List of Famous people born on February 12nd
Reg Traviss
Reginald Stephen "Reg" Traviss is an English film director and writer. Traviss came to public attention in the UK in 2006 with the theatrical release of his debut feature film Joy Division which starred Ed Stoppard, Bernard Hill, Tom Schilling, Bernadette Heerwagen and Ricci Harnett. Traviss followed up his World War Two drama with Psychosis, a psychological thriller, released worldwide by Lionsgate in 2010, which starred Charisma Carpenter, Ricci Harnett and Justin Hawkins, lead singer of rock group The Darkness. Traviss directed Screwed, a prison drama based on the 2008 book Screwed: The Truth About Life as a Prison Officer, by a former prison guard writing under the pseudonym Ronnie Thompson. The film, released theatrically in the UK in June 2011, starred Noel Clarke, James D'Arcy, Frank Harper and Kate Magowan.
Rubén Amaro, Jr.
Rubén Amaro Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder and General Manager (GM). Amaro played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1991 to 1998. He was named the GM of the Philadelphia Phillies on November 3, 2008, succeeding Pat Gillick and remained in that position until September 10, 2015. Amaro is currently a color commentator for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was previously the first base coach for the Boston Red Sox (2016–2017) and New York Mets (2018). He is the son of former MLB infielder and coach, Rubén Amaro Sr.
Deborah De Robertis
Deborah De Robertis is a performance artist and photographer from Luxembourg. She studied at fr:École de recherche graphique and is currently living in Brussels.
Jennifer Stone
Jennifer Lindsay Stone is an American actress, screenwriter and nurse, who is known for portraying Harper Finkle on the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012) and in the Disney Channel Original Movie Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009). She also had roles in various television films, including a voice role in Dadnapped (2009), playing the main character in Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars (2010) and Abby Hanover in Mean Girls 2 (2011). Stone received critical acclaim for her work on the independent film The In-Between (2019), which she wrote and starred in.
Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby
Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby,, often known as Bob Boothby, was a British Conservative politician.
Gareth Thomas
Gareth Daniel Thomas was a Welsh actor. He rose to national prominence playing the role of Roj Blake in the 1970s BBC science-fiction television drama series Blake's 7.
Olga Benário Prestes
Olga Benário Prestes was a German-Brazilian communist militant executed by Nazi Germany.
Dmitri Loskov
Dmitri Vyacheslavovich Loskov is a Russian football coach and a former player. He is an assistant manager with FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a Spanish former world No. 1 retired professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, became the 21st player to hold the world No. 1 ranking. He was also runner-up at the 2002 French Open and 2003 US Open. His nickname was "Mosquito" due to his speed and slight physical build. Ferrero retired from the game after the 2012 Valencia Open 500, returning for a brief doubles stint in 2017.
Julius Indongo
Julius Munyelele Indongo is a Namibian professional boxer. He is a former unified light-welterweight world champion, having held the WBA (Unified), IBF, and IBO titles between 2016 and 2017. As an amateur, Indongo represented Namibia at the 2008 Olympics, reaching the first round of the lightweight bracket.