List of Famous people born on November 12nd

Henri Desfontaines was a French film director, actor, and scriptwriter.

Griff Barnett was an American actor.

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh,, was a British scientist who made extensive contributions to both theoretical and experimental physics. He spent all of his academic career at the University of Cambridge. Among many honors, he received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies." He served as President of the Royal Society from 1905 to 1908 and as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1908 to 1919.

Pieter Mauritz Retief was a Voortrekker leader. Settling in 1814 in the frontier region of the Cape Colony, he assumed command of punitive expeditions in response to raiding parties from the adjacent Xhosa territory. He became a spokesperson for the frontier farmers who voiced their discontent, and wrote the Voortrekkers' declaration at their departure from the colony.

Anselm Franz of Ingelheim (1683–1749) was Bishop of Würzburg from 1746 until his death in 1749.

Thomas Philip Wallrad de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace named Cardinal d'Alsace, was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium. He participated in four conclaves; during the conclave of 1758, in which he did not participate, he was Cardinal Protopriest.

Ganigan López is a Mexican professional boxer who held the World Boxing Council light flyweight title between 2016 and 2017.

Paul Kohl was a German racing cyclist. He won the German National Road Race in 1924.