Famous People Born on October 18
Famous people born on October 18 include Henri Bergson (1859), Zhu Xi (1130) and Chuck Berry (1926).
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Henri Bergson
French philosopher (1859–1941)
Zhu Xi
Chinese philosopher (1130–1200)
Chuck Berry
American musician (1926–2017)
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player (born 1956)
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
Zac Efron
American actor (born 1987)
Pope Pius II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1458 to 1464
Pierre Trudeau
Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979; 1980–1984)
Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City since 2026
Heinrich von Kleist
German Romantic writer (1777–1811)
Huell Howser
American television personality (1945–2013)
Frederick III, German Emperor
German Emperor in 1888
Lee Harvey Oswald
Assassin of John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
Freida Pinto
Indian actress (born 1984)
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
DIED ON THIS DAY
Charles Babbage
Father of the computer, designed the Analytical Engine
Thomas Edison
Light bulb, phonograph, 1000+ patents
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Spanish neuroscientist (1852–1934)
Colin Powell
American U.S. Army general and diplomat (1937–2021)
Yang Chen-Ning
Chinese-American physicist (1922–2025)
Pope Pius III
Head of the Catholic Church in 1503
Charles Gounod
French composer (1818–1893)
Pope John VII
Head of the Catholic Church from 705 to 707
Pope Gregory XII
Head of the Catholic Church from 1406 to 1415
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865)
Alfred Binet
French psychologist, IQ test developer (1857–1911)
Sylvia Kristel
Dutch actress and model (1952–2012)
Sources
- October 18 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
- Charles Babbage — Wikipedia
- Thomas Edison — Wikipedia
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths