History Births on June 12

Otto Skorzeny, German SS officer (d. 1975)

#Otto_Skorzeny

Samuel Cooper, American general (d. 1876)

#Samuel_Cooper_(general)

John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician

#John_Linnell

Priscilla Lane, American actress (d. 1995)

#Priscilla_Lane

Bert Sakmann, German physiologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Bert_Sakmann

Lucille Roybal-Allard, American politician

#Lucille_Roybal-Allard

Kevin López, Spanish runner

#Kevin_López

Tim Razzall, Baron Razzall, English lawyer and politician

#Tim_Razzall,_Baron_Razzall

Dave Melillo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Dave_Melillo

Chris Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Chris_Young_(musician)

John Wetton, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Asia, King Crimson) (d. 2017)

#John_Wetton

Marina Semyonova, Russian ballerina and educator (d. 2010)

#Marina_Semyonova

David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman (d. 2017)

#David_Rockefeller

Mark Henry, American weightlifter and wrestler

#Mark_Henry

Len Wein, American comic book writer and editor (d. 2017)

#Len_Wein

Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (d. 2002)

#Mamo_Wolde

Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (d. 2014)

#Ian_Craig

Pat Jennings, Irish footballer and coach

#Pat_Jennings

Jim Nabors, American actor and singer (d. 2017)

#Jim_Nabors

Seyi Ajirotutu, American football player

#Seyi_Ajirotutu

Petros Molyviatis, Greek politician and diplomat, Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs

#Petros_Molyviatis

Johanna Spyri, Swiss author, best known for Heidi (d. 1901)

#Johanna_Spyri

Mimi Coertse, South African soprano and producer

#Mimi_Coertse

Sonia Manzano, American actress of Puerto Rican descent, noted for playing Maria on Sesame Street

#Sonia_Manzano

Spencer Abraham, American academic and politician, 10th United States Secretary of Energy

#Spencer_Abraham

Meredith Brooks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Meredith_Brooks

Jrue Holiday, American basketball player

#Jrue_Holiday

Richard M. Sherman, American composer and director

#Richard_M._Sherman

Jim Burke, Australian cricketer (d. 1979)

#Jim_Burke_(cricketer)

Vic Damone, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2018)

#Vic_Damone

Ben Blackwell, American drummer

#Ben_Blackwell

Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

#Fritz_Albert_Lipmann

Catherine Bréchignac, French physicist and academic

#Catherine_Bréchignac

Kendra Wilkinson, American model, actress, and author

#Kendra_Wilkinson

Harry Taylor, Australian footballer

#Harry_Taylor_(Australian_rules_footballer)

Bun E. Carlos, American drummer

#Bun_E._Carlos

Mathieu Schneider, American ice hockey player

#Mathieu_Schneider

Fernand Gonder, French pole vaulter (d. 1969)

#Fernand_Gonder

James Kwalia, Kenyan-Qatari runner

#James_Kwalia

David Gill, Scottish-English astronomer and author (d. 1914)

#David_Gill_(astronomer)

George H. W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 41st President of the United States (d. 2018)

#George_H._W._Bush

Anna of Württemberg, German princess (d. 1616)

#Anna_of_Württemberg

Diego Milito, Argentine footballer

#Diego_Milito

Dallas Clark, American football player

#Dallas_Clark

Frank Chapman, American ornithologist, photographer, and author (d. 1945)

#Frank_Chapman_(ornithologist)

Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (d. 2004)

#Eddie_Adams_(photographer)

Charles Kingsley, English priest, historian, and author (d. 1875)

#Charles_Kingsley

Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1977)

#Anthony_Eden

Junior Brown, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Junior_Brown

Ifet Taljevi?, German footballer

#Ifet_Taljevi?

Wade Redden, Canadian ice hockey player

#Wade_Redden

Innes Ireland, Scottish race car driver and engineer (d. 1993)

#Innes_Ireland

Timothy Busfield, American actor, director, and producer

#Timothy_Busfield

Egon Schiele, Austrian soldier and painter (d. 1918)

#Egon_Schiele

Thomas C. Hart, American admiral and politician (d. 1971)

#Thomas_C._Hart

Ray Barbuti, American sprinter and football player (d. 1988)

#Ray_Barbuti

Peter Such, Scottish-born, English cricketer

#Peter_Such

Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (d. 2005)

#Desmond_Piers

Frank McCloskey, American sergeant and politician (d. 2003)

#Frank_McCloskey

Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (d. 1973)

#Hendrik_Elias

Raúl Héctor Castro, Mexican-American politician and diplomat, 14th Governor of Arizona (d. 2015)

#Raúl_Héctor_Castro

Brad Delp, American musician and singer (Boston - RTZ) (d. 2007)

#Brad_Delp

Len Barry, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Len_Barry

Kevin Billington, English director and producer

#Kevin_Billington

Jens Böhrnsen, German judge and politician

#Jens_Böhrnsen

Héctor Garza, Mexican wrestler (d. 2013)

#Héctor_Garza

Mauricio Isla, Chilean footballer

#Mauricio_Isla

Luis García Berlanga, Spanish director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Luis_García_Berlanga

Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)

#Karl_Freiherr_von_Müffling

Oliver Lodge, English physicist and academic (d. 1940)

#Oliver_Lodge

Vladimir Arnold, Russian-French mathematician and academic (d. 2010)

#Vladimir_Arnold

Marco Bortolami, Italian rugby player

#Marco_Bortolami

Go Seigen, Chinese-Japanese Go player (d. 2014)

#Go_Seigen

Michael Fabricant, English politician

#Michael_Fabricant

Jordan Peterson, Canadian psychologist, professor and cultural critic

#Jordan_Peterson

Henry Scott Tuke, English painter and photographer (d. 1929)

#Henry_Scott_Tuke

Gao Zong, Chinese emperor (d. 1187)

#Emperor_Gaozong_of_Song

Blake Ross, American computer programmer, co-created Mozilla Firefox

#Blake_Ross

James Archibald Houston, Canadian author and illustrator (d. 2005)

#James_Archibald_Houston

Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1920)

#Zygmunt_Janiszewski

Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1574)

#Cosimo_I_de'_Medici,_Grand_Duke_of_Tuscany

Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopian runner

#Ibrahim_Jeilan

Robyn, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer

#Robyn

Adriaen van Stalbemt, Flemish painter (d. 1662)

#Adriaen_van_Stalbemt

Roy Harper, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

#Roy_Harper_(singer)

Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier (d. 1629)

#Robert_Radclyffe,_5th_Earl_of_Sussex

Watson Fothergill, English architect, designed the Woodborough Road Baptist Church (d. 1928)

#Watson_Fothergill

Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian

#Scott_Thompson_(comedian)

Maurice Perrault, Canadian architect, engineer, and politician, 15th Mayor of Longueuil (d. 1909)

#Maurice_Perrault

William Attewell, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1927)

#William_Attewell

Ante Kuzmani?, Croatian physician and journalist (d. 1879)

#Ante_Kuzmani?

Margherita Hack, Italian astrophysicist and author (d. 2013)

#Margherita_Hack

Jean Victor Allard, Canadian general (d. 1996)

#Jean_Victor_Allard

Martine Dugrenier, Canadian wrestler

#Martine_Dugrenier

Adrian Toole, Australian rugby league player

#Adrian_Toole

Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player

#Hideki_Matsui

Bruno Soriano, Spanish footballer

#Bruno_Soriano

Antawn Jamison, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Antawn_Jamison

Uta Hagen, German-American actress and educator (d. 2004)

#Uta_Hagen

Warwick Capper, Australian footballer, coach, and actor

#Warwick_Capper

Earl Watson, American basketball player and coach

#Earl_Watson

Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)

#Robert_Herbert

Pete Farndon, English bass player and songwriter (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)

#Pete_Farndon

Jerry Lynn, American wrestler

#Jerry_Lynn

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Kenny_Wayne_Shepherd

John A. Roebling, German-American engineer, designed the Brooklyn Bridge (d. 1869)

#John_A._Roebling

John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (d. 1633)

#John_Casimir,_Duke_of_Saxe-Coburg

Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player

#Christine_Sinclair

Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (d. 1643)

#Paul_Guldin

Sam Thaiday, Australian rugby league player

#Sam_Thaiday

O?uz Abadan, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist

#O?uz_Abadan

Adriana Lima, Brazilian model and actress

#Adriana_Lima

Raitis Grafs, Latvian basketball player

#Raitis_Grafs

Ryan Klesko, American baseball player

#Ryan_Klesko

Jason Mewes, American actor and producer

#Jason_Mewes

Chick Corea, American pianist and composer

#Chick_Corea

Patrick Gass, American sergeant (Lewis and Clark Expedition) and author (d. 1870)

#Patrick_Gass

Harry Johnston, English botanist and explorer (d. 1927)

#Harry_Johnston

Antonio Barragán, Spanish footballer

#Antonio_Barragán

Bryan Habana, South African rugby player

#Bryan_Habana

Thomas Sørensen, Danish footballer

#Thomas_Sørensen

Stéphanie Szostak, French-American actress

#Stéphanie_Szostak

Anne Frank, German-Dutch diarist; victim of the Holocaust (d. 1945)

#Anne_Frank

Tim DeKay, American actor

#Tim_DeKay

Marv Albert, American sportscaster

#Marv_Albert

Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (d. 1982)

#Djuna_Barnes

Samuel Z. Arkoff, American film producer (d. 2001)

#Samuel_Z._Arkoff

Eren Derdiyok, Swiss footballer

#Eren_Derdiyok

Hans Binder, Austrian race car driver

#Hans_Binder

Bryan Alvarez, American wrestler and journalist

#Bryan_Alvarez

Edmond Hébert, French geologist and academic (d. 1890)

#Edmond_Hébert

Maria Amalia of Courland, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1711)

#Maria_Amalia_of_Courland

William Lundigan, American actor (d. 1975)

#William_Lundigan

Harriet Martineau, English sociologist and author (d. 1876)

#Harriet_Martineau

Tom Misteli, Swiss cell biologist

#Tom_Misteli

Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer

#Philippe_Coutinho

Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician

#Heinz-Christian_Strache

Htay Kywe, Burmese activist

#Htay_Kywe

Laura Jones, English gymnast

Avisail García, Venezuelan baseball player

David Worrall, English footballer

Emma Eliasson, Swedish ice hockey player

Dakota Morton, Canadian actor and radio host

Art?rs B?rzi?š, Latvian basketball player

Salim Mehajer, Australian politician

Alexander Pipa, German rugby player

James Tomlinson, English cricketer

Jason David, American football player

Diem Brown, German-American journalist and activist (d. 2014)

Paul Hasleby, Australian footballer

Larry Foote, American football player

Lewis Moody, English rugby player

Ray Price, Zimbabwean cricketer

Kerry Kittles, American basketball player

Flávio Conceição, Brazilian footballer

Darryl White, Australian footballer

Jason Caffey, American basketball player and coach

Jérôme Romain, Caribbean-Dominican triple jumper and coach

Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (d. 2007)

Bobby Sheehan, American bass player and songwriter (d. 1999)

Scott Aldred, American baseball player and coach

Frances O'Connor, English-Australian actress

Aivar Kuusmaa, Estonian basketball player and coach

Marc Glanville, Australian rugby league player

Cathy Tyson, English actress

Gwen Torrence, American sprinter

Paula Marshall, American actress

Kent Jones, American journalist

Derek Higgins, Irish race car driver

Philippe Bugalski, French race car driver (d. 2012)

Joe Kopicki, American basketball player and coach

Javed Miandad, Pakistani cricketer and coach

Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster

Rocky Burnette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 2007)

Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player

Herbert Meyer, German footballer

Bobby Gould, English footballer and manager

Michel Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

Jacques Brassard, Canadian educator and politician

Ron Lynch, Australian rugby league player and coach

Tom Oliver, English-Australian actor

Jean-Marie Doré, Guinean lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Guinea (d. 2016)

Chips Moman, American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter (d. 2016)

Antal Festetics, Hungarian-Austrian biologist and zoologist

Klaus Basikow, German footballer and manager (d. 2015)

Paul Kennedy, English lawyer and judge

John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (d. 2001)

Rona Jaffe, American novelist (d. 2005)

Trevanian, American author and scholar (d. 2005)

Donald Byrne, American chess player (d. 1976)

John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (d. 2017)

Jameel Jalibi, Pakistani linguist and academic

Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (d. 1995)

Grete Dollitz, German-American guitarist and radio host (d. 2013)

Christopher Derrick, English author, critic, and academic (d. 2007)

Peter Jones, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2000)

Dave Berg, American soldier and cartoonist (d. 2002)

Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (d. 2001)

Georgia Louise Harris Brown, African-American architect (d. 1999)

Irwin Allen, American director and producer (d. 1991)

Christopher Mayhew, English soldier and politician (d. 1997)

Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (d. 1961)

Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1993)

Bill Naughton, Irish-English playwright and author (d. 1992)

Alphonse Ouimet, Canadian broadcaster (d. 1988)

Sandro Penna, Italian poet (d. 1977)

Weegee, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (d. 1968)

Eugénie Brazier, French chef (d. 1977)

Robert Lowie, Austrian-American anthropologist and academic (d. 1957)

Samuel Wright Mardis, American politician (d. 1836)

John Marston, American sailor (d. 1885)

Robert Clark, American physician and politician (d. 1837)

Jean-Baptiste Louvet de Couvrai, French author, playwright, journalist, and politician (d. 1797)

Louis Legrand, French priest and theologian (d. 1780)

Marie-Catherine Homassel Hecquet, French writer (d. 1764)

Constance, Duchess of Brittany (d. 1201)

Reizei, Japanese emperor (d. 1011)