18 January Births

January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 347 days remaining until the end of the year (348 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).

    1404 – Sir Philip Courtenay, British noble (d. 1463)
    1457 – Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508)
    1543 – Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian-English composer (d. 1588)
    1641 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, Secretary of State for War (d. 1691)
    1659 – Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher and theologian (d. 1708)
    1672 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French author (d. 1731)
    1688 – Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)
    1689 – Montesquieu, French lawyer and philosopher (d. 1755)
    1743 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin, French mystic and philosopher (d. 1803)
    1751 – Ferdinand Kauer, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1831)
    1764 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician (d. 1815)
    1779 – Peter Mark Roget, English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (d. 1869)
    1782 – Daniel Webster, American lawyer and politician, 14th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
    1815 – Constantin von Tischendorf, German theologian and scholar (d. 1874)
    1835 – César Cui, Russian general, composer, and critic (d. 1918)
    1840 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet and author (d. 1921)
    1841 – Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (d. 1894)
    1842 – A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)
    1848 – Ioan Slavici, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1925)
    1849 – Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920)
    1850 – Seth Low, American academic and politician, 92nd Mayor of New York City (d. 1916)
    1853 – Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (d. 1900)
    1854 – Thomas A. Watson, American assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (d. 1934)
    1856 – Daniel Hale Williams, American surgeon and cardiologist (d. 1931)
    1867 – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1916)
    1868 – Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1948)
    1877 – Sam Zemurray, Russian-American businessman, founded the Cuyamel Fruit Company (d. 1961)
    1879 – Henri Giraud, French general and politician (d. 1949)
    1880 – Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1933)
    1880 – Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster, Italian cardinal (d. 1954)
    1881 – Gaston Gallimard, French publisher, founded Éditions Gallimard (d. 1975)
    1882 – A. A. Milne, English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
    1884 – John Eisele, American runner (d. 1933)
    1884 – Elena Arizmendi Mejia, Mexican journalist and activist, founded the Neutral White Cross (d. 1949)
    1886 – Clara Nordström, Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962)
    1888 – Thomas Sopwith, English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989)
    1892 – Oliver Hardy, American actor and comedian (d. 1957)
    1892 – Bill Meanix, American hurdler and coach (d. 1957)
    1892 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (d. 1956)
    1893 – Jorge Guillén, Spanish poet, critic, and academic (d. 1984)
    1894 – Toots Mondt, American wrestler and promoter (d. 1976)
    1896 – C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (d. 1967)
    1896 – Ville Ritola, Finnish-American runner (d. 1982)
    1898 – Albert Kivikas, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1978)
    1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973)
    1903 – Berthold Goldschmidt, German pianist and composer (d. 1996)
    1904 – Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (d. 2006)
    1904 – Cary Grant, English-American actor (d. 1986)
    1907 – János Ferencsik, Hungarian conductor (d. 1984)
    1908 – Jacob Bronowski, Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (d. 1974)
    1908 – Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1972)
    1910 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (d. 1993)
    1911 – José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (d. 1969)
    1911 – Danny Kaye, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)
    1913 – Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (d. 1972)
    1914 – Arno Schmidt, German author and translator (d. 1979)
    1914 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovene author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)
    1915 – Syl Apps, Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (d. 1998)
    1915 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012)
    1915 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1984)
    1917 – Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
    1918 – Gustave Gingras, Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)
    1918 – Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2013)
    1919 – Toni Turek, German footballer (d. 1984)
    1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)
    1923 – John Graham, Welsh general (d. 2012)
    1923 – Gerrit Voorting, Dutch cyclist (d. 2015)
    1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995)
    1925 – John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (d. 2014)
    1925 – Sol Yurick, American soldier and author (d. 2013)
    1926 – Randolph Bromery, American geologist and academic (d. 2013)
    1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian actor, singer, and veena player (d. 1990)
    1931 – Chun Doo-hwan, South Korean general and politician, 5th President of South Korea
    1932 – Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007)
    1933 – Emeka Anyaoku, Nigerian politician, 8th Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
    1933 – David Bellamy, English botanist, author and academic
    1933 – John Boorman, English director, producer, and screenwriter
    1933 – Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (d. 2013)
    1933 – William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart, English lawyer and politician
    1933 – Frank McMullen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004)
    1934 – Raymond Briggs, English author and illustrator
    1935 – Albert Millaire, Canadian actor and director
    1935 – Jon Stallworthy, English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2014)
    1935 – Gad Yaacobi, Israeli academic and diplomat, 10th Israel Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2007)
    1936 – David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport
    1937 – John Hume, Northern Irish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate
    1938 – Curt Flood, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
    1938 – Werner Olk, German footballer and manager
    1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican race car driver (d. 1971)
    1941 – Denise Bombardier, Canadian journalist and author
    1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
    1941 – David Ruffin, American soul singer (d. 1991)
    1943 – Paul Freeman, English actor
    1943 – Kay Granger, American educator and politician
    1943 – Dave Greenslade, English keyboard player and composer
    1943 – Charlie Wilson, American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
    1944 – Paul Keating, Australian economist and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia
    1944 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (d. 1983)
    1944 – Kei Ogura, Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
    1945 – Rocco Forte, English businessman and philanthropist
    1946 – Perro Aguayo, Mexican wrestler
    1946 – Joseph Deiss, Swiss economist and politician, 156th President of the Swiss Confederation
    1946 – Henrique Rosa, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (d. 2013)
    1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player and journalist
    1947 – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
    1949 – Bill Keller, American journalist
    1949 – Philippe Starck, French interior designer
    1950 – Gianfranco Brancatelli, Italian race car driver
    1950 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982)
    1951 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982)
    1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer
    1952 – Michael Behe, American biochemist, author, and academic
    1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1953 – Brett Hudson, American singer-songwriter and producer
    1953 – Peter Moon, Australian comedian and actor
    1954 – Tom Bailey, English singer-songwriter
    1954 – Ted DiBiase, American wrestler and manager
    1954 – Jagdish Mali, Indian photographer (d. 2013)
    1954 – Kiki Smith, German-American sculptor and illustrator
    1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor, director, and producer
    1956 – Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton, English banker and politician
    1960 – Mark Rylance, English actor, director, and playwright
    1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer and manager
    1961 – Bob Hansen, American basketball player and sportscaster
    1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
    1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor and sculptor
    1963 – Maxime Bernier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
    1963 – Carl McCoy, English singer-songwriter
    1963 – Martin O'Malley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61st Governor of Maryland
    1963 – Vera Pauw, Dutch footballer and manager
    1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Russian weightlifter
    1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player
    1964 – Richard Dunwoody, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
    1964 – Virgil Hill, American boxer
    1964 – Jane Horrocks, English actress and singer
    1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player and author
    1966 – Kazufumi Miyazawa, Japanese singer
    1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian race car driver
    1967 – Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
    1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
    1969 – Dave Bautista, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor
    1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer
    1969 – Jim O'Rourke, American guitarist and producer
    1970 – DJ Quik, American rapper, producer, and actor
    1970 – Peter Van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
    1971 – Amy Barger, American astronomer
    1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer-songwriter
    1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver
    1971 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish footballer and coach
    1971 – Seamus O'Regan, Canadian journalist and politician
    1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
    1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player
    1972 – Kjersti Plätzer, Norwegian race walker
    1973 – Burnie Burns, American actor, director, and producer, co-founded Rooster Teeth Productions
    1973 – Luther Dickinson, American singer and guitarist
    1973 – Luke Goodwin, Australian rugby league player and coach
    1973 – Benjamin Jealous, American businessman
    1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian footballer
    1973 – Crispian Mills, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
    1973 – Rolando Schiavi, Argentinian footballer and coach
    1974 – Christian Burns, English singer-songwriter
    1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player
    1976 – Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian footballer and coach
    1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1977 – Richard Archer, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
    1977 – Alina Jidkova, Russian-American tennis player
    1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player
    1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist
    1978 – Bogdan Lobonț, Romanian footballer
    1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player
    1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer
    1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player
    1979 – Anastasia Grebenkina, Russian ice dancer and coach
    1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player
    1979 – Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer
    1980 – Estelle, English singer-songwriter and producer
    1980 – Robert Green, English footballer
    1980 – Kert Haavistu, Estonian footballer and manager
    1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player
    1980 – Jason Segel, American actor and screenwriter
    1981 – Otgonbayar Ershuu, Mongolian painter and illustrator
    1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player
    1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer
    1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean actor
    1982 – Quinn Allman, American guitarist and producer
    1982 – Mary Jepkosgei Keitany, Kenyan runner
    1982 – Joanna Newsom, American singer-songwriter and harp player
    1982 – Atacan Öztürk, Turkish footballer
    1983 – Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
    1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer-songwriter and actress
    1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer-songwriter
    1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer
    1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer
    1984 – Michael Kearney, American biochemist and academic
    1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer and choreographer
    1984 – Viktoria Shklover, Estonian figure skater
    1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Australian skier
    1985 – Mark Briscoe, American wrestler
    1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer
    1985 – Hyun Woo, South Korean actor
    1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian-American singer-songwriter
    1986 – Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Japanese actor and singer
    1987 – Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer
    1987 – Christopher Liebig, German rugby player
    1987 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer
    1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter
    1988 – Angelique Kerber, German tennis player
    1988 – Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer
    1988 – Boy van Poppel, Dutch cyclist
    1989 – Rubén Miño, Spanish footballer
    1989 – Chen Long, Chinese badminton player
    1990 – Nacho, Spanish footballer
    1990 – Hayle Ibrahimov, Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner
    1990 – Brett Lawrie, Canadian baseball player
    1990 – Alex Pietrangelo, Canadian ice hockey player
    1991 – Britt McKillip, Canadian singer and actress
    1991 – Diego Simões, Brazilian footballer
    1992 – Francesco Bardi, Italian footballer
    1992 – Cheyse Blair, Australian rugby league player
    1992 – Kieran Tscherniawsky, English discus thrower
    1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer
    1994 – Ilona Kremen, Belarusian tennis player

Source: Wikipedia