Births on the 12th of May in history

Births

Date	Type	Text
12 May 1401	birth	Emperor Shōkō, Japanese emperor (d. 1428)
12 May 1496	birth	Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
12 May 1590	birth	Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
12 May 1622	birth	Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French-Canadian soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (d. 1698)
12 May 1626	birth	Louis Hennepin, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1705)
12 May 1670	birth	Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (d. 1733)
12 May 1670	birth	August II the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)
12 May 1679	birth	Giovanni Antonio Ricieri composer
12 May 1700	birth	Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect and engineer, designed the Palace of Caserta and Royal Palace of Milan (d. 1773)
12 May 1725	birth	Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)
12 May 1729	birth	Micha
12 May 1739	birth	Johann Baptist Wanhal, Czech-Austrian organist and composer (d. 1813)
12 May 1739	birth	Jan Krtitel Vanhal composer
12 May 1751	birth	Gaetano Manna composer
12 May 1754	birth	Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (d. 1812)
12 May 1755	birth	Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1824)
12 May 1767	birth	Manuel Godoy, Spanish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (d. 1851)
12 May 1774	birth	Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician (d. 1853)
12 May 1776	birth	Juan Bros y Bertomel composer
12 May 1790	birth	[Johannes] Carsten Hauch Danish writer
12 May 1797	birth	Johann Hermann Kufferath composer
12 May 1803	birth	Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (d. 1873)
12 May 1803	birth	Justus Freiherr von Liebig German chemist (agricultural chemics)
12 May 1804	birth	Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada (d. 1858)
12 May 1806	birth	Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (d. 1881)
12 May 1806	birth	Amos Beebe Eaton Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1877
12 May 1806	birth	J V Snellman Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist
12 May 1812	birth	Edward Lear, English author, poet, and illustrator (d. 1888)
12 May 1812	birth	Louis Ludwig Blenker Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
12 May 1813	birth	Johann Czerski German chaplin
12 May 1814	birth	Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer (d. 1889)
12 May 1820	birth	Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (d. 1910)
12 May 1825	birth	Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (d. 1878)
12 May 1828	birth	D G Rossetti: Writer
12 May 1828	birth	Gabriel Dante Rossetti: England, United Kingdom -- Poet / painter (Pre-Raphaelite)
12 May 1828	birth	Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (d. 1882)
12 May 1829	birth	Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer and educator (d. 1896)
12 May 1829	birth	Paul Karrer composer
12 May 1839	birth	Tôn Thất Thuyết, Vietnamese mandarin (d. 1913)
12 May 1840	birth	Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (d. 1912)
12 May 1842	birth	Jules Massenet, French composer (d. 1912)
12 May 1842	birth	Jules Emile Fred Massenet Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid)
12 May 1845	birth	Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
12 May 1845	birth	Gabriel Urbain Faur
12 May 1850	birth	Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (d. 1924)
12 May 1859	birth	William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 1932)
12 May 1861	birth	Ivan Caryll English composer (Pink Lady)
12 May 1863	birth	Charles Bordes composer
12 May 1867	birth	Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (d. 1938)
12 May 1868	birth	Halsey William Wilson: United States -- Publisher of reference books
12 May 1869	birth	Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter (d. 1946)
12 May 1872	birth	Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1940)
12 May 1873	birth	J. E. H. MacDonald, English-Canadian painter (d. 1932)
12 May 1874	birth	Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (d. 1929)
12 May 1874	birth	Clemens Freiherr von Pirquet Austrian physician (Reaction of Pirquet)
12 May 1875	birth	Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (d. 1960)
12 May 1876	birth	Harold grandson of English queen Victoria
12 May 1880	birth	Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (d. 1951)
12 May 1880	birth	W Hupkes engineer/director (Dutch Rail 1938)
12 May 1885	birth	Paltiel Daykan, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and jurist (d. 1969)
12 May 1886	birth	Ernst A. Lehmann, German captain and pilot (d. 1937)
12 May 1886	birth	Albert Saverys Flemish painter
12 May 1886	birth	Hermann Grabner composer
12 May 1886	birth	Piotr F Scharoff Russian/Italian actor/director (Chechov)
12 May 1887	birth	Nandor Zsolt composer
12 May 1889	birth	Otto Frank, German-Swiss businessman (d. 1980)
12 May 1889	birth	Yvonne de Bray, French actress (d. 1954)
12 May 1892	birth	Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (d. 1970)
12 May 1894	birth	Cleo Ridgely New York NY, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama, The Love Mask)
12 May 1895	birth	Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (d. 1986)
12 May 1895	birth	William Giauque, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
12 May 1899	birth	Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002)
12 May 1900	birth	Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971)
12 May 1900	birth	Joseph Rochefort, American captain and cryptanalyst (d. 1976)
12 May 1901	birth	Hyam Greenbaum composer
12 May 1902	birth	Heinrich Kirchner German sculptor
12 May 1903	birth	Wilfrid Hyde-White, English-American actor (d. 1991)
12 May 1903	birth	Lennox R F Berkeley British composer (Castaway)
12 May 1904	birth	Eiji Nakano, Japanese actor (d. 1990)
12 May 1905	birth	Édouard Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (d. 1994)
12 May 1906	birth	William M Ewing US geologist/geophysicist
12 May 1907	birth	Katharine Hepburn, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
12 May 1907	birth	Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (d. 1993)
12 May 1910	birth	Gordon Jenkins, American pianist and composer (d. 1984)
12 May 1910	birth	Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
12 May 1910	birth	Charles B. Fulton, American lawyer and judge (d. 1996)
12 May 1910	birth	Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (d. 2010)
12 May 1910	birth	Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)
12 May 1911	birth	Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (d. 1972)
12 May 1912	birth	Marshal Royal, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1995)
12 May 1912	birth	Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)
12 May 1912	birth	Marshall Royal jazz sax/clarinet
12 May 1914	birth	Howard K. Smith, American journalist and actor (d. 2002)
12 May 1914	birth	James Bacon, American journalist and author (d. 2010)
12 May 1914	birth	Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993)
12 May 1914	birth	Dan Daniel (Representative-D-VA, 1969- )
12 May 1916	birth	Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013)
12 May 1916	birth	Ellis Bonoff Kohs composer
12 May 1917	birth	Frank Clair, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2005)
12 May 1917	birth	Andr
12 May 1918	birth	Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)
12 May 1918	birth	Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)
12 May 1918	birth	Oscar Beregi Jr Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City)
12 May 1919	birth	Gerald Bales, Canadian organist and composer (d. 2002)
12 May 1921	birth	Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 2014)
12 May 1921	birth	Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986)
12 May 1921	birth	Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan composer
12 May 1921	birth	Giovanni Benelli archbishop (Florence)/Papal candidate
12 May 1921	birth	Henry Mackie designer of the Belfast Calorimeter
12 May 1922	birth	Roy Salvadori, English race car driver and manager (d. 2012)
12 May 1922	birth	Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1991)
12 May 1922	birth	Murray Gershenz, American actor and businessman (d. 2013)
12 May 1922	birth	Marco Denevi, Argentinian lawyer and author (d. 1998)
12 May 1922	birth	Barend Busnac office clerk/resistance fighter
12 May 1923	birth	Ewart G Abner record company executive
12 May 1923	birth	Giovanni Testori Italian writer (Rocco e i suoi fratelli)
12 May 1923	birth	Lord Laing English biscuit manufacturer/pilot/multi-millionaire
12 May 1924	birth	Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)
12 May 1924	birth	Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet
12 May 1924	birth	Maxine Cooper, American actress and photographer (d. 2009)
12 May 1925	birth	Yogi Berra, American baseball player and manager
12 May 1925	birth	John Simon theater critic (New York Times)
12 May 1925	birth	Lawrence "Yogi" Berra New York Yankee catcher/coach/manager, Mets, Astros
12 May 1926	birth	Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)
12 May 1926	birth	John Shipley Rowlinson, English chemist and academic
12 May 1926	birth	Earl Hutto Panama City FL, (Representative-D-FL, 1979- )
12 May 1926	birth	Mervyn M Dymally (Representative-D-CA, 1981- )
12 May 1928	birth	Jan Krugier, Polish-Swiss art dealer (d. 2008)
12 May 1928	birth	Henry Cosby, American songwriter and producer (d. 2002)
12 May 1928	birth	Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
12 May 1928	birth	Manuel Lujan Jr (Representative-R-NM, 1969- )
12 May 1929	birth	Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)
12 May 1929	birth	Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia
12 May 1930	birth	Tom Umphlett, American baseball player and manager (d. 2012)
12 May 1930	birth	Jesús Franco, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
12 May 1930	birth	Pat McCormick-Keller Lakewood CA, platform/springboard diver (Olympics-4 gold-1952, 56)
12 May 1931	birth	Johan Fleerackers Flemish vice-president of Dutch One
12 May 1932	birth	Derek Malcolm, English historian and critic
12 May 1932	birth	Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, South African-English lawyer and politician
12 May 1933	birth	Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet and author (d. 2010)
12 May 1935	birth	Gary Peacock, American bassist and composer
12 May 1935	birth	Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (d. 2014)
12 May 1935	birth	Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
12 May 1935	birth	Felipe Alou, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, and manager
12 May 1936	birth	Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor
12 May 1936	birth	Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (d. 2007)
12 May 1936	birth	Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (d. 2009)
12 May 1937	birth	Miriam Stoppard, English physician and author
12 May 1937	birth	Susan Hampshire, English actress and singer
12 May 1937	birth	George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008)
12 May 1937	birth	Beryl Burton, English cyclist (d. 1996)
12 May 1937	birth	Gerry E Studds (Representative-D-MA, 1973- )
12 May 1938	birth	Millie Perkins, American actress
12 May 1938	birth	Paul Huxley, English painter and academic
12 May 1938	birth	Terry Farrell, English architect, designed the KK100 and the SIS Building
12 May 1938	birth	Andrei Amalrik Russian writer/dissident
12 May 1939	birth	Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary (d. 2003)
12 May 1939	birth	Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2014)
12 May 1939	birth	Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011)
12 May 1939	birth	Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
12 May 1939	birth	Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic
12 May 1939	birth	Ronald Ziegler press secretary (Nixon)
12 May 1940	birth	Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (d. 2008)
12 May 1940	birth	Dominic Cadbury, English businessman and academic
12 May 1941	birth	Anthony Newman: Los Angeles, California -- Harpsichordist / Organist (Bhajeb)
12 May 1941	birth	Little Jayotis Washington US R&B singer (Persuasions)
12 May 1941	birth	Ruud de Wolff singer/guitarist (Blue Diamonds)
12 May 1942	birth	Barry B[rookes] Longyear: United States -- Sci-fi author (City of Baraboo)
12 May 1942	birth	Dragoljub Velimirović, Serbian chess player and theoretician (d. 2014)
12 May 1942	birth	Billy Swan, American singer-songwriter
12 May 1942	birth	Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter
12 May 1942	birth	Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (The Blockheads and Kilburn and the High Roads) (d. 2000)
12 May 1942	birth	Dumitru Dediu Romania, cosmonaut (Soyuz 40 backup)
12 May 1942	birth	Timothy Hugh Brown theatre critic
12 May 1943	birth	Tom Sawyer, Baron Sawyer, English academic and politician
12 May 1943	birth	Linda Dano, American actress and author
12 May 1943	birth	David Walker rock keyboardist (Gary Lewis & Playboys-Diamond Ring)
12 May 1944	birth	Chris Patten, English academic and politician, 28th Governor of Hong Kong
12 May 1944	birth	Brian Kay, English singer, conductor, and radio host (The King's Singers)
12 May 1944	birth	Eva Demski writer
12 May 1944	birth	James Purify US singer (I'm Your Puppet)
12 May 1945	birth	Linda Carlson: Knoxville, Tennessee -- Actress (Bev-Newhart, Katie-Kaz)
12 May 1945	birth	Patrick Ricard, French businessman (d. 2012)
12 May 1945	birth	Ian McLagan, English-American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (Small Faces, Faces, and The New Barbarians) (d. 2014)
12 May 1945	birth	Nicky Henson, English actor
12 May 1945	birth	Alan Ball, Jr., English footballer and manager (d. 2007)
12 May 1945	birth	Jayotis Washington rocker
12 May 1945	birth	Willie Parnell US singer (Archie Bell & the Drells)
12 May 1946	birth	Daniel Libeskind, American architect, designed the Imperial War Museum North and Jewish Museum
12 May 1946	birth	L. Neil Smith, American author and activist
12 May 1946	birth	Ian McLagen rocker (Faces)
12 May 1946	birth	Leonard Baichan cricketer (West Indies opener, 103 vs Pakistan on debut 1975)
12 May 1947	birth	Catherine Yronwode, American author and illustrator
12 May 1947	birth	Micheline Lanctôt, Canadian actress, director, and screenwriter
12 May 1947	birth	Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician
12 May 1948	birth	Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith)
12 May 1948	birth	Joe Tasker, English mountaineer (d. 1982)
12 May 1948	birth	Richard Riehle, American actor
12 May 1948	birth	Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska
12 May 1948	birth	Lindsay Ann Crouse New York NY, actress (Slapshot, Iceman, Places in Heart)
12 May 1949	birth	Ross Bleckner, American painter, philanthropist, and activist
12 May 1950	birth	Renate Stecher, German sprinter
12 May 1950	birth	Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
12 May 1950	birth	Louise Portal, Canadian actress, singer, and director
12 May 1950	birth	Jenni Murray, English journalist
12 May 1950	birth	Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician
12 May 1950	birth	Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
12 May 1950	birth	Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author
12 May 1950	birth	Jocko Marcellino rocker (Sha Na Na)
12 May 1950	birth	Shozo Fujii judo champion
12 May 1951	birth	Rosalind Savill, English historian and curator
12 May 1951	birth	Joe Nolan, American baseball player
12 May 1951	birth	George Karl, American basketball player and coach
12 May 1951	birth	Gunnar Larrson Sweden, 200 meter/400 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972)
12 May 1951	birth	Kid Creole [August Darnell], rocker/actor (Obsession A Taste of Fear)
12 May 1952	birth	Nicholas Underhill, English lawyer and judge
12 May 1952	birth	Norbert Stolzenburg, German footballer and manager
12 May 1952	birth	Valerie Caton, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Finland
12 May 1953	birth	Kevin Grevey, American basketball player and sportscaster
12 May 1953	birth	Neil Astley, English author, poet, and academic
12 May 1954	birth	Rafael Yglesias, American author and screenwriter
12 May 1955	birth	Kix Brooks, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Brooks & Dunn)
12 May 1956	birth	Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire
12 May 1956	birth	Sergio Marchi, Argentinean-Canadian urban planner and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of International Trade
12 May 1956	birth	Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
12 May 1957	birth	Lou Whitaker, American baseball player and coach
12 May 1957	birth	Ziya Onis, Turkish economist and academic
12 May 1957	birth	Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers)
12 May 1958	birth	Beth Maitland: Actress (Traci - Young and the Restless)
12 May 1958	birth	Kim Greist: Stamford, Connecticut -- Actress (CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter)
12 May 1958	birth	Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer
12 May 1958	birth	Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter (Kiss, Avantasia, Badlands, and Eric Singer Project)
12 May 1958	birth	Andreas Petroulakis, Greek cartoonist
12 May 1958	birth	Christian Brando son of Marlon/killed sister's boyfriend
12 May 1959	birth	Dave Christian: Minnesota, United States -- NHL right wing (Washington Capitals, Olympics - Gold - 1980)
12 May 1959	birth	Deborah Warner, English director and producer
12 May 1959	birth	Ving Rhames, American actor and producer
12 May 1959	birth	Ray Gillen, American singer-songwriter (Badlands, Blue Murder, and Sun Red Sun) (d. 1993)
12 May 1959	birth	Mark Davies, English bishop
12 May 1960	birth	Lisa Ondieki: Australian marathoner (1984, 88, 96 Olympics - 7th Place)
12 May 1960	birth	Lisa Martin, Australian runner
12 May 1960	birth	Paul Arcand, Canadian journalist and producer
12 May 1961	birth	Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor, director, and producer
12 May 1961	birth	Lar Park Lincoln, American actress
12 May 1961	birth	Billy Duffy, English guitarist and songwriter (The Cult, Theatre of Hate, and The Nosebleeds)
12 May 1961	birth	Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager
12 May 1961	birth	Paul Begala, American journalist and academic
12 May 1961	birth	Jennifer Armstrong, American author
12 May 1962	birth	Amy Benz: Rochester, New York -- LPGA golfer (1994 Oldsmobile Classic-3rd)
12 May 1962	birth	Mark Bradshaw: Happy Camp, California -- Diver (1996 Olympics)
12 May 1962	birth	April Grace, American actress
12 May 1962	birth	Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Bad Religion, Daredevils, and Error)
12 May 1962	birth	Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and screenwriter
12 May 1963	birth	Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer
12 May 1963	birth	Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress
12 May 1963	birth	Jerry Trimble, American actor and stuntman
12 May 1963	birth	Charles Pettigrew, American singer (Charles & Eddie) (d. 2001)
12 May 1963	birth	Stefano Modena, Italian race car driver
12 May 1963	birth	Gavin Hood, South African actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
12 May 1963	birth	Cherie Gil, Filipino actress
12 May 1963	birth	Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician
12 May 1963	birth	Vanessa Williams Brooklyn NY, actress (Rhonda Blair-Melrose Place)
12 May 1964	birth	Joy Ellen Kitzmiller: Los Angeles, California -- US badminton player (1992 Olympics)
12 May 1964	birth	Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer
12 May 1964	birth	Geechy Guy, American comedian
12 May 1965	birth	Stacy Wilson ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98)
12 May 1965	birth	Steve Finley Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
12 May 1966	birth	Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter
12 May 1966	birth	Stephen Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
12 May 1966	birth	Rafael Bournigal Azua Dominican Republic, infielder (Oakland A's)
12 May 1966	birth	Steven Conran Lithgow New South Wales, Australasia golfer
12 May 1967	birth	Bill Shorten, Australian lawyer and politician, 21st Minister for Education and Training
12 May 1967	birth	Joe McKinney, Irish actor
12 May 1967	birth	Cara Coughenour Sioux City IA, female pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets)
12 May 1967	birth	Lawrence Rucchin hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
12 May 1967	birth	Robert Blackmon defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks)
12 May 1967	birth	Warren Rychel Tecumseh, NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
12 May 1968	birth	Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter
12 May 1968	birth	Scott Schwartz, American actor
12 May 1968	birth	Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor
12 May 1968	birth	Mark Clark, American baseball player and coach
12 May 1969	birth	Kevin Nalty, American comedian and blogger
12 May 1969	birth	Igor Kováč, Slovakian hurdler
12 May 1969	birth	Kim Fields, American actress, singer, and director
12 May 1970	birth	James Michael Furyk: West Chester, Pennsylvania -- PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th)
12 May 1970	birth	Mike Malizia: Utica, New York -- Nike golfer (1993 Doral-Ryder Open-61st)
12 May 1970	birth	Todd Hallett: Shelburne, Nova Scotia -- Rower (1992, 96 Olympics - 7th Place)
12 May 1970	birth	Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
12 May 1970	birth	Steve Palframan, South African cricketer
12 May 1970	birth	Samantha Mathis, American actress
12 May 1970	birth	Jim Furyk, American golfer
12 May 1970	birth	Mark Foster, English swimmer
12 May 1970	birth	Andreas Hestler Victoria British Columbia, cyclist (Olympics-96)
12 May 1970	birth	Andrew Coltart Dumfries Scotland, Australasia golfer
12 May 1970	birth	Stevie Anderson NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
12 May 1971	birth	Jamie Luner, American actress
12 May 1971	birth	Craig Novitsky NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints)
12 May 1971	birth	Tommy Johnson WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals)
12 May 1972	birth	Annette Albertson: Reno, Nevada -- Miss America - Nevada (1997)
12 May 1972	birth	Paul Stout: Saugus, California -- Actor (Phillip-Scarecrow & Mrs King)
12 May 1972	birth	Doug Basham, American wrestler
12 May 1972	birth	David Oaks 100 meter/200 meter runner
12 May 1972	birth	Jason Kyle NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
12 May 1972	birth	Michelle Kahn Miss Universe-Trinidad & Tobago (1996)
12 May 1973	birth	Robert Tinkler, Canadian voice actor and screenwriter
12 May 1973	birth	Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager
12 May 1973	birth	Travis Lutter, American mixed martial artist
12 May 1973	birth	Bobby Kent, American murder victim (d. 1993)
12 May 1973	birth	Kendra Kassebaum, American actress and singer
12 May 1973	birth	MacKenzie Astin Los Angeles CA, actor (Facts of Life, Garbage Pail Kids)
12 May 1973	birth	Stefano Margoni hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
12 May 1974	birth	Tiffany Stoker: Clovis, California -- Miss America (California-4th - 1996)
12 May 1974	birth	Tolga Çevik, Turkish actor
12 May 1974	birth	Marc Capdevila, Spanish swimmer
12 May 1974	birth	Anna Ozolins Australian rower (Olympics-96)
12 May 1975	birth	Lawrence Phillips, American-Canadian football player
12 May 1975	birth	Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player
12 May 1976	birth	Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rapper and producer, co-founded Black Jays
12 May 1976	birth	Matthew P Newmark actor (Joseph Carroll-Guns of Paradise)
12 May 1977	birth	Monique de Bruin: Porland, Oregon -- Fencer-foil (1996 Olympics)
12 May 1977	birth	Aivar Priidel, Estonian footballer
12 May 1977	birth	Rebecca Herbst, American actress
12 May 1977	birth	Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach
12 May 1977	birth	Onemig Bondoc, Filipino actor
12 May 1977	birth	Iva Majoli Yugoslavia, tennis star
12 May 1978	birth	Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter and politician
12 May 1978	birth	Josh Phelps, American baseball player
12 May 1978	birth	Wilfred Le Bouthillier, Canadian singer
12 May 1978	birth	Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer (Morning Musume and Tanpopo)
12 May 1978	birth	Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model, actress, and singer
12 May 1978	birth	Jason Biggs, American actor and producer
12 May 1978	birth	Amy Wheaton actress (Curse)
12 May 1978	birth	Thomas Odoyo cricketer (Kenyan all-rounder 1996 World Cup)
12 May 1979	birth	Aaron Yoo, American actor
12 May 1979	birth	Steve Smith, Sr., American football player
12 May 1979	birth	Erdinç Saçan, Dutch businessman
12 May 1979	birth	Robert Key, English cricketer and sportscaster
12 May 1979	birth	Andre Carter, American football player
12 May 1980	birth	Felipe Lopez, Puerto Rican baseball player
12 May 1980	birth	Keith Bogans, American basketball player
12 May 1980	birth	Romina Arena, Italian-American singer-songwriter
12 May 1981	birth	Dennis Trillo, Filipino actor and singer
12 May 1981	birth	Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor
12 May 1981	birth	Rami Malek, American actor
12 May 1981	birth	Hannah Ild, Estonian singer-songwriter and pianist
12 May 1981	birth	Erica Campbell, American model and actress
12 May 1981	birth	Lorena Bernal, Argentinian-Spanish model and actress, Miss Spain 1999
12 May 1982	birth	David Thaxton, Welsh actor and singer
12 May 1983	birth	Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (d. 2014)
12 May 1983	birth	Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
12 May 1983	birth	Virginie Razzano, French tennis player
12 May 1983	birth	Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer
12 May 1983	birth	Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
12 May 1983	birth	Alina Kabaeva, Russian gymnast and politician
12 May 1983	birth	Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor, director, and screenwriter
12 May 1984	birth	Tommaso Reato, Italian rugby player
12 May 1985	birth	Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
12 May 1985	birth	Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
12 May 1985	birth	Tally Hall, American soccer player
12 May 1985	birth	Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer
12 May 1986	birth	Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
12 May 1986	birth	Mouhamed Sene, Senegalese basketball player
12 May 1986	birth	Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer
12 May 1986	birth	Im Dong-Hyun, South Korean archer
12 May 1987	birth	Gianluca Sansone, Italian footballer
12 May 1987	birth	Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
12 May 1987	birth	Liu Hong, Chinese race walker
12 May 1988	birth	Marcelo Vieira, Brazilian footballer
12 May 1988	birth	Marky Cielo, Filipino actor and dancer (d. 2008)
12 May 1989	birth	Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Cypriot singer and actress
12 May 1990	birth	Tobias Strobl, German footballer
12 May 1990	birth	Oliver Kragl, German footballer
12 May 1990	birth	Jacory Harris, American football player
12 May 1990	birth	Florent Amodio, Brazilian-French figure skater
12 May 1992	birth	Malcolm David Kelley, American actor and singer (MKTO)
12 May 1995	birth	Sawyer Sweeten, American actor (d. 2015)
12 May 1995	birth	Irina Khromacheva, Russian tennis player
12 May 1995	birth	Kenton Duty, American actor, singer, and dancer
12 May 1995	birth	Luke Benward, American actor and singer
12 May 1996	birth	You Xiaodi, Chinese tennis player
12 May 1997	birth	Odeya Rush, Israeli-American actress
12 May 1998	birth	Tornado Alicia Black, American tennis player
12 May 2003	birth	Madeleine McCann, English missing person

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