List of Famous people born on February 12nd

Hakkı Keskin is a Turkish-German politician with the Left Party, formerly of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and a professor of Political Science. He was the first person of Turkish descent to become a member of a German parliament and is seen as one of the prominent leaders of the country's Turkish community.

Kolos Ferenc Vaszary, O.S.B. was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and a longtime archbishop of the prestigious see of Esztergom in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Charles Everett "Charlie" Dumas was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.(2.13 m)

Gunnar Mikael Höckert was a Finnish runner, winner of the 5000 m race at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Pablo Andrés Escobar Valencia is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Real Cartagena.

William Wetmore Story was an American sculptor, art critic, poet, and editor.

Volodymyr Sterniuk was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic archbishop and the acting head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) in Ukraine from 1972-91.

Geert Omloop is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was born in Herentals. He currently races for UCI Continental team Palmans-Cras and is also the cousin of cyclist Wim Omloop and the son of Marcel Omloop. He turned professional in 1997 having raced for several professional teams in 1995 and 1996 as a trainee. He became the Belgian National Road Race Champion in 2003, but lost the title in 2004 when he finished second.