| 18991 | February 18 | Birth | 1931 – Johnny Hart, American cartoonist, co-created The Wizard of Id (d. 2007) |
| 18992 | February 18 | Birth | 1931 – Toni Morrison, American author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 18993 | February 18 | Birth | 1932 – Miloš Forman, Czech-American director and screenwriter |
| 18994 | February 18 | Birth | 1933 – Yoko Ono, Japanese-American singer-songwriter (Plastic Ono Band) |
| 18995 | February 18 | Birth | 1933 – Bobby Robson, English footballer and manager (d. 2009) |
| 18996 | February 18 | Birth | 1934 – Audre Lorde, American poet and activist (d. 1992) |
| 18997 | February 18 | Birth | 1934 – Paco Rabanne, Spanish-French fashion designer |
| 18998 | February 18 | Birth | 1936 – Jean M. Auel, American author |
| 18999 | February 18 | Birth | 1936 – Dick Duff, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 19000 | February 18 | Birth | 1936 – Ab McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 19001 | February 18 | Birth | 1937 – Ulvi Voog, Estonian freestyle swimmer |
| 19002 | February 18 | Birth | 1938 – Barry Knight, English cricketer and coach |
| 19003 | February 18 | Birth | 1938 – Manny Mota, Dominican baseball player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 19004 | February 18 | Birth | 1938 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 50th Yokozuna |
| 19005 | February 18 | Birth | 1938 – István Szabó, Hungarian director and screenwriter |
| 19006 | February 18 | Birth | 1939 – Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic (d. 1996) |
| 19007 | February 18 | Birth | 1939 – Marek Janowski, Polish-German conductor |
| 19008 | February 18 | Birth | 1939 – Dal Maxvill, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
| 19009 | February 18 | Birth | 1940 – Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) |
| 19010 | February 18 | Birth | 1941 – Mati Nuude, Estonian weightlifter and singer (d. 2001) |
| 19011 | February 18 | Birth | 1941 – Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter (The Teenagers) |
| 19012 | February 18 | Birth | 1941 – Irma Thomas, American singer-songwriter |
| 19013 | February 18 | Birth | 1943 – Graeme Garden, Scottish comedian, actor, and author |
| 19014 | February 18 | Birth | 1944 – Pat Bowlen, American businessman |
| 19015 | February 18 | Birth | 1945 – Judy Rankin, American golfer and sportscaster |
| 19016 | February 18 | Birth | 1946 – Michael Buerk, English journalist |
| 19017 | February 18 | Birth | 1946 – Jean-Claude Dreyfus, French actor |
| 19018 | February 18 | Birth | 1947 – José María Cañizares, Spanish golfer |
| 19019 | February 18 | Birth | 1947 – Dennis DeYoung, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Styx) |
| 19020 | February 18 | Birth | 1947 – Eliot Engel, American educator and politician |