History Births on November 18

Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (d. 1973)

#Frances_Marion

Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1878)

#Alfonso_Ferrero_La_Marmora

Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer

#Tony_Bunn

Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ross_Wilson_(musician)

Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1837)

#Thomas_Burgess_(bishop)

Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater

#Jeroen_Straathof

Dorothy Dix, American journalist and author (d. 1951)

#Dorothy_Dix

James Patterson, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of Victoria (d. 1895)

#James_Patterson_(Australian_politician)

Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer

#Neeti_Mohan

Philipp Ludwig II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1612)

#Philipp_Ludwig_II,_Count_of_Hanau-Münzenberg

Linda Evans, American actress

#Linda_Evans

Aldo Montano, Italian fencer

#Aldo_Montano_(fencer_born_1978)

Alan Dean Foster, American author

#Alan_Dean_Foster

Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach

#Nic_Pothas

Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress

#Vittoria_Puccini

Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster

#Peter_Schmeichel

Edwin C. Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory

#Ed_Krupp

Pete Morelli, American businessman

#Pete_Morelli

Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (d. 1988)

#Alec_Issigonis

Allyson Felix, American sprinter

#Allyson_Felix

Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland

#Peter_Beattie

Wyndham Lewis, English painter and critic (d. 1957)

#Wyndham_Lewis

Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player

#Rudy_Sarzo

Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998)

#Gustav_Nezval

Karl Schranz, Austrian skier

#Karl_Schranz

Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach

#Sam_Cassell

Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach

#Graham_Coughlan

Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player

#Lu_Jiajing

Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author

#Justin_Raimondo

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (d. 1901)

#Adolf_Erik_Nordenskiöld

Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1999)

#Endre_Rozsda

Tom Gordon, American baseball player

#Tom_Gordon

Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (d. 1985)

#Eugene_Ormandy

Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1949)

#Klaus_Mann

Frances Gertrude McGill, pioneering Canadian forensic pathologist (d. 1959)

#Frances_Gertrude_McGill

Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983)

#Alan_Lennox-Boyd,_1st_Viscount_Boyd_of_Merton

Elizabeth Perkins, American actress

#Elizabeth_Perkins

Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012)

#Jules_Mikhael_Al-Jamil

Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (d. 1978)

#Masao_Koga

Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer, developed the daguerreotype (d. 1851)

#Louis_Daguerre

Ye?im Ustao?lu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter

#Ye?im_Ustao?lu

Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress

#Amanda_Lear

Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (d. 2013)

#Gianna_D'Angelo

Rita Cosby, American journalist and author

#Rita_Cosby

Angela Watkinson, English educator and politician

#Angela_Watkinson

Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837)

#Wilhelmine_of_Prussia,_Queen_of_the_Netherlands

Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer

#Minori_Chihara

Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer

#Enar_Jääger

Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Graham_Parker

Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist, poet, and critic

#Margaret_Atwood

Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

#Trent_Barrett

V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)

#V._Shantaram

Chloë Sevigny, American actress and fashion designer

#Chloë_Sevigny

Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)

#Ana_Mendieta

Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress

#Mona_Zaki

Sage Francis, American rapper (Non-Prophets)

#Sage_Francis

Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, comedian and screenwriter

#Owen_Wilson

Hippolytus Guarinonius, Italian physician and polymath (d. 1654)

#Hippolytus_Guarinonius

Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (d. 1773)

#Philibert_Commerson

Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter (College Boyz)

#Romany_Malco

Daniel Brailovsky, Argentinian footballer and manager

#Daniel_Brailovsky

Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Old and New Dreams, New York Contemporary Five, and Codona) (d. 1995)

#Don_Cherry_(trumpeter)

David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player

#David_Ortiz

Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1686)

#Eleonora_Gonzaga_(1630-1686)

Denny Hamlin, American race car driver

#Denny_Hamlin

Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (d. 1706)

#Pierre_Bayle

Jason Williams, American basketball player

#Jason_Williams_(basketball,_born_1975)

Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter

#Herman_Rarebell

Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1967)

#Ferenc_Münnich

Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 1941)

#Ignacy_Jan_Paderewski

Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1800)

#Carl_Friedrich_Christian_Fasch

Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer

#Steven_Moffat

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player

#Noppawan_Lertcheewakarn

Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2003)

#Hank_Ballard

Alan Moore, English author and illustrator

#Alan_Moore

Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)

#Ted_Stevens

Henry Daglish, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1920)

#Henry_Daglish

Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka

#Mahinda_Rajapaksa

George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist

#George_Kotsiopoulos

Steven Skrzybski, German footballer

#Steven_Skrzybski

Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)

#Alan_Shepard

Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (d. 2010)

#Wilma_Mankiller

Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords

#Margaret_Jay,_Baroness_Jay_of_Paddington

Lamoral, Count of Egmont (d. 1568)

#Lamoral,_Count_of_Egmont

Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal

#Leonardo_Sandri

Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal

#Ennio_Antonelli

Allison Tolman, American actress

#Allison_Tolman

Maggie Stiefvater, American author

#Maggie_Stiefvater

Timothy Maude, American general (d. 2001)

#Timothy_Maude

Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player

#Jeffrey_Jordan

Craig Wood, American golfer (d. 1968)

#Craig_Wood_(golfer)

David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (d. 1841)

#David_Wilkie_(artist)

Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (d. 1992)

#Marjorie_Gestring

Yoon Park, South Korean actor

#Yoon_Park

Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014)

#Knowlton_Nash

Natalie Osman, American wrestler

#Natalie_Osman

Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)

#Hamza_al-Ghamdi

Luke Chadwick, English footballer

#Luke_Chadwick

Delroy Lindo, English actor and director

#Delroy_Lindo

Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist

#Sheila_Jordan

George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)

#George_Wald

Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Dimmu Borgir Chrome Division, Ov Hell, and Fimbulwinter)

#Shagrath

Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003)

#Compay_Segundo

Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer

#Matt_Welsh

Brenda Vaccaro, American actress

#Brenda_Vaccaro

Danka Kovini?, Montenegrin professional tennis player

#Danka_Kovini?

Susan Sullivan, American actress

#Susan_Sullivan

Gio Ponti, Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, and publisher.(d. 1979)

#Gio_Ponti

Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (d. 1888)

#Asa_Gray

Michael Dawson, English footballer

#Michael_Dawson_(footballer)

Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (d. 2000)

#Attilio_Bertolucci

Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Duncan_Sheik

Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dustin_Kensrue

Dominic Armato, American voice actor

#Dominic_Armato

Jameson Parker, American actor and producer

#Jameson_Parker

Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (d. 1973)

#Jacques_Maritain

Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress

#Peta_Wilson

Gary Sheffield, American baseball player and coach

#Gary_Sheffield

Christian Siriano, American fashion designer

#Christian_Siriano

Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist

#Megyn_Kelly

Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer

#Ahmed_Kelly

François Duval, Belgian race car driver

#François_Duval

Petter Solberg, Norwegian race car driver

#Petter_Solberg

Shawn Camp, American baseball player

#Shawn_Camp

Kirk Hammett, American guitarist and songwriter

#Kirk_Hammett

W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (d. 1911)

#W._S._Gilbert

Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic

#Terrance_Hayes

Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (d. 2015)

#Joost_Zwagerman

Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat

#Vassilis_Vassilikos

Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806)

#Prince_Louis_Ferdinand_of_Prussia_(1772-1806)

Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress

#Nasim_Pedrad

Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)

#Gene_Mauch

Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (d. 1963)

#Amelita_Galli-Curci

Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 2004)

#Salvador_Laurel

Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor

#Ahmed_Helmy

Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter

#Kim_Wilde

Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer

#Bernhard_Luxbacher

August Kundt, German physicist and educator (d. 1894)

#August_Kundt

Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter and musician (Tripping Daisy; The Polyphonic Spree)

#Tim_DeLaughter

Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)

#Mustafa_Khalil

John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Parr

Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 2014)

#Gary_Bettenhausen

Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969)

#Haguroyama_Masaji

Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (d. 1997)

#Rudolf_Bahro

Damien Johnson, Irish footballer

#Damien_Johnson

Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster

#Warren_Moon

Mike Epps, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Mike_Epps

Nathan Kress, American actor and director

#Nathan_Kress

Victor Hémery, French race car driver (d. 1950)

#Victor_Hémery

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1929)

#Grand_Duke_Nicholas_Nikolaevich_of_Russia_(1856-1929)

Jonnie Irwin, English television presenter and business expert

#Jonnie_Irwin

Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995)

#Vic_Hey

Travis Buck, American baseball player

#Travis_Buck

Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (d. 1996)

#Lise_Østergaard

Kevin Nealon, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter

#Kevin_Nealon

Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (d. 2001)

#Imogene_Coca

Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (d. 1981)

#Carl_Vinson

Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP!

#Wolfgang_Joop

Beebe Steven Lynk, African-American chemist and author (d. 1948)

#Beebe_Steven_Lynk

Jan Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (Vixen) (d. 2013)

#Jan_Kuehnemund

Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Tõnis_Mägi

George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984)

#George_Gallup

Nick Cotric, Australian rugby league player

Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter

Kelly Versteeg, Dutch tennis player

Zhang Zetian, Chinese businesswoman and investor

Myk Perez, Filipino singer

Michael Roach, American soccer player

Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer

Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS

Greg Estandia, American football player

Christina Vidal, American actress and singer

Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress

Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor

Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer

Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer

Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Therese Coffey, English chemist and politician

Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014)

Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager

Gavin Peacock, English footballer and sportscaster

Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

Nadia Sawalha, English actress

Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach

Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)

Bart Bryant, American golfer

Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager

Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (d. 2014)

Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (d. 1995)

Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor

Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010)

Kong? Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)

Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer

Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)

James Welch, American novelist and poet (d. 2003)

John McKay, British-Canadian mathematician

Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar

Rodney Hall, Australian author and poet

Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (d. 2008)

Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (d. 2010)

Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000)

Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (d. 1967)

Ron Suart, English football player and manager (d. 2015)

Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000)

Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005)

Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007)

?lhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008)

Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957)

Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)

Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)

Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (d. 1976)

Sait Faik Abas?yan?k, Turkish author and poet (d. 1954)

Franklin Adreon, American film and television director (d. 1979)

Howard Thurman, American author, philosopher and civil rights activist (d. 1981)

Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)

Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (d. 1939)

Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (d. 1952)

Clarence Day, American author and poet (d. 1935)

Emperor K?nin of Japan (d. 782)

Itzam K'an Ahk II, Mayan ruler (d. 757)