Famous birthdays on July 18

Famous people born on July 18, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♋ Star sign
Cancer
💎 Birthstone
Ruby
👶 How common
No. 23 of 366

Born on July 18

Robert Hooke
born 1635 · English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)
W. G. Grace
born 1848 · English amateur cricketer (1848-1915)
Hendrik Lorentz
born 1853 · Dutch physicist (1853–1928)
Nelson Mandela
born 1918 · President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
Hunter S. Thompson
born 1937 · American journalist and author (1937–2005)
Vin Diesel
born 1967 · American actor (born 1967)
Kristen Bell
born 1980 · American actress
Richard Branson
born 1950 · British business magnate
Hartmut Michel
born 1948 · German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize)
Nabil Fekir
born 1993 · French footballer (born 1993)
Elsa Pataky
born 1976 · Spanish model and actress
Alexander Morozevich
born 1977 · Russian chess player
Frank Farian
born 1941 · German music producer (1941–2024)
Canelo Álvarez
born 1990 · Mexican boxer
Saud Abdulhamid
born 1999 · Saudi footballer
Angelina Melnikova
born 2000 · Russian artistic gymnast
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Luis Flores
born 1961 · Mexican footballer
Volodar Murzin
born 2006 · Russian chess player (born 2006)
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Jahzir Bruno
born 2009 · American actor
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Mishaal Al-Saeed
born 1983 · Saudi Arabian footballer
Paul Verhoeven
born 1938 · Dutch film director (born 1938)
Peter Mutharika
born 1940 · President of Malawi
Giacinto Facchetti
born 1942 · Italian association football player (1942–2006)
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa
born 1947 · Italian politician (born 1947)
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Jerzy Gorgoń
born 1949 · Polish footballer
Elio Di Rupo
born 1951 · Belgian politician (born 1951)
Per Petterson
born 1952 · Norwegian novelist
Albert Camille Vital
born 1952 · Prime Minister of Madagascar
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Ephrem M'Bom
born 1954 · Cameroonian footballer (1954–2020)
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Kaisha Atakhanova
born 1957 · biologist, social activist of Kazakhstan
Petra Schersing
born 1965 · East German sprinter
Amar Osim
born 1967 · Bosnian footballer
Grant Bowler
born 1968 · New Zealand–Australian actor and television presenter
Abel Korzeniowski
born 1972 · Polish composer
M.I.A.
born 1975 · British singer and rapper (born 1975)
Tomas Danilevičius
born 1978 · Lithuanian footballer
Virginia Raggi
born 1978 · Italian politician (1978)
Zrinka Cvitešić
born 1979 · Croatian actress
Michiel Huisman
born 1981 · Dutch actor (born 1981)
Priyanka Chopra
born 1982 · Indian actress (born 1982)

July 18 in every year

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Questions about July 18 birthdays

Who are famous people born on July 18?: Famous people born on July 18 include Robert Hooke (1635), W. G. Grace (1848), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), Nelson Mandela (1918), Hunter S. Thompson (1937).
What star sign is someone born on July 18?: Someone born on July 18 is a Cancer.
What is the birthstone for July 18?: The birthstone for July is ruby.
How common is a birthday on July 18?: In the US, July 18 is the No. 23 most common birthday of the 366, with about 12,192 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).