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July 18 birthdays

303 notable historical figures were born on July 18, and 165 died on this day. Everyone born on July 18 is a Cancer.

15% of July 18 birthdays work in Literature, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on July 18

Priyanka Chopra (born 1982. Indian actress (born 1982))
Nelson Mandela (1918 to 2013. President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999)
Kristen Bell (born 1980. American actress (born 1980))
James Brolin (born 1940. American actor (born 1940))
M.I.A. (rapper) (born 1975. British singer (born 1975))
Vidkun Quisling (1887 to 1945. Norwegian politician and Nazi collaborator (1887–1945))
Noah Lyles (born 1997. American sprinter (born 1997))
Robert Hooke (1635 to 1703. English polymath (1635–1703))
John Glenn (1921 to 2016. American astronaut and politician (1921–2016))
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 to 1863. English novelist and illustrator (1811–1863))
Rudolf II (1552 to 1612. Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612)
Richard Branson (born 1950. English business magnate (born 1950))
Peter Mutharika (born 1940. President of Malawi (2014–2020; since 2025))
Mohammad Daoud Khan (1909 to 1978. Afghan military officer and politician (1909–1978))
Hendrik Lorentz (1853 to 1928. Dutch physicist (1853–1928))
Steve Forbes (born 1947. American businessman and publisher (born 1947))
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886 to 1945. American lieutenant general (1886–1945))
Napoléon V Victor (1862 to 1926. Pretender to the French throne from 1879 to 1926)
Isabella of Austria (1501 to 1526. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1515 to 1523)
Vladimir Demikhov (1916 to 1998. Soviet organ transplantation pioneer)
Vasil Levski (1837 to 1873. Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873))
Víctor Manuel Fernández (born 1962. Argentine Catholic prelate and theologian)
Elio Di Rupo (born 1951. Prime Minister of Belgium from 2011 to 2014)
Clifford Odets (1906 to 1963. American writer and actor (1906–1963))
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (1919 to 1974. Maharaja of Mysore and governor of Mysore and Madras)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko (1932 to 2017. Soviet and Russian poet (1933–2017))
Frank Forde (1890 to 1983. Prime Minister of Australia in 1945)
H. L. A. Hart (1907 to 1992. British legal philosopher (1907–1992))
Gruff Rhys (born 1970. Welsh musician and filmmaker)
Hunter S. Thompson (1937 to 2005. American journalist and author (1937–2005))
Nikolai Yudenich (1862 to 1933. Russian general (1862–1933))
Roald Hoffmann (born 1937. Nobel laureate theoretical chemist)
Giacomo Balla (1871 to 1958. Italian artist (1871–1958))
Martín Torrijos (born 1963. 35th president of Panama (2004–2009))
Julius Fučík (composer) (1872 to 1916. Czech military bandmaster and composer)
Prince Alexandre of Belgium (1942 to 2009. Belgian prince (1942–2009))
Vin Diesel (born 1967. American actor (born 1967))
Patrick Kearon (born 1961. British religious leader (born 1961))
Pratap Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1848 to 1925. Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir from 1885 to 1925)
Heinrich Bullinger (1504 to 1575. Swiss Protestant theologian (1504–1575))
Margaret Laurence (1926 to 1987. Canadian novelist and short story writer)
Gilbert White (1720 to 1793. 18th-century English priest and naturalist (1720–1793))
Nathalie Sarraute (1900 to 1999. 20th century French writer and lawyer)
Elizabeth of the Trinity (1880 to 1906. French Discalced Carmelite nun)
Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724 to 1780. Electress of Saxony in 1763)
Hermannus Contractus (1013 to 1054. German 11th-century Benedictine monk)
Ande Sri (1961 to 2025. Indian poet and lyricist (1961–2025))
Victor Gruen (1903 to 1980. Austrian-American architect (1903–1980))
Abel Korzeniowski (born 1972. Polish composer (born 1972))
Stanisław Mikołajczyk (1901 to 1966. Polish politician (1901–1966))
Toby Ord (born 1979. Australian philosopher (born 1979))
Karol Wojtyła (senior) (1879 to 1941. Polish Army officer, father of Pope John Paul II (1879–1941))
R. Murray Schafer (1933 to 2021. Canadian composer (1933–2021))
Laura Dave (novelist) (born 1977. American novelist)
Andreas Michailidis (born 1988. Greek mixed martial arts fighter)
José Pedro Aguiar-Branco (born 1957. Portuguese politician (born 1957))
Naela Quadri Baloch (born 1965. Baloch politician)
Takashi Amano (1954 to 2015. Photographer and aquarist)
Veronica Ivy (born 1982. Philosophy professor, competitive cyclist, transgender rights activist)
S. L. A. Marshall (1900 to 1977. American military historian and theorist (1900–1977))

Died on July 18

Jane Austen (1775 to 1817. English novelist (1775–1817))
Caravaggio (1571 to 1610. Italian painter (1571–1610))
Nico (1938 to 1988. German singer and actress (1938–1988))
Benito Juárez (1806 to 1872. President of Mexico from 1858 to 1872)
Petrarch (1304 to 1374. Italian scholar and poet (1304–1374))
John Paul Jones (1747 to 1792. Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792))
Guy of Lusignan (1150 to 1194. King of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1192)
Godfrey of Bouillon (1060 to 1100. Ruler of Jerusalem from 1099 to 1100)
Marie (1875 to 1938. Queen of Romania from 1914 to 1927)
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864 to 1918. Grand Duchess of Russia)
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim (695 to 715. Umayyad general and governor of Sindh (695–715))
Prince Joachim of Prussia (1890 to 1920. Prussian prince (1890–1920))
Antoine Watteau (1684 to 1721. French painter (1684–1721))
Yun Po-sun (1897 to 1990. President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962)
Roman Jakobson (1896 to 1982. Russian linguist (1896–1982))
Claes Oldenburg (1929 to 2022. Swedish-born American sculptor (1929–2022))
Srinagarindra (1900 to 1995. Member of the Thai royal family (1900–1995))
Vaali (poet) (1931 to 2013. Indian artist, poet, lyricist, writer, actor (1931–2013))
Philip, Duke of Parma (1720 to 1765. Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1748 to 1765)
Shahnawaz Bhutto (1958 to 1985. Pakistani politician)
Veli Mahmud Pasha (1420 to 1474. Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1456–1466, 1472–1474))
Rashid al-Din Hamadani (1247 to 1318. Persian physician and historian (1247–1318))
Gunhilda of Denmark (1020 to 1038. Queen of Germany from 1036 to 1038)
Assef Shawkat (1950 to 2012. Syrian intelligence officer and politician (1950–2012))
Chester Alan Arthur II (1864 to 1937. American sportsman and art connoisseur (1864–1937))
Jane Franklin (1791 to 1875. British explorer (1791–1875))
Emperor Monmu (683 to 707. Emperor of Japan from 697 to 707)
Paul Foot (journalist) (1937 to 2004. British journalist (1937–2004))
Burton Richter (1931 to 2018. American physicist)
George Sutherland (1862 to 1942. US Supreme Court justice from 1922 to 1938)

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