List of Famous people born on November 12nd

Admiral Joseph James "Jocko" Clark, USN was an admiral in the United States Navy, who commanded aircraft carriers during World War II. Born and raised in Oklahoma and a native of the Cherokee Nation, In 1917, he was the first Native American to graduate from the United States Naval Academy. Clark preferred to be called "J. J." instead of his full name or the nickname "Jocko."

Jaime Mota de Farias was a Brazilian Catholic bishop.

Vincent Michael Irizarry is an American actor. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in 1985 and 2002, and won in 2009.

Charlotte MacLeod was a Canadian-American mystery fiction writer.

Sorin Cârțu is a former football striker and football coach. Cârțu won two Romanian Championships and four Romanian Cups with Universitatea Craiova. As a coach, he succeeded to win in the 1990–91 season with Universitatea Craiova both trophies in Romania, Liga I and the Romanian Cup.

Floris Takens was a Dutch mathematician known for contributions to the theory of chaotic dynamical systems.