July 18 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is July 18, your zodiac sign is Cancer ♋, your birthstone is Ruby and your birth flower is Larkspur or Water lily. You share your birthday with Nelson Mandela and Hendrik Lorentz.
- Zodiac sign
- ♋ Cancer
- Element
- Water
- Ruling planet
- the Moon
- Birthstone
- Ruby
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lily
- Day of year
- 199th
- Popularity
- 39th of 366
- Half birthday
- January 18
- Next July 18
- July 18
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July 18 zodiac: Cancer ♋
People born on July 18 fall under Cancer, the 4th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from June 21 to July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon, and its symbol is the crab.
Cancer is a water sign ruled by the Moon and associated with home, family and emotional connection. Like the crab it is named after, Cancer is described as having a protective shell and a soft, caring interior.
Famous people born on July 18
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on July 18, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1918President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)
- Born 1853Dutch physicist (1853–1928)
- Born 1982Indian actress (born 1982)
- Born 1967American actor (born 1967)
- Born 1811British novelist (1811–1863)
- Born 1980American actress
- Born 1921American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)
- Born 1950British business magnate
- Born 1922American historian, physicist and philosopher (1922 – 1996)
- Born 1937American journalist and author (1937–2005)
- Born 1883Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician (1883–1936)
- Born 1951Belgian politician (born 1951)
- Born 1940President of Malawi
- Born 1938Dutch film director (born 1938)
- Born 1978Italian politician (1978)
- Born 1937Polish-American Nobel laureate chemist and playwright
- Born 1975British singer and rapper (born 1975)
- Born 1837Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873)
- Born 1942Italian association football player (1942–2006)
- Born 1993French footballer (born 1993)
- Born 1909Politician, first President of Afghanistan (1973-1978)
- Born 1975Armenian-American rock musician
- Born 1948German biochemist (1988 Nobel Prize)
- Born 1914Italian road cyclist (1914–2000)
- Born 1867Survivor of the sinking of the Titanic (1867–1932), women's rights activist, philanthropist
- Born 1969American writer
- Born 1985American actor
- Born 1922Japanese association football player (1922–1994)
- Born 1992Iranian footballer (born 1992)
- Born 1976Spanish model and actress
- Born 1864German writer (1864–1947)
- Born 1997American sprinter
- Born 1995Ukrainian athletics competitor
- Born 1871Italian artist (1871-1958)
- Born 1659Catalan-French baroque painter (1659–1743)
- Born 1977Russian chess player
- Born 1940American actor (born 1940)
- Born 2000Dutch association football player (born 2000)
- Born 1961American actress
- Born 1845French poet
July 18 birthstone
Ruby (red). Ruby, once called the "king of gems", symbolises passion, protection and prosperity.
July 18 birthday facts
- July 18 is the 199th day of the year (200th in leap years), leaving 166 days until the end of the year.
- July 18 is the 39th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,820 babies born on an average July 18(6% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, July 18 birthdays fall in summer. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in winter.
- Babies born on July 18 were most likely conceived around October 26 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is January 18, six months after July 18.
- July 18 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is July 18?
July 18 falls under Cancer ♋, which runs from June 21 to July 22.
What is the birthstone for July 18?
The birthstone for July 18 is Ruby, the July birthstone. The July birth flowers are Larkspur and Water lily.
Who are famous people born on July 18?
Famous people born on July 18 include Nelson Mandela (1918), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), Priyanka Chopra (1982), Vin Diesel (1967), William Makepeace Thackeray (1811), Kristen Bell (1980).
How common is a July 18 birthday?
July 18 is the 39th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,820 babies born on an average July 18.
What day of the year is July 18?
July 18 is the 199th day of the year in common years and the 200th day in leap years.