Famous Birthdays on this Day in History - per Wikipedia

July 12

• 1394 – Ashikaga Yoshinori, Japanese shogun (d. 1441)
• 1468 – Juan del Encina, Spanish Composer, poet and playwright
• 1596 – Tsar Michael I of Russia (d. 1645)
• 1675 – Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco, Italian composer and violinist (d. 1742)
• 1730 – Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
• 1803 – Peter Chanel, French priest and saint (d. 1841)
• 1807 – Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (d. 1893)
• 1813 – Claude Bernard, French physiologist (d. 1878)
• 1817 – Henry David Thoreau, American writer and philosopher (d. 1862)
• 1824 – Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
• 1828 – Nikolai Chernyshevsky, Russian philosopher (d. 1889)
• 1839 – Frederick Halsey, English Conservative Party politician (d. 1927)
• 1849 – Sir William Osler, Canadian physician and author (d. 1919)
• 1850 – Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (d. 1912)
• 1852 – Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian politician, 19th and 21st President of Argentina (d. 1933)
• 1854 – George Eastman, American inventor (d. 1932)
• 1854 – Juan Gualberto Gómez, Afro-Cuban leader in the Cuban war of independence (d. 1933)
• 1861 – Anton Arensky, Russian composer, pianist and professor of music (d. 1906)
• 1863 – Albert Calmette, French physician (d. 1933)
• 1863 – Paul Drude, German physicist (d. 1906)
• 1864 – George Washington Carver, American botanist (d. 1943)
• 1868 – Stefan George, German poet (d. 1933)
• 1870 – Louis II, Prince of Monaco (d. 1949)
• 1872 – Emil Hácha, Czech politician (d. 1945)
• 1876 – Max Jacob, French poet (d. 1944)
• 1878 – Peeter Põld, Estonian pedagogic scientist and politician (d. 1930)
• 1880 – Tod Browning, American film director (d. 1962)
• 1884 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1920)
• 1886 – Jean Hersholt, Danish film director and actor (d. 1956)
• 1892 – Bruno Schulz, Polish writer and painter (d. 1942)
• 1895 – Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (d. 1962)
• 1895 – Buckminster Fuller, American architect (d. 1983)
• 1895 – Oscar Hammerstein II, American lyricist (d. 1960)
• 1902 – Günther Anders, German philosopher (d. 1992)
• 1904 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
• 1906 – Pietro Tordi, Italian actor (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Milton Berle, American comedian (d. 2002)
• 1908 – Paul Runyan, American professional golfer (d. 2002)
• 1909 – Curly Joe DeRita, American actor and comedian (d.1993)
• 1909 – Herbert Zim, The founder and editor in chief of the Golden Guides (d.1994)
• 1909 – Fritz Leonhardt, German civil engineer (d. 1999)
• 1913 – Willis Lamb, American physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
• 1914 – Mohammad Moin, Iranian writer (d. 1971)
• 1917 – Andrew Wyeth, American artist (d. 2009)
• 1919 – George Weissman, American businessman (d. 2009)
• 1920 – Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and writer (d. 2004)
• 1920 – Beah Richards, American actress (d. 2000)
• 1920 – Keith Andes, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1922 – Mark Hatfield, American politician
• 1924 – Fedon Matheou, Greek retired basketball coach and player
• 1925 – Roger Smith, American automotive executive (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Elias James Corey, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1928 – Jo Myong-Rok, North Korean military official (d. 2010)
• 1930 – Gordon Pinsent, Canadian actor, director and writer
• 1930 – Alberto Lionello, Italian film actor
• 1932 – Otis Davis, American middle distance runner
• 1932 – Monte Hellman, American Film Director producer, and film editor.
• 1933 – Donald E. Westlake, American novelist (d. 2008)
• 1934 – Van Cliburn, American pianist
• 1937 – Bill Cosby, American comedian and actor
• 1937 – Lionel Jospin, French politician, 165th Prime Minister of France
• 1937 – Michel Louvain, French Canadian singer
• 1937 – Robert McFarlane, Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan, from 1983 through 1985.
• 1937 – Mickey Edwards, Republican congressman
• 1938 – Ron Fairly, American baseball player
• 1938 – Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer
• 1939 – Phillip Adams, Australian broadcaster and journalist
• 1941 – Benny Parsons, American NASCAR driver (d. 2007)
• 1941 – Joseph Whipp, American actor
• 1942 – Billy Smith, Australian rugby league player
• 1943 – Christine McVie, British singer, musician, and songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1943 – Walter Murch, American film editor
• 1943 – Paul Silas, American basketball player and head coach
• 1944 – Denise Nicholas, American actress and activist
• 1945 – Leopoldo Mastelloni, Italian actor
• 1946 – Robert Fisk, an English writer and journalist
• 1947 – Loren Coleman, American cryptozoologist and author
• 1947 – Gareth Edwards, Welsh rugby union player
• 1947 – Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology
• 1948 – Ben Burtt, American sound designer
• 1948 – Walter Egan, American singer
• 1948 – Richard Simmons, American fitness trainer
• 1948 – Jay Thomas, American actor
• 1949 – Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner
• 1950 – Eric Carr, American drummer (Kiss) (d. 1991)
• 1950 – Gilles Meloche, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1951 – Brian Grazer, American film producer
• 1951 – Cheryl Ladd, American actress
• 1951 – Piotr Pustelnik, Polish mountaineer
• 1951 – Sylvia Sass, Hungarian soprano
• 1951 – Jamey Sheridan, American actor
• 1952 – Voja Antonić, Serbian inventor and writer
• 1952 – Philip Taylor Kramer, American bassist (Iron Butterfly) (d. 1995)
• 1952 – Liz Mitchell, Jamaican singer (Boney M.)
• 1953 – John Ausonius, Swedish criminal (The Laser Man)
• 1954 – Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer
• 1955 – Bambi Woods, American porn actress
• 1956 – Sandi Patty, American singer
• 1956 – Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
• 1956 – Mel Harris, American actress.
• 1957 – Richard Douglas Husband, American astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1957 – Taso N. Stavrakis, American actor and stuntman
• 1958 – J. D. Hayworth, Congressman from Arizona
• 1958 – Tonya Lee Williams, Canadian actress
• 1959 – Charlie Murphy, American actor and writer
• 1959 – David Brown, Australian weatherman
• 1960 – Corynne Charby, French model, actress and singer
• 1961 – Heikko Glöde, German footballer
• 1962 – Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer
• 1962 – Dan Murphy, American guitarist (Soul Asylum)
• 1962 – Dean Wilkins, English football manager
• 1964 – Tim Gane, English guitarist (Stereolab, McCarthy)
• 1964 – Gaby Roslin, English television presenter
• 1965 – Sanjay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer
• 1966 – Jeff Bucknum, American auto racer
• 1966 – Ana Torrent, Spanish film actress
• 1966 – Misato Watanabe, Japanese popular music
• 1966 – Taiji Sawada, Japanese musician
• 1967 – Richard Herring, English comedian
• 1967 – John Petrucci, American guitarist (Dream Theater)
• 1967 – Bruny Surin, Canadian sprinter
• 1968 – Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
• 1969 – Alan Mullally, England cricketer
• 1969 – Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
• 1969 – Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
• 1970 – Lee Byung-hun, South Korean actor
• 1970 – Juba Kalamka, American hip hop artist
• 1971 – Kristi Yamaguchi, American figure skater
• 1971 – Loni Love, American comedian
• 1972 – Travis Best, American basketball player
• 1972 – Brett Reed, American drummer (Rancid)
• 1972 – Jake Wood, English actor
• 1972 – Patrick Hill, American sculptor
• 1973 – Magoo, American rapper
• 1973 – Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
• 1974 – Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1974 – Gregory Helms, American professional wrestler
• 1975 – Cheyenne Jackson, American actor and singer
• 1976 – Dan Boyle, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 – Anna Friel, British actress
• 1976 – Tracie Spencer, American singer and songwriter
• 1977 – Neil Harris, English footballer
• 1977 – Steve Howey, American actor
• 1977 – Brock Lesnar, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
• 1978 – Claire Chitham, New Zealand actress
• 1978 – Topher Grace, American actor
• 1978 – Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
• 1979 – Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
• 1980 – Johanna Klum, German TV presenter
• 1980 – Katherine Legge, English racing driver
• 1980 – Tom Price, British Actor
• 1981 – Adrienne Camp, South African singer and songwriter
• 1982 – Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
• 1982 – Tara Kirk, American swimmer
• 1983 – Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyball player
• 1984 – Gareth Gates, British singer
• 1984 – Jonathan Lewis, American football player
• 1984 – Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
• 1985 – Luiz Ejlli, Albanian singer
• 1985 – Natasha Poly, Russian supermodel
• 1986 – JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
• 1988 – Melissa O'Neil, Canadian singer
• 1988 – Inbee Park, South Korean golfer
• 1989 – Phoebe Tonkin, Australian actress and model
• 1990 – Bébé, Portuguese footballer
• 1992 – Eoghan Quigg, British Singer and X-Factor Finalist
• 1996 – Jordan Romero, American mountaineer