Famous birthdays on December 18
Famous people born on December 18, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♐ Star sign
Sagittarius
💎 Birthstone
Turquoise
👶 How common
No. 38 of 366
Born on December 18

Joseph John Thomson
born 1856 · British physicist (1856-1940)

Joseph Stalin
born 1878 · politician and leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1924 to 1953

Willy Brandt
born 1913 · German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Steven Spielberg
born 1946 · American filmmaker (born 1946)

Steve Biko
born 1946 · South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)

Brad Pitt
born 1963 · American actor (born 1963)
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Christina Aguilera
born 1980 · American singer, songwriter and actress
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Billie Eilish
born 2001 · American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

Keith Richards
born 1943 · British musician, guitarist of the Rolling Stones
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Katie Holmes
born 1978 · American actress (born 1978)

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
born 1971 · Spanish tennis player

Santiago Cañizares
born 1969 · Spanish footballer

Michael Moorcock
born 1939 · English writer, editor, critic (born 1939)
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Alejandro Sanz
born 1968 · Spanish pop musician (born 1968)

Mario Basler
born 1968 · German footballer

Mohamed El-Shenawy
born 1988 · Egyptian assiciation football player

Volker Bouffier
born 1951 · German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse
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Nelly Karim
born 1974 · Egyptian ballerina and actress

Karol Dobiaš
born 1947 · Slovak football player and coach

Krystyna Janda
born 1952 · Polish actress

Bent Hamer
born 1956 · Norwegian film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1956)

Yoon Suk Yeol
born 1960 · President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025

Pierre Nkurunziza
born 1964 · President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020
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John Moshoeu
born 1965 · South African footballer (1965-2015)

Gianluca Pagliuca
born 1966 · Italian association football player
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Rachel Griffiths
born 1968 · Australian actress

Rob Van Dam
born 1970 · American professional wrestler and actor (born 1970)
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Lawrence Wong
born 1972 · Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024
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Älihan Smaiylov
born 1972 · former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (2022–2024)

Mutassim Gaddafi
born 1974 · Officer and National Security Advisor for Libya (1974-2011)

Trish Stratus
born 1975 · Canadian professional wrestler
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Sia
born 1975 · Australian singer and songwriter (born 1975)

Alberto Quintero
born 1987 · Panamian footballer

Arvydas Novikovas
born 1990 · Lithuanian association football player
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Rashid Sumaila
born 1992 · Ghanaian football player

Thomas Lam
born 1993 · Dutch-Finnish footballer
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Saba Lobzhanidze
born 1994 · Georgian association football player

Natália Kelly
born 1994 · Austrian singer
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Barbora Krejčíková
born 1995 · Czech tennis player (born 1995)
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Paola Egonu
born 1998 · Italian volleyball player (born 1998)
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Questions about December 18 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on December 18?
- Famous people born on December 18 include Joseph John Thomson (1856), Joseph Stalin (1878), Willy Brandt (1913), Steven Spielberg (1946), Steve Biko (1946).
- What star sign is someone born on December 18?
- Someone born on December 18 is a Sagittarius.
- What is the birthstone for December 18?
- The birthstone for December is turquoise.
- How common is a birthday on December 18?
- In the US, December 18 is the No. 38 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,061 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).