August 18 :: Historical Births Today

Famous Births

• 1414 - Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)


• 1450 - Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (d. 1524)


• 1579 - Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Roman Catholic nun (died 1640)


• 1587 - Virginia Dare, first English child born in North America (d. 1588)


• 1596 - Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)


• 1605 - Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)


• 1606 - Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)


• 1611 - Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)


• 1657 - Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)


• 1685 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (d. 1731)


• 1692 - Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)


• 1720 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)


• 1750 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. 1825)


• 1754 - François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)


• 1774 - Meriwether Lewis, American explorer (d. 1809)


• 1792 - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)


• 1803 - Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)


• 1819 - Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)


• 1822 - Isaac P. Rodman, American Union general (d. 1862)


• 1830 - Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)


• 1841 - William Halford, American naval officer (d. 1919)


• 1855 - Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)


• 1857 - Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)


• 1870 - Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, Russian general (d. 1918)


• 1879 - Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)


• 1890 - Walther Funk, German Nazi politician (d. 1960)


• 1893 - Ernest MacMillan, Canadian musician (d. 1973)


• 1893 - Burleigh Grimes, baseball player (d. 1985)


• 1896 - Jack Pickford, Canadian-born actor (d. 1933)


• 1900 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (d. 1964)


• 1902 - Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter (d. 1968)


• 1903 - Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. 1983)


• 1904 - Max Factor, Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur (d. 1996)


• 1906 - Marcel Carné, French film director (d. 1996)


• 1908 - Edgar Faure, French politician and historian (d. 1988)


• 1909 - Gérard Filion, French Canadian businessman and journalist (d. 2005)


• 1913 - Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)


• 1915 - Max Lanier, baseball player (d. 2007)


• 1916 - Dame Moura Lympany, British pianist (d. 2005)


• 1917 - Caspar Weinberger, American politician (d. 2006)


• 1918 - Cisco Houston, American folk singer (d. 1961)


• 1919 - Walter Joseph Hickel, 2^nd and 8^th Governor of Alaska


• 1920 - Bob Kennedy, baseball player (d. 2005)


• 1920 - Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006)


• 1921 - Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian


• 1922 - Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer


• 1925 - Brian Aldiss, English writer


• 1925 - Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006)


• 1927 - Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States


• 1928 - Marge Schott, baseball team owner (d. 2004)


• 1929 - Hugues Aufray, French singer


• 1930 - Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre


• 1931 - Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian Salvation Army general


• 1931 - Dick White, English footballer


• 1932 - William R. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia


• 1933 - Roman Polanski, French-born director and actor


• 1933 - Just Fontaine, French footballer


• 1934 - Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney


• 1934 - Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player and humanitarian (d. 1972)


• 1934 - Ronnie Carroll, British singer


• 1935 - Rafer Johnson, American athlete


• 1935 - Howard Morrison, New Zealand entertainer


• 1936 - Robert Redford, American actor


• 1938 - Joe Frank, American radio personality


• 1939 - Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and comedian (d. 2008)


• 1939 - Robert Horton, British businessman


• 1939 - Johnny Preston, American singer


• 1943 - Martin Mull, American comedian


• 1943 - Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician


• 1943 - Carl Wayne, English singer (d. 2004)


• 1945 - Barbara Harris, American singer (Toys)


• 1948 - Joseph Marcell, British actor


• 1949 - Rudy Hartono, Indonesian badminton player


• 1952 - Elayne Boosler, American comedian


• 1952 - Patrick Swayze, American actor


• 1952 - Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer


• 1953 - Louie Gohmert, American politician


• 1955 - Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist


• 1956 - John Debney, American composer


• 1956 - Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, American musician


• 1957 - Carole Bouquet, French actress


• 1957 - Denis Leary, American comedian and actor


• 1958 - Madeleine Stowe, American actress


• 1959 - Tom Prichard, American wrestler


• 1960 - Fat Lever, American basketball player


• 1960 - Mike LaValliere, baseball player


• 1961 - Bob Woodruff, American journalist, anchor


• 1962 - Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico


• 1962 - Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1964 - Edith Frost, American singer/songwriter


• 1964 - Kenny Walker, American basketball player


• 1965 - Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer


• 1965 - Jim Florentine, American comedian


• 1966 - Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist


• 1966 - Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress


• 1967 - Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer


• 1967 - Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer


• 1968 - Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress


• 1968 - Dan Peters, American musician


• 1969 - Masta Killa, American rapper


• 1969 - Everlast, American musician


• 1969 - Edward Norton, American actor


• 1969 - Christian Slater, American actor


• 1970 - Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress


• 1970 - Greg Dean Schmitz, American online film journalist


• 1970 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor


• 1971 - Richard D James, Irish-born musician (Aphex Twin)


• 1971 - Jacob Vargas, American actor


• 1972 - Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer


• 1972 - Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer


• 1972 - Shaun Wilson, Australian artist


• 1976 - Daphnee Duplaix Samuel, American actress, Playboy Playmate


• 1976 - Bryan Volpenhein, American rower


• 1977 - Régine Chassagne, member of the Canadian rock band Arcade Fire


• 1978 - Andy Samberg, American comedian


• 1979 - Selena Silver, pornographic actress


• 1980 - Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer


• 1980 - Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress


• 1980 - Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver


• 1980 - Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker


• 1980 - Jeremy Shockey, American football Tight End


• 1981 - César Delgado, Argentine footballer


• 1981 - Jonathan Schneck, American musician (Relient K)


• 1983 - Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer


• 1983 - Michael Montgomery, American football player


• 1983 - Mica Penniman (Mika), Lebanese-born musician


• 1983 - Daniel Keith Swain (Danny!), American record producer/hip-hop artist


• 1984 - Robert Huth, German footballer


• 1987 - Mika Boorem, American actress


• 1992 - Frances Bean Cobain, daughter Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love


• 1992 - Riko Narumi, Japanese actress


• 1994 - Jessie Flower, American actress


• 1995 - Parker McKenna Posey, American actress