Famous People Born In 1912
Discover the most famous people born in 1912. The list includes people like Alan Turing, Eva Braun, Jackson Pollock, Milton Friedman, Wernher Von Braun and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include journalists, political leaders, soldiers and philosophers born in 1912. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Austria and many more countries.
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1
Alan Turing(English Mathematician Who is Considered as the Father of Theoretical Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence)
Birthdate: 23rd June
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Maida Vale, London, England
Died: June 7, 1954
2
Julia Child(American Chef, Author and Television Personality)
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, United States
Died: August 13, 2004
3
Jackson Pollock(American Abstract Expressionist Artist Known for His ‘Drip Technique’ Work)
Birthdate: 28th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cody, Wyoming, United States
Died: August 11, 1956
4
Danny Thomas(Creator & Star of the Highly Successful Sitcom 'The Danny Thomas Show')
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Deerfield, Michigan, United States
Died: February 6, 1991
Birthdate: 23rd August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: February 2, 1996
Birthdate: 14th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Okemah, Oklahoma, United States
Died: October 3, 1967
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wyrzysk, Poland
Died: June 16, 1977
8
José Ferrer(Actor and Director Best Known for His Films: ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘The Caine Mutiny’ and ‘Lawrence of Arabia’)
Birthdate: 8th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: January 26, 1992
9
Milton Friedman(American Economist & Nobel Prize Winner in Economic Sciences Who Extolled the Virtues of a Free Market Economic System)
Birthdate: 31st July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: November 16, 2006
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 13, 2001
11
Lady Bird Johnson(Former First Lady of the United States as the Wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson)
Birthdate: 22nd December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Karnack, Texas, United States
Died: July 11, 2007
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: September 30, 1987
Birthdate: 22nd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: July 1, 2009
14
Pat Nixon(First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the Wife of President Richard Nixon)
Birthdate: 16th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ely, Nevada, United States
Died: June 22, 1993
Birthdate: 5th September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: August 12, 1992
16
Ben Hogan(American Professional Golfer Who is One of the Greatest Players in the History of the Game)
Birthdate: 13th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stephenville, Texas, United States
Died: July 25, 1997
17
Chuck Jones(Animator, Filmmaker, Cartoonist, Author, Artist, & Screenwriter)
Birthdate: 21st September
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington, United States
Died: February 22, 2002
18
Nancy Wake(British Agent who Led the Maquis Groups of the French Resistance - One of the Most Decorated Servicewomen During WW II)
Birthdate: 30th August
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand
Died: August 7, 2011
19
Jay Silverheels(Actor and Athlete Known for His Role as ‘Tonto’ in the TV Series ‘The Lone Ranger’)
Birthdate: 26th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Brantford, Canada
Died: March 5, 1980
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Centerville, Tennessee, USA
Died: March 4, 1996
Birthdate: 14th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 11, 1979
Birthdate: 4th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Died: January 11, 1988
Birthdate: 21st November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
Died: February 11, 1982
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Otto von Habsburg
(Last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary and Former Member of the European Parliament)
Birthdate: 20th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Reichenau an der Rax, Austria
Died: July 4, 2011
25
Eva Braun(Mistress and Later Wife of Adolf Hitler)
Birthdate: 6th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: April 30, 1945
26
Tip O'Neill(The 47th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1977 to 1987))
Birthdate: 9th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 5, 1994
Birthdate: 31st October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Uvalde, Texas, United States
Died: February 7, 2001
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Lidingö, Sweden
Died: January 17, 1945
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Sam Snead(The First Golfer to Win the Grand Slam of Golf)
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ashwood, Virginia, United States
Died: May 23, 2002
Birthdate: 22nd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: October 28, 1993
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fort Scott, Kansas, United States
Died: March 7, 2006
Birthdate: 11th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: December 20, 2001
33
Art Linkletter
(Genial host of TV's House Party from 1943 to 1967)
Birthdate: 17th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Moose Jaw, Canada
Died: May 26, 2010
Birthdate: 6th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hüttenberg, Austria
Died: January 7, 2006
35
Michelangelo Antonioni(Italian Director & Screenwriter Known for His Trilogy 'L'Avventura', 'La Notte' and 'L'Eclisse')
Birthdate: 29th September
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ferrara, Italy
Died: July 30, 2007
36
Charles Addams
(Draughtsperson, Illustrator, Artist, Painter, Writer)
Birthdate: 7th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Westfield
Died: September 29, 1988
Birthdate: 27th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Quincy
Died: June 18, 1982
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Herten, Germany
Died: February 9, 1996
39
Sonja Henie
(Norwegian Figure Skater, Actress and Three-Time Olympic Gold Medallist)
Birthdate: 8th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Oslo, Norway
Died: October 12, 1969
40
Georg Solti(Hungarian-British Orchestral and Operatic Conductor Who has appeared With Opera Companies in Munich, Frankfurt and London)
Birthdate: 21st October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
Died: September 5, 1997
Birthdate: 2nd February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London
Died: May 31, 2009
Birthdate: 23rd May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Roanoke, Virginia
Died: December 6, 1989
Birthdate: 15th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bramhall, Cheshire, England
Died: May 14, 2003
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Carlo Ponti
(Former movie producer known for his work on the 1965 classic film Doctor Zhivago)
Birthdate: 11th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Magenta, Italy
Died: January 10, 2007
45
John Le Mesurier
(English Actor)
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Died: November 15, 1983
46
Alfred Lennon
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: 14th December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Liverpool
Died: April 1, 1976
47
Jack Kent Cooke
(Businessman)
Birthdate: 25th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died: April 6, 1997
48
Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr.
(Father of three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rahman Ali)
Birthdate: 11th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: February 8, 1990
49
Studs Terkel
(Journalist, Historian, Radio personality, Writer, Poet lawyer, Music journalist)
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: October 31, 2008
Birthdate: 27th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Jalandhar
Died: November 7, 1990
