List of Famous people born on March 12nd

Joseph Bell was a British engineer who served as chief engineer in the engine room of RMS Titanic.

Sydney William Herbert Pierrepont, 3rd Earl Manvers was a British nobleman and politician.

Paul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and conductor who worked in music and television from the 1930s to the 1970s, pioneering mood music and becoming known as "the Father of Mood Music". His compositions include popular music songs such as "I Should Care", "Day by Day", and "Shrimp Boats". He also wrote classical pieces, including "Crescent City Suite" and religious music, authoring several hymns and masses.

Sofia Anna Czarnkowska was a Polish noblewoman, known as the maternal grandmother of the queen of France.

Count Fyodor Vasilyevich Rostopchin was a Russian statesman and General of the Infantry who served as the Governor-General of Moscow during the French invasion of Russia. He was also known as a satirical writer who ridiculed Francophiles.