Portal:Music/DateOfBirth/November 12
- Ruby Nash Curtis, American singer with Ruby & the Romantics, turns 87.
- Brian Hyland, American singer, turns 83.
- Booker T. Jones, American bandleader for Booker T and the MG's, turns 82.
- Neil Young, Canadian singer with Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, turns 81.
- Donald Roeser, American musician for Blue Öyster Cult, turns 79.
- James E. Pugh, American trombonist, turns 76.
- Calum MacDonald, Scottish songwriter and percussionist with Runrig, turns 73.
- David Ellefson, American bassist of Megadeth fame, turns 62.
- Jo Dunne, Brit guitarist and songwriter with We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It, turns 58.
- Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer with My Dying Bride, turns 58.
- Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter, turns 57.
- Mayte Garcia, American dancer and singer, turns 53.
- Tevin Campbell, American R&B vocalist, turns 50.
- Judith Holofernes, German singer, Wir Sind Helden, turns 50.
- Andrew Kinlochan, English singer and member of Phixx – a boy band, turns 48.
- Omarion, American R&B singer with B2K, turns 42.
- Les McKeown (November 12, 1955–April 20, 2021), American lead vocalist for Bay City Rollers, would have turned 71 this year.
- Errol Brown (November 12, 1943–May 6, 2015), Brit singer, songwriter, and frontman with Hot Chocolate, would have turned 83 this year.
- John Maus (November 12, 1943–May 7, 2011), vocalist with The Walker Brothers, would have turned 83 this year.
- Thorgeir Stubo (1943 – 1986), Norwegian guitarist, would have turned 83.
- Mort Shuman (November 12, 1936 –November 02, 1991), American songwriter, would have turned 90 this year.
- Bob Crewe (November 12, 1931–September 11, 2014), American songwriter and producer for The Four Seasons, would have turned 95 this year.
- Michael Silva (November 12, 1925–March 08, 1990), American drummer, would have turned 101 this year.
- Sam Jones (November 12, 1924 –December 15, 1981), American bass player, would have turned 102 this year.
- Charlie Mariano (November 12, 1923–June 16, 2009), American alto saxophonist, would have turned 103 this year.
- Lou Blackburn (1922 – 1990), American trombonist, would have turned 104.
- Jo Stafford (November 12, 1917 –July 16, 2008), American singer, would have turned 109 this year.
- Jean Papineau-Couture (November 12, 1916 –August 11, 2000), French Canadian composer, would have turned 110 this year.
- Buck Clayton (November 12, 1911 –December 08, 1991), American trumpeter, would have turned 115 this year.
- Alexander Borodin (November 12, 1833 –February 27, 1887), Russian composer, would have turned 193 this year.