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Famous People Born on January 18(253 people)
Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Canadian actress and dancer
Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis player
Tee Higgins, American football player
Djorkaeff Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
Gary Trent Jr., American basketball player
Lisandro Martínez, Argentinian footballer
Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player
Bryce Alford, American basketball player
Leonard Fournette, American football player
Juan Fernando Quintero, Colombian footballer
Douglas Wreden, a.k.a. DougDoug, American streamer
Gorgui Dieng, Senegalese basketball player
Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner
Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player
Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player
Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player
Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter
Ashleigh Murray, American actress and singer
Christopher Liebig, German rugby player
Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter
Becca Tobin, American actress, singer, and dancer
Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer
Eugene Lee Yang, Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist
Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier
Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean mass murderer (died 2007)
Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter
Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic
Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater
Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress
Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer
Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager
Julius Peppers, American football player
Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter
Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player
Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
Kenyatta Jones, American football player (died 2018)
Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player
Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter
Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach
Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist
Joe Kehoskie, American baseball executive
Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach
Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player
Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker
Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter
Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager
Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (died 2019)
Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer
Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)
Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author
André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver (died 2021)
Brady Anderson, American baseball player
Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer
Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
Ian Crook, English footballer and manager
Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland
Alison Arngrim, Canadian-American actress
Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager
Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster
Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor
Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright
Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician
Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer
Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer
Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor
Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic
R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (died 1982)
Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver
Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (died 1982)
Philippe Starck, French interior designer
Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (died 2019)
Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist
Carl Morton, American baseball player (died 1983)
Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria
Kay Granger, American educator and politician
Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer
Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (died 2013)
Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author (died 2023)
David Ruffin, American singer (died 1991)
Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (died 1971)
Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic
Werner Olk, German footballer and manager
Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American musician (died 2022)
David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
Eddie Jones, British illustrator (died 1999)
Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (died 2018)
Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2014)
Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2007)
Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (died 2022)
David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (died 2019)
John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (died 2013)
Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (died 2004)
Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (died 2017)
Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2007)
Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (died 2021)
Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (died 2013)
Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (died 1995)
Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (died 2013)
John Graham, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (died 2012)
Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (died 2015)
Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)
Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (died 2008)
Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (died 2012)
Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (died 1979)
Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (died 1987)
Carroll Cloar, American artist (died 1993)
Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (died 1972)
Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1987)
Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (died 1993)
Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (died 1974)
János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (died 1984)
Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (died 2002)
Cary Grant, English-American actor (died 1986)
Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (died 1996)
Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1973)
Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)
Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1765)
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About Famous Birthdays on January 18
January 18 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.
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