Notable deaths on August 18

American director of television sports broadcasting (1932–2026)

French actor (1935–2024)

American talk show host (1935–2024)

American literacy advocate (1916–2024)

American politician (1923–2023)

Captive female orca (c. 1966 – 2023)

British actor (1947–2020)

Nigerian judge

UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006

British entertainer and presenter (1928–2017)

Greek actress (1942–2017)

German historian (1923–2016)

American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015)

Syrian archaeologist (1932–2015)

American politician (1925–2015)

Australian musician (1943–2015)

Indian politician

American announcer (1918–2014)

American mayor (1931–2014)

American politician (1934–2014)

Hungarian chess grandmaster (1933–2014)

American writer

French Jewish community leader

Baseball player