List of Famous people born on August 12nd

Turið Sigurðardóttir is a Faroese educator, writer and translator, specializing in the history of Faroese literature. She lives in Tórshavn and teaches at the University of the Faroe Islands.

Andriy Petrovych Klyuyev, also spelled as Andrii Kliuiev or Kluev/Klyuev, is a Ukrainian businessman and politician, ranked as 7th "Most influential person in Ukraine" in 2011 by Korrespondent. He is a former head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Prior to this he was Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine for two years. His brother Serhiy Klyuyev is also politician and businessman. In 2006 experts estimated the joint assets of the Klyuyev brothers to be US$144 million. In June 2009, the Klyuyev brothers were ranked 48th in the Korrespondent 's list of Top 50 richest Ukrainians with the estimated wealth of US$227 million. As of 2011, the Klyuyevs own a mansion on a 27-hectare (67-acre) site near Vienna at Tulbing, Groissaustraße 12, and a large 17-hectare (42-acre) site at Rudyky (Рудики). He was last seen with Viktor Yanukovych in Balaklava, Ukraine in 2014. But has since been on Russian television shows. Klyuyev himself claims that he started to live in Donetsk in 2014, which he considers Ukrainian territory.

Mykola Andriyovych Yankovsky is a former Ukrainian businessman who has influenced Ukraine’s chemical production landscape and made it environmentally friendly. Candidate of Economic Sciences (1998), Professor, Head of the Department of Advanced Technologies in Management of Donetsk State Academy of Management ; Academician of AINU (1992), AENU (1995). Member of the Academy of Russian Entrepreneurs (1997). Professor Emeritus of the Ukrainian State University of Chemical Technology. Hero of Ukraine.

Rafael Paulo de Lara Araújo is a Brazilian retired professional basketball player. He played for three years in the National Basketball Association.