List of Famous people born on August 18th

Sergei Leonidovich Tikhanovsky or Siarhiej Leanidavič Cichanoŭski is a Belarusian YouTuber, video blogger, dissident and pro-democracy activist. He is considered by Amnesty International to be a prisoner of conscience. He is known primarily for his activism against the government of Belarus's long-serving president, Alexander Lukashenko. In May 2020, he announced his intention of running for the 2020 presidential election, but he was arrested two days afterwards. His wife Sviatłana Cichanowskaja ended up as the main rival to Lukashenko in the contested elections.

Daler Singh, better known as Daler Mehndi, is an Indian singer, songwriter, author and record producer. He has helped to make Bhangra popular worldwide, as well as Indian pop music independent of Bollywood music. He is best known for his dance songs, voice, turban and long, flowing robes.

Harald Franz Schmidt is a German actor, comedian, television presenter and writer best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows.

Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his appointment by Pope Francis on 11 July to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin.

Birol Ünel was a Turkish-German actor who played in German and Turkish films, television, and theatrical productions. He was perhaps best known for his role as the alcoholic Cahit Tomruk in Fatih Akin's 2004 drama film Head-On, for which he received the German film prize for Best Actor.

Nicholas Joseph Fuentes is an American far-right political commentator and podcaster. He was a YouTuber before his channel was permanently suspended in February 2020 for violating YouTube's hate speech policy. He describes himself as an American nationalist and paleoconservative and is said to hold white nationalist and antisemitic views.

David Ja Rodd Irving is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He also played for the Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State University.

Sampooran Singh Kalra, known professionally as Gulzar or Gulzar Saab , is an Indian lyricist, poet, author, screenwriter, and film director. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film Bandini and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 2004, the third-highest civilian award in India, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award — the highest award in Indian cinema. He has won several Indian National Film Awards, 21 Filmfare Awards, one Academy Award and one Grammy Award.

Michael Perry James is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. He was a high school basketball standout playing for Grant High School in Portland, and played college basketball for Eastern Arizona College and Lamar University. He's also best known for being the first player in NBA history to go from a two-way contract to a regular contract, all while never being sent down to the NBA G League in the process.

Kōji Kikkawa is a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2016's Wild Lips.