Georges Ballery (86)
July 18th, 1937

French wrestler – Georges Ballery was born in Paris (Capital of France) on July 18th, 1937 and is 86 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 18

43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

37

Anand Pawar

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1986, Mumbai

84

Brian Auger

English keyboardist

*July 18th, 1939, London

28

Delphine Lansac

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1995, Lyon

74

Lonnie Mack

American musician (1941–2016)

*July 18th, 1941, West Harrison †April 21st, 2016, Nashville

85

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director and screenwriter

*July 18th, 1938, Amsterdam

89

Edward Bond

English writer best known as a dramatist (1934–2024)

*July 18th, 1934, Holloway †March 3rd, 2024, Great Wilbraham

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

80

Christof Römer

German historian

*July 18th, 1936, Lübeck †May 17th, 2017

88

Kurt Masur

German conductor (1927-2015)

*July 18th, 1927, Brzeg †December 19th, 2015, Greenwich

56

Vin Diesel

American actor, producer, director, screenwriter and stuntman

*July 18th, 1967, Alameda County

27

Jonas Bager

Danish association football player

*July 18th, 1996, Hadsten

72

Margo Martindale

American actress

*July 18th, 1951, Jacksonville

41

Priyanka Chopra

Indian actress and singer (born 1982)

*July 18th, 1982, Jamshedpur

73

Richard Branson

British business magnate (born 1950)

*July 18th, 1950, Blackheath

32

Phyllis Chan

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1991, Hong Kong

41

Eli Mambwe

Badminton player

*July 18th, 1982, Kalulushi

62

Elizabeth McGovern

American actress

*July 18th, 1961, Evanston

36

Yulianti CJ

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Palembang

74

Pete Yellin

American jazz musician

*July 18th, 1941, New York City †April 13th, 2016, New York City

29

Ben Torrance

Scottish badminton player

*July 18th, 1994, Irvine

87

Eilif Brodtkorb

Norwegian rower

*July 18th, 1936, Holmestrand Municipality

83

Peter Mutharika

President of Malawi

*July 18th, 1940, Zomba

64

Giacinto Facchetti

Italian association football player (1942-2006)

*July 18th, 1942, Treviglio †September 4th, 2006, Milan

59

Wendy Williams

American television host, businesswoman, and author

*July 18th, 1964, Asbury Park

95

John Glenn

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

*July 18th, 1921, Cambridge †December 8th, 2016, The James Cancer Hospital

Also born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor, director, and narrator (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

86

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

Georges Ballery