18 February Births

February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 316 days remaining until the end of the year (317 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Tuesday or Wednesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Friday or Sunday (56).

Births

259 BC – Qin Shi Huang, Chinese emperor (d. 210 BC)
1201 – Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Persian scientist and writer (d. 1274)
1372 – Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Egyptian jurist and scholar (d. 1448)
1486 – Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Indian monk and saint (d. 1534)
1516 – Mary I of England (d. 1558)
1530 – Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese daimyo (d. 1578)
1543 – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1608)
1547 – Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, founder of Isfahan School of Islamic Philosophy (d. 1621)
1559 – Isaac Casaubon, Swiss philologist and scholar (d. 1614)
1589 – Henry Vane the Elder, English politician (d. 1655)
1589 – Maarten Gerritsz Vries, Dutch explorer (d. 1646)
1602 – Per Brahe the Younger, Swedish soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (d. 1680)
1609 – Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1674)
1626 – Francesco Redi, Italian physician (d. 1697)
1632 – Giovanni Battista Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1692)
1642 – Marie Champmeslé, French actress (d. 1698)
1658 – Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French philosopher and author (d. 1743)
1732 – Johann Christian Kittel, German organist and composer (d. 1809)
1745 – Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist, invented the battery (d. 1827)
1814 – Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (d. 1900)
1817 – Lewis Armistead, American general (d. 1863)
1838 – Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1916)
1846 – Wilson Barrett, English actor, playwright, and manager (d. 1904)
1848 – Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass artist (d. 1933)
1849 – Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author, playwright, and politician (d. 1906)
1850 – George Henschel, German-English singer-songwriter, pianist, and conductor (d. 1934)
1855 – Jean Jules Jusserand, French historian, author, and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (d. 1932)
1860 – Anders Zorn, Swedish artist (d. 1920)
1862 – Charles M. Schwab, American businessman, co-founded Bethlehem Steel (d. 1939)
1867 – Hedwig Courths-Mahler, German writer (d. 1950)
1870 – William Laurel Harris, American painter and author (d. 1924)
1871 – Harry Brearley, English inventor (d. 1948)
1883 – Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (d. 1957)
1885 – Henri Laurens, French sculptor and illustrator (d. 1954)
1893 – Maksim Haretski, Belarusian prose writer, journalist and activist (d. 1938)
1890 – Edward Arnold, American actor (d. 1956)
1890 – Adolphe Menjou, American actor (d. 1963)
1892 – Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (d. 1944)
1896 – Li Linsi, Chinese educator and diplomat (d. 1970)
1898 – Enzo Ferrari, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded Ferrari (d. 1988)
1898 – Luis Muñoz Marín, Puerto Rican poet and politician, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (d. 1980)
1899 – Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (d. 1985)
1903 – Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (d. 1983)
1905 – Queenie Leonard, English actress (d. 2002)
1906 – Hans Asperger, Austrian pediatrician and academic (d. 1980)
1909 – Wallace Stegner, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1993)
1914 – Pee Wee King, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2000)
1915 – Phyllis Calvert, English actress (d. 2002)
1916 – Jean Drapeau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1999)
1919 – Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (d. 2006)
1920 – Bill Cullen, American game show panelist and host (d. 1990)
1920 – Rolande Falcinelli, French organist, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. (d. 2006)
1921 – Mary Amdur, American toxicologist and public health researcher (d. 1998)
1921 – Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian pianist and composer (d. 2013)
1922 – Eric Gairy, Grenadan politician, 1st Prime Minister of Grenada (d. 1997)
1922 – Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (d. 2012)
1922 – Allan Melvin, American actor (d. 2008)
1922 – Joe Tipton, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1994)
1922 – Connie Wisniewski, American baseball player (d. 1995)
1925 – George Kennedy, American actor (d. 2016)
1925 – Halit Kıvanç, Turkish journalist and sportscaster
1926 – A. R. Ammons, American poet and critic (d. 2001)
1926 – Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (d. 1976)
1926 – Len Ford, American football player (d. 1972)
1927 – Luis Arroyo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, manager, and scout (d. 2016)
1927 – Fazal Mahmood, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2005)
1927 – John Warner, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 61st United States Secretary of the Navy
1928 – Rex Mossop, Australian rugby player and sportscaster (d. 2011)
1929 – Len Deighton, English historian and author
1929 – André Mathieu, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1968)
1931 – Johnny Hart, American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (d. 2007)
1931 – Toni Morrison, American novelist and editor, Nobel Prize laureate
1931 – Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, Indian-English businessman and philanthropist
1931 – Bob St. Clair, American football player (d. 2015)
1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American actor, director, and screenwriter
1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
1933 – Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (d. 2009)
1933 – Mary Ure, Scottish-English actress (d. 1975)
1934 – Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2003)
1934 – Audre Lorde, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist (d. 1992)
1934 – Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer
1936 – Jean M. Auel, American author
1938 – Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
1938 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna (d. 2017)
1938 – István Szabó, Hungarian director and screenwriter
1939 – Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (d. 1996)
1939 – Bobby Hart, American singer-songwriter
1939 – Marlos Nobre, Brazilian composer
1940 – Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999)
1940 – Prue Leith, English restaurateur and journalist
1941 – Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
1941 – Irma Thomas, American singer
1943 – Graeme Garden, Scottish comedian, actor, and author
1944 – Pat Bowlen, American businessman
1945 – Judy Rankin, American golfer and sportscaster
1946 – Michael Buerk, English journalist
1947 – Dennis DeYoung, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1947 – Eliot Engel, American educator and politician
1948 – Sinéad Cusack, Irish actress
1948 – Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer
1948 – Keith Knudsen, American singer-songwriter and drummer (d. 2005)
1949 – Gary Ridgway, American criminal, Green River Killer
1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American model, actress, author, and television host
1950 – John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1950 – Cybill Shepherd, American actress and singer
1951 – Queen Komal of Nepal
1951 – Isabel Preysler, Filipino-Spanish journalist
1952 – Randy Crawford, American jazz and R&B singer
1952 – Maurice Lucas, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)
1952 – Juice Newton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Bernard Valcourt, Canadian lawyer and politician
1953 – Robbie Bachman, Canadian rock drummer
1953 – Derek Pellicci, English-Australian drummer
1954 – Charlie Fowler, American mountaineer, author, and photographer (d. 2006)
1954 – Paul Rendall, English rugby player
1954 – John Travolta, American actor and producer
1955 – Cheetah Chrome, American musician
1955 – Miles Tredinnick, English singer-songwriter and playwright
1956 – Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer-songwriter (d. 1997)
1956 – Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian businessman and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Georgia
1957 – Marita Koch, German sprinter
1957 – Vanna White, American model and game show host
1959 – Jayne Atkinson, English-American actress
1959 – James Metzger, American businessman and philanthropist
1960 – Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – Greta Scacchi, Italian-Australian actress
1963 – Rob Andrew, English rugby player and cricketer
1964 – Matt Dillon, American actor and director
1964 – Paul Hanley, English drummer and songwriter
1965 – Dr. Dre, American rapper, producer, and actor
1966 – Phillip DeFreitas, Dominican-English cricketer
1967 – Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer
1967 – Colin Jackson, Welsh sprinter and hurdler
1967 – John Valentin, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Molly Ringwald, American actress
1969 – Tomaž Humar, Slovenian mountaineer (d. 2009)
1969 – Alexander Mogilny, Russian-American ice hockey player
1970 – Susan Egan, American actress and singer
1970 – James H. Fowler, American political scientist and author
1970 – Raine Maida, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1970 – Massimo Taibi, Italian footballer
1971 – Thomas Bjorn, Danish golfer
1971 – Merritt Gant, American guitarist
1972 – Fabian Picardo, Gibraltarian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Gibraltar
1973 – Shawn Estes, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Claude Makélélé, French footballer and manager
1974 – Carrie Ann Baade, American painter and academic
1974 – Jamey Carroll, American baseball player
1974 – Radek Černý, Czech footballer
1974 – Ruby Dhalla, Canadian chiropractor and politician
1974 – Julia Butterfly Hill, American environmentalist and author
1974 – Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russian tennis player
1974 – Jillian Michaels, American fitness trainer and author
1975 – Gary Neville, English footballer and coach
1976 – Leilani Munter, American race car driver and environmentalist
1976 – Chanda Rubin, American tennis player
1976 – Bernadette Sembrano, Filipino journalist
1977 – Ike Barinholtz, American actor and comedian
1977 – Sean Watkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 – Chrissie Wellington, English triathlete
1978 – Josip Šimunić, Croatian footballer
1979 – Tinu Yohannan, Indian cricketer
1980 – Aivar Anniste, Estonian footballer
1980 – Nik Antropov, Kazakhstani-Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Regina Spektor, Russian-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1981 – Andrei Kirilenko, Russian basketball player
1981 – Alex Ríos, American baseball player
1981 – Ivan Sproule, Northern Irish footballer
1981 – Larry Sweeney, American wrestler and manager (d. 2011)
1982 – Juelz Santana, American rapper and actor
1982 – Christian Tiffert, German footballer
1983 – Jermaine Jenas, English footballer
1983 – Jason Maxiell, American basketball player
1984 – Carlos Kameni, Cameroonian footballer
1985 – Anton Ferdinand, English footballer
1985 – Lee Boyd Malvo, Jamaican-American murderer
1985 – Jos van Emden, Dutch cyclist
1986 – Robert DeLong, American singer-songwriter
1986 – Marc Torrejón, Spanish footballer
1987 – Cristian Tănase, Romanian footballer
1988 – Changmin, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
1990 – Didi Gregorius, Dutch baseball player
1990 – Cody Hodgson, Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Sebastian Neumann, German footballer
1991 – Henry Surtees, English race car driver (d. 2009)
1994 – Jake Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player

Source: wikipedia