Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the birth month is May; and the birth day is 12
| Name | Lifespan | Categories | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sancho IV the Brave | 1258-1295 | Spanish Kings and Queens |  |
| Shoko | 1401-1428 | Japanese Emperors | |
| Gustav I Vasa | 1496-1560 | Swedish Kings and Queens | |
| Louis Hennepin | 1626-1705 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers | |
| August II the Strong | 1670-1733 | Polish High Dukes and Kings | |
| Justus von Liebig | 1803-1873 | Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Edward Lear | 1812-1888 | Notable Writers | |
| Florence Nightingale | 1820-1910 | Other Notables | |
| Aquileo Parra | 1825-1900 | Other Leaders | |
| Jules Massenet | 1842-1912 | Notable Musicians | |
| Gabriel Fauré | 1845-1924 | Notable Musicians | |
| Hermes da Fonseca | 1855-1923 | Brazilian Presidents | |
| Gustav Adolf von Götzen | 1866-1910 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers, Notable Politicians and Statespeople | |
| Leopold Mandić | 1866-1942 | Saints | |
| Carl Schuhmann | 1869-1946 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Abelardo L. Rodríguez | 1889-1967 | Other Leaders | |
| René Mourlon | 1893-1977 | Olympic Medalists | |
| William Giauque | 1895-1982 | Nobel Prize Winners | |
| Adelin Benoît | 1900-1954 | Notable Athletes | |
| Wilfrid Hyde-White | 1903-1991 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Katharine Hepburn | 1907-2003 | Notable Actors and Entertainers, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Dorothy Hodgkin | 1910-1994 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Johan Ferrier | 1910-2010 | Other Leaders | |
| Wilhelm Leichum | 1911-1941 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Henry Jonsson | 1912-2001 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Joseph Beuys | 1921-1986 | Notable Artists | |
| Edvard Mirzoyan | 1921-2012 | Notable Musicians | |
| Farley Mowat | 1921-2014 | Notable Activists and Revolutionaries, Notable Writers | |
| Claribel Alegría | 1924-2018 | Notable Writers | |
| Yogi Berra | 1925-2015 | Hall-of-Famers, Most Valuable Players, Notable Athletes | |
| John Shipley Rowlinson | 1926-2018 | Notable Scientists and Inventors | |
| Burt Bacharach | 1928-2023 | Notable Musicians | |
| Pat McCormick | 1930-2023 | Olympic Medalists | |
| Suthep Wongkamhaeng | 1934-2020 | Notable Musicians | |
| Johnny Bucyk | 1935- | Hall-of-Famers, Notable Athletes | |
| Tom Snyder | 1936-2007 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Guillermo Endara | 1936-2009 | Other Leaders | |
| George Carlin | 1937-2008 | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Susan Hampshire | 1937- | Emmy Award Winners, Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Ayaz Mutallibov | 1938-2022 | Other Leaders | |
| Ian Dury | 1942-2000 | Notable Musicians | |
| Billy Swan | 1942- | Notable Musicians | |
| Wiltrud Urselmann | 1942- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Ian McLagan | 1945-2014 | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Genovaitė Ramoškienė | 1945- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Michael Ignatieff | 1947- | Notable Writers | |
| Lindsay Crouse | 1948- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Richard Riehle | 1948- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Steve Winwood | 1948- | Grammy Award Winners, Notable Musicians, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers | |
| Bruce Boxleitner | 1950- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Gabriel Byrne | 1950- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Renate Stecher | 1950- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Gunnar Larsson | 1951- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Bernie Federko | 1956- | Hall-of-Famers, Notable Athletes | |
| Ving Rhames | 1959- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Lisa Ondieki | 1960- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Emilio Estevez | 1962- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Stacy Wilson | 1965- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Deborah Kara Unger | 1966- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Stephen Baldwin | 1966- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Anne Ottenbrite | 1966- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Germán Mesa | 1967- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Tony Hawk | 1968- | Notable Athletes | |
| Jane Kerr | 1968- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Jutaro Kimura | 1968- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Samantha Mathis | 1970- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jamie Luner | 1971- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Rhea Seehorn | 1972- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein | 1974- | Other Royalty | |
| Jonah Lomu | 1975-2015 | Notable Athletes | |
| Annechien Steenhuizen | 1977- | Notable Journalists | |
| Jason Biggs | 1978- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Malin Akerman | 1978- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Travis Dawkins | 1979- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Maya Maron | 1980- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Rishi Sunak | 1980- | British Prime Ministers | |
| Rami Malek | 1981- | Emmy Award Winners, Notable Actors and Entertainers, Oscar Award Winners | |
| Anastasia Rodionova | 1982- | Notable Athletes | |
| Rhian Wilkinson | 1982- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Domhnall Gleeson | 1983- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Alina Kabaeva | 1983- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Emily Beecham | 1984- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Anders Golding | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Sajjad Anoushiravani | 1984- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Tchami | 1985- | Notable Musicians | |
| Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein | 1985- | Other Royalty | |
| Lyndsay Wall | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Andris Šics | 1985- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Emily VanCamp | 1986- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Jamie Ward | 1986- | Notable Athletes | |
| Im Dong-hyun | 1986- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Christinna Pedersen | 1986- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Darren Randolph | 1987- | Notable Athletes | |
| Kieron Pollard | 1987- | Notable Athletes | |
| Lee Wai Sze | 1987- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Liu Hong | 1987- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Biljana Pavićević | 1988- | Notable Athletes | |
| Marcelo Vieira | 1988- | Notable Athletes, Olympic Medalists | |
| Aja Evans | 1988- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Kristrún Frostadóttir | 1988- | Icelandic Presidents and Prime Ministers | |
| Zhang Chenglong | 1989- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Erik Durm | 1992- | Notable Athletes | |
| Volha Khudzenka | 1992- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Irina Khromacheva | 1995- | Notable Athletes | |
| Luke Benward | 1995- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |
| Mariusz Stępiński | 1995- | Notable Athletes | |
| Kajetan Duszyński | 1995- | Olympic Medalists | |
| Fabrice Olinga | 1996- | Notable Athletes | |
| Sebastian Ofner | 1996- | Notable Athletes | |
| Frenkie de Jong | 1997- | Notable Athletes | |
| Odeya Rush | 1997- | Notable Actors and Entertainers | |