November 18

Owen Wilson (MOVIE ACTOR) 1968

Kirk Hammett (GUITARIST) 1962

Anthony McPartlin (TV SHOW HOST) 1975

November 18 – Famous Birthdays:

1901 – George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984)
1901 – V. Shantaram, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
1901 – Craig Wood, American golfer (d. 1968)
1902 – Franklin Adreon, American film and television director (d. 1979)
1904 – Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1983)
1904 – Masao Koga, Japanese composer and guitarist (d. 1978)
1906 – Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Turkish author and poet (d. 1954)
1906 – Alec Issigonis, Greek-English car designer, designed the mini car (d. 1988)
1906 – Klaus Mann, German-American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1949)
1906 – George Wald, American neurobiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1907 – Gustav Nezval, Czech actor (d. 1998)
1907 – Compay Segundo, Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buena Vista Social Club) (d. 2003)
1908 – Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (d. 2001)
1909 – Johnny Mercer, American singer-songwriter and producer, co-founded Capitol Records (d. 1976)
1911 – Attilio Bertolucci, Italian poet and author (d. 2000)
1912 – Vic Hey, Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 1995)
1912 – Hilda Nickson, English author (d. 1977)
1913 – Endre Rozsda, Hungarian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1999)
1914 – Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (d. 1969)
1915 – Ken Burkhart, American baseball player and umpire (d. 2004)
1917 – Beebe Steven Lynk, African-American chemist and author (d. 1948)
1917 – Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (d. 1957)
1918 – İlhan Berk, Turkish poet and author (d. 2008)
1918 – Tasker Watkins, Welsh soldier, judge, and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 2007)
1919 – Jocelyn Brando, American actress (d. 2005)
1920 – Mustafa Khalil, Egyptian lawyer and politician, 77th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2008)
1920 – Robert Fryer, American playwright and producer (d. 2000)
1920 – Ron Suart, English football player and manager (d. 2015)
1922 – Luis Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan politician, 70th President of Nicaragua (d. 1967)
1922 – Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (d. 1992)
1923 – Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998)
1923 – Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)
1924 – Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart, Scottish soldier, engineer, and judge (d. 2000)
1924 – Anna Elisabeth (Lise) Østergaard, Danish psychologist and politician (d. 1996)
1925 – Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
1927 – Hank Ballard, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1927 – Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (d. 2014)
1928 – Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 2004)
1928 – Sheila Jordan, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1929 – Gianna D’Angelo, American soprano and educator (d. 2013)
1932 – Danny McDevitt, American baseball player (d. 2010)
1933 – Bruce Conner, American painter, photographer, and director (d. 2008)
1934 – Vassilis Vassilikos, Greek journalist and diplomat
1935 – Rudolf Bahro, German philosopher and politician (d. 1997)
1935 – Rodney Hall, Australian author and poet
1936 – Ennio Antonelli, Italian cardinal
1936 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (Old and New Dreams, New York Contemporary Five, and Codona) (d. 1995)
1938 – Jules Mikhael Al-Jamil, Iraqi-Lebanese archbishop (d. 2012)
1938 – Norbert Ratsirahonana, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister of Madagascar
1938 – Karl Schranz, Austrian skier
1939 – Margaret Atwood, Canadian novelist, poet, and critic
1939 – Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay of Paddington, English journalist and politician, Leader of the House of Lords
1939 – Amanda Lear, Hong Kong-French singer-songwriter and actress
1939 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress
1940 – James Welch, American novelist and poet (d. 2003)
1941 – Gary Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 2014)
1941 – Angela Watkinson, English educator and politician
1942 – Linda Evans, American actress
1942 – Susan Sullivan, American actress
1943 – Leonardo Sandri, Argentinian cardinal
1944 – Wolfgang Joop, German fashion designer, founded JOOP!
1944 – Edwin C. Krupp, American astronomer, archaeoastronomer, author, Director Griffith Observatory
1945 – Wilma Mankiller, American tribal chief (d. 2010)
1945 – Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 6th President of Sri Lanka
1946 – Alan Dean Foster, American author
1946 – Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1947 – Timothy Maude, American general (d. 2001)
1947 – Jameson Parker, American actor and producer
1947 – Ross Wilson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948 – Tõnis Mägi, Estonian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1948 – Andrea Marcovicci, American actress and singer
1948 – Kongō Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)
1948 – Ana Mendieta, Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)
1948 – Jack Tatum, American football player (d. 2010)
1949 – Herman Rarebell, German rock drummer and songwriter
1950 – Graham Parker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1950 – Rudy Sarzo, Cuban-American rock bass player
1951 – Pete Morelli, American businessman
1951 – Justin Raimondo, American journalist and author
1952 – Peter Beattie, Australian lawyer and politician, 36th Premier of Queensland
1952 – Delroy Lindo, English actor and director
1952 – John Parr, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 – Jan Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (Vixen) (d. 2013)
1953 – Alan Moore, English author and illustrator
1953 – Kevin Nealon, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1955 – Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor
1956 – Noel Brotherston, Irish-English footballer and painter (d. 1995)
1956 – Warren Moon, American football player and sportscaster
1956 – Jim Weirich, American computer scientist, developed Rake Software (d. 2014)
1957 – Tony Bunn, American bassist, composer, producer, and writer
1958 – Daniel Brailovsky, Argentinian footballer and manager
1959 – Jimmy Quinn, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1960 – Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
1960 – Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Kim Wilde, English singer-songwriter
1961 – Steven Moffat, Scottish screenwriter and producer
1962 – Bart Bryant, American golfer
1962 – Kirk Hammett, American guitarist and songwriter
1963 – Len Bias, American basketball player (d. 1986)
1963 – Dante Bichette, American baseball player and coach
1963 – Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1963 – Joost Zwagerman, Dutch author and poet (d. 2015)
1964 – Rita Cosby, American journalist and author
1964 – Nadia Sawalha, English actress
1965 – Tim DeLaughter, American singer-songwriter and musician (Tripping Daisy; The Polyphonic Spree)
1967 – Tom Gordon, American baseball player
1967 – Jocelyn Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1967 – Gavin Peacock, English footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Barry Hunter, Irish footballer and manager
1968 – George Kotsiopoulos, American stylist and journalist
1968 – Romany Malco, American rapper, producer, actor, and screenwriter (College Boyz)
1968 – Gary Sheffield, American baseball player and coach
1968 – Owen Wilson, American actor, producer, comedian and screenwriter
1969 – Sam Cassell, American basketball player and coach
1969 – Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor
1969 – Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014)
1969 – Duncan Sheik, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1970 – Mike Epps, American comedian, actor, and producer
1970 – Megyn Kelly, American lawyer and journalist
1970 – Peta Wilson, Australian model and actress
1971 – Therese Coffey, English chemist and politician
1971 – Terrance Hayes, American poet and academic
1971 – Matthew Rodwell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1972 – Jeroen Straathof, Dutch cyclist and speed skater
1973 – Jonnie Irwin, English television presenter and business expert
1973 – Nic Pothas, South African cricketer and coach
1974 – Graham Coughlan, Irish footballer and coach
1974 – Chloë Sevigny, American actress and fashion designer
1974 – Petter Solberg, Norwegian race car driver
1975 – Lucy Akhurst, English actress and producer
1975 – Shawn Camp, American baseball player
1975 – Anthony McPartlin, English comedian, actor, and producer
1975 – David Ortiz, Dominican-American baseball player
1975 – Pastor Troy, American rapper, producer, and actor
1975 – Jason Williams, American basketball player
1976 – Shagrath, Norwegian singer-songwriter (Dimmu Borgir Chrome Division, Ov Hell, and Fimbulwinter)
1976 – Dominic Armato, American voice actor
1976 – Sage Francis, American rapper (Non-Prophets)
1976 – Matt Welsh, Australian swimmer
1976 – Mona Zaki, Egyptian actress
1977 – Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1978 – Damien Johnson, Irish footballer
1978 – Aldo Montano, Italian fencer
1979 – Neeti Mohan, Indian playback singer
1980 – Hamza al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (d. 2001)
1980 – Luke Chadwick, English footballer
1980 – Minori Chihara, Japanese voice actress and singer
1980 – François Duval, Belgian race car driver
1980 – Denny Hamlin, American race car driver
1980 – Dustin Kensrue, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 – Dianne dela Fuente, Filipino singer and actress
1981 – Nasim Pedrad, Iranian-American actress
1981 – Vittoria Puccini, Italian actress
1981 – Maggie Stiefvater, American author
1981 – Allison Tolman, American actress
1981 – Christina Vidal, American actress and singer
1982 – Greg Estandia, American football player
1983 – Travis Buck, American baseball player
1983 – Michael Dawson, English footballer
1983 – Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS
1984 – Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer
1984 – Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer
1985 – Allyson Felix, American sprinter
1985 – Christian Siriano, American fashion designer
1987 – Yoon Park, South Korean actor
1988 – Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player
1988 – Michael Roach, American soccer player
1989 – Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player
1989 – Natalie Osman, American wrestler
1990 – Myk Perez, Filipino singer
1991 – Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer
1991 – Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
1992 – Nathan Kress, American actor and director
1992 – Steven Skrzybski, German footballer
1993 – Zhang Zetian, Chinese businesswoman and investor
1994 – Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin professional tennis player
1994 – Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer
1994 – Kelly Versteeg, Dutch tennis player
1994 – Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter
1998 – Nick Cotric, Australian rugby league player