Famous Birthdays for June 5th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1341 – Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1402)^[15]
• 1412 – Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (d. 1478)
• 1493 – Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (d. 1555)
• 1523 – Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)
• 1554 – Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (d. 1621)
• 1587 – Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral (d. 1658)
• 1596 – Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1660)

1601–1900[edit]

• 1640 – Pu Songling, Chinese author (d. 1715)
• 1646 – Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1684)
• 1660 – Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)
• 1757 – Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (d. 1808)
• 1760 – Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (d. 1852)
• 1771 – Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (d. 1851)^[16]
• 1781 – Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (d. 1860)
• 1801 – William Scamp, English architect and engineer (d. 1872)^[17]
• 1819 – John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)^[18]
• 1830 – Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (d. 1905)
• 1850 – Pat Garrett, American sheriff (d. 1908)
• 1862 – Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
• 1868 – James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)
• 1870 – Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (d. 1935)
• 1876 – Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1957)
• 1877 – Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1959)
• 1878 – Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (d. 1923)
• 1879 – Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
• 1883 – John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1946)
• 1883 – Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (d. 1945)^[19]
• 1884 – Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (d. 1957)
• 1884 – Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (d. 1969)
• 1884 – Frederick Lorz, American runner (d. 1914)
• 1892 – Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1944)
• 1894 – Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (d. 1976)
• 1895 – William Boyd, American actor and producer (d. 1972)
• 1895 – William Roberts, English soldier and painter (d. 1980)
• 1898 – Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (d. 1960)
• 1898 – Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1936)
• 1899 – Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (d. 1992)
• 1899 – Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (d. 1942)
• 1900 – Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)

1901–present[edit]

• 1912 – Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981)
• 1913 – Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (d. 2000)
• 1914 – Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (d. 2016)
• 1915 – Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (d. 2000)^[20]
• 1916 – Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
• 1916 – Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
• 1919 – Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (d. 1994)
• 1920 – Marion Motley, American football player and coach (d. 1999)^[21]
• 1920 – Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (d. 1974)
• 1922 – Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2013)
• 1922 – Sheila Sim, English actress (d. 2016)
• 1923 – Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (d. 1963)
• 1923 – Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (d. 2006)^[22]
• 1924 – Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013)
• 1928 – Robert Lansing, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1928 – Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991)
• 1930 – Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (d. 1996)
• 1931 – Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
• 1931 – Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
• 1931 – Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher (d. 2021)
• 1932 – Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (d. 1981)
• 1932 – Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013)
• 1933 – Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (d. 2016)
• 1934 – Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (d. 2019)
• 1934 – Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary
• 1937 – Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic
• 1938 – Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
• 1938 – Karin Balzer, German hurdler (d. 2019)
• 1938 – Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014)
• 1939 – Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada^[23]
• 1939 – Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic^[24]
• 1941 – Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist^[25]
• 1941 – Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
• 1941 – Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (d. 2004)^[26]
• 1941 – Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer
• 1942 – Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea
• 1943 – Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (d. 2018)
• 1944 – Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic
• 1945 – John Carlos, American runner and football player
• 1945 – André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
• 1946 – John Du Cann, English guitarist (d. 2001)
• 1946 – Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player
• 1946 – Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1
• 1946 – Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host
• 1947 – Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist
• 1947 – Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
• 1947 – David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor
• 1949 – Ken Follett, Welsh author
• 1949 – Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge
• 1949 – Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician
• 1950 – Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. 1990)
• 1950 – Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977)
• 1951 – Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
• 1952 – Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor
• 1952 – Carole Fredericks, American singer (d. 2001)
• 1952 – Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter
• 1953 – Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment
• 1954 – Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager
• 1954 – Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
• 1954 – Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
• 1955 – Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
• 1956 – Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
• 1958 – Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
• 1958 – Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros
• 1959 – Mark Ella, Australian rugby player
• 1959 – Werner Schildhauer, German runner
• 1960 – Claire Fox, English author and academic
• 1961 – Anke Behmer, German heptathlete
• 1961 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
• 1961 – Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (d. 2006)
• 1961 – Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
• 1961 – Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach
• 1962 – Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
• 1962 – Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education
• 1964 – Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter
• 1965 – Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author
• 1965 – Sandrine Piau, French soprano
• 1965 – Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player
• 1967 – Joe DeLoach, American sprinter^[27]
• 1968 – Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
• 1969 – Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 1970 – Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1971 – Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress
• 1971 – Alex Mooney, American politician^[28]
• 1971 – Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper
• 1972 – Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician
• 1972 – Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic
• 1973 – Lamon Brewster, American boxer
• 1973 – Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist
• 1974 – Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer
• 1974 – Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer
• 1974 – Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
• 1975 – Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player
• 1975 – Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player
• 1975 – Sandra Stals, Belgian runner
• 1976 – Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player
• 1977 – Liza Weil, American actress
• 1978 – Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
• 1979 – Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer
• 1979 – Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer
• 1979 – Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer
• 1979 – Jason White, American race car driver
• 1980 – Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Antonio García, Spanish racing driver
• 1981 – Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer
• 1981 – Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist
• 1982 – Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (d. 2005)
• 1983 – Marques Colston, American football player
• 1984 – Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player
• 1985 – Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
• 1985 – Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player^[29]
• 1986 – Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 – Vernon Gholston, American football player
• 1987 – Marcus Thornton, American basketball player
• 1988 – Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player
• 1989 – Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1990 – Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman
• 1991 – Sören Bertram, German footballer
• 1992 – Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
• 1992 – Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer^[30]
• 1993 – Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player ^[31]
• 1995 – Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber^[32]
• 1995 – Ross Wilson, English table tennis player^[33]
• 1997 – Sam Darnold, American football player^[34]
• 1998 – Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player^[35]
• 1998 – Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater
• 1999 – Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player^[36]