People born on May 12

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

Florence Nightingale

English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820-1910)

Rishi Sunak

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2022

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

Justinian I

Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

Dorothy Hodgkin

British chemist

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

Enver Hoxha

Former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania

Homer Simpson

Character from The Simpsons franchise

Justus von Liebig

German chemist (1803-1873)

Marcelo

Brazilian association football player

Theoderic the Great

King of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy

Emilio Estevez

American actor, director, and writer

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)