List of Famous people born on April 18th
Britt Robertson
Brittany Leanna Robertson is an American actress. She has played the lead role in Tomorrowland (2015), as well as appearing in the films The Space Between Us, A Dog's Purpose and I Still Believe (2020). Robertson also starred in television series such as Life Unexpected, The Secret Circle, Under the Dome, and For the People.
Robert Hanssen
Robert Philip Hanssen is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) double agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history." Hanssen is currently serving fifteen consecutive life sentences at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison near Florence, Colorado.
Justin Amash
Justin Amash is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2021. Originally a member of the Republican Party, Amash became an independent in July 2019 before joining the Libertarian Party in April 2020, becoming the only Libertarian Party Congressman to date in U.S. history. Amash did not run for reelection in 2020.
America Ferrera
America Georgine Ferrera is an American actress, voice actress, producer, and director. Born in Los Angeles, California, to Honduran parents, Ferrera developed an interest in acting at a young age, performing in several stage productions at her school. She made her feature film debut in 2002 with the comedy-drama Real Women Have Curves, winning praise for her performance. Ferrera is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award among others.
Rodrigo de la Sarna
Rodrigo de la Serna is an Argentine actor.
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Hansen is an American singer, best known as the current lead singer of the rock band Foreigner.
Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang is a Taiwanese free software programmer and minister without portfolio of Taiwan, who has been described as one of the "ten greatest Taiwanese computing personalities". In August 2016, Tang was invited to join the Taiwan Executive Yuan as a minister without portfolio, making him the first transgender and the first non-binary official in the top executive cabinet. Tang has identified as "post-gender" and accepts "whatever pronoun people want to describe him with online."
Ira von Fürstenberg
Princess Virginia von Fürstenberg, known professionally as Ira von Fürstenberg, is a European socialite, actress, jewelry designer and former public relations manager for the fashion designer Valentino Garavani. She is a member by birth of the princely family of Fürstenberg and a former member by marriage of the princely family of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in King of the Gypsies (1978), for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was again recognized by the Golden Globes for his interpretation of Paul Snider in Bob Fosse's Star 80 (1983). Roberts' performance in Runaway Train (1985), as prison escapee Buck McGeehy, earned him a nomination for a third Golden Globe and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts.
Michael D. Higgins
Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, sociologist, and broadcaster, who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since November 2011. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1987 to 2011. He served as Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and Mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991. He was a senator from 1973 to 1977, after being nominated by the taoiseach and from 1983 to 1987 for the National University of Ireland. He was the President of the Labour Party from 2003 to 2011, until he resigned following his election as President of Ireland.