18 December Births

December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 13 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

Births

1406 – Richard Olivier de Longueil, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (d. 1470)
1481 – Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony (d. 1503)
1505 – Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (d. 1546)
1507 – Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1551)
1590 – William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (d. 1640)
1602 – Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (d. 1650)
1610 – Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (d. 1688)
1620 – Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (d. 1668)
1626 – Christina, Queen of Sweden (d. 1689)
1660 – Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (d. 1715)
1661 – Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor (d. 1751)
1662 – James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (d. 1711)
1707 – Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer (d. 1788)
1725 – Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (d. 1791)
1734 – Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (d. 1810)
1800 – James Watney, English brewer and businessman (d. 1884)
1824 – John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1907)
1825 – Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)
1825 – John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (d. 1906)
1835 – Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author (d. 1922)
1847 – Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)
1849 – Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (d. 1931)
1851 – Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (d. 1896)
1856 – J. J. Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1860 – Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (d. 1908)
1861 – Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (d. 1924)
1863 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (d. 1914)
1867 – Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (d. 1941)
1869 – Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (d. 1965)
1870 – Saki, British short story writer (d. 1916)
1873 – Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (d. 1957)
1875 – Matt McGrath, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1941)
1878 – Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
1879 – Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (d. 1940)
1882 – Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta–Antofagasta railway (d. 1950)
1884 – Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology (d. 1942)
1886 – Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (d. 1961)
1887 – Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)
1888 – Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (d. 1971)
1888 – Robert Moses, American urban planner (d. 1981)
1890 – Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (d. 1954)
1896 – Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer (d. 1977)
1897 – Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer (d. 1952)
1899 – Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (d. 1990)
1904 – George Stevens, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (d. 1975)
1907 – Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)
1907 – Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (d. 2009)
1908 – Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)
1908 – Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)
1910 – Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, and director (d. 1985)
1910 – Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (d. 2010)
1911 – Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1912 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (d. 2002)
1913 – Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (d. 1987)
1913 – Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
1913 – Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
1916 – Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (d. 2008)
1916 – Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1973)
1917 – Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)
1920 – Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
1922 – Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
1922 – Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (d. 2006)
1923 – Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London
1924 – Cicely Tyson, American actress
1927 – Ramsey Clark, American lawyer and politician, 66th United States Attorney General
1927 – Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)
1928 – Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (d. 2003)
1928 – Harold Land, American tenor saxophonist (d. 2001)
1929 – Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)
1929 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)
1930 – Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)
1931 – Allen Klein, American businessman and music publisher (d. 2009)
1931 – Alison Plowden, English historian and author (d. 2007)
1931 – Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)
1932 – Norm Provan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and businessman
1932 – Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
1934 – Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore (d. 2013)
1934 – Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
1935 – Rosemary Leach, English actress (d. 2017)
1935 – Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author
1936 – Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (d. 1987)
1937 – Nancy Ryles, American politician (d. 1990)
1938 – Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (d. 1996)
1938 – Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)
1939 – Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter
1939 – Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager
1940 – John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (d. 1974)
1941 – Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
1941 – Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer
1941 – Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic
1942 – Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic
1942 – Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player
1943 – Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (d. 2014)
1943 – Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1943 – Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
1944 – Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator
1945 – Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 – Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (d. 1977)
1946 – Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks
1947 – Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter
1948 – Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948 – Mimmo Paladino, Italian sculptor and painter
1948 – Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (d. 1980)
1950 – Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1950 – Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (d. 2002)
1950 – Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician
1950 – Lizmark, Mexican wrestler (d. 2015)
1950 – Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic
1952 – John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer
1953 – Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer
1954 – John Booth, English race car driver
1954 – Ray Liotta, American actor
1954 – Willi Wülbeck, German runner
1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
1955 – Bogusław Mamiński, Polish runner
1957 – Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (d. 2016)
1958 – Geordie Walker, English guitarist
1958 – Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator
1960 – Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic
1960 – Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer
1961 – Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach
1961 – Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet
1961 – Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Third Point Management
1963 – Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist
1963 – Greg D'Angelo, American drummer
1963 – Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach
1963 – Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, President of Burundi
1963 – Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach
1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor and producer
1964 – Stone Cold Steve Austin, American wrestler and producer
1964 – Don Beebe, American football player and coach
1965 – Shawn Christian, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1965 – Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)
1966 – Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster
1967 – Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist
1967 – Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Mario Basler, German footballer and manager
1968 – Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress
1968 – Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer
1969 – Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
1969 – Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager
1969 – Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver
1970 – DMX, American rapper and actor
1970 – Lucious Harris, American basketball player
1970 – Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter
1970 – Rob Van Dam, American wrestler
1970 – Jonathan Yeo, English painter
1971 – Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
1971 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer
1971 – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player and sportscaster
1972 – Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter
1972 – Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter
1973 – Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner
1974 – Peter Boulware, American football player and politician
1974 – Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer
1975 – Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter
1975 – Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1975 – Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress
1977 – José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
1977 – Maria Brink, American singer-songwriter
1977 – Claudia Gesell, German runner
1978 – Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Ali Curtis, American soccer player
1978 – Katie Holmes, American actress
1980 – Christina Aguilera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 – Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (d. 2017)
1980 – Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder
1980 – Benjamin Watson, American football player
1983 – Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player
1984 – Paul Harrison, English footballer
1984 – Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer
1986 – François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
1986 – Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
1986 – Bill Stull, American football player
1987 – Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer
1987 – Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater
1987 – Yuki Furukawa, Japanese actor
1988 – Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist
1988 – Seth Doege, American football player
1988 – Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete
1988 – Imad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
1990 – Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter
1992 – Ryan Crouser, American shot putter
1993 – Byron Buxton, American baseball player
2001 – Billie Eilish, American pop singer

Source: wikipedia