Famous Birthdays for January 5th

Pre-1600[edit]

• 1209 – Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English prince, nominal King of Germany (d. 1272)^[38]
• 1530 – Gaspar de Bono, monk of the Order of the Minims (d. 1571)^[39]
• 1548 – Francisco Suárez, Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1617)^[40]
• 1587 – Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (d. 1641)^[41]
• 1592 – Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (d. 1666)^[42]

1601–1900[edit]

• 1620 – Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian military commander (d. 1664)^[43]
• 1640 – Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer (d. 1713)^[44]
• 1735 – Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer (d. 1800)^[45]
• 1767 – Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic (d. 1832)^[46]
• 1779 – Stephen Decatur, American commander (d. 1820)^[47]
• 1779 – Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (d. 1813)^[48]
• 1781 – Gaspar Flores de Abrego, three terms mayor of San Antonio, in Spanish Texas (d. 1836)^[49]
• 1793 – Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician (d. 1855)^[50]
• 1808 – Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist (d. 1881)^[51]
• 1834 – William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer (d. 1861)^[52]
• 1838 – Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (d. 1922)^[53]
• 1846 – Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)^[54]
• 1846 – Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (d. 1878)^[55]
• 1855 – King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (d. 1932)^[56]
• 1864 – Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and manager (d. 1911)^[57]
• 1867 – Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)^[58]
• 1871 – Frederick Converse, American composer and academic (d. 1940)^[59]
• 1874 – Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)^[60]
• 1876 – Konrad Adenauer, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1967)^[61][62]
• 1879 – Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician and academic (d. 1946)^[63]
• 1880 – Nikolai Medtner, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1951)^[64]
• 1881 – Pablo Gargallo, Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 1934)^[65]
• 1882 – Herbert Bayard Swope, American journalist (d. 1958)^[66]
• 1882 – Edwin Barclay, 18th president of Liberia (d. 1955)^[67]
• 1885 – Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet and civil servant (d. 1940)^[68]
• 1886 – Markus Reiner, Israeli physicist and engineer (d. 1976)^[69]
• 1892 – Agnes von Kurowsky, American nurse (d. 1984)^[70]
• 1893 – Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian-American guru and philosopher (d. 1952)
• 1897 – Kiyoshi Miki, Japanese philosopher and author (d. 1945)^[71]
• 1900 – Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (d. 1955)^[72]

1901–present[edit]

• 1902 – Hubert Beuve-Méry, French journalist (d. 1989)^[73]
• 1902 – Stella Gibbons, English journalist and author (d. 1989)^[74]
• 1903 – Harold Gatty, Australian pilot and navigator (d. 1957)^[75]
• 1904 – Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (d. 1997)^[76]
• 1904 – Erika Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)^[77]
• 1904 – George Plant, Executed Irish Republican (d. 1942)^[78]
• 1906 – Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1978)^[79]
• 1907 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (d. 1969)^[80]
• 1908 – George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (d. 1963)^[81]
• 1909 – Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995)^[82]
• 1909 – Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1994)^[83]
• 1910 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and journalist (d. 1949)^[84]
• 1911 – Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2001)^[85]
• 1914 – Doug Deitz, Australian rugby league player (d. 1994)^[86]
• 1914 – George Reeves, American actor and director (d. 1959)^[87]
• 1915 – Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian geographer and cartographer (d. 2004)^[88]
• 1917 – Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006)^[89]
• 1917 – Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966)^[90]
• 1917 – Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)^[91]
• 1919 – Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012)
• 1919 – Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992)^[92]
• 1920 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist and educator (d. 1995)^[93]
• 1921 – Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1990)^[94]
• 1921 – Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourgish soldier and aristocrat (d. 2019)^[95]
• 1921 – John H. Reed, American politician and diplomat, 67th Governor of Maine (d. 2012)^[96]
• 1922 – Anthony Synnot, Australian admiral (d. 2001)^[97]
• 1923 – Sam Phillips, American radio host and producer, founded Sun Records (d. 2003)^[98]
• 1926 – Veikko Karvonen, Finnish runner (d. 2007)^[99]
• 1926 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (d. 2009)^[100]
• 1926 – Hosea Williams, American businessman and activist (d. 2000)^[101]
• 1927 – Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple (d. 2001)^[102]
• 1928 – Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2016)
• 1928 – Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan (d. 1979)^[103]
• 1928 – Walter Mondale, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States^[104] (d. 2021)
• 1929 – Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (d. 2014)^[105]
• 1930 – Kevin Considine, Australian rugby league player^[106]
• 1931 – Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (d. 1989)^[107]
• 1931 – Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author^[108]
• 1931 – Robert Duvall, American actor and director^[109]
• 1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (d. 2016)^[110]
• 1932 – Chuck Noll, American football player and coach (d. 2014)^[111]
• 1934 – Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (d. 2013)^[112]
• 1934 – Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician^[113]
• 1936 – Florence King, American journalist and memoirist (d. 2016)^[114]
• 1936 – Terry Lineen, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2020)^[115]
• 1938 – Juan Carlos I of Spain^[116]
• 1938 – Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan author and playwright^[117]
• 1939 – M. E. H. Maharoof, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1997)^[118]
• 1940 – Athol Guy, Australian singer-songwriter and bassist^[119]
• 1941 – Bob Cunis, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2008)^[120]
• 1941 – Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986)^[121]
• 1941 – Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter^[122]
• 1941 – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2011)^[123]
• 1942 – Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist and conductor^[124]
• 1942 – Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host^[125]
• 1943 – Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge^[126]
• 1943 – Murtaz Khurtsilava, Georgian footballer and manager^[127]
• 1944 – Carolyn McCarthy, American nurse and politician^[128]
• 1944 – Ed Rendell, American politician, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania^[129]
• 1946 – Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman^[130]
• 1947 – Mike DeWine, American lawyer and politician, 70th Governor of Ohio^[131]
• 1950 – Ioan P. Culianu, Romanian historian, philosopher, and author (d. 1991)^[132]

• 1950 – Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales^[133]
• 1950 – John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada^[134]
• 1950 – Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer^[135]
• 1952 – Uli Hoeneß, German footballer and manager^[136]
• 1953 – Pamela Sue Martin, American actress^[137]
• 1953 – Mike Rann, English-Australian journalist and politician, 44th Premier of South Australia^[138]
• 1953 – George Tenet, American civil servant and academic, 18th Director of Central Intelligence^[139]
• 1954 – Alex English, American basketball player and coach^[140]
• 1954 – László Krasznahorkai, Hungarian author and screenwriter^[141]
• 1955 – Mamata Banerjee, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal^[142]
• 1956 – Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German academic and politician, 14th Vice-Chancellor of Germany^[143]
• 1957 – Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league player^[144]
• 1957 – George Moroko, Australian rugby league player^[145]
• 1958 – Ron Kittle, American baseball player and manager^[146]
• 1959 – Nancy Delahunt, Canadian curler^[147]
• 1960 – Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer and sportscaster^[148]
• 1961 – Iris DeMent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[149]
• 1962 – Suzy Amis, American actress and model^[150]
• 1962 – Danny Jackson, American baseball player and manager^[151]
• 1963 – Jeff Fassero, American baseball player and coach^[152]
• 1965 – Vinnie Jones, English/Welsh footballer and actor^[153]
• 1965 – Stuart Raper, Australian rugby league player and coach^[154]
• 1965 – Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper^[155]
• 1968 – Carrie Ann Inaba, American actress, dancer, and choreographer^[156]
• 1968 – Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player and engineer^[157]
• 1969 – Marilyn Manson, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director^[158]
• 1969 – Shaun Micheel, American golfer^[159]
• 1970 – Nigel Gaffey, Australian rugby league player^[160]
• 1971 – Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer^[161]
• 1972 – Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer-songwriter, producer, and actor^[162]
• 1973 – Uday Chopra, Bollywood actor and filmmaker^[163]
• 1974 – Iwan Thomas, Welsh sprinter and coach^[164]
• 1975 – Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer^[165]
• 1975 – Warrick Dunn, American football player^[166]
• 1975 – Mike Grier, American ice hockey player and scout^[152]
• 1976 – Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer^[167]
• 1977 – Gavin Lester, Australian rugby league player^[168]
• 1978 – January Jones, American actress^[169]
• 1979 – Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player^[170]
• 1979 – Giuseppe Gibilisco, Italian pole vaulter^[171]
• 1980 – Luke Bailey, Australian rugby league player^[172]
• 1980 – Brad Meyers, Australian rugby league player^[173]
• 1981 – Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician^[174]
• 1982 – Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier^[175]
• 1984 – Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter^[176]
• 1984 – Matt Ballin, Australian rugby league player^[177]
• 1984 – Bronx Goodwin, Australian rugby league player^[178]
• 1985 – Filinga Filiga, New Zealand rugby league player^[179]
• 1985 – Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer^[180]
• 1986 – Deepika Padukone, Indian actress^[181]
• 1987 – Dexter Bean, American race car driver^[182]
• 1987 – Kristin Cavallari, American TV personality^{[183][non-primary source needed]}
• 1987 – Stuart Flanagan, Australian rugby league player^[184]
• 1988 – Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist^[185]
• 1988 – Luke Daniels, English footballer^[186]
• 1989 – Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer^[187]
• 1990 – Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player^[188]
• 1991 – Denis Alibec, Romanian footballer^[189]
• 1993 – Stefan Rzadzinski, Canadian race car driver^[190]
• 1994 – Lachlan Fitzgibbon, Australian rugby league player^[191]
• 1994 – Tyrone Phillips, Australian rugby league player^[192]
• 1995 – Toafofoa Sipley, New Zealand rugby league player^[193]
• 1996 – James Fisher-Harris, New Zealand rugby league player^[194]