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Famous People Born on May 12(135 people)

Athlete

Vasilije Adžić, Montenegrin footballer

Notable Figure

Zach Benson, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Issa Kaboré, Burkinabé footballer

Athlete

Hiroki Itō, Japanese footballer

Athlete

Mo Bamba, American-Ivorian basketball player

Athlete

Frenkie de Jong, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Fabrice Olinga, Cameroonian footballer

Athlete

Kostas Tsimikas, Greek footballer

Athlete

Timo Horn, German footballer

Athlete

Erik Durm, German footballer

Notable Figure

Florent Amodio, French figure skater

Notable Figure

Etika, American YouTuber and live streamer (died 2019)

Actor

Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress

Athlete

Marcelo, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Lance Lynn, American baseball player

Notable Figure

Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer

Athlete

Darren Randolph, Irish footballer

Actor

Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress

Actor

Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor

Artist

Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

Actor

Rami Malek, American actor

Political Leader

Rishi Sunak, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Notable Figure

Steve Smith Sr., American football player

Actor

Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer

Actor

Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian

Notable Figure

Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach

Scientist

Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (died 2017)

Notable Figure

Bruno Lage, Portuguese football manager

Notable Figure

Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (died 2015)

Actor

Rhea Seehorn, American actress

Athlete

Jim Furyk, American golfer

Actor

Samantha Mathis, American actress

Athlete

Mike Weir, Canadian golfer

Actor

Kim Fields, American actress

Actor

Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor

Politician

Bill Shorten, Australian politician

Actor

Stephen Baldwin, American actor

Athlete

Mark Thomas, British sprinter

Actor

Emilio Estevez, American actor

Musician

Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist and songwriter

Actor

Ving Rhames, American actor

Athlete

Lou Whitaker, American baseball player

Philosopher/Religious

Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025)

Athlete

George Karl, American basketball player and coach

Actor

Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author

Actor

Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer

Musician

Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Politician

Dave Heineman, American politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska

Musician

Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

Politician

Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician

Architect

Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum

Athlete

Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (died 2007)

Musician

Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter (died 2014)

Politician

Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong

Musician

Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (died 2000)

Musician

Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (died 2008)

Notable Figure

Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2014)

Notable Figure

Beryl Burton, English cyclist (died 1996)

Actor

George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2008)

Political Leader

Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (died 2009)

Writer

Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (died 2007)

Artist

Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor (died 2024)

Athlete

Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager

Notable Figure

Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player

Filmmaker

Jesús Franco, Spanish director and screenwriter (died 2013)

Political Leader

Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia (died 2025)

Musician

Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2023)

Athlete

Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2015)

Actor

Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968)

Notable Figure

Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (died 2012)

Artist

Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (died 1986)

Writer

Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (died 2014)

Business

Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Julius Rosenberg, American spy (died 1953)

Actor

Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (died 2002)

Writer

Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (died 1972)

Political Leader

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)

Notable Figure

Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-English economist (died 1986)

Filmmaker

Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (died 1993)

Actor

Katharine Hepburn, American actress (died 2003)

Actor

Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (died 1991)

Actor

Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (died 1971)

Notable Figure

Indra Devi, pioneer of Yoga (died 2002)

Notable Figure

Earle Nelson, American serial killer and rapist (died 1928)

Scientist

William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)

Writer

Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (died 1986)

Actor

Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)

Political Leader

Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (died 1967)

Business

Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman and Holocaust survivor; father of diarist Anne Frank (died 1980)

Notable Figure

Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (died 1937)

Legal

Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (died 1969)

Explorer

Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (died 1951)

Architect

Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (died 1960)

Notable Figure

Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (died 1929)

Artist

J. E. H. MacDonald, English-Canadian painter (died 1932)

Political Leader

Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, tenth Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 1940)

Athlete

Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter (died 1946)

Notable Figure

Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (died 1938)

Musician

Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur (died 1915)

Politician

William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (died 1932)

Politician

Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, ninth Premier of Western Australia (died 1918)

Politician

Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (died 1924)

Politician

Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (died 1909)

Musician

Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 1924)

Musician

Jules Massenet, French composer (died 1912)

Notable Figure

Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (died 1912)

Notable Figure

Tôn Thất Thuyết, Vietnamese mandarin (died 1913)

Musician

Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer and educator (died 1896)

Writer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (died 1882)

Legal

Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (died 1878)

Medical

Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (died 1910)

Musician

Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer (died 1889)

Writer

Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (died 1888)

Politician

Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (died 1881)

Politician

Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, third Premier of West Canada (died 1858)

Scientist

Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (died 1873)

Business

Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman (died 1855)

Political Leader

José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (died 1830)

Politician

Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician (died 1853)

Political Leader

Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1851)

Musician

Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer (died 1824)

Musician

Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (died 1812)

Musician

Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer (died 1813)

Notable Figure

Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (died 1785)

Scientist

Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (died 1773)

Political Leader

Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (died 1733)

Philosopher/Religious

Louis Hennepin, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1705)

Politician

Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French-Canadian soldier and politician, third Governor General of New France (died 1698)

Artist

Joachim von Sandrart, German art-historian and painter (died 1688)

Notable Figure

Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1621)

Notable Figure

Gustav I of Sweden (died 1560)

Notable Figure

Pompeo Colonna, Catholic cardinal (died 1532)

Political Leader

Emperor Shōkō of Japan (died 1428)

Notable Figure

Rupert II, Elector Palatine (died 1398)

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About Famous Birthdays on May 12

May 12 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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