12 September: today's birthdays

• Harvey J. Alter - American medical researcher and virologist, born Harvey James Alter. The scientist is known for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. He was awarded with the  Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2020 along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice.
• Louis C.K. - American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, born Louis Székely
• Maurice Chevalier - French actor and singer. He received an Honorary Oscar in 1959
• Anselm Feuerbach - German painter
• Jennifer Hudson - American actress and model
• Fernand Khnopff - Belgian painter
• Mika Myllylä - Former Finnish cross-country skier
• Jesse Owens - Former American athlete
• Roger Planchon - French playwright and film director
• Stephen Sprouse - American fashion designer and artist
• Jason Statham - English actor
  
• Richard Thaler -

  American economist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2017

• Paul Walker - American actor, best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the film Fast and Furious