List of Famous people born on February 12nd

David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce was an American diplomat, intelligence officer and politician. He served as ambassador to France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and the United Kingdom, the only American to be all three.

Marina Ricolfi-Doria is a Swiss former water skier. She is the wife of Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, the son of the last king and queen of Italy, Umberto II and Marie José, sometimes described as the Prince of Naples.

Ralph Edward Blackett Beaumont CBE, TD, DL, JP, styled The Honourable from 1907, was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician.

Charles Emmanuel de Savoie, 3rd Duc de Nemours was the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anne of Este, the widow of Francis, Duke of Guise. As a child he was known as the prince of Genevois. He was the Duke of Nemours from 1585 to his death in 1595, during the French Wars of Religion.

Okada Saburōsuke was a Japanese painter in the Yōga style and a Professor at the "Tōkyō Bijutsu Gakkō" ; precursor of the Tokyo University of the Arts.

Vilhelm Dybwad was a Norwegian barrister and writer. He wrote comedies, revues and songs. In his later years he wrote several memoir books from his life as a lawyer.

Joseph Wresinski was a French priest and humanitarian activist.

Johann Jakob von Bronckhorst, named Graf Anholt, was Count of Bronckhorst-Batenburg and Imperial fieldmarshal during the Thirty Years' War.