List of Famous people born on December 18th
Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková is a Czech tennis player. Krejčíková has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33, reached on 31 May 2021, and on 22 October 2018, she became No. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Volker Bouffier
Volker Bouffier is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 31 August 2010 he has been Minister President of the German state of Hesse. From 1 November 2014 until 31 October 2015 he was President of the Bundesrat and ex officio deputy to the President of Germany. He has been chairman of CDU in Hesse since July 2010. From 1999 to 2010, he was minister of interior and sports in the state of Hesse. Bouffier is a lawyer by profession. Because of his participation in state government, he is the longest serving Member of the Bundesrat, representing Hesse since 1999.
Randi Weingarten
Randi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and a member of the AFL–CIO. She is the former president of the United Federation of Teachers.
Trish Stratus
Patricia Anne Stratigeas better known by the ring name Trish Stratus, is a Canadian fitness master, fitness model, actress, and professional wrestler. Often regarded as one of the greatest women's performers, she is also one of the most popular superstars in the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).
Bridgit Mendler
Bridgit Claire Mendler is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. In 2004, she began her career in the animated Indian film The Legend of Buddha, later starring in the films Alice Upside Down (2007), The Clique (2008), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) and Labor Pains (2009) as a teenager. In 2009, Mendler signed with Disney Channel and played Juliet van Heusen on Wizards of Waverly Place. Following the positive reception to her character, she landed the role of Teddy Duncan on the Disney series Good Luck Charlie, which ran from April 2010 to February 2014. Mendler also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Lemonade Mouth in 2011. Subsequently, Mendler portrayed Candace in the NBC sitcom Undateable (2015–2016) and Ashley Willerman in the musical television series Nashville (2017).
Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is currently the UFC Flyweight Champion. As of December 14, 2020, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Usman Khawaja
Usman Tariq Khawaja is an Australian cricketer who currently represents Australia and Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 2008 and played his first international match for Australia in January 2011. Khawaja has also played county cricket for Derbyshire, Glamorgan and Lancashire, and Twenty20 cricket in the Indian Premier League for the now defunct Rising Pune Supergiant franchise.
Lizzie Deignan
Elizabeth Mary Deignan is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo. She was the 2015 World road race champion and the 2014 Commonwealth Games road race champion. Deignan is also a twice winner of the season-long UCI Women's Road World Cup, winning the overall competition in 2014 and the final edition in 2015. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Deignan won the silver medal in the road race. She has won the British National Road Race Championships four times, in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
Mario Basler
Mario Basler is a German former professional football winger and current manager. He is currently at TSG Eisenberg as a player and advisor.
Mazarine Pingeot
Mazarine Marie Pingeot, who changed her name to Mazarine Marie Mitterrand Pingeot in November 2016, is a French writer, journalist and professor.