List of Famous people born on October 18th

Anthony Tyrone "Tony" Thompson is an American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for unified world heavyweight titles, in 2008 and 2012, both times against Wladimir Klitschko. Described by many observers as "awkward", Thompson was considered the gatekeeper of the heavyweight division during the Klitschko Era. Thompson was ranked by BoxRec among ten best heavyweights in the world from 2004 to 2013, reaching his highest ranking of world No.5 in 2006.

Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist, writer, a founding editor of the online news publication The Intercept and author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, which won the George Polk Book Award. His book Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield was published by Nation Books on April 23, 2013. On June 8, 2013, the documentary film of the same name, produced, narrated and co-written by Scahill, was released. It premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.

Arjun Mathur is an International Emmy nominated, British Indian actor working predominantly in Bollywood, independent films and television. He was seen internationally in the British drama series, 'Indian Summers' and plays the lead character in the Amazon Original series, 'Made in Heaven', which earned him an International Emmy award nomination for 'Best Performance by an Actor'.

Erich Warsitz was a German test pilot of the 1930s. He held the rank of Flight-Captain in the Luftwaffe and was selected by the Reich Air Ministry as chief test pilot at Peenemünde West. He is remembered as the first person to fly an aircraft under liquid-fueled rocket power, the Heinkel He 176, on June 20, 1939 and also the first to fly an aircraft under turbojet power, the Heinkel He 178, on August 27 the same year.

Laura Esther Rodríguez Dulanto was the first female physician in Peru.

Yuki Shibamoto is a Japanese actress.

Jan Wagner, is a German poet, essayist and translator, recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize, and Leipzig Book Fair Prize.

Beau Nash, born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath.

Nicholas Austin Pizzolatto is an American writer, producer and director. He is best known for creating the HBO crime drama series True Detective.

Teoman Kumbaracibasi is an Argentine-Turkish actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 2004.