List of Famous people born on May 12nd

Abraham Darby, in his lifetime called Abraham Darby the Younger, referred to for convenience as Abraham Darby II was the second man of that name in an English Quaker family that played an important role in the early years of the Industrial Revolution.

Daniel Charles Mio was a French politician and teacher. He was known for his development of the Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut.

Vladimir Petrovich Holstinin is a Russian guitarist. He is one of the founding members of heavy metal band Aria.

Farley McGill Mowat, was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963). The latter, an account of his experiences with wolves in the Arctic, was made into a film of the same name released in 1983. For his body of work as a writer he won the annual Vicky Metcalf Award for Children's Literature in 1970.

Erich Paul Hubert Correns was a German chemist and president of the National Front of the German Democratic Republic.

José Francisco Barrundia y Cepeda was a liberal Central American politician. From June 26, 1829 to September 16, 1830 he was interim president of the United Provinces of Central America.

Édouard-Gabriel Rinfret, was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.