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August 18 birthdays

295 notable historical figures were born on August 18, and 174 died on this day. Everyone born on August 18 is a Leo.

19% of August 18 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (62) than any other country.

Born on August 18

• Robert Redford (1936 to 2025. American actor and director (1936–2025))
• Edward Norton (born 1969. American actor (born 1969))
• Roman Polanski (born 1933. Polish and French filmmaker (born 1933))
• Franz Joseph (Emperor Franz Joseph I) (1830 to 1916. Habsburg monarch from 1848 to 1916)
• Antonio Salieri (1750 to 1825. Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825))
• Timothy Snyder (born 1969. American historian (born 1969))
• Roberto Clemente (1934 to 1972. Puerto Rican baseball player (1934–1972))
• Bajirao I (1700 to 1740. Peshwa of the Maratha Empire from 1720 to 1740)
• Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900 to 1990. Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and politician (1900–1990))
• Felipe Calderón (born 1962. President of Mexico from 2006 to 2012)
• Percy Fawcett (1867 to 1925. British explorer and military officer)
• Lord John Russell (1792 to 1878. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1846–1852, 1865–1866))
• Mika Boorem (born 1987. American actress (born 1987))
• Lavr Kornilov (1870 to 1918. Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918))
• Maria Anna of Austria (1606 to 1646. Holy Roman Empress from 1637 to 1646)
• Klavdia (singer) (born 2002. Greek singer (born 2002))
• Beatrice Borromeo (born 1985. Italian journalist and fashion model (born 1985))
• Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807 to 1886. American polymath (1807–1886))
• Liviu Librescu (1930 to 2007. Romanian-Israeli-American scientist, Holocaust survivor)
• Almanzor (938 to 1010. Andalusian military leader and statesman (c. 938–1002))
• Achille Starace (1889 to 1945. Italian Fascist leader (1889–1945))
• Winnie Holzman (born 1954. American dramatist, screenwriter, and poet)
• Winona LaDuke (born 1959. Author and activist (born 1959))
• Doctor Willard Bliss (1825 to 1889. 19th century American physician who treated Pres. James Garfield in 1881)
• Raghunath Rao (1734 to 1783. Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy from 1773 to 1774)
• James Tour (born 1959. American scientist)
• Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932 to 1993. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1985 to 1988)
• Nicole Krauss (born 1974. American novelist (born 1974))
• Tan Dun (born 1957. Chinese-American composer and conductor (born 1957))
• Nina Oyama (born 1993. Australian comedian, writer, actress and director)
• Jan Gies (1905 to 1993. Dutch Resistance member who helped hide Anne Frank)
• Elsa Morante (1912 to 1985. Italian author)
• Pedro Eustache (born 1959. Venezuelan musician (born 1959))
• Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (1692 to 1740. French royal and politician (1692–1740))
• Hifikepunye Pohamba (born 1935. President of Namibia from 2005 to 2015)
• Mohamed Ghannouchi (born 1941. Tunisian politician (born 1941))
• Princess Helena of Nassau (1831 to 1888. Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont from 1853 to 1888)
• Klára Dán von Neumann (1911 to 1963. Hungarian-American mathematician (1911–1963))
• Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. (1945 to 1994. US Marine Corps and Attorney (1945-1994))
• Pegeen Vail Guggenheim (1925 to 1967. Swiss-born American painter (1925–1967))
• Georgy Pyatakov (1890 to 1937. Ukrainian revolutionary and politician (1890–1937))
• Marko Marulić (1450 to 1524. Croatian national poet and European humanist)
• Sholem Schwarzbard (1886 to 1938. Russo-French anarchist poet and assassin (1886–1938))
• Marie Louise Gonzaga (1611 to 1667. Queen of Poland (1645–1648; 1649–1667))
• Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah (1875 to 1911. King of Nepal from 1881 to 1911)
• Patrick Swayze (1952 to 2009. American actor (1952–2009))
• Andy Haldane (born 1967. British economist)
• Mika (born 1983. British-Lebanese singer (born 1983))
• Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (1819 to 1876. Duchess of Leuchtenberg (1819–1876))
• Princess Anna of Montenegro (1874 to 1971. Princess Francis Joseph of Battenberg)
• Christina Alexandra Voros (born 1977. American cinematographer (born 1977))
• Edward Boyden (born 1979. American neuroscientist (born 1979))
• Edgar Faure (1908 to 1988. 69th Prime Minister of France)
• Nadine Strossen (born 1950. American lawyer and former president of the ACLU)
• Khazʽal Ibn Jabir (1863 to 1936. Sheikh of Mohammerah (1863–1936))
• Taher Elgamal (born 1955. American cryptographer)
• Noam Kaniel (born 1962. Israeli musician (born 1962))
• Alexander Dutov (1864 to 1921. Russian Cossack ataman and lieutenant general (1879–1921))
• René Auberjonois (painter) (1872 to 1957. Swiss painter (1872–1957))
• Dariush Forouhar (1928 to 1998. Iranian politician (1928–1998))

Died on August 18

• Genghis Khan (1162 to 1227. Khan of the Mongol Empire from 1206 to 1227)
• Alain Delon (1935 to 2024. French actor (1935–2024))
• Subhas Chandra Bose (1897 to 1945. Indian nationalist leader and politician (1897–1945))
• Pope Alexander VI (1431 to 1503. Head of the Catholic Church from 1492 to 1503)
• B. F. Skinner (1904 to 1990. American psychologist and social philosopher (1904–1990))
• Federico García Lorca (1898 to 1936. Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936))
• Kim Dae-jung (1924 to 2009. President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003)
• Helena, mother of Constantine I (250 to 330. Roman empress and saint (c. 246–c. 330))
• Wanli Emperor (1563 to 1620. Emperor of China from 1572 to 1620)
• Elmer Bernstein (1922 to 2004. American composer and conductor (1922–2004))
• Paul IV (1476 to 1559. Head of the Catholic Church from 1555 to 1559)
• Avitus (395 to 457. Western Roman emperor from 455 to 456)
• Ricimer (405 to 472. General and ruler of the Western Roman Empire (c. 418–472))
• Guido Reni (1575 to 1642. Italian Baroque painter (1575–1642))
• Kofi Annan (1938 to 2018. UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006)
• Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903 to 1994. Israeli Orthodox Jewish philosopher (1903–1994))
• Jim Jeffords (1934 to 2014. American politician (1934–2014))
• Ibrahim (1615 to 1648. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648)
• Jesse Robredo (1958 to 2012. Filipino statesman and politician (1958–2012))
• Ernst Nolte (1923 to 2016. German historian (1923–2016))
• Alfonso of Aragon (1481–1500) (1481 to 1500. Duke of Bisceglie, Prince of Salerno)
• Étienne de La Boétie (1530 to 1563. French judge, writer and philosopher (1530–1563))
• Nikolaus Pevsner (1902 to 1983. German-British historian (1902–1983))
• Theodore II Laskaris (1221 to 1258. Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258)
• Adrian V (1205 to 1276. Head of the Catholic Church in 1276)
• Simon Fraser (explorer) (1776 to 1862. Canadian explorer (1776–1862))
• Archduke Wilhelm of Austria (1895 to 1948. Austrian archduke (1895–1948))
• Albert Edelfelt (1854 to 1905. Finnish painter (1854–1905))
• Olaf I of Denmark (1050 to 1095. King of Denmark from 1086 to 1095)
• Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872 to 1945. Indian educationist and activist (1872–1945))

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