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August 12 birthdays

301 notable historical figures were born on August 12, and 188 died on this day. Everyone born on August 12 is a Leo.

17% of August 12 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on August 12

• Mario Balotelli (born 1990. Italian footballer (born 1990))
• George Soros (born 1930. Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930))
• George IV (1762 to 1830. King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830)
• Cara Delevingne (born 1992. English model and actress (born 1992))
• François Hollande (born 1954. President of France from 2012 to 2017)
• Erwin Schrödinger (1887 to 1961. Austrian–Irish physicist (1887–1961))
• Zia-ul-Haq (1924 to 1988. 6th President of Pakistan from 1978 to 1988)
• Cecil B. DeMille (1881 to 1959. American filmmaker and actor (1881–1959))
• Helena Blavatsky (1831 to 1891. Russian-American mystic and writer (1831–1891))
• Sirikit (1932 to 2025. Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016)
• Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904 to 1918. Heir to the Russian throne (1904–1918))
• Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932. American religious leader and jurist (born 1932))
• Vikram Sarabhai (1919 to 1971. Indian physicist and astronomer)
• Ivan VI (1740 to 1764. Emperor of Russia from 1740 to 1741)
• Tanita Tikaram (born 1969. British pop/folk singer-songwriter (born 1969))
• Yusof Ishak (1910 to 1970. President of Singapore from 1965 to 1970)
• Boris Godunov (1552 to 1605. Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605)
• Muhammad Ahmad ibn ʿAbdallah (1844 to 1885. Sudanese religious and political leader (1844–1885))
• Pete Sampras (born 1971. American former tennis player (born 1971))
• Christian III of Denmark (1503 to 1559. King of Denmark from 1534 to 1559)
• Mohammad Hatta (1902 to 1980. Vice President of Indonesia from 1945 to 1956)
• Hans Urs von Balthasar (1905 to 1988. Swiss Catholic theologian (1905–1988))
• Robert Southey (1774 to 1843. English romantic poet (1774–1843))
• Benjamin Sheares (1907 to 1981. President of Singapore from 1971 to 1981)
• Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872 to 1956. Princess Aribert of Anhalt (1872–1956))
• Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837 to 1881. Empress of China from 1852 to 1861)
• Jean Nouvel (born 1945. French architect (born 1945))
• Arafat Rahman (1970 to 2015. Bangladeshi cricket executive (1969 – 2015))
• Darin LaHood (born 1968. American politician (born 1968))
• Carlos Mesa (born 1953. President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005)
• George Bellows (1882 to 1925. American painter (1882–1925))
• Julius Rosenwald (1862 to 1932. American businessman (1862–1932))
• Janet Maslin (born 1949. American journalist and critic (born 1949))
• Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (1737 to 1813. French pharmacist and agronomist (1737–1813))
• Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 to 1704. Czech-Austrian composer and violinist (1644–1704))
• Casey Affleck (born 1975. American actor (born 1975))
• Hubert Gough (1870 to 1963. British Army general (1870–1963))
• Edith Hamilton (1867 to 1963. American teacher and writer (1867–1963))
• Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford (1868 to 1933. Governor of New South Wales; Governor of Queensland; Viceroy of India (1868–1933))
• Ann M. Martin (born 1955. American writer of children's literature)
• Fatima Meer (1928 to 2010. South African writer and activist (1928–2010))
• André Kolingba (1936 to 2010. Central African politician)
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871 to 1939. 6th President of Cuba in 1933 (1871–1939))
• Temple Lea Houston (1860 to 1905. American politician (1860–1905))
• Jacques Tits (1930 to 2021. Belgian mathematician (1930–2021))
• Federico Gravina (1756 to 1806. Spanish Navy officer (1756–1806))
• Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889 to 1933. Peruvian politician (1889–1933))
• Gauchito Gil (1840 to 1878. Argentine folk saint)
• Margaret Burbidge (1919 to 2020. British-born American astrophysicist)
• Abraham Zacuto (1450 to 1515. Spanish Jewish astronomer and rabbi (1452 – c.1515))
• Robert Mills (architect) (1781 to 1855. American architect)
• Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849 to 1921. American painter (1849–1921))
• S. P. P. Thorat (1906 to 1992. General Officer in the Indian Army (1906 - 1992))
• Prince Moriyoshi (1308 to 1335. Military ruler of Japan in 1333)
• Mark Knopfler (born 1949. British musician (born 1949))
• Otto Struve (1897 to 1963. Ukrainian-American astronomer (1897–1963))
• Peter Fitzek (born 1965. German political activist)
• Russell Benjamin Harrison (1854 to 1936. American businessman, lawyer, diplomat, and politician)
• K. A. Nilakanta Sastri (1892 to 1975. Indian historian (1892–1975))
• C. E. M. Joad (1891 to 1953. English philosopher (1891–1953))

Died on August 12

• Anne Heche (1969 to 2022. American actress (1969–2022))
• Ian Fleming (1908 to 1964. English author (1908–1964))
• Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 to 1988. American artist (1960–1988))
• Henry Fonda (1905 to 1982. American actor (1905–1982))
• William Blake (1757 to 1827. English poet and artist (1757–1827))
• Thomas Mann (1875 to 1955. German novelist (1875–1955))
• Les Paul (1915 to 2009. American guitarist, songwriter and inventor (1915–2009))
• John Cage (1912 to 1992. American avant-garde composer (1912–1992))
• Yongle (1360 to 1424. Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424)
• William Shockley (1910 to 1989. American physicist (1910–1989))
• Sixtus IV (1414 to 1484. Head of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484)
• George Stephenson (1781 to 1848. English mechanical and civil engineer (1781–1848))
• Leoš Janáček (1854 to 1928. Czech composer (1854–1928))
• Castlereagh, Viscount (1769 to 1822. British statesman (1769–1822))
• Louis II of Italy (825 to 875. Ruler of the Carolingian Empire from 844 to 875)
• Arthur Griffith (1872 to 1922. Irish politician and writer, founder of Sinn Féin (1871–1922))
• Innocent XI (1611 to 1689. Head of the Catholic Church from 1676 to 1689)
• Lauren Bacall (1924 to 2014. American actress (1924–2014))
• James Russell Lowell (1819 to 1891. American poet and diplomat (1819–1891))
• Abul Fazl (1551 to 1602. Mughal grand vizier from 1579 to 1602)
• Jules Brunet (1838 to 1911. French military officer (1838-1911))
• Inayatullah Khan (1888 to 1946. King of Afghanistan in 1929)
• Francisco de Vitoria (1480 to 1546. Spanish philosopher (c. 1483–1546))
• John Philip Holland (1840 to 1914. Irish-American marine engineer (1841–1914))
• Godfrey Hounsfield (1919 to 2004. British electrical engineer (1919–2004))
• Ernst Chain (1906 to 1979. German-born British biochemist (1906–1979))
• Giovanni Gabrieli (1557 to 1612. Italian composer (c. 1554/1557–1612))
• Charles Martel of Anjou (1271 to 1295. Titular King of Hungary and Croatia)
• Viktor Ambartsumian (1908 to 1996. Soviet Armenian astrophysicist (1908–1996))
• Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832 to 1901. Finland-Swedish baron, geologist and explorer (1832–1901))

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