List of Famous people born on March 12nd

Raul Germano Brandão was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary descriptions and by the lyricism of his language. Brandão was born in Foz do Douro, a parish of Porto, where he spent the majority of his youth. Born in a family of sailors, the ocean and the sailors are recurring themes in his work.

Amjad Attwan is an Iraqi professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League. He can be deployed as a Defensive Midfielder or Central Midfielder.

Gene Morgan was an American actor. He appeared in 111 films between 1926 and 1941.

John Patterson MacLean was an American Universalist minister and archaeologist and historian. While at Ohio State University he became a historian of the Shakers.

Ryo Mabuchi was a Japanese diver who won the 10 platform event at the 1958 Asian Games. Together with his wife Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi, he competed in the springboard and platform at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics and placed 12th–18th. His daughter Yoshino Mabuchi also became an Olympic diver.

Ayoob Kara is an Israeli Druze politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Likud and previously served as Minister of Communications.

Saifuddin Azizi, also known as Seypidin Azizi, Saif al-Dīn ʿAzīz, Saifuding Aizezi and Saifuding, was the first chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

Sadeq Ardeshir Larijani, better known as Amoli Larijani, is an Iranian cleric, conservative politician and the former and fifth head of the judicial system of Iran after the 1979 revolution.

Huang Shun-hsing was a Taiwan-born politician. When he was born, Taiwan was ruled by Japan. Huang held political office in the Republic of China on Taiwan, and later in the People's Republic of China.