Famous people born on 18 July

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

1. Nelson Mandela 1918South African politician and political activist who served as President of South Africadied aged 95
2. Hendrik Lorentz 1853Dutch physicistdied aged 74
3. Priyanka Chopra 1982Indian actorliving, 44
4. Vin Diesel 1967American actorliving, 59
5. Robert Hooke 1635English philosopher and architectdied aged 67
6. William Makepeace Thackeray 1811British novelistdied aged 52
7. Kristen Bell 1980American actorliving, 46
8. John Glenn 1921American astronaut and politiciandied aged 95
9. Richard Branson 1950British entrepreneurliving, 76
10. Thomas Kuhn 1922American physicist and philosopherdied aged 73
11. Yevgeny Yevtushenko 1933Russian poetdied aged 83
12. Hunter S. Thompson 1937American journalist and novelistdied aged 67
13. Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor 1552Holy Roman Emperordied aged 59
14. Vidkun Quisling 1887Norwegian politician and collaboratordied aged 58
15. EDElio Di Rupo 1951Belgian politician who served as Prime Minister of Belgiumliving, 75
16. Peter Mutharika 1940Malawian politician who served as President of Malawiliving, 86
17. Paul Verhoeven 1938Dutch film directorliving, 88