Famous people born on 18 August

12 of the people we track were born on 18 August, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Roman Polanski 1933French filmmakerliving, 93
2. Franz Joseph I 1830Emperor of Austriadied aged 86
3. Robert Redford 1936American actor and directordied aged 89
4. Edward Norton 1969American actorliving, 57
5. Patrick Swayze 1952American actor and producerdied aged 57
6. Luc Montagnier 1932French virologistdied aged 89
7. Antonio Salieri 1750Italian composer and teacherdied aged 74
8. Felipe Calderón 1962Mexican politician who served as President of Mexicoliving, 64
9. Rosalynn Carter 1927American women's rights activistdied aged 96
10. Shelley Winters 1920American actordied aged 85
11. John Russell, 1st Earl Russell 1792Politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdomdied aged 85
12. Just Fontaine 1933French footballerdied aged 89