List of Famous people born on December 18th

Ali Isaevich Isaev is a Dagestani-Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist and former amateur wrestler. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Bellator MMA. He has also formely compe ted for Fight Nights Global and Professional Fighters League (PFL), where he was the 2019 Heavyweight Tournament Champion. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's freestyle wrestling at 125 kilos where Isaev placed 17th.

Cesáreo Quezadas is a Mexican former child actor who took the stage name of Pulgarcito from the film of the same name in which he debuted in 1957. During the 1960s he achieved worldwide fame for acting in many films. However, in 2005, he was sentenced 20 years in prison for sexually abusing his own daughter.

José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea is a Colombian footballer who plays for Delfín

Aio Fukuda is a former Japanese football player.

Takuya Kinoshita is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays catcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Charlie Lindgren is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Lei Feng was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army who was the object of several major propaganda campaigns in China. The most well known of these campaigns in 1963 promoted the slogan, "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng." Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao. After Mao's death, state media continued to promote Lei Feng as a model of earnestness and service, and his image still appears in popular forms such as on T-shirts and memorabilia.

Takahiro Shimotaira is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is currently the manager of Yokohama FC.

Baxter Dury is an English indie musician, originally signed to Rough Trade Records.

Calvin Stengs is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Netherlands national team.