People born on May 12 188
Rupert II, Elector Palatine
b. 1325 – d. 1398
Rupert II, Elector Palatine (d. 1398)
Emperor Shōkō
b. 1401 – d. 1428
Emperor Shōkō of Japan (b. 1401)
Pompeo Colonna
b. 1479 – d. 1532
Pompeo Colonna, Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
Gustav I of Sweden
b. 1496 – d. 1560
Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1496)
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
b. 1590 – d. 1621
Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
Joachim von Sandrart
b. 1606 – d. 1688
Joachim von Sandrart, German art-historian and painter (d. 1688)
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
b. 1622 – d. 1698
Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French soldier and governor (d. 1698)
Louis Hennepin
b. 1626 – d. 1705
Louis Hennepin, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1705)
Augustus II the Strong
b. 1670 – d. 1733
Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (d. 1733)
Luigi Vanvitelli
b. 1700 – d. 1773
Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (d. 1773)
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
b. 1725 – d. 1785
Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)
Johann Baptist Wanhal
b. 1739 – d. 1813
Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer (d. 1813)
Franz Anton Hoffmeister
b. 1754 – d. 1812
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (d. 1812)
Giovanni Battista Viotti
b. 1755 – d. 1824
Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1824)
Manuel Godoy
b. 1767 – d. 1851
Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1767)
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Ellis Cunliffe Lister
b. 1774 – d. 1853
Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician (d. 1853)
Mary Reibey
b. 1777 – d. 1855
Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman, (b. 1777)
Justus von Liebig
b. 1803 – d. 1873
Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (d. 1873)
Robert Baldwin
b. 1804 – d. 1858
Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada (d. 1858)
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
b. 1806 – d. 1881
Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (b. 1806)
Edward Lear
b. 1812 – d. 1888
Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (d. 1888)
Adolf von Henselt
b. 1814 – d. 1889
Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer (d. 1889)
Florence Nightingale
b. 1820 – d. 1910
Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse and theologian (b. 1820)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens
b. 1825 – d. 1878
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
b. 1828 – d. 1882
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (d. 1882)
Pavlos Carrer
b. 1829 – d. 1896
Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (b. 1829)
Tôn Thất Thuyết
b. 1839 – d. 1913
Tôn Thất Thuyết, Vietnamese mandarin (d. 1913)
Alejandro Gorostiaga
b. 1840 – d. 1912
Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (d. 1912)
Jules Massenet
b. 1842 – d. 1912
Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)
Gabriel Fauré
b. 1845 – d. 1924
Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
Henry Cabot Lodge
b. 1850 – d. 1924
Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (d. 1924)
Frederick Holder
b. 1850 – d. 1909
Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
William Alden Smith
b. 1859 – d. 1932
William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (b. 1859)
Frank Wilson (Australian politician)
b. 1859 – d. 1918
Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1918)
Hugh Trumble
b. 1867 – d. 1938
Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (b. 1876)
Carl Schuhmann
b. 1869 – d. 1946
Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter (d. 1946)
Anton Korošec
b. 1872 – d. 1940
Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1940)
J. E. H. MacDonald
b. 1873 – d. 1932
J. E. H. MacDonald, English-Canadian painter (d. 1932)
Clemens von Pirquet
b. 1874 – d. 1929
Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (d. 1929)
Charles Holden
b. 1875 – d. 1960
Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (d. 1960)
Lincoln Ellsworth
b. 1880 – d. 1951
Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (b. 1880)
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Paltiel Daykan
b. 1885 – d. 1969
Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (d. 1969)
Ernst A. Lehmann
b. 1886 – d. 1937
Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (d. 1937)
Otto Frank
b. 1889 – d. 1980
Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman, father of Anne Frank (b. 1889)
Fritz Kortner
b. 1892 – d. 1970
Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (d. 1970)
William Giauque
b. 1895 – d. 1982
William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
Jiddu Krishnamurti
b. 1895 – d. 1986
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (d. 1986)
Indra Devi
b. 1899 – d. 2002
Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002)
Helene Weigel
b. 1900 – d. 1971
Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971) [1]
The Duke of Paducah
b. 1901 – d. 1986
The Duke of Paducah, American country comedian, radio host and banjo player (d. 1986)
Faith Bennett
b. 1903 – d. 1969
Faith Bennett, British actress and ATA pilot during WWII (d. 1969) [2]
Wilfrid Hyde-White
b. 1903 – d. 1991
Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (d. 1991)
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Édouard Rinfret
b. 1905 – d. 1994
Édouard Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (d. 1994)
Leslie Charteris
b. 1907 – d. 1993
Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (d. 1993)
Katharine Hepburn
b. 1907 – d. 2003
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (b. 1907)
Nicholas Kaldor
b. 1908 – d. 1986
Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-British economist (b. 1908)
James Dudley
b. 1910 – d. 2004
James Dudley, American baseball player, wrestling manager and executive (d. 2004)
Johan Ferrier
b. 1910 – d. 2010
Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (d. 2010)
Dorothy Hodgkin
b. 1910 – d. 1994
Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
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Gordon Jenkins
b. 1910 – d. 1984
Gordon Jenkins, American pianist and composer (d. 1984)
Charles Biro
b. 1911 – d. 1972
Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (d. 1972)
Henry Jonsson
b. 1912 – d. 2001
Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)
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Marshal Royal
b. 1912 – d. 1995
Marshal Royal, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1995)
Bertus Aafjes
b. 1914 – d. 1993
Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993)
Howard K. Smith
b. 1914 – d. 2002
Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (d. 2002)
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Tony Strobl
b. 1915 – d. 1991
Tony Strobl, American comics artist and animator (d. 1991)
Albert Murray (writer)
b. 1916 – d. 2013
Albert Murray, American author and critic (b. 1916)
Mary Kay Ash
b. 1918 – d. 2001
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
b. 1918 – d. 1953
Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)
Joseph Beuys
b. 1921 – d. 1986
Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986)
Farley Mowat
b. 1921 – d. 2014
Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 2014)
Marco Denevi
b. 1922 – d. 1998
Marco Denevi, Argentinian lawyer and author (d. 1998)
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Murray Gershenz
b. 1922 – d. 2013
Murray Gershenz, American actor and businessman (d. 2013)
Bob Goldham
b. 1922 – d. 1991
Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1922)
Roy Salvadori
b. 1922 – d. 2012
Roy Salvadori, English race car driver and manager (b. 1922)
Maxine Cooper
b. 1924 – d. 2009
Maxine Cooper, American actress and photographer (d. 2009)
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
b. 1924 – d. 2016
Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet (d. 2016)
Tony Hancock
b. 1924 – d. 1968
Tony Hancock, English comedian and actor (b. 1924)
Yogi Berra
b. 1925 – d. 2015
Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
Viren J. Shah
b. 1926 – d. 2013
Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)
Burt Bacharach
b. 1928
Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Sam Nujoma
b. 1929
Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia
Jesús Franco
b. 1930 – d. 2013
Jesús Franco, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe
b. 1932 – d. 2017
Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, South African-English lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
Andrei Voznesensky
b. 1933 – d. 2010
Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (b. 1933)
Felipe Alou
b. 1935
Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager
Johnny Bucyk
b. 1935
Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Guillermo Endara
b. 1936 – d. 2009
Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (b. 1936)
Tom Snyder
b. 1936 – d. 2007
Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (b. 1936)
Frank Stella
b. 1936
Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor
Beryl Burton
b. 1937 – d. 1996
Beryl Burton, English cyclist (d. 1996)
George Carlin
b. 1937 – d. 2008
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008)
Susan Hampshire
b. 1937
Susan Hampshire, English actress
Miriam Stoppard
b. 1937
Miriam Stoppard, English physician and author
Millie Perkins
b. 1938
Millie Perkins, American actress
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Cyril Chantler
b. 1939
Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic
Jalal Dabagh
b. 1939
Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
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Miltiadis Evert
b. 1939 – d. 2011
Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011)
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Reg Gasnier
b. 1939 – d. 2014
Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2014)
Ron Ziegler
b. 1939 – d. 2003
Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary (d. 2003)
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Norman Whitfield
b. 1940 – d. 2008
Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
Ruud de Wolff
b. 1941 – d. 2000
Ruud de Wolff, Dutch singer member of the duo The Blue Diamonds (d. 2000)
Ian Dury
b. 1942 – d. 2000
Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
Michel Fugain
b. 1942
Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter
Billy Swan
b. 1942
Billy Swan, American country singer-songwriter
Dragoljub Velimirović
b. 1942 – d. 2014
Dragoljub Velimirović, Serbian chess player and theoretician (d. 2014)
Chris Patten
b. 1944
Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong
Alan Ball, Jr.
b. 1945 – d. 2007
Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
Ian McLagan
b. 1945 – d. 2014
Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter (Small Faces and Faces) (d. 2014)
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Patrick Ricard
b. 1945 – d. 2012
Patrick Ricard, French businessman (b. 1945)
Daniel Libeskind
b. 1946
Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
Michael Ignatieff
b. 1947
Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
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Lindsay Crouse
b. 1948
Lindsay Crouse, American actress
Dave Heineman
b. 1948
Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
Steve Winwood
b. 1948
Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Ross Bleckner
b. 1949
Ross Bleckner, American painter
Bruce Boxleitner
b. 1950
Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
Gabriel Byrne
b. 1950
Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
b. 1950
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
Billy Squier
b. 1950
Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
George Karl
b. 1951
George Karl, American basketball player and coach
Kix Brooks
b. 1955
Kix Brooks, American country music singer-songwriter and musician (Brooks & Dunn)
Bernie Federko
b. 1956
Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
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Sergio Marchi
b. 1956
Sergio Marchi, Argentinean-Canadian urban planner and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of International Trade
Asad Rauf
b. 1956
Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire
Ziya Onis
b. 1957
Ziya Onis, Turkish economist and academic
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Andreas Petroulakis
b. 1958
Andreas Petroulakis, Greek cartoonist
Eric Singer
b. 1958
Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter
Dries van Noten
b. 1958
Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer
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Dave Christian
b. 1959
Dave Christian, American ice hockey player
Ray Gillen
b. 1959 – d. 1993
Ray Gillen, American rock singer-songwriter (d. 1993)
Ving Rhames
b. 1959
Ving Rhames, American actor
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Lisa Martin
b. 1960
Lisa Martin, Australian runner
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Thomas Dooley
b. 1961
Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager
Billy Duffy
b. 1961
Billy Duffy, English rock guitarist and songwriter (The Cult)
Bruce McCulloch
b. 1961
Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor and comedian
Emilio Estevez
b. 1962
Emilio Estevez, American actor
Brett Gurewitz
b. 1962
Brett Gurewitz American guitarist and songwriter (Bad Religion)
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Panagiotis Fasoulas
b. 1963
Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
Gavin Hood
b. 1963
Gavin Hood, South African actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Stefano Modena
b. 1963
Stefano Modena, Italian race car driver
Vanessa A. Williams
b. 1963
Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer
Pierre Morel
b. 1964
Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer
Stephen Baldwin
b. 1966
Stephen Baldwin, American actor
Dez Fafara
b. 1966
Dez Fafara, American metal singer
Bebel Gilberto
b. 1966
Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter
Mireille Bousquet-Mélou
b. 1967
Mireille Bousquet-Mélou, French mathematician
Bill Shorten
b. 1967
Bill Shorten, Australian politician
Tony Hawk
b. 1968
Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
Catherine Tate
b. 1968
Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
Kim Fields
b. 1969
Kim Fields, American actress
Mark Foster (swimmer)
b. 1970
Mark Foster, English swimmer
Jim Furyk
b. 1970
Jim Furyk, American golfer
Samantha Mathis
b. 1970
Samantha Mathis, American actress
Mike Weir
b. 1970
Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
Doug Basham
b. 1972
Doug Basham, American wrestler
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Mackenzie Astin
b. 1973
Mackenzie Astin, American actor
Lutz Pfannenstiel
b. 1973
Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager
Jonah Lomu
b. 1975 – d. 2015
Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2015)
Kardinal Offishall
b. 1976
Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rap musician and producer
Graeme Dott
b. 1977
Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
Malin Åkerman
b. 1978
Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
Jason Biggs
b. 1978
Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian
Aya Ishiguro
b. 1978
Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer
Keith Bogans
b. 1980
Keith Bogans, American basketball player
Felipe López (baseball)
b. 1980
Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player
Rami Malek
b. 1981
Rami Malek, American actor
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Kentaro Sato
b. 1981
Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor
Dennis Trillo
b. 1981
Dennis Trillo, Filipino actor and singer
Donnie Nietes
b. 1982
Donnie Nietes, Filipino boxer
Domhnall Gleeson
b. 1983
Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor
Alina Kabaeva
b. 1983
Alina Kabaeva, Russian gymnast and politician
Yujiro Kushida
b. 1983
Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
Charilaos Pappas
b. 1983
Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
Virginie Razzano
b. 1983
Virginie Razzano, French tennis player
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Francisco Javier Torres
b. 1983
Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
Paolo Goltz
b. 1985
Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer
Andrew Howe
b. 1985
Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
Jeroen Simaeys
b. 1985
Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
Luke Douglas
b. 1986
Luke Douglas, Australian-Scottish rugby league player
Jonathan Orozco
b. 1986
Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer
Emily VanCamp
b. 1986
Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
Kieron Pollard
b. 1987
Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
Marcelo Vieira
b. 1988
Marcelo, Brazilian footballer
Eleftheria Eleftheriou
b. 1989
Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress
Florent Amodio
b. 1990
Florent Amodio, French figure skater
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Tobias Strobl
b. 1990
Tobias Strobl, German footballer
Irina Khromacheva
b. 1995
Irina Khromacheva, Russian tennis player