The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on May 18th

Chris Cornell

Chris Cornell (1964 - 2017)

American singer and songwriter
Ian Curtis

Ian Curtis (1956 - 1980)

English singer-songwriter
Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)

Austrian composer
Mary McLeod Bethune

Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 - 1955)

American educator and life rights leader
Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland (1936 - 1990)

British actress
Jim Brown

Jim Brown (1936 - 2023)

American football player and actor
Wayne Allwine

Wayne Allwine (1947 - 2009)

American voice actor
Ken Osmond

Ken Osmond (1943 - 2020)

American actor and police officer
Alexander Godunov

Alexander Godunov (1949 - 1995)

Russian ballet dancer
Jeannette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin (1880 - 1973)

American congresswoman for Montana
Túpac Amaru II

Túpac Amaru II (1738 - 1781)

Incan revolutionary
William Saroyan

William Saroyan (1908 - 1981)

American novelist
Isaac Albéniz

Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)

Spanish composer
Daws Butler

Daws Butler (1916 - 1988)

American voice actor
Dolla

Dolla (1989 - 2009)

American rapper
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (1925 - 2012)

German baritone and conductor
Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato (1945 - 2021)

Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker
William Joseph Simmons

William Joseph Simmons (1880 - 1945)

Klu klux Klan founder
Ernie Davis

Ernie Davis (1939 - 1963)

American football player
Denis Gifford

Denis Gifford (1927 - 2000)

Comic historian
Dieudonne Costes

Dieudonne Costes (1892 - 1973)

French pilot, lieutenant