Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

August 18

• 1414 – Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
• 1450 – Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (d. 1524)
• 1579 – Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Roman Catholic nun (d. 1640)
• 1587 – Virginia Dare, first English child born in North America
• 1596 – Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)
• 1605 – Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660)
• 1606 – Maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)
• 1611 – Ludwika Maria Gonzaga, queen of Poland (d. 1650)
• 1657 – Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (d. 1743)
• 1685 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician (d. 1731)
• 1692 – Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740)
• 1720 – Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
• 1750 – Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. 1825)
• 1754 – François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
• 1774 – Meriwether Lewis, American explorer (d. 1809)
• 1792 – John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1878)
• 1803 – Nathan Clifford, American statesman, diplomat, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1881)
• 1819 – Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (d. 1876)
• 1822 – Isaac P. Rodman, American Union general (d. 1862)
• 1830 – Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
• 1834 – Marshall Field, American retailer(d. 1906)
• 1841 – William Halford, American naval officer (d. 1919)
• 1855 – Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
• 1857 – Libert H. Boeynaems, Belgian Catholic prelate (d. 1926)
• 1870 – Hugh Bromley-Davenport, England cricketer (d. 1954)
• 1870 – Lavr Georgevich Kornilov, Russian general (d. 1918)
• 1879 – Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (d. 1970)
• 1885 – Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and essayist (d. 1964)
• 1890 – Walther Funk, German Nazi politician (d. 1960)
• 1893 – Ernest MacMillan, Canadian musician (d. 1973)
• 1893 – Burleigh Grimes, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1896 – Jack Pickford, Canadian-born actor (d. 1933)
• 1900 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (d. 1964)
• 1902 – Adamson-Eric, Estonian painter (d. 1968)
• 1902 – Margaret Murie, American conservationist, naturalist, and author (d. 2003)
• 1903 – Lucienne Boyer, French singer (d. 1983)
• 1904 – Max Factor, Polish-born cosmetics entrepreneur (d. 1996)
• 1906 – Marcel Carné, French film director (d. 1996)
• 1908 – Edgar Faure, French politician and historian (d. 1988)
• 1908 – Bill Merritt, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1977)
• 1909 – Gérard Filion, French Canadian businessman and journalist (d. 2005)
• 1910 – Herman Berlinski, Polish American composer (d. 2001)
• 1911 – Amelia Boynton Robinson, American leader in the Schiller Institute
• 1913 – Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (d. 1983)
• 1915 – Max Lanier, baseball player (d. 2007)
• 1916 – Neagu Djuvara, Romanian diplomat
• 1916 – Don Keefer, American actor
• 1916 – Dame Moura Lympany, British pianist (d. 2005)
• 1917 – Caspar Weinberger, American politician (d. 2006)
• 1918 – Cisco Houston, American folk singer (d. 1961)
• 1919 – Walter Joseph Hickel, 2^nd and 8th Governor of Alaska (d. 2010)
• 1920 – Bob Kennedy, baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1920 – Shelley Winters, American actress (d. 2006)
• 1920 – Thomas Godfrey Evans, English cricket keeper (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Lydia Litvyak, Soviet pilot, one of only two female flying aces (d. 1943)
• 1921 – Zdzisław Żygulski, Jr., Polish art historian
• 1922 – Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer (d. 2008)
• 1923 – Jenni Irani, Indian cricketer (d. 1982)
• 1923 – Sadashiv Shinde, Indian cricketer (d. 1955)
• 1925 – Brian Aldiss, English writer
• 1925 – Pierre Grondin, French Canadian cardiac surgeon (d. 2006)
• 1927 – Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
• 1928 – Marge Schott, baseball team owner (d. 2004)
• 1929 – Hugues Aufray, French singer
• 1930 – Liviu Librescu, Israeli professor, killed in the Virginia Tech massacre (d. 2007)
• 1930 – Bo Hi Pak, Korean church leader
• 1931 – Bramwell Tillsley, Canadian Salvation Army general
• 1931 – Dick White, English footballer
• 1931 – Hans van Mierlo, Dutch politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Luc Montagnier, French Nobel prized microbiologist
• 1932 – William R. Bennett, Premier of British Columbia
• 1933 – Just Fontaine, French footballer
• 1933 – Roman Polanski, Polish-born director and actor
• 1934 – Vincent Bugliosi, American attorney
• 1934 – Ronnie Carroll, British singer
• 1934 – Roberto Clemente, Puerto Rican baseball player and humanitarian (d. 1972)
• 1935 – Rafer Johnson, American athlete
• 1935 – Howard Morrison, New Zealand entertainer (d. 2009)
• 1936 – Gulzar, Indian poet, lyricist and director
• 1936 – Robert Redford, American actor
• 1938 – Joe Frank, American radio personality
• 1939 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor and comedian (d. 2008)
• 1939 – Robert Horton, British businessman
• 1939 – Johnny Preston, American singer (d. 2011)
• 1942 – Judith Keppel, first British winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• 1943 – Martin Mull, American comedian
• 1943 – Sarah Dash, American singer
• 1943 – Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
• 1943 – Carl Wayne, English singer (d. 2004)
• 1944 – Robert Hitchcock, Australian Sculptor
• 1945 – Barbara Harris, American singer (Toys)
• 1948 – Joseph Marcell, British actor
• 1949 – Rudy Hartono, Indonesian badminton player
• 1949 – Nigel Griggs, bassist
• 1949 – Dennis Elliott, drummer, sculptor
• 1952 – Elayne Boosler, American comedian
• 1952 – Patrick Swayze, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1952 – Ricky Villa, Argentine former footballer
• 1953 – Louie Gohmert, American politician
• 1954 – Angela Dimitriou, Greek singer
• 1954 – Umberto Guidoni, Italian NASA astronaut
• 1955 – Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist
• 1956 – John Debney, American composer
• 1956 – Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer
• 1956 – Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, American musician
• 1957 – Carole Bouquet, French actress
• 1957 – Ron Strykert, Australian guitarist
• 1957 – Denis Leary, American comedian and actor
• 1958 – Madeleine Stowe, American actress
• 1959 – Tom Prichard, American wrestler
• 1960 – Mike LaValliere, baseball player
• 1960 – Fat Lever, American basketball player
• 1961 – Timothy Geithner, 75th and current US Secretary of Treasury
• 1961 – Birol Ünel, German-Turkish actor
• 1961 – Bob Woodruff, American journalist, anchor
• 1962 – Felipe Calderón, President of Mexico
• 1962 – Geoff Courtnall, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1964 – Craig Bierko, American actor
• 1964 – Edith Frost, American singer/songwriter
• 1964 – Kenny Walker, American basketball player
• 1965 – Jim Florentine, American comedian
• 1965 – Koji Kikkawa, Japanese singer
• 1966 – Gustavo Charif, Argentine artist
• 1966 – Kang Soo-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1967 – Brian Michael Bendis, American comic-book writer
• 1967 – Daler Mehndi, Indian bhangra/pop singer
• 1967 – Dan Peters, American musician
• 1967 – Blas Elias, drummer
• 1968 – Lee Seung-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1969 – Isaac Austin, American basketball player
• 1969 – Everlast, American musician
• 1969 – Masta Killa, American rapper
• 1969 – Mark Kuhlmann, German rugby player
• 1969 – Edward Norton, American actor
• 1969 – Christian Slater, American actor
• 1970 – Jessica Hsuan, Hong Kong actress
• 1970 – Greg Dean Schmitz, American film journalist
• 1970 – Malcolm-Jamal Warner, American actor
• 1971 – Richard D James, Irish musician (Aphex Twin)
• 1971 – Tom Middleton, British musician
• 1971 – Jacob Vargas, American actor
• 1972 – Leo Ku, Hong Kong singer
• 1972 – Masahiro Nakai, Japanese singer
• 1972 – Shaun Wilson, Australian artist
• 1972 – Keiko Yamada, Japanese singer
• 1973 – Victoria Coren, British writer, presenter and poker player
• 1975 – Kaitlin Olson, American actress
• 1976 – Paraskevas Antzas, Greek footballer
• 1976 – Daphnee Duplaix Samuel, American actress and glamor model
• 1976 – Bryan Volpenhein, American rower
• 1977 – Régine Chassagne, Canadian musician (Arcade Fire)
• 1977 – Mizuo Peck American Actress
• 1978 – Andy Samberg, American comedian
• 1978 – Luke Williams, Welsh musician (Quinoline Yellow)
• 1979 – Stuart Dew, Australian rules footballer
• 1979 – Mohib Mirza, Pakistani actor
• 1980 – Esteban Cambiasso, Argentine footballer
• 1980 – Kieron Davies, Welsh-born German rugby player
• 1980 – Preeti Jhangiani, Indian actress
• 1980 – Rob Nguyen, Australian racing driver
• 1980 – Athina Papayianni, Greek race walker
• 1980 – Bart Scott, American football player
• 1980 – Jeremy Shockey, American football player
• 1981 – César Delgado, Argentine footballer
• 1981 – Carla Khan, Pakistani Squash Player
• 1981 – Dimitris Salpigidis, Greek footballer
• 1981 – Jon Schneck, American musician (Relient K)
• 1983 – Cameron White, Australian cricketer
• 1983 – Kris Boyd, Scottish footballer
• 1983 – Danny!, American record producer/hip-hop artist
• 1983 – Mika, Lebanese/British musician
• 1983 – Michael Montgomery, American football player
• 1984 – Robert Huth, German footballer
• 1985 – Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish Basque cyclist (d. 2006)
• 1985 – Inge Dekker, Dutch swimmer
• 1985 – Bryan Ruiz, Costa Rican footballer
• 1986 – Ross McCormack, Scottish footballer
• 1987 – Mika Boorem, American actress
• 1988 – G-Dragon, South Korean musician (Big Bang)
• 1988 – Eggert Jónsson, Icelandic footballer
• 1988 – Jack Hobbs, English footballer
• 1992 – Elizabeth Beisel, American swimmer
• 1992 – Riko Narumi, Japanese actress
• 1994 – Jessie Flower, American voice actress