Famous Birthdays for February 12th

Pre-1600[edit]

• AD 41 – Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (d. 55)^[13]
• 528 – Daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei, nominal empress regnant of Northern Wei
• 661 – Princess Ōku of Japan (d. 702)
• 1074 – Conrad II of Italy (d. 1101)^[14]
• 1218 – Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shōgun (d. 1256)
• 1322 – John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (d. 1375)
• 1443 – Giovanni II Bentivoglio, Italian noble (d. 1508)
• 1480 – Frederick II of Legnica, Duke of Legnica (d. 1547)
• 1540 – Won Gyun, Korean general and admiral (d. 1597)
• 1567 – Thomas Campion, English composer, poet, and physician (d. 1620)^[15]
• 1584 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (d. 1648)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1606 – John Winthrop the Younger, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
• 1608 – Daniello Bartoli, Italian Jesuit priest (d. 1685)
• 1637 – Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist and zoologist (d. 1680)
• 1663 – Cotton Mather, English-American minister and author (d. 1728)
• 1665 – Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (d. 1721)
• 1704 – Charles Pinot Duclos, French author (d. 1772)
• 1706 – Johann Joseph Christian, German Baroque sculptor and woodcarver (d. 1777)
• 1728 – Étienne-Louis Boullée, French architect (d. 1799)^[16]
• 1753 – François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, French admiral (d. 1798)
• 1761 – Jan Ladislav Dussek, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1812)
• 1768 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1835)^[17]
• 1775 – Louisa Adams, 6th First Lady of the United States (d. 1852)
• 1777 – Bernard Courtois, French chemist and academic (d. 1838)
• 1777 – Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, German author and poet (d. 1843)
• 1785 – Pierre Louis Dulong, French physicist and chemist (d. 1838)
• 1787 – Norbert Provencher, Canadian bishop and missionary (d. 1853)
• 1788 – Carl Reichenbach, German chemist and philosopher (d. 1869)
• 1791 – Peter Cooper, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Cooper Union (d. 1883)
• 1794 – Alexander Petrov, Russian chess player and composer (d. 1867)
• 1794 – Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician (d. 1850)^[18]
• 1804 – Heinrich Lenz, German-Italian physicist and academic (d. 1865)
• 1809 – Charles Darwin, English geologist and theorist (d. 1882)
• 1809 – Abraham Lincoln, American lawyer and statesman, 16th President of the United States (d. 1865)
• 1819 – William Wetmore Story, American sculptor, architect, poet and editor
• 1824 – Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher, founded Arya Samaj (d. 1883)
• 1828 – George Meredith, English novelist and poet (d. 1909)
• 1837 – Thomas Moran, British-American painter and printmaker of the Hudson River School (d. 1926)
• 1857 – Eugène Atget, French photographer (d. 1927)
• 1857 – Bobby Peel, English cricketer and coach (d. 1943)^[19]
• 1861 – Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (d. 1937)^[20]
• 1866 – Lev Shestov, Russian philosopher (d. 1938)
• 1869 – Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1884)
• 1870 – Marie Lloyd, English actress and singer (d. 1922)
• 1876 – 13th Dalai Lama (d. 1933)
• 1877 – Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded Renault (d. 1944)
• 1880 – George Preca, Maltese priest and saint (d. 1962)
• 1880 – John L. Lewis, American miner and union leader (d. 1969)
• 1881 – Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina and actress (d. 1931)^[21]
• 1882 – Walter Nash, English-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1968)
• 1884 – Max Beckmann, German painter and sculptor (d. 1950)
• 1884 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian-Russian general (d. 1953)
• 1884 – Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American author (d. 1980)
• 1884 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (d. 1957)^[22]
• 1885 – James Scott, American composer (d. 1938)^[23]
• 1885 – Julius Streicher, German publisher, founded Der Stürmer (d. 1946)
• 1889 – Bhante Dharmawara, Cambodian monk, lawyer, and judge (d. 1999)
• 1893 – Omar Bradley, American general (d. 1981)
• 1895 – Kristian Djurhuus, Faroese lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (d. 1984)
• 1897 – Charles Groves Wright Anderson, South African-Australian colonel and politician (d. 1988)
• 1897 – Lincoln LaPaz, American astronomer and academic (d. 1985)
• 1898 – Wallace Ford, English-American actor and singer (d. 1966)
• 1900 – Roger J. Traynor, American lawyer and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (d. 1983)

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – William Collier, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
• 1903 – Jorge Basadre, Peruvian historian (d. 1980)^[24]
• 1903 – Chick Hafey, American baseball player and manager (d. 1973)
• 1904 – Ted Mack, American radio and television host (d. 1976)
• 1907 – Joseph Kearns, American actor (d. 1962)
• 1908 – Jean Effel, French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist (d. 1982)
• 1908 – Jacques Herbrand, French mathematician and philosopher (d. 1931)
• 1909 – Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (d. 2005)
• 1909 – Sigmund Rascher, German physician (d. 1945)
• 1911 – Charles Mathiesen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1994)
• 1912 – R. F. Delderfield, English author and playwright (d. 1972)
• 1914 – Tex Beneke, American singer, saxophonist, and bandleader (d. 2000)^[25]
• 1914 – Johanna von Caemmerer, German mathematician (d. 1971)^[26]
• 1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian-American actor (d. 1987)
• 1915 – Olivia Hooker, American sailor (d. 2018)
• 1916 – Joseph Alioto, American lawyer and politician, 36th Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1998)
• 1917 – Al Cervi, American basketball player and coach (d. 2009)^[27]
• 1917 – Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (d. 2009)
• 1918 – Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (d. 2015)
• 1918 – Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
• 1919 – Forrest Tucker, American actor (d. 1986)
• 1920 – Raymond Mhlaba, South African anti-apartheid and ANC activist (d. 2005)
• 1922 – Hussein Onn, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
• 1923 – Franco Zeffirelli, Italian director, producer, and politician (d. 2019)^[28]
• 1925 – Sir Anthony Berry, British Conservative politician (d. 1984)^[29]
• 1925 – Joan Mitchell, American-French painter (d. 1992)
• 1926 – Rolf Brem, Swiss sculptor and illustrator (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2016)
• 1926 – Charles Van Doren, American academic (d. 2019)
• 1928 – Vincent Montana, Jr., American drummer and composer (d. 2013)
• 1930 – John Doyle, Irish hurler and politician (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Arlen Specter, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)^[30]
• 1931 – Janwillem van de Wetering, Dutch-American author and translator (d. 2008)
• 1932 – Axel Jensen, Norwegian author and poet (d. 2003)
• 1932 – Julian Simon, American economist, author, and academic (d. 1998)
• 1933 – Costa-Gavras, Greek-French director and producer
• 1933 – Brian Carlson, Australian rugby league player (d. 1987)
• 1934 – Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
• 1934 – Anne Osborn Krueger, American economist and academic
• 1934 – Bill Russell, American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
• 1935 – Gene McDaniels, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
• 1936 – Alan Ebringer, Australian immunologist
• 1938 – Judy Blume, Jewish-American author and educator
• 1939 – Leon Kass, American physician, scientist, and educator
• 1939 – Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (d. 2013)
• 1941 – Naomi Uemura, Japanese mountaineer and explorer (d. 1984)
• 1942 – Ehud Barak, Israeli general and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1942 – Pat Dobson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2006)
• 1945 – Maud Adams, Swedish model and actress
• 1945 – David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, and scholar
• 1946 – Jean Eyeghé Ndong, Gabonese politician, Prime Minister of Gabon
• 1946 – Ajda Pekkan, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
• 1948 – Ray Kurzweil, American computer scientist and engineer
• 1948 – Nicholas Soames, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
• 1949 – Gundappa Viswanath, Indian Cricketer^[31]
• 1950 – Angelo Branduardi, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1950 – Steve Hackett, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1950 – Michael Ironside, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1952 – Simon MacCorkindale, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)
• 1952 – Michael McDonald, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
• 1953 – Joanna Kerns, American actress and director
• 1954 – Joseph Jordania, Georgian-Australian musicologist and academic
• 1954 – Tzimis Panousis, Greek comedian, singer, and author (d. 2018)
• 1954 – Phil Zimmermann, American cryptographer and programmer
• 1955 – Bill Laswell, American bass player and producer
• 1955 – Chet Lemon, American baseball player and coach
• 1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
• 1956 – Ad Melkert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment
• 1956 – Brian Robertson, Scottish rock guitarist and songwriter
• 1958 – Outback Jack, Australian-American wrestler
• 1961 – Di Farmer, Queensland Member of Parliament
• 1961 – David Graeber, American anthropologist and Occupy activist (d. 2020)^[32]
• 1961 – Jim Harris, Canadian environmentalist and politician
• 1961 – Michel Martelly, Haitian singer and politician, 56th President of Haiti
• 1964 – Omar Hakim, American drummer, producer, arranger, and composer
• 1965 – Rubén Amaro, Jr., American baseball player and manager
• 1965 – Christine Elise, American actress and producer
• 1965 – Brett Kavanaugh, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States^[33]
• 1965 – David Westlake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 – Paul Crook, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
• 1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor
• 1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer and actress
• 1969 – Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (d. 2014)
• 1969 – Steve Backley, English javelin thrower
• 1969 – Anneli Drecker, Norwegian singer and actress
• 1969 – Hong Myung-bo, South Korean footballer and manager
• 1970 – Jim Creeggan, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player
• 1970 – Bryan Roy, Dutch footballer and manager
• 1970 – Judd Winick, American author and illustrator
• 1971 – Scott Menville, American voice actor, singer, actor and musician
• 1973 – Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
• 1973 – Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress and singer
• 1974 – Naseem Hamed, English boxer
• 1976 – Christian Cullen, New Zealand rugby player
• 1977 – Jimmy Conrad, American soccer player and manager
• 1978 – Paul Anderson, English actor
• 1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1979 – Antonio Chatman, American football player
• 1979 – Jesse Spencer, Australian actor and violinist
• 1980 – Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player
• 1980 – Sarah Lancaster, American actress
• 1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress and producer
• 1980 – Gucci Mane, American rapper
• 1981 – Wade McKinnon, Australian rugby league player
• 1982 – Jonas Hiller, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1982 – Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
• 1982 – Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand rugby player
• 1983 – Carlton Brewster, American football player and coach
• 1984 – Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
• 1984 – Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
• 1984 – Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
• 1987 – Jérémy Chardy, French tennis player^[34]
• 1988 – DeMarco Murray, American football player
• 1988 – Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer
• 1988 – Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 1990 – Robert Griffin III, American football player
• 1991 – Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
• 1992 – Magda Linette, Polish tennis player^[35]
• 1994 – Arman Hall, American sprinter^[36]
• 1999 – Maggie Coles-Lyster, Canadian cyclist^[37]
• 2000 – Kim Ji-min, South Korean actress