Famous Birthdays By Date

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Famous People Born on January 18(253 people)

Actor

Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Canadian actress and dancer

Athlete

Anastasia Zakharova, Russian tennis player

Athlete

Ki-Jana Hoever, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Karim Adeyemi, German footballer

Actor

Karan Brar, American actor

Notable Figure

Tee Higgins, American football player

Athlete

Djorkaeff Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer

Athlete

Gary Trent Jr., American basketball player

Actor

Mateus Ward, American actor

Athlete

Aitana Bonmatí, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Lisandro Martínez, Argentinian footballer

Athlete

Éder Militão, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Emil Audero, Indonesian footballer

Notable Figure

Denis Malgin, Swiss ice hockey player

Athlete

Bryce Alford, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Leonard Fournette, American football player

Athlete

Samu Castillejo, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Max Fried, American baseball player

Musician

Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer

Athlete

Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player

Actor

Sean Keenan, Australian actor

Athlete

Juan Fernando Quintero, Colombian footballer

Athlete

Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer

Notable Figure

Douglas Wreden, a.k.a. DougDoug, American streamer

Athlete

Gorgui Dieng, Senegalese basketball player

Athlete

Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner

Athlete

Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player

Athlete

Nacho, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Gift Ngoepe, South African baseball player

Notable Figure

Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player

Actor

Zeeko Zaki, Egyptian-American actor

Athlete

Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer

Athlete

Michael Pineda, Dominican baseball player

Musician

Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Angelique Kerber, German tennis player

Athlete

Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer

Actor

Ashleigh Murray, American actress and singer

Notable Figure

Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist

Athlete

Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer

Notable Figure

Christopher Liebig, German rugby player

Athlete

Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer

Musician

Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter

Actor

Becca Tobin, American actress, singer, and dancer

Actor

Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer

Actor

Eugene Lee Yang, Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist

Notable Figure

Dale Begg-Smith, Canadian-Australian skier

Athlete

Mark Briscoe, American wrestler

Athlete

Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer

Actor

Hyun Woo, South Korean actor

Notable Figure

Seung-Hui Cho, South Korean mass murderer (died 2007)

Musician

Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter

Athlete

Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer

Athlete

Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer

Notable Figure

Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic

Notable Figure

Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer

Notable Figure

Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater

Actor

Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter

Actor

Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress

Athlete

Joel Stallworth, American sprinter

Musician

Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer

Athlete

Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner

Actor

Gang Dong-won, South Korean actor

Athlete

Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player

Athlete

Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer

Musician

Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Robert Green, English footballer

Athlete

Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Julius Peppers, American football player

Actor

Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player

Athlete

Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer

Notable Figure

Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player

Notable Figure

Kenyatta Jones, American football player (died 2018)

Athlete

Wandy Rodriguez, Dominican baseball player

Athlete

Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist

Athlete

Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer

Musician

Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athlete

Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player

Athlete

Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach

Musician

Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Actor

Derek Richardson, American actor

Musician

Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter

Actor

Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions

Notable Figure

Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach

Activist

Benjamin Jealous, American civic leader and activist

Business

Joe Kehoskie, American baseball executive

Athlete

Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer

Musician

Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director

Athlete

Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach

Actor

Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor

Athlete

Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker

Scientist

Amy Barger, American astronomer

Musician

Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver

Athlete

Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and manager

Writer

Binyavanga Wainaina, Kenyan writer (died 2019)

Musician

DJ Quik, American rapper and producer

Notable Figure

Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist

Actor

Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor

Actor

Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer

Musician

Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer

Athlete

Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (died 2014)

Athlete

Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer

Writer

Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author

Musician

Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer

Notable Figure

André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver (died 2021)

Athlete

Brady Anderson, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster

Athlete

Virgil Hill, American boxer

Actor

Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer

Politician

Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada

Athlete

Ian Crook, English footballer and manager

Musician

Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter

Politician

Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland

Actor

Alison Arngrim, Canadian-American actress

Athlete

Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager

Athlete

Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

Actor

Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor

Actor

Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright

Politician

Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician

Actor

Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer

Athlete

Ted DiBiase, American wrestler

Musician

Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer

Notable Figure

B. K. Misra, Indian neurosurgeon

Actor

Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor

Writer

Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic

Musician

R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Writer

Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (died 1982)

Athlete

Bob Latchford, English footballer

Notable Figure

Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver

Notable Figure

Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (died 1982)

Writer

Bill Keller, American journalist

Notable Figure

Philippe Starck, French interior designer

Writer

Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist (died 2018)

Actor

Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director

Athlete

Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler (died 2019)

Political Leader

Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation

Political Leader

Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (died 2013)

Business

Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist

Political Leader

Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Athlete

Carl Morton, American baseball player (died 1983)

Musician

Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer

Political Leader

Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria

Actor

Paul Freeman, English actor

Politician

Kay Granger, American educator and politician

Musician

Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer

Politician

Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (died 2013)

Writer

Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author (died 2023)

Musician

Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Musician

David Ruffin, American singer (died 1991)

Notable Figure

Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (died 1971)

Athlete

Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1997)

Notable Figure

Anthony Giddens, English sociologist and academic

Athlete

Werner Olk, German footballer and manager

Musician

Hargus "Pig" Robbins, American musician (died 2022)

Politician

John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)

Actor

Tim Barlow, English actor (died 2023)

Politician

David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport

Artist

Eddie Jones, British illustrator (died 1999)

Actor

Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director (died 2018)

Writer

Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (died 2014)

Politician

Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2007)

Writer

Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator (died 2022)

Politician

Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Writer

David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic (died 2019)

Filmmaker

John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter

Scientist

Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (died 2013)

Politician

William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Jean Vuarnet, French ski racer (died 2017)

Writer

Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (died 2007)

Political Leader

Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea (died 2021)

Politician

Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (died 2024)

Notable Figure

Alexander Gomelsky, Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (died 2005)

Actor

S. Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (died 1990)

Notable Figure

Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (died 2013)

Philosopher/Religious

Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (died 1995)

Politician

John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (died 2014)

Writer

Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (died 2013)

Military

John Graham, General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (died 2012)

Notable Figure

Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (died 2015)

Scientist

Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)

Athlete

Toni Turek, German footballer (died 1984)

Medical

Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (died 1996)

Notable Figure

Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2013)

Business

Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (died 2008)

Politician

Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (died 1998)

Politician

Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (died 2012)

Musician

Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1984)

Writer

Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (died 1979)

Writer

Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (died 1987)

Artist

Carroll Cloar, American artist (died 1993)

Musician

Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (died 1972)

Writer

José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (died 1969)

Actor

Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1987)

Notable Figure

Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (died 1993)

Scientist

Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (died 1974)

Musician

János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (died 1984)

Notable Figure

Joseph Bonanno, Italian-American mob boss (died 2002)

Musician

Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (died 2006)

Actor

Cary Grant, English-American actor (died 1986)

Musician

Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (died 1996)

Scientist

Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1973)

Writer

Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (died 1978)

Writer

C. M. Eddy Jr., American author (died 1967)

Athlete

Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (died 1982)

Athlete

Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (died 1976)

Writer

Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (died 1984)

Actor

Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (died 1957)

Notable Figure

Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (died 1957)

Medical

Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (died 1956)

Notable Figure

Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (died 1989)

Writer

Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (died 1962)

Writer

A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1956)

Notable Figure

Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (died 1975)

Scientist

Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (died 1933)

Notable Figure

Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (died 1954)

Politician

Henri Giraud, French general and politician (died 1949)

Business

Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (died 1961)

Political Leader

Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948)

Politician

Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (died 1916)

Medical

Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (died 1931)

Notable Figure

Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (died 1934)

Politician

Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (died 1916)

Political Leader

Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (died 1920)

Writer

Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (died 1925)

Military

Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (died 1900)

Politician

A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (died 1911)

Musician

Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (died 1894)

Writer

Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (died 1921)

Musician

César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (died 1918)

Philosopher/Religious

Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (died 1874)

Notable Figure

Pratap Singh Bhosle, Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (died 1847)

Politician

Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (died 1852)

Philosopher/Religious

Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (died 1869)

Politician

Samuel Whitbread, English politician (died 1815)

Architect

John Nash, English architect (died 1835)

Musician

Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1831)

Philosopher/Religious

Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (died 1803)

Notable Figure

Caspar Friedrich Wolff, German physiologist and embryologist (died 1794)

Legal

Johann Jakob Moser, German jurist (died 1785)

Philosopher/Religious

Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (died 1755)

Politician

Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1765)

Writer

Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (died 1731)

Philosopher/Religious

Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (died 1708)

Politician

François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (died 1691)

Notable Figure

Catherine, Duchess of Braganza (died 1614)

Political Leader

Isabella Jagiellon, Queen of Hungary (died 1559)

Notable Figure

Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (died 1508)

Notable Figure

Sir Philip Courtenay, English noble (died 1463)

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