List of Famous people born on March 12nd

Masayoshi Ōhira was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 to 1980. Ōhira's time in office was cut short when he died in office; he remains the most recent Japanese Prime Minister to die in office.

Andreas "Andy" Köpke is a German former football goalkeeper. After being selected for the German squads that won the 1990 FIFA World Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he succeeded Bodo Illgner to become Germany's first-choice goalkeeper at UEFA Euro 1996 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Serge Marquand was a French actor and film producer. He died of advanced leukemia.

Felipe Vizeu is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Ceará, on loan from Serie A club Udinese. He has been a member of Brazil U20 team with 10 appearances.

Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan was an Indian politician. He served as the last Chief Minister of Bombay State and the first of Maharashtra after latter was created by the division of Bombay state. His last significant ministerial post was as the Deputy Prime Minister of India in the short lived Charan Singh government in 1979. He was a strong Congress leader, co-operative leader, social activist and writer. He was popularly known as Leader of Common People. He advocated social democracy in his speeches and articles and was instrumental in establishing co-operatives in Maharashtra for the betterment of the farmers.

Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.

Zurab Lavrentievich Sotkilava was a Georgian operatic tenor and People's Artist of the USSR recipient.

Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Dynamo Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He has previously played with Severstal Cherepovets and SKA Saint Petersburg of the KHL and the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Helm Stierlin, born as Wilhelm Paul Stierlin, was a German psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and systemic family therapist. From 1974 to 1991 he was the medical director and chairowner of the Department for psychoanalytic basic research and Family Therapy at the Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg. Stierlin contributed significantly to the establishment and further development of systemic therapy in Germany.

Juan Carlos Girauta is a Spanish politician formerly serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies in the 2016–2019 legislature. Previously, he has served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2016, representing Spain for the Citizens political party.