Birth Month Day of 01-18 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Kevin Costner
Actor | The Postman
Kevin Michael Costner was born on January 18, 1955 in Lynwood, California, the third child of Bill Costner, a ditch digger and ultimately an electric line servicer for Southern California Edison, and Sharon Costner (née Tedrick), a welfare worker. His older brother, Dan, was born in 1950. A middle ...
2. Dave Bautista
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. His father is Filipino, and his mother has Greek ancestry.
When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself ...
3. Jason Segel
Actor | Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Multi-talented Jason Jordan Segel was born in Los Angeles, California, where he was raised by his parents, Jillian (Jordan), a homemaker, and Alvin Segel, a lawyer. His mother is of English, Scottish, and Irish ancestry, and his father is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. He was educated at St. ...
4. Antje Traue
Actress | Man of Steel
With a strong body of work in her native Germany, Antje broke out into the international marketplace in Zack Snyder's Superman retelling, "Man of Steal" as the villainess, "Faora". Other credits include Renny Harlin's "5 Days of August", Warner Brothers' "The Seventh Son", Simon Curtis's "The Woman...
5. Cary Grant
Actor | Charade
Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant", Grant is said to have replied, "So would I."
Cary Grant was born Archibald Alexander Leach on January 18, 1904 in Horfield, Bristol, England, to Elsie Maria (Kingdon) and Elias James Leach, who worked in a factory. His early years...
6. David Ayer
Writer | End of Watch
David Ayer is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Ayer was born in Champaign, Illinois and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Bethesda, Maryland, where he was kicked out of his house by his parents as a teenager. Ayer then lived with his cousin in Los Angeles, ...
7. Nicolas Pesce
Writer | The Eyes of My Mother
8. Mark Rylance
Actor | Bridge of Spies
Widely regarded as the greatest stage actor of his generation, Sir Mark Rylance has enjoyed an esteemed career on stage and on screen, and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in Steven Spielberg's Bridge of ...
9. Paul Freeman
Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark
Probably one of Britain's most underrated actors, Paul Freeman has accumulated literally hundreds of screen credits over several decades, most notably as the main villain in the Steven Spielberg classic Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and he has worked extensively in the theatre, but he has managed...
10. Joanna Newsom
Actress | Inherent Vice
Joanna Newsom was born on January 18, 1982 in Nevada City, California, USA as Joanna Caroline Newsom. She has been married to Andy Samberg since September 21, 2013. They have one child.
11. Ingvild Deila
Actress | Rogue One
Ingvild Deila is a Norwegian actress, singer, voice-over artist and philomath. In her late teens she studied acting for the stage for three years in Norway. She then studied other interests like fine art, philosophy and history while living in Bergen, Norway, Switzerland and France. In 2012 she ...
12. M.C. Gainey
Actor | Club Dread
M.C. Gainey was born on January 18, 1948 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA as Mike Connor Gainey. He is an actor and producer, known for Club Dread (2004), Wild Hogs (2007) and Con Air (1997). He has been married to Kim since May 2, 2002.
13. Sam Strike
Actor | Timeless
Sam Strike was born on January 18, 1994 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England as Samuel Harry Strike. He is an actor, known for Timeless (2016), Leatherface (2017) and M.I.High (2007).
14. Oliver Hardy
Actor | Sons of the Desert
Although his parents were never in show business, as a young boy Oliver Hardy was a gifted singer and, by age eight, was performing with minstrel shows. In 1910 he ran a movie theatre, which he preferred to studying law. In 1913 he became a comedy actor with the Lubin Company in Florida and began ...
15. Zane Holtz
Actor | Katy Keene
Zane was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where he began modeling at 5 years of age. He shot one of his first commercials on his 10th birthday. He relocated to California, in 1999, with his mom, Laura Mary Clarke and his three younger brothers; Beau, Harrison and Mackenzie Holtz. Zane ...
16. Karan Brar
Actor | Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Best known for his role as 'Ravi Ross' on Disney Channel's hit series "Jessie" and its spinoff, "Bunk'd," Karan Brar is taking Hollywood by storm and seeking to break cultural barriers in the entertainment industry. He stars in "Bunk'd" on Disney Channel and 2018 will be a major year for Karan as ...
17. Jane Horrocks
Actress | Little Voice
Jane Horrocks was born January 18, 1964 in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, UK, she is the youngest of three children born to Barbara and John Horrocks. She attended Balladen County Primary School before she enrolled at Oldham College, and later, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, among her classmates...
18. Takeshi Kitano
Actor | Zatôichi
Takeshi Kitano originally studied to become an engineer, but was thrown out of school for rebellious behavior. He learned comedy, singing and dancing from famed comedian Senzaburô Fukami. Working as a lift boy on a nightclub with such features as comic sketches and striptease dancing, Kitano saw ...
19. Morgan York
Actress | Cheaper by the Dozen
Morgan was born on January 18, 1993 in Burbank, California. When she was 18 months old, she accidentally fell into a ThermoScan Ear Thermometer commercial. She stopped acting for a while after that but then nailed the part of Kim Baker in the box-office hit, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003).
In 2004 ...
20. Danny Kaye
Soundtrack | The Danny Kaye Show
Danny Kaye left school at the age of 13 to work in the so-called Borscht Belt of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains. It was there he learned the basics of show biz. From there he went through a series of jobs in and out of the business. In 1939, he made his Broadway debut in "Straw Hat Revue,...
21. Jesse L. Martin
Actor | Rent
Jesse Martin was born Jesse Lamont Watkins in Virginia's Blue Ridge mountain range. His mother, Virginia Price, was a college career counselor. His father, Jesse Reed Watkins, was a truck driver. His parents divorced when he was very young. His mother then moved his family to Buffalo, New York. He ...
22. Becca Tobin
Actress | Glee
Becca Tobin was born on January 18, 1986 in Marietta, Georgia, USA as Rebecca Melise Tobin. She is an actress, known for Glee (2009), A Song for Christmas (2017) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009). She has been married to Zach Martin since December 3, 2016.
23. Britt McKillip
Actress | Trick 'r Treat
Britt McKillip was born on January 18, 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as Britt Analisa McKillip. She is an actress, known for Trick 'r Treat (2008), My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010) and Mission to Mars (2000).
24. Alison Arngrim
Actress | Little House on the Prairie
New York Times Best Selling author of "Confessions of A Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated", Alison Arngrim is best known to viewers world-wide for her portrayal of the incredibly nasty "Nellie Oleson" on the much loved, long running hit television series "...
25. Samantha Mumba
Actress | The Time Machine
Samantha Mumba was born on January 18, 1983 in Dublin, Ireland as Samantha Tamanya Anne Cecelia Mumba. She has been married to Torray Scales since February 24, 2012. They have one child.
26. Sarah Gilman
Actress | Last Man Standing
Sarah Gilman was born on January 18, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Sarah Baldwin Gilman. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Last Man Standing (2011), Daphne & Velma (2018) and Foursome (2016).
27. Faye McKeever
Actress | Trollied
Faye McKeever was born on January 18, 1985 in England. She is an actress, known for Trollied (2011), A Confession (2019) and Little Boy Blue (2017).
28. Yu-mi Jung
Actress | Busanhaeng
Yu-mi Jung is a South Korean actress. She is best known for Silenced (2011), and Train to Busan (2016).
Jung was born on January 18, 1983 in South Korea. Her filmography also includes the films Family Ties (2006), Chaw (2009), My Dear Desperado (2010), Oki's Movie (2010), and Our Sunhi (2013).
For ...
29. Devin Kelley
Actress | Chernobyl Diaries
Devin Kelley was born on January 18, 1986 in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA as Devin Marie Kelley. She is an actress, known for Chernobyl Diaries (2012), Frequency (2016) and Covert Affairs (2010).
30. Derek Richardson
Actor | Hostel
Derek Richardson was born on January 18, 1976 in Queensbury, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Hostel (2005), Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) and House (2004). He has been married to Franka Potente since 2012. They have two children.
31. John Boorman
Producer | Excalibur
John Boorman attended Catholic school (Salesian Order) although his family was not, in fact, Roman Catholic. His first job was for a dry-cleaner. Later, he worked as a critic for a women's journal and for a radio station until he entered the television business, working for the BBC in Bristol. ...
32. Jay Chou
Soundtrack | The Green Hornet
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor and director. He was born in Taipei to schoolteachers, Yeh Hui-Mei, who taught fine arts, and Chou Yao-Chung, a biomedical researcher. In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay (2000), under the record ...
33. Jelena Gavrilovic
Actress | Srpski film
The very lovely, vivacious and smart-looking Jelena Gavrilovic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, and raised in nearby Lazarevac, where she have finished primary school and high school. She graduated acting in Academy of Arts in Novi Sad.
The first major thespian challenge came to Jelena Gavrilovic in ...
34. Sean Keenan
Actor | Lockie Leonard
Sean Keenan was born on January 18, 1993 in Australia. He is an actor, known for Lockie Leonard (2007), Wake in Fright (2017) and Glitch (2015).
35. Maulik Pancholy
Actor | 30 Rock
Maulik Pancholy was born on January 18, 1974 in the USA as Maulik Navin Pancholy. He is an actor, known for 30 Rock (2006), Weeds (2005) and 27 Dresses (2008).
36. Jeff Yagher
Make Up Department | Æon Flux
Jeff Yagher was born on January 18, 1961 in Lawrence, Kansas, USA as Jeffrey Brian Yagher. He is known for his work on Æon Flux (2005), Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and My Fellow Americans (1996). He has been married to Megan Gallagher since 2001. They have two children. He was previously ...
37. Dick Durock
Actor | Stand by Me
Big, brawny, and imposing actor and stuntman Dick Durock was born on January 18, 1937 in South Bend, Indiana. The fourth of five children; he grew up in South Bend, Indiana and New Jersey. After serving a stint in the Marine Corps and briefly working as a computer programmer, Durock went to ...
38. Devon Odessa
Actress | My So-Called Life
Devon Odessa was born on January 18, 1974 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA as Devon Odessa Young. She is an actress, known for My So-Called Life (1994), Uncle Buck (1989) and Sleepwalkers (1997).
39. Estelle
Actress | Steven Universe
Estelle was born on January 18, 1980 in Hammersmith, London, England as Estelle Fanta Swaray. She is known for her work on Steven Universe (2013), Ride Along (2014) and Obsessed (2009).
40. Antonio de la Torre
Actor | Balada triste de trompeta
Antonio studied journalism, but he always knew he wanted to be an actor. He worked as a sports journalist in Canal Sur Radio and Television. During this period, he often traveled to Madrid so he could assist to the Cristina Rota acting school. His first role in cinema was in Los peores años de ...
41. Daren Donofrio
Actor | FBI: Most Wanted
Daren Donofrio is an actor and entertainer based out of New York. He booked his first professional TV role in his senior year at Pennsylvania State University where he studied theatre. Upon graduating, more acting opportunities followed quickly requiring him to relocate to the city.
Recently, he has...
42. Eugene Lee Yang
Producer | The Try Guys
Eugene Lee Yang was a Development Partner at BuzzFeed Motion Pictures until February 2018. His work as a producer, writer, director, and actor there has reached millions of viewers worldwide, making him one of today's most recognizable young Asian American faces online and in social media. Behind ...
43. Dave Attell
Actor | Pootie Tang
Dave Attell was born on January 18, 1965 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Pootie Tang (2001), Trainwreck (2015) and I Feel Pretty (2018).
44. Crispian Mills
Writer | A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Crispian Mills was born on January 18, 1973 in London, England. He has been married to Josephine Mills since 1995.
45. David Stollery
Actor | The Adventures of Spin and Marty
Born in 1941, David Stollery began appearing as "the child" in many Hollywood features. However, it was with Disney Studios that he really made his mark. As a teen Stollery was most notable for his role as Marty Markham, the spoiled rich kid, in The Adventures of Spin and Marty (1955), seen ...
46. Dag Malmberg
Actor | Bron/Broen
Dag Malmberg was born on January 18, 1953 in Gävle, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is an actor and director, known for Bron/Broen (2011), Gentlemen & Gangsters (2016) and Kodenavn Hunter (2007).
47. Julie Stackhouse
Actress | It's Not My Fault
A Philadelphia native, Julie Stackhouse has been acting on film and stage since the age of 10. She studies acting at Playhouse West-Philadelphia under the instruction of Tony Savant. Julie has also trained at Arthur Murray Dance Studios, providing her with the knowledge and skills to perform ...
48. Dong-won Gang
Actor | 1987
Gang Dong-Won was born on January 18, 1981 in Busan & grew up in Changwon. His father, Gang Chul-Woo, was an engineer who later became the vice president of SPP Heavy Industries. Gang's family suffered from economic hardship at times, and he had to work part-time in college to pay for his tuition. ...
49. Joan Carroll
Actress | Meet Me in St. Louis
Joan Felt was born on January 18, 1931, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Her mother was quite a famous piano player in the 1930s. Six-year-old Joan made her film debut in Walking Down Broadway (1938). She played the role of Sunny, and changed her name from Felt to Carroll. A role in Two Sisters (1938) ...
50. Jim Davidson
Actor | Pacific Blue
Jim Davidson was born in Pennsylvania January 18, 1963 as the middle of three children. He graduated from Selinsgrove High School. Jim got his Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University. Later, he works as a public accountant for Price Waterhouse Cooper in New York before he was discovered by a ...
