List of Famous people born on October 18th
Oscar Julio Vian Morales
Óscar Julio Vian Morales S.D.B. was archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guatemala from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 October 2010 until his death from cancer. He had previously served as archbishop of Los Altos in Guatemala. He was born in Guatemala City, ordained a priest in 1976, and appointed Vicar Apostolic of El Petén in 1996. He was installed as Archbishop of Los Altos on 17 April 2007.
Barry McDaniel
Barry McDaniel was an American operatic baritone who spent his career almost exclusively in Germany, including 37 years at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He appeared internationally at major opera houses and festivals, and created roles in several new operas, including Henze's Der junge Lord, Nabokov's Love's Labour's Lost, and Reimann's Melusine. He was also a celebrated concert singer and recitalist, focused on German Lied and French mélodie. He was the first singer of Wilhelm Killmayer's song cycle Tre Canti di Leopardi. He recorded both operatic and concert repertory.
Birsen Yavuz
Birsen Bekgöz is a Turkish female track and field athlete competing in sprinting events. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team. She studied at the Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.
Aiko Sato
Aiko Satō is a female Japanese judoka from Tsukuba University. She won the gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2011 World Judo Championships. She is a highly skilled technician of using newaza.
Yakov Eshpay
Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai was a Russian composer and music teacher. He studied under Georgi Conus at the Moscow Conservatory. He was ethnic Mari. He is partly noted for his work concerning the folk music of the Mari people. He was the father of the better-known composer Andrei Eshpai, and the grandfather of the filmmaker Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai.
Pablo Iglesias Posse
Paulino Iglesias Posse, better known as Pablo Iglesias, was a Spanish socialist and Marxist labour leader. He is regarded as the father of Spanish socialism, having founded the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) in 1879 and the Spanish General Workers' Union (UGT) in 1888.
Andrey Lopes
Andrey Lopes dos Santos is a Brazilian football manager, and is the current assistant manager of Palmeiras.
Yee Man Lee
Lee Yee-man is a Hong Kong actress and host. She won the 2001 ATV actress competition, and began her acting career at ATV. Later, in 2007 she began acting for TVB.
Alaa Zalzali
Alaa Zalzali is a Lebanese singer.
Valery Kokov
Valery Mukhamedovich Kokov was a Russian politician of Kabardian ethnicity.