List of Famous people born on March 12nd

Kevin M. Porter is an American former professional National Hockey League (NHL) center.

Hans Knappertsbusch was a German conductor, best known for his performances of the music of Wagner, Bruckner and Richard Strauss.

Vladimir Georgiyevich Helfreich or Gelfreikh was a Soviet and Russian architect, teacher, professor.

Marta Katarzyna Wiktoria Wiśniewska, professionally known as Mandaryna, born Marta Mandrykiewicz on 12 March 1978 in Łódź, Poland, is a Polish singer, dancer and actress. She rose to fame as the dancer of Polish pop group Ich Troje, and the partner of its leader, Michał Wiśniewski. She embarked on a singing career in 2004, covering Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again", which became a hit in Poland. Her first two albums, Mandaryna.com and Mandarynkowy sen, released in 2004 and 2005, respectively, were met with commercial success. In 2005, Mandaryna sparked a major controversy during her performance at Sopot Festival, which exposed her alleged lack of vocal talent. Nonetheless, the performed song "Ev'ry Night" became a massive hit and remains arguably her best-known song to date.

William Halse Rivers Rivers was an English anthropologist, neurologist, ethnologist and psychiatrist, best known for his work treating First World War officers who were suffering from shell shock in order to return them to combat. Rivers' most famous patient was the poet Siegfried Sassoon, with whom he remained close friends until his own sudden death.

Florence Lee was an American actress of the silent era, who appeared in 22 films between 1921 and 1929. She was married to Canadian-American actor, director, and writer Dell Henderson and played in many films that he directed.