List of Famous people born on May 18th

Commissioner General Dr. Anang Iskandar, S.H., M.H. was a senior ranking officer of the Indonesian National Police (POLRI). Prior to his retirement, Iskandar was the head of the POLRI's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim).

Cristhian Fabián Paredes Maciel is a Paraguayan professional footballer who currently plays for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.

Federico Raúl Laurito is an Argentine professional footballer.

Jesús Alberto Torrealba Rodríguez, also known as Chúo Torrealba, is a Venezuelan politician and journalist; Secretary-General of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) from September 24, 2014 to February 17, 2017.

Lorene Prieto is a Chilean-New Zealand film, stage and television actor.

Kalmukhambet Nurmukhanbetuly Kassymov (Kazakh: Қалмұханбет Нұрмұханбетұлы Қасымов, Qalmūhanbet Nūrmūhanbetūly Qasymov; born 18 May 1957) is a Kazakh politician who served as the head of the State Security Service from January 2020 until his dismissal in July 2021, likely due to the scandals revolving the Pegasus Project. Prior to that, Kassymov was the secretary of Security Council of Kazakhstan from February 2019 to January 2020 and the Minister of Internal Affairs from 2011 to 2019.

Ryōhei Shirasaki is a Japanese football player for Kashima Antlers.

Antônio José da Silva Filho, usually known as Biro-Biro, is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Thiago Soares is a Brazilian ballet dancer. He is a former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet in London.