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3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), first achieved in August 2021 – making him the highest-ranked Greek men's tennis player.
Famous Birthdays on August 12
1998 — Stefanos Tsitsipas
Greek tennis player
August 12 has 249 recorded notable births across history, from 1452 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1452 – 2001
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Major events on August 12
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- 1990 Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found to date, is discovered by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. Source
- 1960 Echo 1A, NASA's first successful communications satellite, is launched. Source
- 1323 The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time. Source
- 1099 First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid forces led by Al-Afdal Shahanshah. This is considered the last engagement of the First Crusade. Source
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Sampras won 64 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including 14 men's singles majors, which was an all-time record at the time of his retirement: seven Wimbledon Championships, two Australian Opens and an Open Era joint-record five US Opens.
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John Cazale also appeared in Coppola's The Conversation (1974) and Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the latter of which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.
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Yvette Nicole Brown starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC and Yahoo Screen sitcom Community, as Dani in the 2015 reboot of The Odd Couple on CBS, and as Dina Rose on the ABC sitcom The Mayor.
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William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades.
More major people born on August 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1971
Pete Sampras
American tennis player
Pete Sampras is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No.
1935
John Cazale
American actor (died 1978)
John Holland Cazale was an American actor. He appeared in five films over seven years.
1971
Yvette Nicole Brown
American actress, comedian, and talk show host
Yvette Nicole Brown is an American actress, producer, writer, and host.
1931
William Goldman
American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2018)
William Goldman was an American novelist, screenwriter and playwright who wrote 16 novels and numerous screenplays in a career spanning seven decades.
1978
Hayley Wickenheiser
Canadian ice hockey player
Hayley Wickenheiser is a Canadian former ice hockey player, physician, and former assistant general manager for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
1945
Ron Mael
American keyboard player and songwriter
Ronald David Mael is an American musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, music programmer, and film director.
1918
Guy Gibson
Anglo-Indian commander and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1944)
Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, was a distinguished bomber pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He was the first Commanding Officer of No.
1902
Mohammad Hatta
Indonesian statesman, 1st Vice President of Indonesia (died 1980)
Mohammad Hatta was an Indonesian statesman, nationalist, and independence activist who served as the country's first vice president as well as the third prime minister.
1950
George McGinnis
American basketball player (died 2023)
George F. McGinnis was an American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA).
1976
Mikko Lindström
Finnish guitarist
Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström is a Finnish musician, best known as the guitarist for the gothic rock band HIM.
1876
Mary Roberts Rinehart
American author and playwright (died 1958)
Mary Roberts Rinehart was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie.
1964
Michael Hagan
Australian rugby league player and coach
Michael Hagan is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently works as an assistant coach under Mal Meninga for the Australian rugby league team.
1919
Margaret Burbidge
English-American astrophysicist and academic (died 2020)
Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, (née Peachey; 12 August 1919 – 5 April 2020) was a British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist.
1937
Walter Dean Myers
American author and poet (died 2014)
Walter Dean Myers was an American writer best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and raised in Harlem, New York City.
1996
Julio Urías
Mexican baseball player
Julio César Urías Acosta, nicknamed "El Culichi", is a Mexican former professional baseball pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers signed him in 2012, and he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2016.
1933
Parnelli Jones
American race car driver and businessman (died 2024)
Rufus Parnell "Parnelli" Jones was an American professional racing driver and racing team owner.
1941
Dana Ivey
American actress
Dana Ivey is an American retired actress. She is known for her work on Broadway, earning the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play for her work in both Sex and Longing and The Last Night of…
1999
GK Barry
social media star and presenter
Grace Eleanor Keeling, known professionally as GK Barry, is an English internet personality, social media influencer and presenter.
1891
John McDermott
American golfer (died 1971)
John J. McDermott Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was the first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open, triumphing at the 1911 U.S. Open and the 1912 U.S. Open.