Esperanza Spalding

American jazz bassist and singer.

Born October 18th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Portland.

Wynton Marsalis

American jazz musician and educator.

Born October 18th, 1961 (age 64 years) in New Orleans.

Laura Nyro

American singer and songwriter (1947–1997).

Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx.

Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer).

Jesse Helms

American politician (1921–2008).

Born October 18th, 1921 in Monroe.

Died July 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Raleigh (dementia). ^[ref]

Amish Tripathi

Indian writer.

Born October 18th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Mumbai.

Yoenis Céspedes

Cuban baseball player.

Born October 18th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Campechuela.

Zhou Xun

Chinese actress and singer (born 1974).

Born October 18th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Quzhou. ^[ref]

Letitia James

Attorney general of new york since 2019.

Born October 18th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

John McGinn

Scottish association football player (born 1994).

Born October 18th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Glasgow.

Gökhan Saki

Kickboxer and mixed martial artist.

Born October 18th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Schiedam.