List of Famous people born on August 12nd

Edwar Stíber Ortiz Caro is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Equipe Continental Orgullo Paisa.

Takuya Nozawa is a Japanese former football player.

Marcelo Martini Labarthe, known as Marcelo Labarthe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Yu Lik-wai, sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China and Hong Kong.

Dave Thomas is a computer programmer, author and editor. He has written about Ruby and together with Andy Hunt, he co-authored The Pragmatic Programmer and runs The Pragmatic Bookshelf publishing company. Thomas moved to the United States from England in 1994 and lives north of Dallas, Texas.