Willy Wimmer (80)
May 18th, 1943

German politician – Willy Wimmer was born in Mönchengladbach (City in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) on May 18th, 1943 and is 80 years old today.

Other personalities born on May 18

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

78

Peter Grünberg

German physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (1939-2018)

*May 18th, 1939, Plzeň †April 7th, 2018, Jülich

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

56

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

German racing driver

*May 18th, 1967, Mönchengladbach

72

Ben Feringa

Dutch Nobel laureate in chemistry

*May 18th, 1951, Barger-Compascuum

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

35

Megumi Taruno

Badminton player

*May 18th, 1988, Fukuoka Prefecture

31

Luke Black

Serbian singer-songwriter (born 1992)

*May 18th, 1992, Čačak

90

Robert Morse

American actor

*May 18th, 1931, Newton †April 20th, 2022, Los Angeles

82

Miriam Margolyes

British-Australian actress

*May 18th, 1941, Oxford

74

Hermann Diels

German classical scholar (1848–1922)

*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem

61

Nathaniel Parker

British actor

*May 18th, 1962, London

97

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas Penrhyn

68

Chow Yun-fat

Hong Kong actor

*May 18th, 1955, Hong Kong

78

Nobby Stiles

English association football player (1942–2020)

*May 18th, 1942, Collyhurst †October 30th, 2020

81

Emília Vášáryová

Slovak actress

*May 18th, 1942, Horná Štubňa

89

Don Bachardy

American artist

*May 18th, 1934, Los Angeles

57

W. G. Sebald

German writer and academic (1944-2001)

*May 18th, 1944, Wertach †December 14th, 2001, Norfolk

81

Diane McBain

American actress (1941–2022)

*May 18th, 1941, Cleveland †December 21st, 2022, Los Angeles

63

Tyka Nelson

American singer

*May 18th, 1960, Minneapolis

59

Andreas Katsulas

American actor (1946–2006)

*May 18th, 1946, St. Louis †February 13th, 2006, Los Angeles

81

Massimo Antonelli

Italian film director

*May 18th, 1942, Asmara

91

Gérard Corboud

Swiss art collector and philanthropist (1925-2017)

*May 18th, 1925, Fribourg †March 5th, 2017

75

Joe Bonsall

American musician

*May 18th, 1948, Philadelphia

69

Eric Gerets

Belgian association football player and manager

*May 18th, 1954, Lanaken

18

Alexandria Villaseñor

American climate activist

*May 18th, 2005, Davis

86

Walter Gropius

German-American architect (1883–1969)

*May 18th, 1883, Berlin †July 5th, 1969, Boston

68

Pierre Balmain

French fashion designer (1914–1982)

*May 18th, 1914, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne †June 29th, 1982, Neuilly-sur-Seine

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

66

Gerd Langguth

Political scientist and member of parliament (1946-2013)

*May 18th, 1946, Wertheim †May 12th, 2013, Merheim

Also born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

27

Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

67

Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Willy Wimmer