18 November Births

November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 43 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).

701 – Itzam K'an Ahk II, Mayan ruler (d. 757)
709 – Emperor Kōnin of Japan (d. 782)
1522 – Lamoral, Count of Egmont (d. 1568)
1630 – Eleonora Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1686)
1647 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (d. 1706)
1727 – Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (d. 1773)
1736 – Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, German harpsichord player and composer (d. 1800)
1756 – Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1837)
1772 – Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (d. 1806)
1774 – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (d. 1837)
1785 – David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (d. 1841)
1787 – Louis Daguerre, French physicist and photographer, developed the daguerreotype (d. 1851)
1804 – Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora, Italian general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1878)
1810 – Asa Gray, American botanist and academic (d. 1888)
1832 – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish geologist and explorer (d. 1901)
1836 – W. S. Gilbert, English playwright, poet, and illustrator (d. 1911)
1839 – August Kundt, German physicist and educator (d. 1894)
1856 – Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (d. 1929)
1860 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (d. 1941)
1861 – Dorothy Dix, American journalist and author (d. 1951)
1874 – Clarence Day, American author and poet (d. 1935)
1876 – Victor Hémery, French race car driver (d. 1950)
1880 – Naum Torbov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Central Sofia Market Hall (d. 1952)
1882 – Amelita Galli-Curci, Italian-American soprano (d. 1963)
1882 – Wyndham Lewis, English painter and author (d. 1957)
1882 – Jacques Maritain, French philosopher and author (d. 1973)
1883 – Carl Vinson, American judge and politician (d. 1981)
1886 – Ferenc Münnich, Hungarian soldier and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1967)
1888 – Frances Marion, American screenwriter, novelist and journalist (d. 1973)
1889 – Stanislav Kosior, Polish-Russian politician (d. 1939)
1891 – Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1970)
1897 – Patrick Blackett, Baron Blackett, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
1898 – Joris Ivens, Dutch director and producer (d. 1989)
1898 – Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (d. 1925)
1899 – Eugene Ormandy, Hungarian-American violinist and conductor (d. 1985)
1900 – Albert Johnson, American jockey (d. 1966)
1901 – George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984)
1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
1901 – Craig Wood, American golfer (d. 1968)
1902 – Franklin Adreon, American film and television director (d. 1979)
1904 – Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983)
1904 – Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (d. 1978)
1906 – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (d. 1954)
1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (d. 1988)
1906 – Klaus Mann, German-American author, playwright, and critic (d. 1949)
1906 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998)
1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003)
1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress and singer (d. 2001)
1909 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (d. 1976)
1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (d. 2000)
1912 – Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995)
1912 – Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)
1913 – Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969)
1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)
1918 – İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008)
1918 – Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007)
1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005)
1920 – Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)
1920 – Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000)
1920 – Ron Suart, English football player and manager (d. 2015)
1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (d. 1967)
1923 – Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)
1923 – Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)
1924 – Les Lye, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1924 – Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000)
1925 – Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
1927 – Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1927 – Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014)
1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 2004)
1928 – Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1929 – Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (d. 2013)
1932 – Nasif Estéfano, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1973)
1932 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1933 – Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (d. 2008)
1934 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat
1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (d. 1997)
1935 – Rodney Hall, Australian author and poet
1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal
1936 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Old and New Dreams, New York Contemporary Five, and Codona) (d. 1995)
1936 – Suzette Haden Elgin, American linguist and author (d. 2015)
1937 – Ülle Kukk, Estonian botanist and conservationist
1938 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012)
1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar
1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian author, poet, and critic
1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress
1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress
1941 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 2014)
1941 – Angela Watkinson, English educator and politician
1942 – Linda Evans, American actress
1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress
1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal
1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP!
1945 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (d. 2010)
1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka
1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author
1946 – Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (Camel) (d. 2015)
1947 – Timothy Maude, American general (d. 2001)
1947 – Jameson Parker, American actor and producer
1947 – Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Daddy Cool, and Mondo Rock)
1948 – Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Ultima Thule)
1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer
1948 – Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)
1948 – Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)
1948 – Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010)
1949 – Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter
1950 – Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player
1951 – Pete Morelli, American businessman
1951 – Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author
1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland
1952 – Claudio Capone, Italian voice actor (d. 2008)
1952 – Delroy Lindo, English actor and director
1953 – Alan Moore, English author and illustrator
1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1954 – John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor
1956 – Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (d. 1995)
1956 – Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster
1956 – Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (d. 2014)
1957 – Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer
1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentinian footballer and manager
1958 – Oscar Nunez, Cuban-American actor and screenwriter
1959 – Cindy Blackman, American drummer
1959 – Ulrich Noethen, German actor
1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
1960 – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter
1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer
1962 – Bart Bryant, American golfer
1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist and songwriter (Metallica, Spastik Children, and Exodus)
1962 – Jamie Moyer, American baseball player and sportscaster
1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)
1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach
1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1963 – Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (d. 2015)
1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist and author
1964 – Nadia Sawalha, English actress
1967 – Tom Gordon, American baseball player
1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1967 – Gavin Peacock, English footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager
1968 – George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist
1968 – Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter (College Boyz)
1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, comedian and screenwriter
1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach
1969 – Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor
1969 – Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014)
1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1970 – Elizabeth Anne Allen, American actress
1970 – Mike Epps, American comedian, actor, and producer
1970 – Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist
1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress
1971 – Therese Coffey, English chemist and politician
1971 – Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic
1971 – Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1972 – Jessi Alexander, American singer-songwriter
1972 – Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater
1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach
1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress and fashion designer
1974 – Petter Solberg, Norwegian race car driver
1974 – Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach
1975 – Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer
1975 – Shawn Camp, American baseball player
1975 – Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer
1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player
1975 – Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor
1975 – Jason Williams, American basketball player
1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Dimmu Borgir Chrome Division, Ov Hell, and Fimbulwinter)
1976 – Dominic Armato, American voice actor
1976 – Sage Francis, American rapper (Non-Prophets)
1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress
1977 – Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1977 – Fabolous, American rapper and producer
1978 – Damien Johnson, Irish footballer
1978 – Aldo Montano, Italian fencer
1980 – Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer
1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
1980 – François Duval, Belgian race car driver
1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Junichi Okada, Japanese singer and actor
1981 – Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress
1981 – Gian Magdangal, Filipino singer and actor (17:28)
1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress
1981 – Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress
1981 – Maggie Stiefvater, American author
1981 – Allison Tolman, American actress
1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress and singer
1982 – Greg Estandia, American football player
1983 – Travis Buck, American baseball player
1983 – Michael Dawson, English footballer
1983 – J.C. Intal, Filipino basketball player
1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS
1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer
1984 – Johnny Christ, American bass player
1984 – Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer
1985 – Allyson Felix, American sprinter
1985 – Christian Siriano, American fashion designer
1987 – Jake Abel, American actor
1987 – Hitomi Harada, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987 – Yoon Park, South Korean actor
1988 – Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player
1988 – Michael Roach, American soccer player
1989 – Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player
1989 – Natalie Osman, American wrestler
1990 – Myk Perez, Filipino singer
1991 – Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer
1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor and director
1992 – Steven Skrzybski, German footballer

Source: Wikipedia