Famous People Born Today, Today's Famous Birthdays
Here is a list who born on date 5 February today. Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day. Today's famous birthdays list for February 5
Who Born Today, Famous Birthdays on February 5
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 976 | Sanjō, emperor of Japan (d. 1017) |
| 1321 | John II, marquess of Montferrat (d. 1372) |
| 1438 | Philip II, duke of Savoy (d. 1497) |
| 1505 | Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss statesman and historian (d. 1572) |
| 1519 | René of Châlon, prince of Orange (d. 1544) |
| 1525 | Juraj Drašković, Croatian Catholic cardinal (d. 1587) |
| 1533 | Andreas Dudith, Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (d. 1589) |
| 1589 | Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet and educator (d. 1669) |
| 1594 | Biagio Marini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1663) |
| 1608 | Gaspar Schott, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1666) |
| 1626 | Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) |
| 1650 | Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (d. 1708) |
| 1703 | Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American minister (d. 1764) |
| 1723 | John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic (d. 1794) |
| 1725 | James Otis, Jr., American lawyer and politician (d. 1783) |
| 1748 | Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor (d. 1798) |
| 1788 | Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1850) |
| 1795 | Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (d. 1871) |
| 1804 | Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet and hymn-writer (d. 1877) |
| 1808 | Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet (d. 1885) |
| 1810 | Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (d. 1880) |
| 1827 | Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician (d. 1889) |
| 1837 | Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Church, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers (d. 1899) |
| 1840 | John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber (d. 1921) |
| 1840 | Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun (d. 1916) |
| 1847 | Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (d. 1903) |
| 1848 | Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (d. 1907) |
| 1848 | Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean lieutenant (d. 1882) |
| 1852 | Terauchi Masatake, Japanese field marshal and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1919) |
| 1866 | Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d. 1963) |
| 1870 | Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator (d. 1938) |
| 1876 | Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1931) |
| 1878 | André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën (d. 1935) |
| 1880 | Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (d. 1973) |
| 1889 | Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1962) |
| 1889 | Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. 1962) |
| 1889 | Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician (d. 1950) |
| 1891 | Renato Petronio, Italian rower (d. 1976) |
| 1892 | Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (d. 1979) |
| 1897 | Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO (d. 1979) |
| 1900 | Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1965) |
| 1903 | Koto Matsudaira, Japanese diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1994) |
| 1903 | Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (d. 1975) |
| 1906 | John Carradine, American actor (d. 1988) |
| 1907 | Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (d. 2007) |
| 1907 | Pierre Pflimlin, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2000) |
| 1908 | Marie Baron, Dutch swimmer and diver (d. 1948) |
| 1908 | Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress (d. 1932) |
| 1908 | Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (d. 1939) |
| 1909 | Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1969) |
| 1910 | Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (d. 2007) |
| 1910 | Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2010) |
| 1911 | Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960) |
| 1914 | William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1997) |
| 1914 | Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998) |
| 1915 | Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990) |
| 1917 | Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (d. 2002) |
| 1917 | Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress (d. 2012) |
| 1919 | Red Buttons, American actor (d. 2006) |
| 1919 | Tim Holt, American actor (d. 1973) |
| 1919 | Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1996) |
| 1921 | Ken Adam, German-born English production designer and art director (d. 2016) |
| 1923 | Claude King, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1923 | James E. Bowman, American physician and academic (d. 2011) |
| 1924 | Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (d. 2014) |
| 1927 | Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (d. 2000) |
| 1927 | Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (d. 1977) |
| 1928 | Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (d. 1985) |
| 1928 | Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (d. 2013) |
| 1928 | P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (d. 1997) |
| 1929 | Hal Blaine, American session drummer (d. 2019) |
| 1929 | Luc Ferrari, French pianist and composer (d. 2005) |
| 1929 | Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (d. 2008) |
| 1932 | Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (d. 2016) |
| 1933 | Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
| 1933 | B. S. Johnson, English author, poet, and critic (d. 1973) |
| 1934 | Hank Aaron, American baseball player (d. 2021) |
| 1934 | Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1935 | Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1982) |
| 1935 | Johannes Geldenhuys, South African military commander (d. 2018) |
| 1936 | K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Indian poet and academic (d. 2020) |
| 1937 | Stuart Damon, American actor and singer (d. 2021) |
| 1937 | Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2022) |
| 1937 | Gaston Roelants, Belgian runner |
| 1937 | Alar Toomre, Estonian-American astronomer and mathematician |
| 1937 | Wang Xuan, Chinese computer scientist and academic (d. 2006) |
| 1938 | Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat |
| 1939 | Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer (d. 2005) |
| 1940 | H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (d. 2014) |
| 1940 | Luke Graham, American wrestler (d. 2006) |
| 1941 | Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010) |
| 1941 | Henson Cargill, American country music singer (d. 2007) |
| 1941 | David Selby, American actor and playwright |
| 1941 | Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist |
| 1941 | Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation |
| 1941 | Cory Wells, American pop-rock singer (d. 2015) |
| 1942 | Roger Staubach, American football player, sportscaster, and businessman |
| 1943 | Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc. |
| 1943 | Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1943 | Craig Morton, American football player and sportscaster |
| 1943 | Dušan Uhrin, Czech and Slovak footballer and manager |
| 1944 | J. R. Cobb, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2019) |
| 1944 | Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator (d. 1988) |
| 1944 | Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1944 | Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (d. 1971) |
| 1945 | Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food |
| 1946 | Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (d. 2013) |
| 1946 | Charlotte Rampling, English actress |
| 1947 | Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut |
| 1947 | Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice |
| 1947 | Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster |
| 1948 | Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager |
| 1948 | Christopher Guest, American actor and director |
| 1948 | Barbara Hershey, American actress |
| 1948 | Errol Morris, American director and producer |
| 1948 | Tom Wilkinson, English actor |
| 1949 | Kurt Beck, German politician |
| 1949 | Yvon Vallières, Canadian educator and politician |
| 1950 | Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer |
| 1950 | Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer |
| 1951 | Nikolay Merkushkin, Mordovian engineer and politician, 1st Head of the Republic of Mordovia |
| 1952 | Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1986) |
| 1952 | Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic |
| 1953 | Freddie Aguilar, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1953 | John Beilein, American basketball player and coach |
| 1953 | Gustavo Benítez, Paraguayan footballer and manager |
| 1954 | Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter |
| 1954 | Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author |
| 1955 | Mike Heath, American baseball player and manager |
| 1956 | Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer |
| 1956 | Héctor Rebaque, Mexican race car driver |
| 1956 | David Wiesner, American author and illustrator |
| 1956 | Mao Daichi, Japanese actress |
| 1957 | Jüri Tamm, Estonian hammer thrower and politician (d. 2021) |
| 1959 | Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Michigan |
| 1960 | Aris Christofellis, Greek soprano and musicologist |
| 1960 | Bonnie Crombie, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 6th Mayor of Mississauga |
| 1960 | Micky Hazard, English footballer |
| 1961 | Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager |
| 1961 | Tim Meadows, American actor and screenwriter |
| 1962 | Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress, screenwriter, producer and director |
| 1963 | Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer |
| 1964 | Laura Linney, American actress |
| 1964 | Ha Seung-moo, Korean poet, pastor, historical theologian |
| 1964 | Duff McKagan, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer |
| 1965 | Tarik Benhabiles, Algerian-French tennis player and coach |
| 1965 | Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer and manager |
| 1965 | Keith Moseley, American bass player and songwriter |
| 1965 | Quique Sánchez Flores, Spanish footballer and manager |
| 1966 | José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer |
| 1966 | Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (d. 1993) |
| 1967 | Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian |
| 1968 | Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach |
| 1968 | Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver |
| 1969 | Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor |
| 1969 | Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director |
| 1969 | Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor |
| 1970 | Jean-Marc Jaumin, Belgian basketball player and coach |
| 1970 | Darren Lehmann, Australian cricketer and coach |
| 1970 | Jeremy Rockliff, Australian politician, 47th Premier of Tasmania |
| 1971 | Michel Breistroff, French ice hockey player (d. 1996) |
| 1971 | Sara Evans, American country singer |
| 1972 | Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark |
| 1972 | Brad Fittler, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster |
| 1973 | Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
| 1973 | Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer-songwriter |
| 1973 | Luke Ricketson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster |
| 1974 | Michael Maguire, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1975 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer and manager |
| 1976 | John Aloisi, Australian footballer and manager |
| 1976 | Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor |
| 1977 | Ben Ainslie, English sailor |
| 1977 | Adam Dykes, Australian rugby league player |
| 1977 | Adam Everett, American baseball player and coach |
| 1978 | Brian Russell, American football player |
| 1978 | Samuel Sánchez, Spanish cyclist |
| 1979 | Nate Holzapfel, American entrepreneur and television personality |
| 1980 | Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, created LiveJournal |
| 1980 | Jo Swinson, Scottish politician |
| 1981 | Mia Hansen-Løve, French director and screenwriter |
| 1981 | Loukas Vyntra, Czech-Greek footballer |
| 1982 | Laura del Río, Spanish footballer |
| 1982 | Kevin Everett, American football player |
| 1982 | Tomáš Kopecký, Slovak ice hockey player |
| 1982 | Rodrigo Palacio, Argentinian footballer |
| 1983 | Anja Hammerseng-Edin, Norwegian handball player |
| 1984 | Carlos Tevez, Argentinian footballer |
| 1985 | Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby player |
| 1985 | Laurence Maroney, American football player |
| 1985 | Paul Vandervort, American actor, film producer, and former model |
| 1985 | Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer |
| 1986 | Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian footballer, centre back |
| 1986 | Kevin Gates, American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur[27][28] |
| 1986 | Sekope Kepu, Australian rugby player |
| 1986 | Billy Sharp, English footballer |
| 1986 | Reed Sorenson, American race car driver |
| 1986 | Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer |
| 1987 | Darren Criss, American actor, singer, and entrepreneur |
| 1987 | Curtis Jerrells, American basketball player |
| 1987 | Alex Kuznetsov, Ukrainian-American tennis player |
| 1987 | Linus Omark, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1987 | Donald Sanford, American-Israeli sprinter |
| 1988 | Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model |
| 1989 | Marina Melnikova, Russian tennis player |
| 1990 | Dmitry Andreikin, Russian chess player |
| 1990 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian cricketer |
| 1990 | Jordan Rhodes, Scottish footballer |
| 1991 | Nabil Bahoui, Swedish footballer |
| 1991 | Gerald Tusha, Albanian footballer |
| 1992 | Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer |
| 1992 | Neymar, Brazilian footballer |
| 1993 | Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league player |
| 1993 | Ty Rattie, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1995 | Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer |
| 1996 | Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer |
| 1997 | Patrick Roberts, English footballer |
| 2016 | Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince |
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