Famous birthdays · 1,528 people
Famous people born on May 18
Who was born on May 18, ranked by how famous each of them is today.
Bertrand Russell
Academics
2nd85.4 · 1872-1970
Pope John Paul II
Religious Figures
1st87.8 · 1920-2005
Omar Khayyam
Academics
3rd79.2 · 1048-1131
Pope John Paul II leads the birthdays of May 18.
Fame score 87.8, ahead of Bertrand Russell by 2.3.
Also born on May 1891
PlaceNameCountryCategoryFame
10th, stable
Toyah Willcox
United KingdomMusicians75.0mom 411th, stable
Rick WakemanUnited KingdomMusicians75.0mom 212th, stableAlan Becker
United StatesActors74.6mom 013th, rising
Enrico Brignano
ItalyActors72.8mom 514th, stable
AlekseevMusicians72.0mom 115th, falling
Helena NoguerraActors71.8mom 216th, stable
Ikkimel
GermanyMusicians71.6mom 217th, stable
David DeutschUnited KingdomScientists71.5mom 418th, rising
Emma NavarroUnited StatesTennis Players71.0mom 2519th, rising
Mari Iijima
JapanActors70.7mom 1720th, rising
KamaliyaActors70.2mom 1521st, stable
Chow Yun-fat
ChinaActors69.7mom 022nd, stable
Mohammed Mohsen
EgyptMusicians69.4mom 1023rd, falling
Noriyuki MakiharaJapanMusicians69.4mom 024th, rising
Toru YanoJapanAthletes69.4mom 2125th, stable
Shelley LubbenUnited StatesMusicians69.2mom 226th, stable
Vitalic
FranceMusicians68.6mom 027th, falling
Francesca BattistelliUnited StatesMusicians67.2mom 028th, stable
Shûhei UesugiJapanActors67.1mom 029th, stable
Tony SuccarMusicians67.0mom 030th, falling
Nanne Grönvall
SwedenMusicians66.7mom 631st, falling
Ikke Nurjanah
IndonesiaMusicians65.8mom 032nd, stable
Edu Falaschi
BrazilMusicians65.8mom 033rd, stable
Wadim KarasiowPoliticians65.4mom 334th, falling
Ranga YogeshwarActors65.0mom 035th, rising
Cynthia WuPoliticians64.8mom 536th, falling
Luke BlackMusicians64.5mom 037th, falling
SilvanItalyWriters64.4mom 338th, falling
Batyrkhan ShukenovMusicians64.3mom 039th, risingBlendi FevziuJournalists64.2mom 1540th, stable
Tina FeyUnited StatesActors64.1mom 341st, rising
Pippo PollinaItalyMusicians63.8mom 542nd, rising
Delcy RodriguezPoliticians63.7mom 1543rd, rising
Miriam MargolyesUnited KingdomActors63.7mom 2044th, falling
Laura OmloopMusicians63.2mom 045th, rising
Vince YoungUnited StatesAthletes63.1mom 1046th, falling
Walter GropiusGermanyArchitects63.1mom 047th, rising
Michael RockefellerUnited StatesAcademics62.4mom 948th, stable
Frank CapraItalyDirectors62.4mom 049th, stable
Tom UdallUnited StatesPoliticians62.3mom 150th, stable
Helder BarbalhoBrazilPoliticians61.9mom 651st, rising
Ai WeiweiChinaArtists61.4mom 1852nd, stable
Natalia KorolevskaPoliticians61.2mom 253rd, rising
Diane DuaneUnited StatesWriters60.8mom 954th, stable
Charles IV of FranceFranceHistorical Figures60.4mom 1555th, stable
Constantine VIIWriters60.4mom 556th, risingKōji SetoJapanActors59.5mom 1557th, rising
Allen LeechActors59.4mom 458th, rising
Bernadette ChiracFrancePoliticians59.3mom 1459th, rising
Yuya OsakoJapanFootballers59.2mom 660th, rising
Farida Jalal
IndiaActors59.1mom 761st, rising
MartikaUnited StatesMusicians59.0mom 662nd, rising
Andreas KatsulasUnited StatesActors58.9mom 1263rd, stable
Michael CretuGermanyMusicians58.8mom 364th, falling
Charles TrenetFranceMusicians58.7mom 365th, rising
Sontje Hansen
NetherlandsFootballers58.6mom 2566th, rising
Kim Sang-hee
South KoreaPoliticians58.3mom 1567th, stable
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaGermanyPoliticians58.2mom 368th, falling
Peter GrünbergGermanyScientists58.2mom 069th, rising
Kevin Anderson
South AfricaTennis Players58.0mom 1370th, falling
Eugénie Le SommerFranceFootballers57.9mom 471st, stable
Ralph MetznerUnited StatesAcademics57.8mom 172nd, rising
John HigginsUnited Kingdom57.8mom 573rd, stable
Isabella d'EsteItalyArtists57.8mom 374th, stable
Giovanni FalconeItalyLawyers57.7mom 075th, falling
Margot FonteynUnited KingdomDesigners57.7mom 176th, stable
Ricardo Carvalho
PortugalFootballers57.6mom 077th, rising
Mahamadou DiarraFootballers57.6mom 578th, stable
Jessica Watson
AustraliaHistorical Figures57.6mom 379th, stable
Fred PerryUnited KingdomTennis Players57.5mom 380th, falling
Lusiana Lopilato
ArgentinaActors57.5mom 081st, stable
Nobby StilesUnited KingdomFootballers57.4mom 1582nd, rising
Priscilla PointerUnited StatesActors57.3mom 1583rd, rising
Akira TeraoJapanActors57.3mom 984th, rising
Yukiko KadaJapanPoliticians57.3mom 585th, falling
Heinz-Harald FrentzenGermanyAthletes57.2mom 186th, stable
Alina ZagitovaActors57.1mom 187th, falling
H. D. Deve GowdaIndiaPoliticians57.1mom 088th, stable
Sebastian BezzelGermanyActors57.0mom 1089th, stable
Augusto Nicolás Calderón SandinoActivists57.0mom 190th, stable
Rudolf CarnapGermanyAcademics56.9mom 091st, falling
Nathaniel ParkerUnited KingdomActors56.8mom 192nd, stable
Robert VadraIndiaBusiness Professionals56.8mom 1093rd, falling
Reggie JacksonUnited StatesActors56.8mom 194th, falling
Manny Malhotra
CanadaAthletes56.7mom 695th, falling
Spencer BreslinUnited StatesActors56.7mom 196th, rising
Diego PérezFootballers56.6mom 697th, rising
Clint Capela
SwitzerlandBasketball Players56.6mom 1598th, falling
Perry ComoUnited StatesMusicians56.5mom 099th, falling
Gary O'NeilUnited KingdomFootballers56.5mom 0100th, rising
Jalal HasanFootballers56.5mom 10Died on this day
Who died on May 18, ranked the same way.
Gustav MahlerMusicians · 1860-191180.3
Chris CornellMusicians · 1964-201779.0
Franco BattiatoMusicians · 1945-202174.0
Jacque FrescoScientists · 1916-201772.9
Pierre BeaumarchaisWriters · 1732-179964.5
Charles GrodinActors · 1935-202161.9
Eli Cohen1924-196561.7
Jim BrownAthletes · 1936-202361.6
Harry R. Truman1896-198060.7
Túpac Amaru IIPoliticians · 1738-178160.7
Ian CurtisMusicians · 1956-198059.7
Elizabeth MontgomeryActors · 1933-199559.7
Jill IrelandActors · 1936-199059.0
Davey Boy SmithAthletes · 1962-200258.8
Étienne Davignon, 1st Count DavignonPoliticians · 1932-202658.6
William SaroyanWriters · 1908-198158.5
İbrahim KaypakkayaActivists · 1949-197358.2
Pierre-Gilles de GennesScientists · 1932-200758.1
Aleksei BalabanovDirectors · 1959-201358.0
Toshifumi SuzukiFounders · 1932-202657.8
Charles Louis Alphonse LaveranDoctors · 1845-192257.7
Velupillai PrabhakaranPoliticians · 1954-200957.6
Ikeda Tsuneoki1536-158457.6
Alexander GodunovActors · 1949-199557.3May
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