| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Babe Adams |
Baseball |
18-May-1882 |
27-Jul-1968 |
Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates |
| R. H. Barlow |
Author |
18-May-1918 |
2-Jan-1951 |
Literary executor of H. P. Lovecraft |
| Joan Blackman |
Actor |
18-May-1938 |
|
Blue Hawaii |
| Tom Bolack |
Politician |
18-May-1918 |
20-May-1998 |
Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63 |
| Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich |
Astronomer |
18-May-1711 |
13-Feb-1787 |
Theoria philosophiae naturalis |
| Spencer Breslin |
Actor |
18-May-1992 |
|
The Kid |
| Richard Brooks |
Film Director |
18-May-1912 |
11-Mar-1992 |
In Cold Blood |
| John Bruton |
Head of State |
18-May-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Ireland, 1994-97 |
| Frank Capra |
Film Director |
18-May-1897 |
3-Sep-1991 |
It's A Wonderful Life |
| Harvey Carignan |
Criminal |
18-May-1927 |
|
The Want-Ad Killer |
| Rudolf Carnap |
Philosopher |
18-May-1891 |
14-Sep-1970 |
The Logical Syntax of Language |
| Buck Chapoton |
Government |
18-May-1936 |
|
Reagan's tax guy |
| Brock Chisholm |
Doctor |
18-May-1896 |
4-Feb-1971 |
First Director-General of World Health Organization |
| Perry Como |
Singer |
18-May-1912 |
12-May-2001 |
It's Impossible |
| Ryan Cooley |
Actor |
18-May-1988 |
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation |
| Robert J. Cordy |
Judge |
18-May-1949 |
|
Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Jessica Cutler |
Blogger |
18-May-1978 |
|
Former DeWine staffer, Washingtonienne |
| Josephus Daniels |
Government |
18-May-1862 |
15-Jan-1948 |
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21 |
| Patrick Dennis |
Novelist |
18-May-1921 |
6-Nov-1976 |
Auntie Mame |
| James Donald |
Actor |
18-May-1917 |
3-Aug-1993 |
Third Man on the Mountain |
| Tina Fey |
Actor |
18-May-1970 |
|
Liz Lemon on 30 Rock |
| Margot Fonteyn |
Dancer |
18-May-1919 |
21-Feb-1991 |
Exceptional British ballerina |
| Massimo Girotti |
Actor |
18-May-1918 |
5-Jan-2003 |
Facing Windows |
| Walter Gropius |
Architect |
18-May-1883 |
5-Jul-1969 |
Founder of the Bauhaus school |
| Peter Grünberg |
Physicist |
18-May-1939 |
|
Giant magnetoresistance |
| Gunnar Gunnarsson |
Novelist |
18-May-1889 |
21-Nov-1975 |
Af Borgslaegtens Historie |
| Sigrid Gurie |
Actor |
18-May-1911 |
14-Aug-1969 |
Algiers |
| Oliver Heaviside |
Engineer |
18-May-1850 |
3-Feb-1925 |
Kennelly-Heaviside layer |
| Dwayne Hickman |
Actor |
18-May-1934 |
|
Dobie Gillis |
| Wilhelm Hofmeister |
Botanist |
18-May-1824 |
12-Jan-1877 |
Alternation of generations in plants |
| Martin Hoke |
Politician |
18-May-1952 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1993-97 |
| Aubrey Hooks |
Diplomat |
18-May-1948 |
|
US Ambassador to Ivory Coast |
| Billy Howerdel |
Guitarist |
18-May-1970 |
|
Guitarist for A Perfect Circle |
| Reggie Jackson |
Baseball |
18-May-1946 |
|
Baseball player, candy bar |
| Pope John Paul II |
Religion |
18-May-1920 |
2-Apr-2005 |
Roman Catholic Pontiff, 1978-2005 |
| Jack Johnson |
Musician |
18-May-1975 |
|
Brushfire Fairytales |
| G. Lewis Jones |
Diplomat |
18-May-1907 |
13-Nov-1971 |
US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1956-59 |
| Andreas Katsulas |
Actor |
18-May-1946 |
13-Feb-2006 |
G'Kar on Babylon 5 |
| Kenneth B. Keating |
Politician |
18-May-1900 |
5-May-1975 |
US Senator from New York, 1959-65 |
| Omar Khayyam |
Mathematician |
18-May-1048 |
4-Dec-1131 |
Rubaiyat |
| Jules B. Kroll |
Business |
18-May-1941 |
|
Kroll Inc., K2 Global, Kroll Bond Ratings |
| Jari Kurri |
Hockey |
18-May-1960 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer |
| Dave Leitao |
Basketball |
18-May-1960 |
|
Head Coach, University of Virginia |
| Matt Long |
Actor |
18-May-1980 |
|
Jack & Bobby |
| Bill Macy |
Actor |
18-May-1922 |
|
Bea Arthur's husband on Maude |
| Denise Majette |
Politician |
18-May-1955 |
|
Congresswoman from Georgia, 2003-05 |
| Miriam Margolyes |
Actor |
18-May-1941 |
|
The Age of Innocence |
| Don Martin |
Artist |
18-May-1931 |
6-Jan-2000 |
Mad Magazine artist |
| Diane McBain |
Actor |
18-May-1941 |
|
The Mini-Skirt Mob |
| Michael W. McConnell |
Attorney |
18-May-1955 |
|
Stanford Constitutional Law Center |
| Thomas Midgley |
Chemist |
18-May-1889 |
2-Nov-1944 |
Ethyl gasoline, Freon |
| Robert Morse |
Actor |
18-May-1931 |
|
How to Succeed in Business |
| Mark Mothersbaugh |
Musician |
18-May-1950 |
|
Devo |
| Hermann Mueller |
Head of State |
18-May-1876 |
20-Mar-1931 |
German Chancellor 1920, 1928-30 |
| Tsar Nicholas II |
Royalty |
18-May-1868 |
17-Jul-1918 |
Last of the Russian Tsars |
| Yannick Noah |
Tennis |
18-May-1960 |
|
Winner, 1983 French Open |
| Gordon O'Connor |
Politician |
18-May-1939 |
|
Canadian Minister of Defence |
| Nathaniel Parker |
Actor |
18-May-1962 |
|
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries |
| Fred Perry |
Tennis |
18-May-1909 |
2-Feb-1995 |
Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles |
| Ezio Pinza |
Singer |
18-May-1892 |
9-May-1957 |
Operatic bass, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Suze Randall |
Photographer |
18-May-1946 |
|
Fetish/porn photographer |
| Pernell Roberts |
Actor |
18-May-1928 |
24-Jan-2010 |
Trapper John, M.D. |
| Brooks Robinson |
Baseball |
18-May-1937 |
|
Baltimore Orioles third base |
| Warren Rudman |
Politician |
18-May-1930 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire, 1980-93 |
| Bertrand Russell |
Mathematician |
18-May-1872 |
2-Feb-1970 |
Mathematician, atheist, and social critic |
| Fred Saberhagen |
Novelist |
18-May-1930 |
29-Jun-2007 |
Berserker series |
| Sara Shane |
Actor |
18-May-1926 |
|
The King and Four Queens |
| Norman St. John-Stevas |
Politician |
18-May-1929 |
|
Leader, House of Commons, 1979-81 |
| Alana Stewart |
Actor |
18-May-1945 |
|
Ex-Wife of George Hamilton, Rod Stewart |
| George Strait |
Country Musician |
18-May-1952 |
|
Fool Hearted Memory |
| Gail Strickland |
Actor |
18-May-1947 |
|
First Monday |
| Toyah |
Singer |
18-May-1958 |
|
Singer for the band Toyah |
| Big Joe Turner |
Singer |
18-May-1911 |
24-Nov-1985 |
The Boss of the Blues |
| Tom Udall |
Politician |
18-May-1948 |
|
US Senator from New Mexico |
| Vincent du Vigneaud |
Chemist |
18-May-1901 |
11-Dec-1978 |
Synthesized vasopressin and oxytocin |
| Sam Vincent |
Basketball |
18-May-1963 |
|
Head Coach, Charlotte Bobcats |
| Rick Wakeman |
Pianist |
18-May-1949 |
|
Keyboards, Yes |
| Ai Weiwei |
Artist |
18-May-1957 |
|
Chinese contemporary artist |
| Daniel B. Wesson |
Business |
18-May-1825 |
4-Aug-1906 |
Repeating pistol |
| Meredith Willson |
Composer |
18-May-1902 |
15-Jun-1984 |
The Music Man |
| Blair Wilson |
Politician |
18-May-1962 |
|
Canadian MP, West Vancouver |
| Matthew Yglesias |
Blogger |
18-May-1981 |
|
Big Media Matt |
| Vince Young |
Football |
18-May-1983 |
|
Tennessee Titans ex-QB |
| Chow Yun-Fat |
Actor |
18-May-1955 |
|
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon |
| Terry Zwigoff |
Film Director |
18-May-1949 |
|
Ghost World |