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July 12 birthdays

295 notable historical figures were born on July 12, and 195 died on this day. Everyone born on July 12 is a Cancer.

17% of July 12 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (81) than any other country.

Born on July 12

• James Rodríguez (born 1991. Colombian footballer (born 1991))
• Malala Yousafzai (born 1997. Pakistani education activist (born 1997))
• Brock Lesnar (born 1977. American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist (born 1977))
• Catherine Connolly (born 1957. President of Ireland since 2025)
• Henry David Thoreau (1817 to 1862. American philosopher (1817–1862))
• Pablo Neruda (1904 to 1973. Chilean poet, diplomat, and politician (1904–1973))
• Bill Cosby (born 1937. American entertainer (born 1937))
• Kyrsten Sinema (born 1976. American politician (born 1976))
• Amedeo Modigliani (1884 to 1920. Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920))
• Prince John of the United Kingdom (1905 to 1919. British prince (1905–1919))
• Oscar Hammerstein II (1895 to 1960. American librettist (1895–1960))
• Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856 to 1932. Austrian princess, daughter of Franz Joseph I)
• Michael Romanov (1596 to 1645. Tsar of Russia from 1613 to 1645)
• Luis Abinader (born 1967. President of the Dominican Republic since 2020)
• Tupou VI (born 1959. King of Tonga since 2012)
• Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651 to 1673. Holy Roman Empress from 1666 to 1673)
• Margret Wittmer (1904 to 2000. Floreana Island settler)
• Donald E. Westlake (1933 to 2008. American novelist (1933–2008))
• Kristen Michal (born 1975. Prime Minister of Estonia since 2024)
• Lionel Jospin (1937 to 2026. Prime Minister of France from 1997 to 2002)
• Henry VII (1275 to 1313. Holy Roman Emperor from 1312 to 1313)
• Vinícius Júnior (born 2000. Brazilian footballer (born 2000))
• William Osler (1849 to 1919. Canadian physician and co-founder of Johns Hopkins Hospital (1849–1919))
• Richard Simmons (1948 to 2024. American fitness instructor and television personality (1948–2024))
• Aure Atika (born 1970. French actress, writer and director)
• Emil Hácha (1872 to 1945. Czechoslovak politician (1872–1945))
• Timothy Garton Ash (born 1955. British historian and author (born 1955))
• Bimal Roy (1909 to 1966. Indian film director (1909–1966))
• Claude Bernard (1813 to 1878. French physiologist (1813–1878))
• Jeff Galloway (1945 to 2026. American distance runner (1945–2026))
• Elias James Corey (born 1928. American chemist (born 1928))
• Günther Anders (1902 to 1992. German-Austrian philosopher (1902–1992))
• Ilyas Qadri (born 1950. Pakistani Islamic social worker (born 1950))
• Stefan George (1868 to 1933. German symbolist poet and translator)
• Eugène Boudin (1824 to 1898. French painter)
• F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead (1872 to 1930. British politician (1872–1930))
• Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874 to 1927. German artist and poet (1874 –1927))
• Max Jacob (1876 to 1944. French poet, painter, writer and critic)
• Hayden White (1928 to 2018. American historian)
• Petar Stambolić (1912 to 2007. Yugoslav communist politician (1912–2007))
• Lauren Lake (born 1969. American lawyer, interior designer, author, businesswoman and consultant)
• Satoshi Ōmura (born 1935. Japanese biochemist, Nobel laureate in medicine (born 1935))
• Simon Blackburn (born 1944. English academic philosopher (born 1944))
• Travis Best (born 1972. American basketball player (born 1972))
• René Favaloro (1923 to 2000. Argentine cardiac surgeon)
• Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812 to 1878. Iranian Azerbaijani author (1812–1878))
• Adam Johnson (writer) (born 1967. American writer (born 1967))
• George Butterworth (1885 to 1916. English composer (1885–1916))
• Tayeb Salih (1929 to 2009. Sudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009))
• Anton Arensky (1861 to 1906. Russian composer, pianist and professor of music)
• Willis Lamb (1913 to 2008. American physicist (1913–2008))
• Michelle Rodriguez (born 1978. American actress (born 1978))
• Juan Gualberto González (1851 to 1912. President of Paraguay (1851–1912))
• Gregg L. Semenza (born 1956. American physician (born 1956))
• James E. Gunn (1923 to 2020. American science fiction author (1923–2020))
• Yoshinori (1394 to 1441. Military ruler of Japan from 1429 to 1441)
• Elias Khoury (1948 to 2024. Lebanese intellectual, playwright and novelist (1948–2024))
• Dita Kraus (1929 to 2025. Czech-Israeli Auschwitz survivor (1929–2025))
• Jo Myong-rok (1928 to 2010. North Korean military officer)
• William Ross (composer) (born 1948. American musician (born 1948))

Died on July 12

• Alexander Hamilton (1757 to 1804. American Founding Father (1755–1804))
• Kelly Preston (1962 to 2020. American actress (1962–2020))
• Erasmus (1466 to 1536. Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536))
• Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (1952 to 2026. Emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013)
• Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887 to 1944. American general and politician (1887–1944))
• Richard Cromwell (1626 to 1712. English statesman (1626–1712))
• Gertrude Bell (1868 to 1926. English traveller and writer)
• Ruth Westheimer (1928 to 2024. German-American sex therapist (1928–2024))
• Douglas Hyde (1860 to 1949. President of Ireland from 1938 to 1945)
• D. T. Suzuki (1870 to 1965. Japanese Zen scholar (1870–1966))
• Ferdinand Columbus (1488 to 1539. Spanish bibliophile and cosmographer, son of Christopher Columbus)
• Bertrada of Laon (800 to ?. Queen consort of the Franks (died 783))
• Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684 to 1751. Japanese Samurai, Daimyo and Military ruler of Japan from 1716 to 1745)
• Genshin (942 to 1017. Japanese Buddhist monk (942–1017))
• Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia (1928 to 2000. Yugoslav prince (1928–2000))
• Elsie de Wolfe (1865 to 1950. American interior decorator, author, and actress)
• Alexander Cartwright (1820 to 1892. Baseball club founding member (1820–1892))
• Maria of Portugal (1527 to 1545. Princess of Asturias)
• Hamid Reza Pahlavi (1932 to 1992. Iranian royal)
• Sidney Hook (1902 to 1989. 20th-Century American philosopher)
• Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896 to 1989. Crown Prince of Finland)
• Paul Magloire (1907 to 2001. President of Haiti (1950–1956))
• Mau Piailug (1932 to 2010. Micronesian navigator (1932–2010))
• Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar (1931 to 2026. President of Bangladesh in 2002)
• Henrik Wergeland (1808 to 1845. Norwegian writer (1808–1845))
• Johann Joachim Quantz (1697 to 1773. German flautist, composer and flute maker (1697–1773))
• Emil Bobu (1927 to 2014. Romanian Communist activist and politician)
• Yoshinori (1394 to 1441. Military ruler of Japan from 1429 to 1441)
• Clara Lemlich (1886 to 1982. Ukrainian-born Jewish American labor organizer (1886-1982))
• Abdul Wahab Khan (politician) (1898 to 1972. Pakistani politician)

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