Famous birthdays on July 18: Wendy Williams, James Brolin

July 18 (UPI) – Those born on this day are under the zodiac sign of Cancer.

They include:

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— Writer William Makepeace Thackeray in 1811

— Titanic survivor Margaret Brown “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” in 1867

— Comedian Red Skelton in 1913

— South African leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela in 1918

— Astronaut/Senator John Glenn, D-Ohio, in 1921

— Gold medalist in figure skating, Dick Button, 1929 (95 years)

— Writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1937

— Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven in 1938 (86 years old)

— Musician Dion DiMucci in 1939 (85 years)

— Actor James Brolin in 1940 (84 years old)

— Former baseball manager Joe Torre in 1940 (age 84)

— Musician Martha Reeves (Martha and the Vandals) in 1941 (age 83)

— Publisher Steve Forbes in 1947 (age 77)

— Businessman Richard Branson in 1950 (age 74)

— Actress Margo Martindale in 1951 (age 73)

— Musician Ricky Skaggs in 1954 (age 70)

— Actress Elizabeth McGovern in 1961 (64 years old)

– Talk show host Wendy Williams in 1964 (60 years old)

— Actor Vin Diesel in 1967 (age 57)

— Filmmaker Joe Russo in 1971 (age 53)

– Musician MIA, born in 1975 as Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam (age 49)

— Musician Daron Malakian (System of a Down) in 1975 (49 years old)

— Model/actress Elsa Pataky in 1976 (age 48)

— Musician Tony Fagenson (Eve 6) in 1978 (46 years)

— Actress Kristen Bell in 1980 (44 years old)

– Actor Michiel Huisman in 1981 (age 43)

— Actress Priyanka Chopra in 1982 (age 42)

— Musician Ryan Cabrera in 1982 (42 years old)

— Actor Chace Crawford in 1985 (age 39)

— Actor James Norton in 1985 (age 39)

– Boxer Canelo Álvarez in 1990 (34 years old)

— Actor Fionn Whitehead in 1997 (27 years old)