Famous Birthdays on October 18

15 notable people were born on October 18.

19th Century

Mongkut

1804 – 1868

Thailand

King of Siam from 1851 to 1868

monarch

Henri Bergson

1859 – 1941

France

French philosopher (1859–1941)

20th Century

Pierre Trudeau

1919 – 2000

Canada

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

Ramiz Alia

1925 – 2011

Albania

former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, 1st President of the Republic of Albania (1925-2011)

politician

Violeta Chamorro

1929 – 2025

Nicaragua

President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025)

journalistpolitician

Vytautas Landsbergis

1932

Lithuania

Lithuanian politician and musicologist (born 1932)

music historianmusic educatormusicologist

Martina Navratilova

1956

Czech Republic

Czech-American tennis player

autobiographertennis playernovelist

Mauricio Funes

1959 – 2025

El Salvador

President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

journalistpolitician

Jean-Claude Van Damme

1960

Belgium

Belgian actor and martial artist

martial artistactor

Zakir Naik

1965

Saudi Arabia

Indian Islamic preacher

motivational speakerpodcasterorator

Freida Pinto

1984

India

Indian actress

Zohran Mamdani

1991

Uganda

American politician and Mayor of New York City since 2026

housing counselorsocial activistrapper

Zarina Diyas

1993

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstani female tennis player

tennis player

Christian Bassogog

1995

Cameroon

Cameroonian footballer

association football player

21st Century

Alejandro Balde

2003

Dominican Republic

Spanish-Dominican association football player

association football player