List of Famous people born on May 12nd

Eleftheria Eleftheriou is a Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress. She came to prominence through her participation in the second season of the Greek version of The X Factor. Shortly after her elimination, Sony Music Greece signed her and submitted her as a candidate to represent Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. She was later disqualified from the national final, following the leak of her song onto the internet by an unknown party.

Giovanni Del Rio was an Italian politician.

Elena Igorevna Bunina is a Russian businesswoman. She was the CEO of Yandex from 2017 to 2022. She resigned her position two weeks early. Following her resignation, she moved to Israel after becoming disillusioned with Russia following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

James Samuel Coleman was an American sociologist, theorist, and empirical researcher, based chiefly at the University of Chicago.

Anastasija Grigorjeva is a Latvian freestyle wrestler of Russian origin, who won gold at the 2010, 2013 and 2016 European Championships. She has also won two bronze medals at World Championship level and won gold at the European Games. She has competed at two Olympics.