List of Famous people born on January 18th

Volodymyr Stelmakh — banker, economist, politician and Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine from January 21, 2000 – December 17, 2002 and December 16, 2004 – December 23, 2010.

Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț is a Romanian professional football coach and former player. He used to play as a goalkeeper.

Heidrun Bluhm is a German politician and member of "Die Linke."

Jeffrey Nels Williams is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space flights and formerly held the American record for most days spent in space, which was surpassed in April 2017 by his colleague Peggy Whitson. He still holds the record of the longest time in space for an American man.

Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian national road race champion, and was the winner of the 2010 World Road Race Championships. He was the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road race in cycling world road championship. He is also the Scandinavian with the most stage wins in Grand Tours. He is widely considered the greatest Norwegian cyclist of all time. He retired in September 2014.