Famous Births on 18 Aug

Famous Births on 18 Aug

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, 2nd and 8th 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 - Ronnie Carroll, British singer
1934 - Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player and humanitarian (d. 1972)
1934 - Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney
1935 - Rafer Johnson, American athlete
1935 - Howard Morrison, New Zealand entertainer
1936 - Robert Redford, American actor
1938 - Joe Frank, American radio personality
1939 - Johnny Preston, American singer
1939 - Robert Horton, British businessman
1939 - Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and comedian (d. 2008)
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 - Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer
1952 - Patrick Swayze, American actor
1952 - Elayne Boosler, American comedian
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 - Jim Florentine, American comedian
1965 - Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
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 - Christian Slater, American actor
1969 - Edward Norton, American actor
1969 - Everlast, American musician
1969 - Masta Killa, American rapper
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 - Shaun Wilson, Australian artist
1972 - Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer
1972 - Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer
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 - Jeremy Shockey, American football Tight End
1980 - Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker
1980 - Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver
1980 - Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
1980 - Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer
1981 - César Delgado, Argentine footballer
1981 - Jonathan Schneck, American musician (Relient K)
1983 - Daniel Keith Swain (Danny!), American record producer/hip-hop artist
1983 - Mica Penniman (Mika), Lebanese-born musician
1983 - Michael Montgomery, American football player
1983 - Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer
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