List of Famous people born on January 12nd

Brigitte Girardin is a French diplomat and politician. She was the minister of Overseas France under Jacques Chirac from 7 May 2002 to 2 June 2005.

Nihad Đedović is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally.

David Graf is a German boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where he lost in the round of 16 to Yamil Peralta. He was formerly known as Vahagn Sahakyan.

Nathan Gamble is an American actor who made his feature film debut in Babel (2006), for which he was nominated for a 2007 Young Artist Award. He is best known for his role as Sawyer Nelson in Dolphin Tale and the sequel Dolphin Tale 2.

Valdo Cândido de Oliveira Filho, simply known as Valdo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a central midfielder, and a current manager of Congo national football team.

Edgar George McIldowie Lansbury is a British-born Irish-American theatre, film, and television producer.

François Girard is a French-Canadian director and screenwriter. Born in Quebec, Girard's career began on the Montreal art video circuit. In 1990, he produced his first feature film, Cargo; he attained international recognition following his 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, a series of vignettes about the life of piano prodigy Glenn Gould. In 1998, he wrote and directed The Red Violin, which follows the ownership of a red violin over several centuries. The Red Violin won an Academy Award for Best Original Score, thirteen Genie Awards and nine Jutra Awards.

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, is the eldest child and only son of Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.