What the data says
Against the other 365
Ranks compare all 366 dates in the dataset; ties share a rank. See every October birthday · battle October 12 against another date · all rankings
Who shares October 12
Share of the 32 people we list, by documented field. People can belong to more than one.
Countries
Citizenship as recorded on Wikidata, one country per person.
Life timeline
Dated milestones from Wikidata (company foundings, awards, top jobs, notable works), placed at the age each person reached them. Add your birth year above to see the ones you have passed.
The standouts
Ordered by sourced wealth, then documented achievement and coverage.
Top tier
Actor
1992 · United States
Joshua Ryan Hutcherson is an American actor. His accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, four Young Artist Awards, and three MTV Movie Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Author
1875–1947 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, novelist, mountaineer, and painter. As the founder of the religion of Thelema in the early 20th century, he identified as its prophet, entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus.
Aleister Crowley, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Top tier
Scientist
1865–1940 · United Kingdom
Sir Arthur Harden, FRS was a British biochemist. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1929 with Hans Karl August Simon von Euler-Chelpin for their investigations into the fermentation of sugar and fermentative enzymes.
Nobel Foundation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Actor
1960 · Japan
Hiroyuki Sanada is a Japanese actor and martial artist.
The MacGuffin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Creator
1963–2010 · Japan
Satoshi Kon was a Japanese film director, animator, screenwriter and manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was a graduate of the Graphic Design department of the Musashino Art University.
Politician
1798–1834 · Kingdom of Portugal
Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826.
Simplício Rodrigues de Sá, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Builders
Entrepreneur
1971 · United Kingdom
Shah Rahim al-Hussaini, known simply as Aga Khan V, is the 50th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ilis since 2025. He is a philanthropist and businessman, who inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan upon the death of his father, Shah Karim al-Hussaini.
Pamir Times, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1932–2017 · United States
Richard Claxton Gregory was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United States.
Elvert Barnes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1926–2019 · United States
César Pelli was an Argentinian and American architect who designed some of the world's tallest buildings and other major urban landmarks.
Presidencia de la N. Argentina, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Rainberry ,Inc.
1975 · United States
Bram Cohen is an American computer programmer, best known as the author of the peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent protocol in 2001, as well as the first file sharing program to use the protocol, also known as BitTorrent.
Ijon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Horch · automotive
1868–1951 · Germany
August Horch was a German engineer and automobile pioneer, the founder of the manufacturing giant that eventually became Audi.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · Intel · manufacturing
1950–2017 · United States
Paul Stevens Otellini was an American businessman who served as president and CEO of Intel. He was also on the board of directors of Google.
Tumbenhaur, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
October 12 in history
Events from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Politician
1866–1937 · United Kingdom
James Ramsay MacDonald was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, first briefly in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935.
Walter Stoneman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1975 · United States
Marion Lois Jones, married Marion Jones-Thompson, is an American former world champion track-and-field athlete and former professional basketball player.
TSGT Rick Sforza, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Author
1891–1942 · Germany
Edith Stein was a German philosopher who converted to Catholicism and became a Discalced Carmelite nun.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Musician
1872–1958 · United Kingdom
Ralph Vaughan Williams was an English composer. His works include operas, ballets, chamber music, secular and religious vocal pieces and orchestral compositions including nine symphonies, written over sixty years.
James Bacon and Sons, Leeds, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1980 · United Kingdom
Ledley Brenton King is an English former professional footballer. A one-club man, he spent his entire career with Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and played 323 competitive matches for them from 1999 to 2012. He is a club ambassador for Tottenham Hotspur.
John Dobson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1538–1584
Charles Borromeo was an Italian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was made a cardinal in 1560.
Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1986 · Italy
Cristhian Ricardo Stuani Curbelo is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains Segunda División club Girona.
Entrepreneur
1962 · India
Arunachalam Muruganantham also known as Padman is a social entrepreneur from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India.
Afnaan Ali Khan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Artist
1934 · United States
Richard Meier is an American abstract artist and architect, whose geometric designs make prominent use of the color white.
David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1955 · Philippines
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla is a Filipino politician who formerly served as the 27th governor of Cebu from 2019 to 2025.
Press and Public Affairs Bureau, House of Representatives of the Philippines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Inventor
1812–1888 · Kingdom of Italy
Ascanio Sobrero was an Italian chemist, born in Casale Monferrato. He studied under Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Turin, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton.
Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1967 · Namibia
Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila is a Namibian politician serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia since 21 March 2025. She served as the Prime Minister of Namibia from 2015 to 2025.
council.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Athlete
1983 · Australia
Alex Jason Brosque is an Australian former professional soccer player who was the captain of A-League club Sydney FC. He played primarily as a striker but played predominantly as a midfielder in central midfield during his time in Japan.
Camw, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Inventor
1801–1870 · Kingdom of Bavaria
Carl August von Steinheil was an Alsatian physicist, inventor, engineer and astronomer.
Franz Hanfstaengl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Investor
1811–1872 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Thomas Caverhill Jerdon was an English physician, zoologist and botanist. He was a pioneering ornithologist who described numerous species of birds in India.
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur
1946 · Israel
Abraham Ungar is an Israeli businessman.
Athlete
1944 · Japan
Kuniya Daini is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He is also a former president of Japan Football Association.
Ohtani tanya, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Politician
1954 · Philippines
Wilfredo "Willy" Sardido Caminero is a Filipino politician who served as the representative for the 2nd district of Cebu from 2013 to 2022.
Politician
1869–1948 · Sweden
Swedish politician (1869–1948)
Unknown, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entrepreneur · PPF Group
1971 · Czech Republic
Czech businessman
This page lists 32 people born on October 12, every one traced to a Wikidata record and, where shown, a Wikipedia summary (CC BY-SA) and a licensed Wikimedia Commons photo. No one here has a sourced net-worth estimate yet, so no wealth figures are shown. Rankings compare all 366 dates in the dataset built on 2026-09-28. Milestone ages come from dated Wikidata statements; a tilde marks year-only dates. Nothing on this page is a prediction about anyone born on October 12. Read the full methodology.
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