History Births on April 12

Hardy Krüger, German actor
#Hardy_Krüger

John Landy, Australian runner and politician, 26th Governor of Victoria
#John_Landy

Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (d. 2013)
#Jean-François_Paillard

Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
#Jan_Tinbergen

Amy Ray, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer
#Amy_Ray

Ed O'Neill, American actor and comedian
#Ed_O'Neill

Magda Szubanski, English-Australian actress, comedian and writer
#Magda_Szubanski

Brad Brach, American baseball pitcher
#Brad_Brach

Roman Hamrlík, Czech ice hockey player
#Roman_Hamrlík

Manuel Neri, American sculptor and painter
#Manuel_Neri

Marcel Granollers, Spanish tennis player
#Marcel_Granollers

Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2004)
#Ann_Miller

Art Alexakis, American singer-songwriter and musician (Everclear)
#Art_Alexakis

Charles Napier, American actor (d. 2011)
#Charles_Napier_(actor)

Alicia Coppola, American actress
#Alicia_Coppola

Joyce Banda, 4th president of Malawi
#Joyce_Banda

Addie Joss, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1911)
#Addie_Joss

Heinz Schneiter, Swiss footballer and manager
#Heinz_Schneiter

Woody Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist
#Woody_Johnson

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1604)
#Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
Helen Forrest, American singer and actress (d. 1999)
#Helen_Forrest

Claire Danes, American actress
#Claire_Danes

Ádám Hanga, Hungarian basketball player
#Ádám_Hanga

Bryan Fletcher, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
#Bryan_Fletcher_(rugby_league)

Jelena Dokic, Serbian-Australian tennis player
#Jelena_Dokic

Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer
#Luiz_Adriano

Sarah Cracknell, English singer-songwriter
#Sarah_Cracknell

Beverly Cleary, American author
#Beverly_Cleary

David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
#David_Cassidy

Saoirse Ronan, American-born Irish actress
#Saoirse_Ronan

Tom Noonan, American actor
#Tom_Noonan

Muretus, French philosopher and author (d. 1585)
#Muretus

Chi Onwurah, English politician
#Chi_Onwurah

Oliver Norwood, English footballer
#Oliver_Norwood

Francisco Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 13th President of Portugal (d. 1964)
#Francisco_Craveiro_Lopes
Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress
#Brooklyn_Decker

Stephen Brogan, English footballer
#Stephen_Brogan

Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (d. 2015)
#Lisa_Jardine

Maharana Sangram Singh, Rana of Mewar (d. 1527)
#Rana_Sanga

Joschka Fischer, German academic and politician, Vice Chancellor of Germany
#Joschka_Fischer

Marley Shelton, American actress
#Marley_Shelton

Will Sergeant, English guitarist
#Will_Sergeant

Isabelle Drummond, Brazilian actress and singer
#Isabelle_Drummond

Edward Walter Maunder, English astronomer and author (d. 1928)
#Edward_Walter_Maunder

Nils-Olav Johansen, Norwegian guitarist and singer
#Nils-Olav_Johansen

Robin Walker, English businessman and politician
#Robin_Walker
John Kay, German-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
#John_Kay_(musician)
Jessie James Decker, American singer-songwriter
#Jessie_James_Decker
Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (d. 2018)
#Gillo_Dorfles

William B. Bankhead, American lawyer and politician, 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1940)
#William_B._Bankhead

Harold Lockwood, American actor and director (d. 1918)
#Harold_Lockwood

Dorothy Cumming, Australian-American actress (d. 1983)
#Dorothy_Cumming

Chad le Clos, South African swimmer
#Chad_le_Clos

Alex Briley, American disco singer (Village People)
#Alex_Briley

Lee Soo-young, South Korean singer
#Lee_Soo-young

Guy Berryman, Scottish bass player and producer
#Guy_Berryman

Robert Delaunay, French painter (d. 1941)
#Robert_Delaunay

Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (d. 1932)
#Tenby_Davies

Pat Travers, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Pat_Travers

Henry Clay, American lawyer and politician, 9th United States Secretary of State (d. 1852)
#Henry_Clay

Hiroki Sakai, Japanese footballer
#Hiroki_Sakai

Jacob Zuma, South African politician, 4th President of South Africa
#Jacob_Zuma

Mihai Stoica, Romanian footballer and manager
#Mihai_Stoica

Lionel Carole, French professional footballer
#Lionel_Carole

Alexander Ostrovsky, Russian playwright and translator (d. 1886)
#Alexander_Ostrovsky

Elizaveta Kulichkova, Russian tennis player
#Elizaveta_Kulichkova

William Cookworthy, English minister and pharmacist (d. 1780)
#William_Cookworthy

Grant Holt, English footballer and professional wrestler
#Grant_Holt
Billy Vaughn, American musician and bandleader (d. 1991)
#Billy_Vaughn

Vince Gill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
#Vince_Gill

Shannen Doherty, American actress, director, and producer
#Shannen_Doherty

John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, English soldier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (d. 1840)
#John_Lambton,_1st_Earl_of_Durham

Martin Conway, 1st Baron Conway of Allington, English mountaineer, cartographer, and politician (d. 1937)
#Martin_Conway,_1st_Baron_Conway_of_Allington

Raymond Barre, French economist and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
#Raymond_Barre

Sumitra Mahajan, Indian politician, 16th Speaker of the Lok Sabha
#Sumitra_Mahajan

Lydia Cacho, Mexican journalist and author
#Lydia_Cacho
Valentin Stocker, Swiss footballer
#Valentin_Stocker

Raul Pompeia, Brazilian writer (d. 1895)
#Raul_Pompeia

Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (d. 2006)
#Lee_Jong-wook

Christian Panucci, Italian footballer and manager
#Christian_Panucci

Henri Druey, Swiss lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1855)
#Henri_Druey

Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician and academic (d. 1939)
#Ferdinand_von_Lindemann

Tom Clancy, American historian and author (d. 2013)
#Tom_Clancy

Nicolás Burdisso, Argentinian footballer
#Nicolás_Burdisso

Marcello Lippi, Italian footballer, manager, and coach
#Marcello_Lippi

John Faulkner, Australian educator and politician, 52nd Australian Minister for Defence
#John_Faulkner

Dan Lauria, American actor
#Dan_Lauria

Pedro Cachín, Argentine tennis player
#Pedro_Cachín

Felice Giardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1796)
#Felice_Giardini

Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (d. 1836)
#Antoine_Laurent_de_Jussieu

Jennifer Morrison, American actress
#Jennifer_Morrison

Bobby Moore, English footballer and manager (d. 1993)
#Bobby_Moore

Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese admiral (d. 1918)
#Akiyama_Saneyuki
Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russian runner
#Yuriy_Borzakovskiy

Tiny Tim, American singer and ukulele player (d. 1996)
#Tiny_Tim_(musician)

Adam Graves, Canadian ice hockey player
#Adam_Graves

Mahmoud Younis, Egyptian engineer (d. 1976)
#Mahmoud_Younis

Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician
#Fabian_Hamilton

Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
#Hamengkubuwono_IX
Alan Ayckbourn, English director and playwright
#Alan_Ayckbourn

Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
#Christian_IV_of_Denmark

George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen, Scottish politician and diplomat, 10th Secretary General of NATO
#George_Robertson,_Baron_Robertson_of_Port_Ellen

José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican soldier and poet (d. 1880)
#José_Gautier_Benítez

Sara Head, Welsh Paralympic table tennis champion
#Sara_Head

Jeremy Beadle, English television host and producer (d. 2008)
#Jeremy_Beadle

Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player and sportscaster
#Paul_Lo_Duca

Benoît de Maillet, French diplomat and natural historian (d. 1738)
#Benoît_de_Maillet

Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
#Mateja_Kežman

Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Victoria (d. 1903)
#Charles_Gavan_Duffy

Dally Messenger, Australian rugby player, cricketer, and sailor (d. 1959)
#Dally_Messenger

Curtis Turner, American race car driver (d. 1970)
#Curtis_Turner

Caffarelli, Italian actor and singer (d. 1783)
#Caffarelli_(castrato)

Scott Turow, American lawyer and author
#Scott_Turow
Lucas Radebe, South African footballer and sportscaster
#Lucas_Radebe
Tanino Liberatore, Italian author and illustrator
#Tanino_Liberatore

Shawn Gore, Canadian football player
#Shawn_Gore

Brian McFadden, Irish singer-songwriter
#Brian_McFadden

Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 5th Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2005)
#Lakshman_Kadirgamar

Pietro Nardini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1793)
#Pietro_Nardini

Joseph Lanner, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1843)
#Joseph_Lanner

Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler, founded Hustle
#Nobuhiko_Takada

Torey Krug, American ice hockey player
#Torey_Krug

Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general and politician, 130th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1941)
#Ioannis_Metaxas

Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader
#Herbie_Hancock

Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French historian and author (d. 1796)
#Guillaume_Thomas_François_Raynal

Jason Price, Welsh footballer
#Jason_Price

Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer-songwriter and actor
#Herbert_Grönemeyer

George N. Briggs, American lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1861)
#George_N._Briggs

Muhammad al-Jawad, the ninth Imam of Shia Islam(d. 835 )
#Muhammad_al-Jawad

Vinoo Mankad, Indian cricketer (d. 1978)
#Vinoo_Mankad

Igor Volk, Ukrainian-Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
#Igor_Volk

Eric Bailly, Ivorian professional footballer
#Eric_Bailly

Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, 36th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
#Louis_Beel

Nikolay Przhevalsky, Russian geographer and explorer (d. 1888)
#Nikolay_Przhevalsky

Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (d. 1462)
#Anne_of_Austria,_Landgravine_of_Thuringia

Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (d. 2003)
#Felix_de_Weldon

Jonathan Pitroipa, Burkinabé footballer
#Jonathan_Pitroipa

Dennis Banks, American author and activist (d.2017)
#Dennis_Banks

Blerim Džemaili, Swiss footballer
#Blerim_Džemaili

Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (d. 2011)
#Woodie_Fryman

Toby Gad, German songwriter and producer
#Toby_Gad

David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host
#David_Letterman

Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer
#Hitomi_Yoshizawa

Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician (d. 1712)
#Martin_Lister

Guido Rodríguez, Argentine footballer
#Guido_Rodríguez

Aleksey Dmitrik, Russian high jumper
#Aleksey_Dmitrik
Flavio Briatore, Italian businessman
#Flavio_Briatore

Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (d. 1574)
#Joachim_Camerarius

Brennan Boesch, American baseball player
#Brennan_Boesch
Hisashi Iwakuma, Japanese baseball pitcher
#Hisashi_Iwakuma

Kaitlyn Weaver, Canadian-American ice dancer
#Kaitlyn_Weaver

Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)
#Henri_Désiré_Landru

Corrado Fabi, Italian racing driver
#Corrado_Fabi

Ryan Kisor, American trumpet player and composer
#Ryan_Kisor

Brad Miller, American basketball player
#Brad_Miller_(basketball)

Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter
#Scott_Crary

Simone Cantarini, Italian painter and engraver (d. 1648)
#Simone_Cantarini

Oliver Postgate, English animator, puppeteer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
#Oliver_Postgate

Lyman Hall, American physician, clergyman, and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (d. 1790)
#Lyman_Hall

Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano and actress (d. 2018)
#Montserrat_Caballé

Gary Soto, American poet, novelist, and memoirist
#Gary_Soto

Sylvinho, Brazilian footballer and manager
#Sylvinho
Magnus Pääjärvi, Swedish ice hockey player
#Magnus_Pääjärvi

Lily Pons, French-American soprano and actress (d. 1976)
#Lily_Pons

Jane Withers, American actress
#Jane_Withers

Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (d. 2015)
#Steve_Stevaert

Zawgyi, Burmese poet, author, literary historian, critic, scholar and academic (d. 1990)
#Zawgyi_(writer)

Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist
#Brendon_Urie

Jean-Pierre Marielle, French actor (d. 2019)
#Jean-Pierre_Marielle

Gustaf Cederström, Swedish painter (d. 1933)
#Gustaf_Cederström

Russell Garcia, American-New Zealander composer and conductor (d. 2011)
#Russell_Garcia_(composer)

Nicholas Brendon, American actor
#Nicholas_Brendon

Lowell Stockman, American farmer and politician (d. 1962)
#Lowell_Stockman

Ned Miller, American country music singer and songwriter (d. 2016)
#Ned_Miller

Dan Ahearn, Irish-American long jumper and police officer (d. 1942)
#Dan_Ahearn

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Canadian ice hockey player
#Ryan_Nugent-Hopkins

Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician and engineer (d. 1847)
#Germinal_Pierre_Dandelin

Carlos Reutemann, Argentinian race car driver and politician, Governor of Santa Fe
#Carlos_Reutemann

Keiko Fukuda, Japanese-American martial artist (d. 2013)
#Keiko_Fukuda

Carlos Sainz, Spanish racing driver
#Carlos_Sainz

Kim Bodnia, Danish actor and director
#Kim_Bodnia

Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, designed the Apostolic Palace and St. Peter's Basilica (d. 1546)
#Antonio_da_Sangallo_the_Younger

J. Scott Campbell, American author and illustrator
#J._Scott_Campbell

Josh McCrone, Australian rugby league player
#Josh_McCrone

Tulsi Gabbard, American politician
#Tulsi_Gabbard