List of Famous people born on May 12nd

Mark Monero is a British actor and musician. He has had various roles including parts in Babylon, Wilt, Prayer for the Dying, Sid and Nancy and remains best known for his role as Steve Elliot in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (1991–96), although he has appeared in many other television and theatre roles.

Vijayender Pal Singh Badnore is an Indian politician serving as the 28th and current Governor of Punjab. He was a member of Rajya Sabha, elected on 17 June 2010. He was earlier a member of the 14th Lok Sabha and 13th Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament. He represented the Bhilwara constituency of Rajasthan and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) political party from 1999–2009.

Paolo Casarin is a retired football referee from Italy. He is mostly known for supervising two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and overseeing kerby rules and regulations throughout Europe.

Dumitru Dediu was pilot in the Romanian Air Force and cosmonaut candidate that was assigned as the backup for Dumitru Prunariu.

Josef Mánes was a Czech painter.