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June 18 birthdays

296 notable historical figures were born on June 18, and 205 died on this day. Everyone born on June 18 is a Gemini.

20% of June 18 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on June 18

• Paul McCartney (born 1942. English musician and songwriter (born 1942))
• Roger Ebert (1942 to 2013. American film critic and author (1942–2013))
• Scooter Braun (born 1981. American businessman (born 1981))
• Kaja Kallas (born 1977. Estonian politician and diplomat (born 1977))
• Uday Hussein (1964 to 2003. Iraqi politician and son of Saddam Hussein (1964–2003))
• Carol Kane (born 1952. American actress (born 1952))
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 to 1971. Russian composer (1882–1971))
• Jürgen Habermas (1929 to 2026. German social philosopher (1929–2026))
• Thabo Mbeki (born 1942. President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008)
• Alison Moyet (born 1961. English singer (born 1961))
• Han Duck-soo (born 1949. Prime Minister of South Korea (2007–2008; 2022–2025))
• Amanda Lear (born 1939. French singer, actress, television presenter)
• Rumen Radev (born 1963. President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026)
• Lech Kaczyński (1949 to 2010. President of Poland from 2005 to 2010)
• Jarosław Kaczyński (born 1949. Prime Minister of Poland from 2006 to 2007)
• Charles IV of France (1294 to 1328. King of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328)
• Édouard Daladier (1884 to 1970. French radical socialist politician)
• Georgi Dimitrov (1882 to 1949. Leader of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1949)
• Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916 to 2005. President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982)
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931. President of Brazil from 1995 to 2003)
• Castlereagh, Viscount (1769 to 1822. British statesman (1769–1822))
• John V Palaiologos (1332 to 1391. Byzantine emperor (1332–1391))
• Salvador Sánchez Cerén (born 1944. President of El Salvador from 2014 to 2019)
• Lidia Yuknavitch (born 1963. American writer, teacher and editor)
• Sammy Cahn (1913 to 1993. American lyricist, songwriter, musician (1913–1993))
• Lou Brock (1939 to 2020. American baseball player (1939–2020))
• Sunjo (1790 to 1834. King of Joseon from 1800 to 1834)
• Emperor Ōgimachi (1517 to 1593. Emperor of Japan from 1557 to 1586)
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (born 1989. Gabon international footballer (born 1989))
• Jen Kiggans (born 1971. American politician and nurse (born 1971))
• Frithjof Schuon (1907 to 1998. Swiss philosopher, poet and painter (1907–1998))
• Norodom Monineath (born 1936. Queen of Cambodia from 1993 to 2004)
• Baburam Bhattarai (born 1954. Prime Minister of Nepal from 2011 to 2013)
• Ronald Venetiaan (1936 to 2025. President of Suriname (1991–1996; 2000–2010))
• Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1869 to 1948. Imam of Yemen (1869–1948))
• Franco Modigliani (1918 to 2003. Italian-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1918–2003))
• Raymond Radiguet (1903 to 1923. French novelist and poet (1903–1923))
• Ahmad bin Yahya (1891 to 1962. King and Imam of Yemen from 1948 to 1962)
• Princess Elisabeth of Prussia (1815 to 1885. Princess Charles of Hesse and by Rhine)
• George Tupou II (1874 to 1918. King of Tonga from 1893 to 1918)
• Eleanor of England (1269 to 1297. English princess (1269–1298))
• Manuel González Flores (1833 to 1893. President of Mexico from 1880 to 1884)
• Frances Sargent Osgood (1811 to 1850. American poet (1811–1850))
• Greg Yaitanes (born 1970. American director)
• Lady Hyegyŏng (1735 to 1815. Korean writer and royal (1735–1816))
• Eleanor of Woodstock (1318 to 1355. Duchess of Guelders from 1332 to 1343)
• Catherine Malabou (born 1959. French philosopher)
• Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845 to 1922. French physician (1845–1922))
• Ignaz Pleyel (1757 to 1831. Austrian composer and piano builder (1757–1831))
• Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland (1827 to 1852. Swedish prince (1827–1852))
• Geoffrey Hill (1932 to 2016. English poet (1932–2016))
• Isabella Rossellini (born 1952. Italian-American actress (born 1952))
• Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831 to 1892. Norwegian painter (1831–1892))
• Amy Bloom (born 1953. American writer and psychotherapist (born 1953))
• Dudley R. Herschbach (born 1932. American chemist (born 1932))
• Norman St John-Stevas (1929 to 2012. English politician (1929–2012))
• Thomas S. Power (1905 to 1970. US Air Force general)
• Omar Sharmarke (born 1960. Former Prime Minister of Somalia)
• Christabel Bielenberg (1909 to 2003. British writer (1909–2003))
• Theophan Prokopovich (1681 to 1736. Religious leader and scholar (1681–1736))

Died on June 18

• Avicenna (980 to 1037. Persian polymath, physician and philosopher (c. 980–1037))
• Stockton Rush (1962 to 2023. American businessman (1962–2023))
• Roald Amundsen (1872 to 1928. Norwegian polar explorer (1872–1928))
• Maxim Gorky (1868 to 1936. Russian and Soviet writer (1868–1936))
• Willie Mays (1931 to 2024. American baseball player (1931–2024))
• Nancy Marchand (1928 to 2000. American actress (1928–2000))
• John Cheever (1912 to 1982. American novelist and short story writer (1912–1982))
• Olga Constantinovna of Russia (1851 to 1926. Queen of Greece from 1867 to 1913)
• Hamish Harding (1964 to 2023. British businessman (1964–2023))
• Leo III (675 to 741. Byzantine emperor from 717 to 741)
• Paul-Henri Nargeolet (1946 to 2023. French naval officer and explorer (1946–2023))
• Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848 to 1916. Chief of the German General Staff (1848–1916))
• Georgy Zhukov (1896 to 1974. Soviet military leader (1896–1974))
• Robert M. La Follette (1855 to 1925. American lawyer and politician (1855–1925))
• Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835 to 1902. English novelist and critic (1835–1902))
• Djuna Barnes (1892 to 1982. American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892–1982))
• Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (1886 to 1945. American lieutenant general (1886–1945))
• Stephanie Kwolek (1923 to 2014. American chemist who invented Kevlar (1923–2014))
• Rogier van der Weyden (1390 to 1464. Early Netherlandish painter (c. 1399 – 1464))
• John Sutter (1803 to 1880. Swiss pioneer of California)
• Charles Frederick, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1700 to 1739. Duke of Holstein-Gottorp from 1702 to 1739)
• Vilma Espín (1930 to 2007. Cuban revolutionary and politician (1930–2007))
• Gaston Doumergue (1863 to 1937. President of France from 1924 to 1931)
• Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma (1746 to 1804. Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla from 1771 to 1796)
• Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769 to 1824. Grand Duke of Tuscany (1790–1801; 1814–1824))
• Frederick Chiluba (1943 to 2011. Former President of Zambia (1991–2002))
• William Cobbett (1763 to 1835. English pamphleteer, farmer and journalist (1763–1835))
• Doris Dowling (1923 to 2004. American actress (1923–2004))
• Tay Keith (1996 to 2026. American record producer (born 1996))
• François Englert (1932 to 2026. Belgian theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize laureate)

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