Famous people born on 18 July

• Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist · 1918–2013
  95 yrs
• Hendrik LorentzDutch physicist · 1853–1928
  74 yrs
• William Makepeace ThackerayBritish novelist · 1811–1863
  52 yrs
• John GlennAmerican astronaut and politician · 1921–2016
  95 yrs
• Thomas KuhnAmerican historian, physicist and philosopher · 1922–1996
  73 yrs
• Robert I of ScotlandKing of Scotland · 1274–1329
  54 yrs
• Andrei GromykoSoviet diplomat · 1909–1989
  79 yrs
• Hunter S. ThompsonAmerican journalist and author · 1937–2005
  67 yrs
• Yevgeny YevtushenkoSoviet and Russian poet · 1933–2017
  83 yrs
• Vidkun QuislingNorwegian politician and Nazi collaborator · 1887–1945
  58 yrs
• Adrian VPope · 1205–1276
  71 yrs
• Lev Kamenev ↗Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician · 1883–1936
  53 yrs
• Giacinto Facchetti ↗Italian association football player · 1942–2006
  64 yrs
• Vasil Levski ↗Bulgarian revolutionary · 1837–1873
  35 yrs
• Nathalie Sarraute ↗French lawyer and writer · 1900–1999
  99 yrs
• Mohammed Daoud Khan ↗Politician, first President of Afghanistan · 1909–1978
  68 yrs
• Gino Bartali ↗Italian road cyclist · 1914–2000
  85 yrs
• Margaret Brown ↗Survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist · 1867–1932
  65 yrs
• Ken Noritake ↗Japanese association football player · 1922–1994
  71 yrs
• Ricarda Huch ↗German writer · 1864–1947
  83 yrs
• Carlos, Prince of Asturias ↗Prince of Asturias; eldest child of Philip II of Spain · 1545–1568
  23 yrs
• Giacomo Balla ↗Italian artist · 1871–1958
  86 yrs
• Hyacinthe Rigaud ↗Catalan-French baroque painter · 1659–1743
  84 yrs
• Aaron Beck ↗American psychiatrist, researcher, therapist · 1921–2021
  100 yrs
• Emanuele Filiberto I, Duke of Savoy ↗Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580 · 1528–1580
  52 yrs
• Kadambini Ganguly ↗Indian physician · 1861–1923
  62 yrs
• Tristan Corbière ↗French poet · 1845–1875
  29 yrs
• W. G. Grace ↗English amateur cricketer · 1848–1915
  67 yrs
• Pauline Viardot ↗French mezzo-soprano and composer · 1821–1910
  88 yrs
• Arthur Friedenreich ↗Brazilian footballer · 1892–1969
  77 yrs
• Frank Farian ↗German music producer · 1941–2024
  82 yrs
• Kurt Masur ↗German conductor · 1927–2015
  88 yrs
• Louis de Geer the Elder ↗Swedish 19th century prime minister · 1818–1896
  78 yrs

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