List of Famous people born on October 18th

Viktor Ivanovich Nazarov is a Russian businessman and politician. Nazarov served as the 2nd Governor of Omsk Oblast from 2012 through 2017. Prior to his election as governor, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Omsk Oblast and the General Director of OmskRegionGaz.

Yang Kui was a prominent writer in Japanese Taiwan. Raised in Japanese-language schools, he went to the Japanese mainland, where he experienced both persecution and acceptance, especially by Japanese communists. Under these influences he became a proletarian novelist. After World War II, he was imprisoned by the Kuomintang government from 1949 to 1961. After being released from prison, he had to learn the Chinese language from his granddaughter Yang Tsui, as Japanese had been the common language of Taiwan until the time of his imprisonment.

Eljan Amantaiuly Birtanov is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Healthcare from 2017 to 2020.

John George IV was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1694.

Eberhard Kinzel was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded several divisions. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Chen Duling is a Chinese actress. She is best known for her role in the coming-of-age film The Left Ear directed by Alec Su.

Monique Cornelia Annamaria Velzeboer is a Dutch skater and photographer.