List of Famous people born on March 12nd

Kurt Eckstein is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. He has been a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since 1990.

Casey James Mears is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the Stadium Super Trucks and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Germain Racing. A former winner of the Coca-Cola 600, Mears is the nephew of four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Rick Mears and the son of IndyCar and off-road veteran Roger Mears. He also works as a NASCAR analyst for Fox Sports 1.

Ivari Padar is an Estonian politician. He is a former Minister of Finance, Minister of Agriculture and chairman of the Estonian Social Democratic Party.

Andrea Thürig is a road cyclist from Switzerland. She represented her nation at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships.

Loh Kean Hean is a badminton player from Singapore. Born in Penang, he moved to Singapore after receiving a Foreign Sports Scholarship from the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA). His brother, Loh Kean Yew, is also a member of the Singapore national badminton team. In 2014, he was the mixed doubles runner-up at the Singapore International Series tournament partnered with Dellis Yuliana, and in 2015, he won the men's doubles title with Terry Hee Yong Kai.

Princely count William III of Henneberg-Schleusingen was a member of the House of Henneberg. He was the son of William II of Henneberg and Catherine of Hanau. William III inherited the princely county of Henneberg in 1440, when his father died in a hunting accident. In 1469, he married Margaret, the daughter of Duke Henry the Peaceful of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Adolph Simon Ochs was an American newspaper publisher and former owner of The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times.