Stanislas Dehaene

French neuroscientist.

Born May 12th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Roubaix.

Bernie Federko

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born May 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Foam Lake.

Barbara Dane

American singer.

Born May 12th, 1927 in Detroit.

Died October 20th, 2024 at 97 years old in Oakland. ^[ref]

Gordon Jenkins

American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.

Born May 12th, 1910 in Webster Groves. ^[ref]

Died May 1st, 1984 at 73 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Roy Salvadori

Racecar driver.

Born May 12th, 1922 in Dovercourt.

Died June 3rd, 2012 at 90 years old in Beausoleil. ^[ref]

Helene Weigel

German actress and artistic director (1900-1971).

Born May 12th, 1900 in Vienna.

Died May 6th, 1971 at 70 years old in Berlin.

Klaus Doldinger

German musician, composer, bandleader and saxophonist (1936–2025).

Born May 12th, 1936 in Berlin.

Died October 16th, 2025 at 89 years old in Icking. ^[ref]

Hiroki Ito

Japanese association football player, born 1999.

Born May 12th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Hamamatsu.

Ágnes Heller

Hungarian philosopher and academic.

Born May 12th, 1929 in Budapest.

Died July 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Balatonalmádi (drowning). ^[ref]

Javier Calleja

Spanish footballer.

Born May 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Alcalá de Henares.