List of Famous people born on October 18th

David Herrero Llorente is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2009 for the Costa de Almería–Paternina, Euskaltel–Euskadi and Xacobeo–Galicia.

Nila Madhab Panda is an Indian film producer and director. Panda has produced and directed over 70 films, documentaries and shorts based on social issues such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, sanitation and many other developmental issues in India.

Allan Charles Wilson FRS AAA&S was a professor of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies, and a revolutionary contributor to the study of human evolution. He was one of the most significant figures in post-war biology; his work attracted a great deal of attention both from within and outside the academic world. He is the only New Zealander to have won the MacArthur Fellowship.

Wesley Jonathan Waples is an American actor best known for his starring role as Jamal Grant on the NBC Saturday morning comedy-drama series, City Guys (1997-2001), Gary Thorpe in the comedy sitcom, What I Like About You (2002-2006), Sweetness in the film, Roll Bounce (2005), Noah Cruise in the film, Crossover (2006) and Burrell "Stamps" Ballentine on TV Land's The Soul Man (2012-2016).

Giacomo Battiato is an Italian film director and writer. One guide to Italian cinema says he:

...is one of the most erudite and flexible directors of his generation. A cultural organizer, he has also written novels interesting for both their calibre and writing style. He got his start as an excellent television director, an experience that allowed him to develop his talents though his varied experiences before he made his debut as a film director.... Battiato is skilled at genre films and ably exploiting the technical aspects of filmmaking. Magic, visual wonderment and mythology are important elements in his films. His characters' psychological profiles were convincing even within the context of his epic and action films....