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December 18 birthdays

296 notable historical figures were born on December 18, and 191 died on this day. Everyone born on December 18 is a Sagittarius.

16% of December 18 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (92) than any other country.

Born on December 18

• Joseph Stalin (1878 to 1953. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953)
• Brad Pitt (born 1963. American actor (born 1963))
• Billie Eilish (born 2001. American singer-songwriter (born 2001))
• Keith Richards (born 1943. English guitarist (born 1943))
• Steven Spielberg (born 1946. American filmmaker (born 1946))
• Yoon Suk Yeol (born 1960. President of South Korea from 2022 to 2025)
• Sia (born 1975. Australian singer and songwriter (born 1975))
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863 to 1914. Austrian archduke (1863–1914))
• Stone Cold Steve Austin (born 1964. American professional wrestler and actor (born 1964))
• Lawrence Wong (born 1972. Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024)
• Elizabeth (1709 to 1761. Empress of Russia from 1741 to 1762)
• Steve Biko (1946 to 1977. South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977))
• Christina (1626 to 1689. Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654)
• J. J. Thomson (1856 to 1940. British physicist (1856–1940))
• Paul Klee (1879 to 1940. Swiss-German painter (1879–1940))
• Prince William of Gloucester (1941 to 1972. British prince (1941–1972))
• Mutassim Gaddafi (1974 to 2011. Libyan military officer and National Security Advisor of Libya (1974–2011))
• Saki (1870 to 1916. British writer (1870–1916))
• Randi Weingarten (born 1957. President of the American Federation of Teachers since 2008)
• Ramsey Clark (1927 to 2021. 66th United States Attorney General (1927–2021))
• Charles Wesley (1707 to 1788. English Methodist and hymn writer (1707–1788))
• Lei Feng (1940 to 1962. Chinese soldier (1940–1962))
• Pierre Nkurunziza (1964 to 2020. President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020)
• John VIII Palaiologos (1392 to 1448. Byzantine emperor from 1425 to 1448)
• Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899 to 1990. Norwegian philosopher (1899–1990))
• Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890 to 1954. American radio-frequency engineer and inventor (1890–1954))
• Bobby Keys (1943 to 2014. American saxophonist (1943–2014))
• Radia Perlman (born 1951. American software designer and network engineer)
• Alfred Bester (1913 to 1987. American science fiction author (1913–1987))
• Katie Holmes (born 1978. American actress (born 1978))
• David Chipperfield (born 1953. English architect (born 1953))
• Joan Wallach Scott (born 1941. American historian (born 1941))
• Galt MacDermot (1928 to 2018. Musical artist (1928–2018))
• Anna Leopoldovna (1718 to 1746. Regent of Russia)
• Craig Grant (1968 to 2021. American poet and actor (1968–2021))
• Edward MacDowell (1860 to 1908. American composer (1860–1908))
• Peter Sarnak (born 1953. South African-born mathematician)
• Albine de Montholon (1779 to 1848. French noblewoman (1779–1848))
• Empress Ma (Hongwu) (1332 to 1382. Empress of China from 1368 to 1382)
• Esther Lederberg (1922 to 2006. American microbiologist (1922–2006))
• Mazarine Pingeot (born 1974. French writer, journalist and professor)
• Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736 to 1798. Duchess consort of Württemberg)
• Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1574) (1574 to 1616. Archduchess of Inner Austria (1574–1616))
• A. M. Homes (born 1961. American writer (born 1961))
• DMX (1970 to 2021. American rapper (1970–2021))
• Albert VI of Austria (1418 to 1463. Archduke of Austria from 1457 to 1463)
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685 to 1724. Colonial Brazilian priest and naturalist)
• Mustafa Zahid (born 1984. Pakistani music composer and cricketer (born 1984))
• Ray Liotta (1954 to 2022. American actor (1954–2022))
• Willy Brandt (1913 to 1992. Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974)
• Augusta Holmès (1847 to 1903. French composer (1847–1903))
• Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633 to 1707. Dutch painter)
• Takashi Ono (mathematician) (1928 to 2026. Japanese-born American mathematician (1928–2026))
• Edwin Bramall (1923 to 2019. British Army officer (1923–2019))
• Älihan Smaiylov (born 1972. Kazakh politician (born 1972))
• Michelagnolo Galilei (1575 to 1631. Italian lutenist and composer (1575–1631))
• Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy (1714 to 1790. Hungarian prince)
• Gary Dahl (businessman) (1936 to 2015. American businessman and entrepreneur (1936–2015))
• Bridgit Mendler (born 1992. American actress, singer and entrepreneur (born 1992))
• Viktor Rydberg (1828 to 1895. Swedish novelist (1828–1895))

Died on December 18

• Václav Havel (1936 to 2011. Last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011))
• Osman Hadi (1993 to 2025. Bangladeshi politician and activist (1993–2025))
• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744 to 1829. French naturalist (1744–1829))
• Virna Lisi (1936 to 2014. Italian actress (1936–2014))
• Johann Gottfried Herder (1744 to 1803. German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803))
• Eduard Bernstein (1850 to 1932. German politician and theorist (1850–1932))
• Richard Owen (1804 to 1892. English biologist and palaeontologist (1804–1892))
• Richard Rogers (1933 to 2021. British architect (1933–2021))
• Louis, Duke of Guyenne (1397 to 1415. Dauphin of Viennois, Duke of Guyenne)
• Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia (1832 to 1909. Russian noble (1832–1909))
• Alfonso II of Naples (1448 to 1495. King of Naples from 1494 to 1495)
• Bernard Bolzano (1781 to 1848. Bohemian polymath (1781–1848))
• Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 to 2016. Hungarian-American socialite and actress (1917–2016))
• Pak Hon-yong (1900 to 1955. Korean independence activist (1900–1955))
• Dennis W. Sciama (1926 to 1999. British physicist (1926–1999))
• Paul Weyrich (1942 to 2008. American conservative political activist (1942–2008))
• Harold Lasswell (1902 to 1978. American political scientist (1902–1978))
• Rodrigo Borja Cevallos (1935 to 2025. President of Ecuador from 1988 to 1992)
• Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 to 1869. American composer and pianist (1829–1869))
• Yulii Khariton (1904 to 1996. Russian physicist and scientist)
• Nathan Rosen (1909 to 1995. Israeli-American physicist (1909–1995))
• Magnus III (1240 to 1290. King of Sweden from 1275 to 1290)
• Leonardo Torres Quevedo (1852 to 1936. Spanish civil engineer (1852–1936))
• Segismundo Casado (1893 to 1968. Spanish Army officer)
• Alexander Stewart, Duke of Ross (1514 to 1515. Duke of Ross)
• Anna of Saxony (1544 to 1577. German noblewoman (1544–1577))
• Dorothy Garrod (1892 to 1968. English archaeologist (1892–1968))
• Andrija Mohorovičić (1857 to 1936. Croatian seismologist and geophysicist)
• Michel Chasles (1793 to 1880. French mathematician (1793–1880))
• Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950 to 2025. Angolan politician (1950–2025))

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