Born on July 18th – Mandela, Hawkins, Verhoeven and Thompson

10 people born on this day (July 18th):

1. George Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (d. 1954)
2.  Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)
3. Hume Cronyn, Canadian actor (d. 2003)
4. Nelson Mandela, South African politician, President (1994-1999); Nobel Peace Prize laureate
5. John Glenn, American astronaut and politician
6. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, American singer (d. 2000)
7. Paul Verhoeven, Dutch film director
8. Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (d. 2005)
9. Martha Reeves, American singer
10. Vin Diesel, American actor