songwriter

Richard Swedberg, Swedish sociologist and academic

Yi Mun-yol, South Korean author and academic

Gail Strickland, American actress

W. G. Sebald, German novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)

Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack, English historian, journalist, and politician

Janet Fish, American painter and academic

Michael Sandle, English sculptor and academic

Türker ?nano?lu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

Leon Ashley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Clément Vincent, Canadian farmer and politician

Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (d. 1995)

Don Martin, American cartoonist (d. 2000)

Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (d. 2012)

Richard Body, English politician

Lillian Hoban, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)

Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster

Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2004)

Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 2013)

Michael A. Epstein, English pathologist and academic

Bill Everett, American author and illustrator (d. 1973)

Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (d. 2000)

Walter Sisulu, South African politician (d. 2003)

Irene Hunt, American author and educator (d. 2001)

Jacob K. Javits, American colonel and politician, 58th New York Attorney General (d. 1986)

Shunry? Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (d. 1971)

Faruk Nafiz Çaml?bel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (d. 1973)

Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (d. 1970)

Thomas Midgley, Jr., American chemist and engineer (d. 1944)

Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)

Johannes Terwogt, Dutch rower (d. 1977)

Lucy Beaumont, English-American actress (d. 1937)

Omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1131)