List of Famous people born on January 18th

Yumi Katagiri , better known as Hairi Katagiri , is a Japanese actress represented by Stardust Promotion.

John Raymond Kavanagh is an Irish martial arts coach, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and former professional mixed martial artist. His students include fighters such as Conor McGregor, Makwan Amirkhani, and Gunnar Nelson.

Debbie Jessika Mucarsel-Powell is an American politician and college administrator who served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, her district covered the western part of Miami-Dade County, including Homestead, as well as the Florida Keys. Mucarsel-Powell was the first Ecuadorian American and first South American-born immigrant to serve as a member of the U.S. House and the U.S. Congress.

Derek Richardson Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles on Men in Trees and Anger Management, and for starring as young Harry Dunne in the film Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.

Maria Lynn Ehren, known professionally as Maria Poonlertlarp, is a Thai-Swedish beauty pageant titleholder, model, and singer, who was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2017. She represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2017 competition, finishing as a top five finalist. She is of Chinese, Swedish and Thai descent.

David Attell is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer best known as the host of Comedy Central's Insomniac with Dave Attell, which earned him a cult following. His work has drawn admiration from such fellow comics as Patton Oswalt and Bill Burr.

Marcin Held is a Polish mixed martial artist and currently competes in Professional Fighters League. He formerly competed in the Lightweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut and Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Held has competed frequently in his home country of Poland and is highly touted by the media, often being regarded as "the prodigy of Polish MMA". He fought in Bellator MMA from 2010 to 2016, challenging for the Bellator Lightweight Championship in 2015.

Emilio Audero Mulyadi is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Sampdoria. Born in Indonesia, he is a former youth international player for Italy, reaching the under-21 level. He is eligible to play for both Italy and Indonesia internationally.

Vashti Cunningham is an American track and field athlete specializing in the high jump. She is the daughter of retired National Football League (NFL) quarterback Randall Cunningham, niece of retired NFL fullback Sam Cunningham, and the younger sister of Randall Cunningham II. Her mother is Felicity de Jager Cunningham a former ballerina with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. Vashti, like her brother two years ahead of her in school, jumped for Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada until March 2016 when she signed with Nike. She announced she will continue her education at a university while competing as a professional athlete.

Kateryna Igorivna Kukhar is a Ukrainian prima ballerina of the Kyiv National Opera of Ukraine. People's Artist of Ukraine.