List of Famous people who born in 1912

René Berthier (1912–2001) was a French film and television actor.

George Bell Timmerman Jr. was an American politician and World War II veteran who served as the 105th governor of South Carolina from 1955 to 1959. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the state's 76th lieutenant governor from 1947 to 1955.

Aleksandr Spiridonovich Kanaki was a Russian athlete. He initially competed in decathlon and placed third at the 1936 Soviet Championships. During World War II his right hand was irreversibly injured in action. Hence after the war Kanaki changed to hammer throw, where his handicap was less impeding than in other throwing events. He set multiple records in hammer throw in the late 1940s and placed fifth at the 1950 European Championships.

Frank Kelley Edmondson was an American astronomer.

Adolph Braeckeveldt was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In 1937, he won one stage of the 1937 Tour de France, in a joint victory with Heinz Wengler.

Fikret Arıcan was a footballer and chairman of Turkish sports club Fenerbahçe SK between 1984–86. He was regarded as one of the best Turkish football players of the pre-war era.

Giorgos Kontogeorgis was a Greek economist who became a civil servant and politician. He played a crucial role in planning Greece's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1981, and the became Greece's first European Commissioner.