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History Births on May 12

Marco Denevi, Argentinian lawyer and author (d. 1998)

#Marco_Denevi

In 1922

Onur Saylak, Turkish actor, filmmaker and director

#Onur_Saylak

In 1977

Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)

#Gustav_I_of_Sweden

In 1496

Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)

#Louis_Philippe_I,_Duke_of_Orléans

In 1725

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

#Otto_Frank

In 1889

Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

#Johnny_Bucyk

In 1935

Bebel Gilberto, American-Brazilian singer-songwriter

#Bebel_Gilberto

In 1966

Mike Weir, Canadian golfer

#Mike_Weir

In 1970

Donnie Nietes, Filipino boxer

#Donnie_Nietes

In 1982

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (d. 2010)

#Johan_Ferrier

In 1910

Deborah Kara Unger, Canadian actress

#Deborah_Kara_Unger

In 1966

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

#Tom_Snyder

In 1936

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

#Guillermo_Endara

In 1936

Rupert II, Elector Palatine (d. 1398)

#Rupert_II,_Elector_Palatine

In 1325

Lutz Pfannenstiel, German footballer and manager

#Lutz_Pfannenstiel

In 1973

Thomas Dooley, German-American soccer player and manager

#Thomas_Dooley

In 1961

Mark Foster, English swimmer

#Mark_Foster_(swimmer)

In 1970

Asad Rauf, Pakistani cricketer and umpire

#Asad_Rauf

In 1956

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

#Cosimo_II_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

In 1590

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

#Charles_Holden

In 1875

Christian Campbell, Canadian-American actor, writer and photographer

#Christian_Campbell

In 1972

Abelardo L. Rodríguez, substitute president of Mexico (1932-1934) (d. 1967)

#Abelardo_L._Rodríguez

In 1889

Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Bernie_Federko

In 1956

Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)

#Gabriel_Fauré

In 1845

Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993)

#Bertus_Aafjes

In 1914

Ian McLagan, English keyboard player and songwriter (Small Faces and Faces) (d. 2014)

#Ian_McLagan

In 1945

David A. R. White, American actor and producer

#David_A._R._White

In 1970

Dries van Noten, Belgian fashion designer

#Dries_van_Noten

In 1958

Mireille Bousquet-Mélou, French mathematician

#Mireille_Bousquet-Mélou

In 1967

Kardinal Offishall, Canadian rap musician and producer

#Kardinal_Offishall

In 1976

Doug Basham, American wrestler

#Doug_Basham

In 1971

The Duke of Paducah, American country comedian, radio host and banjo player (d. 1986)

#The_Duke_of_Paducah

In 1901

Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 2014)

#Farley_Mowat

In 1921

Virginie Razzano, French tennis player

#Virginie_Razzano

In 1983

Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter

#Andrew_Howe

In 1985

Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress

#Emily_VanCamp

In 1986

Jesús Franco, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2013)

#Jesús_Franco

In 1930

Susan Hampshire, English actress

#Susan_Hampshire

In 1937

Emilio Estevez, American actor

#Emilio_Estevez

In 1962

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

#Joachim_von_Sandrart

In 1606

Helene Weigel, Austrian-German actress (d. 1971)

#Helene_Weigel

In 1900

Nicholas Kaldor, Hungarian-English economist (d. 1986)

#Nicholas_Kaldor

In 1908

Dave Heineman, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of Nebraska

#Dave_Heineman

In 1948

Anton Korošec, Slovenian priest and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 1940)

#Anton_Korošec

In 1872

Maryam Mirzakhani, Iranian mathematician (d. 2017)

#Maryam_Mirzakhani

In 1977

Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary (d. 2003)

#Ron_Ziegler

In 1939

Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress

#Eleftheria_Eleftheriou

In 1989

Dragoljub Velimirovi?, Serbian chess player and theoretician (d. 2014)

#Dragoljub_Velimirovi?

In 1942

Luke Benward, American actor and singer

#Luke_Benward

In 1995

George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2008)

#George_Carlin

In 1937

Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman (d. 1855)

#Mary_Reibey

In 1777

Domhnall Gleeson, Irish actor

#Domhnall_Gleeson

In 1983

Alex Gough, Canadian luger

#Alex_Gough_(luger)

In 1987

Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (d. 1924)

#Henry_Cabot_Lodge

In 1850

Suzanne Clément, Canadian actress

#Suzanne_Clément

In 1969

Katharine Hepburn, American actress (d. 2003)

#Katharine_Hepburn

In 1907

Malcolm David Kelley, American actor

#Malcolm_David_Kelley

In 1992

Billy Duffy, English rock guitarist and songwriter (The Cult)

#Billy_Duffy

In 1961

Dennis Trillo, Filipino actor and singer

#Dennis_Trillo

In 1981

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

#J._E._H._MacDonald

In 1873

Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor and comedian

#Bruce_McCulloch

In 1961

William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (d. 1932)

#William_Alden_Smith

In 1859

Saneatsu Mushanok?ji, Japanese author (d. 1976)

#Saneatsu_Mushanok?ji

In 1885

Bill Shorten, Australian politician

#Bill_Shorten

In 1967

Billy Swan, American country singer-songwriter

#Billy_Swan

In 1942

Jim Furyk, American golfer

#Jim_Furyk

In 1970

Lidia Kopania, Polish singer

#Lidia_Kopania

In 1978

Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and illustrator (d. 1986)

#Joseph_Beuys

In 1921

Irina Khromacheva, Russian tennis player

#Irina_Khromacheva

In 1995

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

#Daniel_Libeskind

In 1946

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

#Orélie-Antoine_de_Tounens

In 1825

Steve Smith Sr., American football player

#Steve_Smith_Sr.

In 1979

Hugh Trumble, Australian cricketer and accountant (d. 1938)

#Hugh_Trumble

In 1867

Viren J. Shah, Indian politician, 21st Governor of West Bengal (d. 2013)

#Viren_J._Shah

In 1926

Tôn Th?t Thuy?t, Vietnamese mandarin (d. 1913)

#Tôn_Th?t_Thuy?t

In 1839

Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer and educator (d. 1896)

#Pavlos_Carrer

In 1829

Ricky Ortiz, American professional wrestler and football player

#Ricky_Ortiz

In 1975

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

#William_Giauque

In 1895

Gavin Hood, South African actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Gavin_Hood

In 1963

Julius Rosenberg, American spy (d. 1953)

#Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg

In 1918

Rachel Wilson, Canadian actress and voice actress

#Rachel_Wilson

In 1977

Roy Salvadori, English race car driver and manager (d. 2012)

#Roy_Salvadori

In 1922

Jamie Luner, American actress

#Jamie_Luner

In 1971

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

#Yogi_Berra

In 1925

Stephen Baldwin, American actor

#Stephen_Baldwin

In 1966

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

#Frederick_Holder

In 1850

Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (d. 1873)

#Justus_von_Liebig

In 1803

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

#Chris_Patten

In 1944

Alina Kabaeva, Russian gymnast and politician

#Alina_Kabaeva

In 1983

Clare Bowen, Australian actress and singer

#Clare_Bowen

In 1984

Lill Lindfors, Swedish singer

#Lill_Lindfors

In 1940

Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer

#Burt_Bacharach

In 1928

Steve Winwood, English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

#Steve_Winwood

In 1948

Indra Devi, Latvian yoga instructor (d. 2002)

#Indra_Devi

In 1899

Giovanni Battista Viotti, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1824)

#Giovanni_Battista_Viotti

In 1755

Johan Vilhelm Snellman, Finnish philosopher and politician (d. 1881)

#Johan_Vilhelm_Snellman

In 1806

Ross Bleckner, American painter

#Ross_Bleckner

In 1949

Adolf von Henselt, German pianist and composer (d. 1889)

#Adolf_von_Henselt

In 1814

Kenton Duty, American actor

#Kenton_Duty

In 1995

Rami Malek, American actor

#Rami_Malek

In 1981

Brett Gurewitz, American guitarist and songwriter (Bad Religion)

#Brett_Gurewitz

In 1962

Aaron Yoo, American actor

#Aaron_Yoo

In 1979

Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (d. 1812)

#Franz_Anton_Hoffmeister

In 1754

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

#Luigi_Vanvitelli

In 1700

Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter (d. 2000)

#Ian_Dury

In 1942

Louis de Buade de Frontenac, French-Canadian soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France (d. 1698)

#Louis_de_Buade_de_Frontenac

In 1622

Keith Bogans, American basketball player

#Keith_Bogans

In 1980

Kim Fields, American actress

#Kim_Fields

In 1969

Samantha Mathis, American actress

#Samantha_Mathis

In 1970

Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2015)

#Jonah_Lomu

In 1975

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

#Dorothy_Hodgkin

In 1910

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

#Malin_Åkerman

In 1978

Louis Hennepin, Flemish priest and missionary (d. 1705)

#Louis_Hennepin

In 1626

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

#Howard_K._Smith

In 1914

Catherine Tate, English actress and screenwriter

#Catherine_Tate

In 1968

Frank Stella, American painter and sculptor

#Frank_Stella

In 1936

Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, and producer

#Gabriel_Byrne

In 1950

Michel Fugain, French singer-songwriter

#Michel_Fugain

In 1942

Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer

#Paolo_Goltz

In 1985

Rhian Wilkinson, Canadian soccer player

#Rhian_Wilkinson

In 1982

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

#Upendrakishore_Ray_Chowdhury

In 1863

Rhea Seehorn, American actress

#Rhea_Seehorn

In 1972

Odeya Rush, Israeli actress

#Odeya_Rush

In 1997

Adrian Serioux,Canadian soccer player

#Adrian_Serioux

In 1979

Jason Biggs, American actor and comedian

#Jason_Biggs

In 1978

Henry Jonsson, Swedish runner (d. 2001)

#Henry_Jonsson

In 1912

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

#Johann_Baptist_Wanhal

In 1739

Edward Lear, English poet and illustrator (d. 1888)

#Edward_Lear

In 1812

Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (d. 2010)

#Andrei_Voznesensky

In 1933

Beryl Burton, English cyclist (d. 1996)

#Beryl_Burton

In 1937

Pierre Morel, French director and cinematographer

#Pierre_Morel

In 1964

Florent Amodio, French figure skater

#Florent_Amodio

In 1990

Eric Singer, American drummer and songwriter

#Eric_Singer

In 1958

George Karl, American basketball player and coach

#George_Karl

In 1951

Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician

#Jalal_Dabagh

In 1939

Ving Rhames, American actor

#Ving_Rhames

In 1959

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

#Manuel_Godoy

In 1767

Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer

#Jeroen_Simaeys

In 1985

Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (d. 1733)

#Augustus_II_the_Strong

In 1670

Millie Perkins, American actress

#Millie_Perkins

In 1938

Dez Fafara, American metal singer

#Dez_Fafara

In 1966

Alejandro Gorostiaga, Chilean colonel (d. 1912)

#Alejandro_Gorostiaga

In 1840

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

#Felipe_Alou

In 1935

Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (d. 1991)

#Wilfrid_Hyde-White

In 1903

Faith Bennett, British actress and ATA pilot during WWII (d. 1969)

#Faith_Bennett

In 1903

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

#Jiddu_Krishnamurti

In 1895

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

#Fritz_Kortner

In 1892

Charilaos Pappas, Greek footballer

#Charilaos_Pappas

In 1983

Morgan Lake, English athlete

#Morgan_Lake

In 1997

Kix Brooks, American country music singer-songwriter and musician (Brooks & Dunn)

#Kix_Brooks

In 1955

Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author

#Bruce_Boxleitner

In 1950

Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, wrestler, and weightlifter (d. 1946)

#Carl_Schuhmann

In 1869

Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 1991)

#Bob_Goldham

In 1922

Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (d. 1951)

#Lincoln_Ellsworth

In 1880

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

#Ernst_A._Lehmann

In 1886

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English poet and painter (d. 1882)

#Dante_Gabriel_Rossetti

In 1828

Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player and coach

#Graeme_Dott

In 1977

Michael Ignatieff, Canadian journalist and politician

#Michael_Ignatieff

In 1947

Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician

#Helena_Kennedy,_Baroness_Kennedy_of_The_Shaws

In 1950

Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of West Canada (d. 1858)

#Robert_Baldwin

In 1804

Clemens von Pirquet, Austrian pediatrician and immunologist (d. 1929)

#Clemens_von_Pirquet

In 1874

Pompeo Colonna, Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)

#Pompeo_Colonna

In 1479

Tony Hawk, American skateboarder and actor

#Tony_Hawk

In 1968

Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer

#Jonathan_Orozco

In 1986

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

#Florence_Nightingale

In 1820

Mohamed Bamba, American professional basketball player

#Mohamed_Bamba

In 1998

Jules Massenet, French composer (d. 1912)

#Jules_Massenet

In 1842

Dollard St. Laurent, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)

#Dollard_St._Laurent

In 1929

Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer

#Kieron_Pollard

In 1987

Aaron Abrams, Canadian actor

#Aaron_Abrams

In 1978

Greg Phillinganes, American keyboardist

#Greg_Phillinganes

In 1956

Sam Nujoma, Namibian politician, 1st President of Namibia

#Sam_Nujoma

In 1929

Tobias Strobl, German footballer

In 1990

Marcelo, Brazilian footballer

In 1988

Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer

In 1983

Yujiro Kushida, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

In 1983

Kentaro Sato, Japanese-American composer and conductor

In 1981

Amy Sloan, Canadian actress

In 1978

Aya Ishiguro, Japanese singer and fashion designer

In 1978

Rebecca Herbst, American actress

In 1977

Forbes March, Canadian actor

In 1973

Mackenzie Astin, American actor

In 1973

Renée Simonsen, Danish model and writer

In 1965

Vanessa A. Williams, American actress and producer

In 1963

Stefano Modena, Italian race car driver

In 1963

Panagiotis Fasoulas, Greek basketball player and politician

In 1963

Lisa Martin, Australian runner

In 1960

Ray Gillen, American rock singer-songwriter (d. 1993)

In 1959

Dave Christian, American ice hockey player

In 1959

Andreas Petroulakis, Greek cartoonist

In 1958

Jennifer Hetrick, American actress

In 1958

Kim Greist, American actress and model

In 1958

Ziya Onis, Turkish economist and academic

In 1957

Sergio Marchi, Argentinean-Canadian urban planner and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of International Trade

In 1956

Barry Ackroyd, English cinematographer

In 1954

Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1950

Richard Riehle, American actor

In 1948

Lindsay Crouse, American actress

In 1948

Patrick Ricard, French businessman (d. 2012)

In 1945

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

In 1945

Ruud de Wolff, Dutch singer member of the duo The Blue Diamonds (d. 2000)

In 1941

Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (d. 2008)

In 1940

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

In 1939

Miltiadis Evert, Greek minister and politician, 69th Mayor of Athens (d. 2011)

In 1939

Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic

In 1939

Miriam Stoppard, English physician and author

In 1937

Joel Joffe, Baron Joffe, South African-English lawyer and politician (d. 2017)

In 1932

Paulette Poujol-Oriol, Hatian educator and writer (d. 2011)

In 1926

Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1968)

In 1924

Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian-American mathematician and poet (d. 2016)

In 1924

Maxine Cooper, American actress and photographer (d. 2009)

In 1924

Murray Gershenz, American actor and businessman (d. 2013)

In 1922

Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (d. 2001)

In 1918

Albert Murray, American author and critic (d. 2013)

In 1916

Tony Strobl, American comics artist and animator (d. 1991)

In 1915

Marshal Royal, American saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 1995)

In 1912

Charles Biro, American author and illustrator (d. 1972)

In 1911

Gordon Jenkins, American pianist and composer (d. 1984)

In 1910

James Dudley, American baseball player, wrestling manager and executive (d. 2004)

In 1910

Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (d. 1993)

In 1907

Édouard Rinfret, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (d. 1994)

In 1905

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

In 1885

Frank Wilson, English-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Western Australia (d. 1918)

In 1859

Ellis Cunliffe Lister, English politician (d. 1853)

In 1774

Emperor Sh?k? of Japan (d. 1428)

In 1401

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