Celebrities Born on May 12
Who was born on May 12?
Famous people born on May 12 include Niccolò Machiavelli, Florence Nightingale, Jiddu Krishnamurti. It is day 132 of the year, and everyone born on this date is a Taurus (Earth sign).
Niccolò Machiavelli
Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)
Florence Nightingale
English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910)
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)
Dorothy Hodgkin
British chemist
George Carlin
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
Maryam Mirzakhani
Iranian mathematician (1977–2017)
Justus von Liebig
German chemist (1803-1873)
Theoderic the Great
king of the Germanic Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy (493–526)
Marcelo
Brazilian association football player
Emilio Estevez
American actor, director, and writer
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)
Rami Malek
American actor (born 1981)
Western Zodiac Sign
People born on May 12 are Taurus (Earth sign, ruled by Venus).
Full Taurus guide →Calendar Facts
Day of the year
#132
of 365 (non-leap)
Days until next
286
days from today
Birthday Number 3 — The Creator
The birthday number is the numerology reduction of the day (day 12 → 3). It adds a personal note to the Life Path number.
Creativity · Expression · Joy · Communication — To channel joy into depth. The integrated 3 brings not just sparkle but substance — creative work that actually moves pe…
Full numerology 3 guide →Season
Spring (Northern Hemisphere) — a season of beginnings and renewal.
Chinese Zodiac
Your Chinese zodiac animal depends on your birth year, not just the day. Find your Chinese zodiac →
May Birthstone — Emerald
Emerald is the gemstone of spring — and the association is not arbitrary. The Egyptians were mining them along the Red Sea coast by 1500 BCE, and they connected the vivid green to Isis, goddess of fertility, and to the renewal that vegetation represents after winter. Cleopatra, who ruled Egypt from …
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