Famous people born on 18 May

Pope John Paul II leads the birthdays of 18 May. Fame score 86.7, ahead of Bertrand Russell by 1.2.

1. 1Pope John Paul IIReligious Figures · Poland1920-2005

   86.71920-2005

2. 2Bertrand RussellAcademics · United Kingdom1872-1970

   85.51872-1970

3. 3Omar KhayyamAcademics1048-1131

   82.01048-1131

Also born on 18 May

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44thTaeyangSouth Korean singer, dancer, member of Big Bang b. 1988South Korea ★ #1Musicians80.2

55thRick WakemanEnglish keyboardist b. 1949United KingdomMusicians77.6

66thGrace ReiterAmerican comedian, writer and actor b. 2001Comedians77.5

77thGeorge StraitAmerican country music singer b. 1952United States ★ #1Musicians77.5

88thSandraGerman singer b. 1962Germany ★ #1Musicians77.4

99thJack JohnsonAmerican singer-songwriter b. 1975United StatesMusicians77.2

1010thAlan BeckerAmerican animator, actor and voice actor b. 1989United StatesActors76.3

1111thNoriyuki MakiharaJapanese singer-songwriter b. 1969Japan ★ #1Musicians75.8

1212thNicholas II of Russia14th and last Emperor of Russia (1894-1917) 1868-1918Russia ★ #1Historical Figures75.7

1313thEnrico BrignanoItalian actor, playwright, comedian and writer b. 1966Italy ★ #1Actors75.4

1414thVitalicFrench record producer b. 1976France ★ #1Musicians73.6

1515thShelley LubbenAuthor, singer, motivational speaker 1968-2019United StatesMusicians73.6

1616thYannick NoahFrench tennis player and pop singer b. 1960FranceTennis Players73.5

1717thToyah WillcoxBritish singer and actress b. 1958United KingdomMusicians73.2

1818thIkkimelGerman rapper b. 1997GermanyMusicians72.7

1919thAlekseevUkrainian singer b. 1993Ukraine ★ #1Musicians72.5

2020thMari IijimaJapanese actress, voice actress and singer b. 1963JapanActors72.0

2121stJesse CoxYouTuber b. 1981United StatesYouTubers71.3

2222ndIkke NurjanahIndonesian singer and actress b. 1974Indonesia ★ #1Musicians71.1

2323rdChow Yun-fatHong Kong actor b. 1955China ★ #1Actors70.7

2424thDavid DeutschBritish physicist b. 1953United KingdomScientists69.9

2525thLaura EsquivelArgentine actress and singer b. 1994Argentina ★ #1Actors69.7

2626thKamaliyaUkrainian musical performer, actress, model b. 1977UkraineActors69.3

2727thHelena NoguerraBelgian actress and singer b. 1969Belgium ★ #1Actors69.1

2828thShûhei UesugiJapanese actor b. 1992JapanActors68.3

2929thFrancesca BattistelliAmerican Christian musician b. 1985United StatesMusicians68.2

3030thAmi RodríguezColombian YouTuber b. 1994Colombia ★ #1YouTubers68.1

3131stToru YanoJapanese professional wrestler b. 1978JapanAthletes68.0

3232ndTony SuccarPeruvian-American musician b. 1986Peru ★ #1Musicians67.4

3333rdLuke BlackSerbian singer-songwriter b. 1992Serbia ★ #1Musicians67.4

3434thMichael RockefellerAmerican anthropologist and art collector (1938-1961)United StatesAcademics67.2

3535thBatyrkhan ShukenovSoviet singer, composer and saxophonist (1962-2015)Kazakhstan ★ #1Musicians67.1

3636thEdu FalaschiBrazilian heavy metal singer b. 1972Brazil ★ #1Musicians66.7

3737thRanga YogeshwarLuxembourgish television presenter and author b. 1959GermanyActors66.0

3838thNanne GrönvallSwedish singer and songwriter b. 1962Sweden ★ #1Musicians65.9

3939thCynthia WuTaiwanese business executive and politician b. 1978Taiwan ★ #1Politicians65.9

4040thSilvanItalian magician b. 1937ItalyWriters65.7

4141stHelder BarbalhoBrazilian politician b. 1979BrazilPoliticians65.0

4242ndMiriam MargolyesBritish-Australian actress b. 1941United KingdomActors65.0

4343rdMohammed MohsenEgyptian singer b. 1986Egypt ★ #1Musicians64.7

4444thLaura OmloopBelgian singer b. 1999BelgiumMusicians64.5

4545thPippo PollinaItalian singer-songwriter b. 1963ItalyMusicians64.2

4646thDelcy RodriguezActing President of Venezuela since 2026 b. 1969Venezuela ★ #1Politicians64.1

4747thNatalia KorolevskaUkrainian politician and businesswoman b. 1975UkrainePoliticians64.0

4848thWadim KarasiowPolitician b. 1956UkrainePoliticians64.0

4949thBlendi FevziuAlbanian journalist, writer and talk show host b. 1969Albania ★ #1Journalists64.0

5050thKsenija SidorovaLatvian accordionist b. 1988Latvia ★ #1Musicians63.9

5151stFrank CapraItalian-born American film director (1897-1991)ItalyDirectors63.7

5252ndEddie KadiBritish comedian b. 1983United KingdomComedians63.5

5353rdWalter GropiusGerman-American architect (1883-1969)GermanyArchitects63.4

5454thTom UdallAmerican politician and diplomat b. 1948United StatesPoliticians63.0

5555thTina FeyAmerican actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright b. 1970United StatesActors62.8

5656thAi WeiweiChinese Conceptual artist b. 1957ChinaArtists62.5

5757thNathaniel ParkerEnglish actor b. 1962United KingdomActors61.6

5858thCharles IV of FranceKing of France and Navarre from 1322 to 1328 (1294-1328)FranceHistorical Figures61.5

5959thAkira TeraoJapanese actor and musician b. 1947JapanActors61.4

6060thBernadette ChiracFrench politician (1933-2026)FrancePoliticians60.8

6161stBrad FriedelAmerican soccer player and coach b. 1971United StatesFootballers60.7

6262ndKōji SetoJapanese actor singer b. 1988JapanActors60.6

6363rdGiovanni FalconeItalian magistrate murdered by the Mafia (1939-1992)ItalyLawyers60.6

6464thJohn HigginsScottish snooker player b. 1975United Kingdom60.5

6565thAlina ZagitovaRussian figure skater b. 2002Russia60.5

6666thCandice HutchingsCanadian vegan chef and YouTube personality b. 1988Canada ★ #1Chefs60.5

6767thRicardo CarvalhoPortuguese footballer b. 1978Portugal ★ #1Footballers60.4

6868thConstantine VIIByzantine emperor 905-959Writers60.1

6969thOlivia HarrisonAmerican author, film producer, and widow of George Harrison b. 1948United KingdomDirectors60.0

7070thPeter GrünbergGerman physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate 1939-2018GermanyScientists59.9

7171stJens BergenstenSwedish video game programmer b. 1979SwedenScientists59.8

7272ndTravis HunterAmerican football player b. 2003United StatesAthletes59.8

7373rdMargot FonteynBritish ballerina 1919-1991United KingdomDesigners59.7

7474thThomas GottschalkGerman television host and entertainer b. 1950GermanyActors59.1

7575thEurico Gaspar DutraPresident of Brazil from 1946 to 1951 1883-1974BrazilPoliticians58.6

7676thPernell RobertsAmerican actor and singer (1928-2010)United StatesActors58.3

7777thThomas Midgley Jr.American chemist and engineer (1889-1944)United StatesScientists58.3

7878thSpencer BreslinAmerican actor and musician b. 1992United StatesActors57.9

7979thH. D. Deve GowdaPrime Minister of India from 1996 to 1997 b. 1933India ★ #1Politicians57.8

8080thGary O'NeilEnglish football manager b. 1983United KingdomFootballers57.7

8181stFarida JalalIndian actress b. 1949IndiaActors57.6

8282ndDiane DuaneAmerican author b. 1952United StatesWriters57.6

8383rdCharles TrenetFrench singer-songwriter 1913-2001FranceMusicians57.5

8484thOliver HeavisideElectrical engineer, mathematician and physicist (1850-1925)Scientists57.5

8585thNobby StilesEnglish footballer (1942-2020)United KingdomFootballers57.4

8686thPriscilla PointerAmerican actress (1924-2025)United StatesActors57.4

8787thKim Sang-heeSouth Korean politician b. 1954South KoreaPoliticians57.3

8888thMichael CretuRomanian-German musician, singer, songwriter, and producer b. 1957GermanyMusicians57.3

8989thYuya OsakoJapanese footballer b. 1990JapanFootballers57.2

9090thFrank HsiehTaiwanese politician b. 1946TaiwanPoliticians57.1

9191stRalph MetznerGerman psychologist (1936-2019)United StatesAcademics56.9

9292ndRudolf CarnapGerman philosopher and logician (1891-1970)GermanyAcademics56.8

9393rdRupprecht, Crown Prince of BavariaGerman general (1869-1955)GermanyPoliticians56.7

9494thLusiana LopilatoArgentine actress and model b. 1987ArgentinaActors56.7

9595thPerry ComoAmerican singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001)United StatesMusicians56.6

9696thVince YoungAmerican gridiron football player b. 1983United StatesAthletes56.5

9797thLuke KleintankAmerican actor b. 1990United StatesActors56.5

9898thRichard BrooksAmerican screenwriter, film director and producer 1912-1992United StatesWriters56.5

9999thHermann MüllerGerman politician (1876-1931)GermanyPoliticians56.4

100100thAllen LeechIrish actor b. 1981Ireland ★ #1Actors56.4

Died on this day

Who died on 18 May, ranked the same way.

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