Famous Birthdays on August 18

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• 1450 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet, born in Split, Croatia (d. 1524)
• 1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, French abbess and daughter of William I of Orange, born in Antwerp (d. 1640)
• 1587 Virginia Dare, 1st English child born in the New World, born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina (fate unknown) [1]

• 1596 Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer and historian (Acta Sanctorum), born in Tirlemont, Netherlands (d. 1665)
• 1605 Henry Hammond, English churchman, born in Chertsey, Surrey, England (d. 1660)
• 1606 Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary, born in El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain (d. 1646)
• 1611 Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, French princess and queen of Poland, born in Nevers, France (d. 1667)
• 1657 Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, Italian architect and designer, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1743)
• 1685 Brook Taylor, English mathematician, discoverer of Taylor's Theorem, born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England (d. 1731)
• 1692 Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1740)
• 1720 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
• 1745 Vaclav Josef Bartolomej Praupner, Bohemian composer, born in Litoměřice (d. 1807)

• 1754 François, Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
• 1769 Alexandre Stievenard, French composer and musician, born in Cambrai, France (d. 1855)

• 1803 Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
• 1805 Josef Danhauser, Austrian painter (Mutterliebe), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1845)
• 1807 Charles Francis Adams Snr., American writer and diplomat, US Minister to the UK, son of President John Quincy Adams, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1886)
• 1813 Benjamin Alvord, American scientist and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Vancouver, Washington (d. 1884)
• 1818 William Farquhar Barry, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in New York City (d. 1879)
• 1819 Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg, born in Peterhof Palace, Russia (d. 1876)
• 1823 Willem Jan Frans Nuyens, Dutch physician and Roman Catholic historian, born in Avenhorn, Netherlands (d. 1894)

• 1834 Marshall Field, American entrepreneur and the founder of Marshall Field and Company, born in Conway, Massachusetts (d. 1906)
• 1841 Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish, poet, dramatist and novelist, born in Caverswall, Staffordshire, England. (d. 1901)
• 1841 William Halford, American naval officer and Medal of Honor recipient who survived 31 days at sea in a small boat to seek help for the shipwrecked USS Saginaw, born in Gloucestershire, England (d. 1919)
• 1849 Benjamin Godard, French violinist, orchestral and opera composer (Symphonie légendaire; Jocelyn), born in Paris, France (d. 1895)
• 1855 Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner, born in Devonport, Devon, England (d. 1942)
• 1856 Charles H. Gabriel, American Gospel composer, born in Wilton, Iowa (d. 1932)
• 1856 Jan Karol Gall, Polish conductor an composer of mostly vocal pieces (Mizerna, cicha), born in Warsaw (d. 1912)
• 1857 Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate and the fourth vicar apostolic of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands, born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1926)
• 1870 Hugh Bromley-Davenport, England cricketer, born in Chelford, Cheshire, England (d. 1954)
• 1873 Leo Slezak, Moravian dramatic tenor and actor (Othello; Zirkus Saran; Husaren heraus), born in Mährisch-Schönberg, Austria-Hungary (now Šumperk, Czech Republic) (d. 1946)
• 1873 Otto Harbach [Hauerbach], American librettist, lyricist (Smoke Gets in Your Eyes), and mentor to Oscar Hammerstein II, born in New York City (d. 1963)
• 1875 Johan E. Elias, Dutch historian (Amsterdam's regency), born in Amsterdam (d. 1960)
• 1878 Fritz Brun, Swiss composer and conductor, born in Lucerne (d. 1959)
• 1879 Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian lieutenant-general and corps commander of the White Army during the Russian Civil War, born in Russia (d. 1970)
• 1881 Hermann Zilcher, German pianist and composer (Dr Eisenbart; Die Liebesmesse), born in Frankfurt am Main (d. 1948)
• 1882 Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, French organist and opera composer (Le Bon Roi Dagobert), born in Paris (d. 1955)
• 1885 Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (Henry Handel Richardson: A Study), born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (d. 1964)
• 1887 Nico J. Polak, Dutch economist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1948)
• 1890 Maurice Podoloff, American attorney, professional sports administrator (AHL President, 1943-47; NBA President, 1946-63), and namesake of NBA regular season MVP Award, born in Yelisavetgrad, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1985) [birth details unconfirmed]
• 1890 Walther Funk, German economist and Nazi politician, born in Danzkehmen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (d. 1960)
• 1893 Burleigh Grimes, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1931 St. Louis Cardinals; NL wins leader 1921, 28; NL strikeout leader 1921 Brooklyn Robins, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Emerald, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
• 1893 Ernest MacMillan, Canadian organist, conductor and composer, born in Etobicoke, Ontario (d. 1973)
• 1896 Alan Mowbray, British actor (Dante, Colonel Flack), born in London, England (d. 1969)
• 1896 Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor (The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1933)
• 1900 Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1964)

• 1900 Walter O'Keefe, American songwriter, radio and TV host (Mayor of Hollywood), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1983)
• 1902 Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter, born in Tartu, Estonia (d. 1968)
• 1902 Julius Kalaš, Czech composer (Nepokořenĺ -The Proud Ones), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1967)
• 1903 Åke Olof Sebastian Uddén, Swedish violist, composer and educator (Royal College Of Music, 1934-70), born in Lossa (d. 1987)
• 1903 Lucienne Boyer, French singer (Parlez-moi d'amour), born in Paris (d. 1983)
• 1904 W. Sterling Cole, American politician (Rep-R-NY, Director International Atomic Energy Agency), born in Painted Post, New York (d. 1987)
• 1904 [Francis] Max Factor, American CEO of Max Factor Cosmetics, born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1996)
• 1905 Peter Paul Kreuder, German-Austrian pianist and film score composer, born in Aachen, Germany (d. 1981)
• 1906 Andre Van Gyseghem, English actor (Search for the Nile), born in Eltham, Kent, England (d. 1979)
• 1907 Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, Executive (BBC), born in Sheppey, Kent, England (d. 1996)
• 1907 Enoch Light, American orchestra leader (Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith), born in Canton, Ohio (d. 1978)
• 1907 Howard Swanson, American composer known for his settings of poems of Langston Hughes, born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1978)
• 1907 Otto Mortensen, Danish composer and musicologist, born in Copenhagen (d. 1986)
• 1908 Armijn Pane, Indonesian writer (Belenggu), born in North Sumatra, Indonesia (d. 1970)
• 1908 Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (6 Tests, 12 wickets; Canterbury, Northamstonshire CCC), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1977)
• 1908 Edgar Faure, Prime Minister of France (1952, 52-56) and writer, born in Béziers, France (d. 1988)
• 1908 Milan Ristić, Serbian composer, born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1982)
• 1909 Miliza Korjus, Polish actress (Great Waltz), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1980)
• 1910 Herman Berlinski, Polish-American organist, composer and choral conductor (The Tetragrammaton), born in Leipzig, Germany (d. 2001) [1]
• 1912 Elsa Morante, Italian writer, born in Rome (d. 1985)
• 1915 Max Lanier, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1943-44; World Series 1942, 44; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Denton, North Carolina (d. 2007)
• 1916 Moura Lympany [Mary Johnstone], British concert pianist (OBE-1979), born in Saltash England (d. 2009)
• 1917 Casper Weinberger, American politician and businessman (US Secretary of Defense under Reagan 1981-87), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2006)
• 1919 [Walter J] Wally Hickel, American politician (Governor-R-Alaska 1966-69, US Secretary of Interior 1969-71), born in Ellinwood, Kansas (d. 2010)
• 1920 Bob Kennedy, American MLB baseball player (Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians), manager (Chicago Cubs, Oakland A's), and executive, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2005)
• 1920 Godfrey Evans, English cricket wicket-keeper (91 Tests; 219 dismissals; Kent), born in Finchley, England (d. 1999)

• 1921 Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian (d. 2015)
• 1922 Alain Robbe-Grillet, French novelist (Voyeur) and film maker, born in Brest, France (d. 2008)
• 1922 Eric William Hunter Christie, British lawyer and advocate for the Falkland Islands, born in Downe, England Kent (d. 1997)
• 1923 Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer, born in Karachi (d. 1982)
• 1923 Sadu Shinde, Indian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests, 12 wickets, BB 6/91; Maharashtra, Bombay, Baroda), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1955)
• 1924 Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq, President of Pakistan (1977-88)[or Aug 12] (d. 1988)
• 1925 Brian Aldiss, British sci-fi author (Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, Helliconia trilogy), born in East Dereham, Norfolk (d. 2017)
• 1925 Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006)
• 1925 Sonny Til [Earlington Carl Tilghman], American doo-wop singer (The Orioles), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1981)
• 1927 Rosalynn Carter (née Smith), American activist and First Lady (1977-81), born in Plains, Georgia (d. 2023) [1]
• 1928 Marge Schott, American MLB owner (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2004)
• 1929 Hugues Aufray, French songwriter, singer, guitarist, and Bob Dylan translator, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
• 1930 Carl Barger, American baseball executive (President of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
• 1930 Gene Bartow, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (US National Team 1974; Valparaiso, Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA), born in Browning, Missouri (d. 2012)
• 1930 Liviu Librescu, Romanian-American professor (sacificed his life to save students during Virginia Tech massacre), born in Ploiești, Romania (d. 2007)
• 1931 Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian Salvation Army general
• 1931 Dick White, English footballer, born in Scunthorpe, United Kingdom (d. 2002)
• 1931 Grant Williams, American actor (Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man), born in New York City (d. 1985)
• 1931 Henricus AFMO "Hans" van Mierlo, Dutch minister of Defense (D66)
• 1932 István Kausz, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold team, épée 1964), born in Budapest. Hungary (d. 2020)
• 1932 Luc Montagnier, French virologist (Nobel Prize 2008, discovered HIV), born in Chabris, France (d. 2022) [1]
• 1933 Just Fontaine, French soccer striker (21 caps; USM Casablanca, Nice, Reims) and manager (France 1968–69, Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Morocco), born in Marrakesh, Morocco (d. 2023)

• 1934 Rafer Johnson, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1960), born in Hillsboro, Texas (d. 2020)

• 1934 Ronnie Carroll, British singer (Walk Hand in Hand), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2015)
• 1934 Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney and author (Helter-Skelter), born in Hibbing, Minnesota (d. 2015)
• 1935 Gail Fisher, American Emmy Award-winning actress (Mannix - "Peggy"), born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2000)
• 1935 Howard Morrison, New Zealand entertainer, born in Rotorua, New Zealand (d. 2009)
• 1935 Lajos Papp, Hungarian composer (Otoño / Autumn), and educator, born in Debrecen, Hungary (d. 2019)

• 1937 William George Rushton, English actor, author and cartoonist (TW3), born in London, England (d. 1996)
• 1938 Joe Frank [Joseph Langermann], American radio personality (KCRW), born in Strasbourg, France (d. 2018)
• 1938 Orestes Quércia, Brazilian politician (Governor of São Paulo, 1987-91), born in Pedregulho, Brazil (d. 2010)
• 1939 Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and comedian, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2008)
• 1939 Joe Azcue, Cuban baseball player, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
• 1939 Johnny Preston, American singer (Running Bear), born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 2011)
• 1939 Maxine Brown, American soul and R&B singer and songwriter (It's All in My Mind), born in Kingstree, South Carolina
• 1939 Molly Bee, American actress (Pinky Lee Show), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
• 1939 Robert Horton, British businessman and CEO (BP), born in London, England (d. 2011)
• 1940 Joan Joyce, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1983), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
• 1941 Christopher Jones, American actor (Wild in the Streets), born in Jackson, Tennessee (d. 2014)
• 1941 Matt Snell, American football running back (NY Jets, Super Bowl III), born in Garfield, Georgia
• 1942 Tommy Carroll, Irish soccer defender (17 caps, Republic of Ireland; Ipswich Town), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
• 1943 Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician, born in Alessandria, Italy
• 1943 Martin Mull, American comic singer-songwriter and character actor (Fernwood 2-Night; Roseanne; Clue), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2024) [1]
• 1944 Carl Wayne, English singer and actor (The Move), born in Birmingham, England (d. 2004)
• 1945 Barbara Harris, American pop singer (The Toys -"A Lover's Concerto"), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• 1945 Sarah Dash, American pop, R&B, and disco singer (Patti LaBelle & Bluebirds; Labelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey (d. 2021)
• 1946 Derryl Cousins, American baseball umpire (World Series 1988, 99, 2005; MLB All-Star Game 1987, 98, 2008), born in Fresno, California (d. 2020)
• 1947 Viacheslav Semenov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (11 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Dynamo Kyiv), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2022)
• 1948 Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, Indonesian badminton star (All-England tennis champ), born in Surabaya, Indonesia
• 1949 John O'Leary, Irish golfer (Irish Open 1982; Ryder Cup 1975; director European Tour 1985-2019), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2020)
• 1949 Nigel Griggs, British rock bassist (Split Enz; Khan; Octopus), born in Hatfield, England
• 1950 Candice Earley, American actress (Donna Tyler-All My Children), born in Fort Hood, Texas
• 1950 Dennis Elliott, English rock drummer (Foreigner), born in London, England
• 1951 Greg Pruitt, American football running back (LA Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII), born in Houston, Texas
• 1952 Elayne Boosler, American comedienne (Broadway Baby, Party of One), born in Brooklyn, New York

• 1952 Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer, born in Roque Pérez, Argentina
• 1953 Louie Gohmert, American politician, born in Pittsburg, Texas
• 1953 Marvin Isley, American rock bassist, and songwriter (The Isley Brothers, 1969-84 & 1991-97 - "Fight The Power"), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 2010)
• 1954 Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist and writer (STS 75), born in Rome, Italy
• 1955 Taher Elgamal, Egyptian scientist, born in Cairo, Egypt
• 1956 John Debney, American Emmy Award-winning TV, film, and orchestral composer (The Passion of the Christ; Elf; Garry Marshall films; The Abrahamic Symphony), born in Glendale, California
• 1956 Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, American drummer, songwriter (Weird Al Yankovic), and web designer, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1956 Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman Great 174 v Adelaide 1981), born in Mumbai, India
• 1957 Carole Bouquest, French actress (On Her Majesty's Secret Service), born in Paris, France
• 1957 Denis Leary, American actor and comedian (Rescue Me), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
• 1957 Ron Strykert, Australian rock guitarist (Men At Work - "Who Can It Be Now?"), born in Korumburra, Victoria [several sources cite August 17]
• 1958 Madeleine Stowe, American actress (Tropical Snow, Bad Girls), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1958 Reginald "Reg" E. Cathey, American actor (The Wire, Oz, House of Cards), born in Huntsville, Alabama (d. 2018)
• 1959 Tom Prichard, American wrestler, born in Pasadena, Texas
• 1961 Bob Woodruff, American television journalist, born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• 1961 John Viscardi, American actor (Father Tony-One Life to Live), born in New York City
• 1962 Felipe Calderón, Mexican politician (President of Mexico, 2006–12), born in Morelia, Mexico
• 1962 Sandra Farmer-Patrick, Jamaican-born American 400m hurdler, born in Kingston, Jamaica
• 1963 Luiz Mattar, Brazilian tennis player, born in São Paulo, Brazil
• 1964 Andi Deris, German heavy metal vocalist (Helloween, 1994-present), born in Karlsruhe, West Germany
• 1964 Craig Bierko, American actor, born in Rye Brook, New York
• 1964 Edith Frost, American singer and songwriter, born in San Antonio, Texas
• 1964 Kenny Walker, American basketball player, born in Roberta, Georgia
• 1965 Jim Florentine, American comedian, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1965 Kōji Kikkawa, Japanese rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor, born in Hiroshima, Japan
• 1966 Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1966 Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress (The Surrogate Woman, Come Come Come Upward), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2022) [1]
• 1966 Sarita Choudhury, English actress (And Just Like That...), born in London, England
• 1966 Steve Avery, American football running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1967 Blas Elias [Gomez], American rock drummer (Slaughter - Stick it Live: Trans-Siberian Orchestra; Blue Man Group), born in Kennedy, Texas
• 1967 Brian Michael Bendis, American comic book writer, born in Cleveland, Ohio
• 1967 Daler Mehndi, Indian pop and Bhangra singer-songwriter, and record producer, born in Patna, India
• 1967 Dan Peters, American drummer (Mudhoney), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1967 John Jurkovic, American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Friedrichshafen, Germany
• 1967 Julie Kristen Smith, American actress (Showgirls), born in Nuremberg, Germany
• 1967 Tracy Tracy [Cattell], Australian musician (The Primitives - "Crash"), born in Australia
• 1968 Brian Mitchell, American football running back (Washington Redskins), born in Leesville, Louisiana
• 1968 Carolyn Crudgington, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Australia
• 1968 Greta Lind, American actress (Katie Kennicott-All My Children), born in Goshen, New York
• 1968 Griffin Drew, American actress (Dinosaur Island), born in Hazelhurst, Georgia
• 1968 John Coyle, American short track skater (Olympics 1994), born in West Bloomfield, Michigan
• 1968 Justin Strzelczyk, American NFL football offensive tackle, 1990-98 (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in West Seneca, New York (d. 2004)
• 1968 Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea

• 1969 Everlast [Erik Francis Schrody], American musician (House Of Pain), born in Valley Stream, New York
• 1969 Isaac Austin, American NBA basketball center, 1991-2002 (Miami Heat and 6 other teams), born in Gridley, California
• 1969 Masta Killa [Elgin Turner], American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1970 Greg Dean Schmitz, American online film journalist, born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
• 1970 Malcolm Jamal Warner, American actor (Theodore-Cosby Show), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1970 Richie Cunningham, American football placekicker (First-team All-Pro 1997 Dallas Cowboys), born in Houma, Louisiana
• 1970 Robert Higginson, American baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1971 Jacob Vargas, American actor (Mi vida loca), born in Michoacan, Mexico
• 1971 Kevin Bouie, American football running back (Philadelphia Eagles, Ariz Cardinals), born in Pahokee, Florida
• 1971 Richard D. James, Irish-born musician (Aphex Twin), born in Limerick, Ireland
• 1971 Trey Ames, American actor (David-A Year in the Life), born in Canton, Ohio
• 1972 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
• 1972 Keiko Yamada, Japanese pop singer (Globe; A Song Is Born), born in Oita, Japan
• 1972 Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer, born in British Hong Kong
• 1972 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1972 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
• 1972 Shaun Wilson, Australian artist and filmmaker, born in Melbourne, Australia
• 1973 Clarence Benford, American football tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Windsor Forest, Georgia

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