List of Famous people born on February 18th

Michel Gauthier was a Canadian politician, who served as leader of the Bloc Québécois from 1996 to 1997. As the party was the Official Opposition in the Parliament of Canada, Gauthier was also the Leader of the Opposition during this time. He later recanted his sovereignist views when he joined the Conservative Party two years before his death.

Nicolás Omar Freire is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club UNAM on loan from Uruguayan Segunda División club Torque.

Michel Gallimard was a French publisher.

Charles-Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre was a French author whose ideas were novel for his times. His proposal of an international organisation to maintain peace was perhaps the first in history, with the possible exception of George of Poděbrady's Tractatus (1462–1464). He influenced Rousseau and Kant.

Pierre Slidja is a French footballer who currently plays for Amiens AC as a forward. He has previously represented Valenciennes, Amiens and Chamois Niortais. Slidja is of Algerian descent.

Sir Eric Matthew Gairy PC was the first Prime Minister of Grenada, serving from his country's independence in 1974 until his overthrow in a coup by Maurice Bishop in 1979. Gairy also served as head of government in pre-independence Grenada as Chief Minister from 1961 to 1962, and as Premier from 1967 to 1974.

Tom Wisdom is an English actor of theatre, film and television. His film roles include Astinos in the film 300 and the Archangel Michael in the television series Dominion.

Carlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH is a Portuguese former long-distance runner.

Francesco Di Carlo was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned state witness in 1996. He was accused of being the killer of Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's banker", because he was in charge of Banco Ambrosiano and his close association with the Vatican Bank. He died after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic on April 16, 2020.

Gilbert Sicotte, is a Canadian actor. He has been nominated three times for a Genie Award. His first two nominations were in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in Cap Tourmente and Les Pots cassés. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for Continental, a Film Without Guns . Sicotte won the Jutra Award for best actor in the 2011 film The Salesman. His other works include The Vultures , Little Tougas , The Years of Dreams and Revolt , The Secret Life of Happy People , Maria Chapdelaine, Fortier, Louis Cyr, Léolo, Water Child, Paul à Québec, And the Birds Rained Down and Maria Chapdelaine. He has also done some voice over work.