List of Famous people born on January 12nd

Matt Malloy is an American actor and producer who has appeared extensively on television, film, and radio. Malloy's break-out performance was his co-starring role alongside Aaron Eckhart and Stacy Edwards in the 1997 black comedy movie In the Company of Men, which he co-executive produced. He also co-starred in the Amazon comedy series Alpha House as Mormon GOP Senator Louis Laffer from Nevada.

Wayne Wang is a Hong Kong–American director, producer, and screenwriter. Considered a pioneer of Asian-American cinema, he was one of the first Chinese-American filmmakers to gain a major foothold in Hollywood. His films, often independently produced, deal with issues of contemporary Asian-American culture and domestic life.

Andraž Krapež is a Slovenian badminton player. He trained at the BIT badminton club, and in 2014 he competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. In 2017, he won his first international title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Samatcha Tovannakasem of Thailand.

Aziz Dweik is the Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since his election to that post on 18 January 2006. Dweik, as speaker of the PLC, is recognized by many Palestinians including those living in Gaza, as being the Interim President of the Palestinian National Authority since 19 October 2016 when the national unity government was dissolved. He was also recognized as the interim president from 15 January 2009, when the elected term of Mahmoud Abbas officially expired, until 2 June 2014, when the national unity government was formed.