List of Famous people born on August 12nd

Howard William Atherton BSC is an English cinematographer known for such films as Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal, Bad Boys, Color Me Kubrick, Lolita and Black Rain.

Ann Matthews Martin is an American children's fiction writer, known best for The Baby-Sitters Club series.

Shunmugam Jayakumar, often known as S. Jayakumar, is a Singaporean retired politician, diplomat, lawyer and author who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2004 and 2009. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedok SMC between 1980 and 1988, the Bedok ward of Bedok GRC between 1988 and 1997, and East Coast GRC between 1997 and 2011.

Simon King is an English drummer most noted for his work with Hawkwind. He was described in 1985 by British rock magazine Sounds as the 'definitive rock drummer.'

Madeleine Sandig is a German road and track racing cyclist.