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Famous People Born on February 5(226 people)

Notable Figure

Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince

Musician

Jisung, South Korean rapper

Musician

Taehyun, South Korean singer-songwriter

Actor

Kim Min-ju, South Korean actress

Athlete

Patrick Roberts, English footballer

Athlete

Stina Blackstenius, Swedish footballer

Athlete

Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballer

Notable Figure

Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league player

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Ty Rattie, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Stefan de Vrij, Dutch footballer

Athlete

Neymar, Brazilian footballer

Athlete

Nabil Bahoui, Swedish footballer

Athlete

Gerald Tusha, Albanian footballer

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Dmitry Andreikin, Russian chess player

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Indian cricketer

Athlete

Jordan Rhodes, Scottish footballer

Athlete

Marina Melnikova, Russian tennis player

Actor

Jeremy Sumpter, American actor

Fashion

Karin Ontiveros, Mexican model

Actor

Darren Criss, American actor, singer, and entrepreneur

Athlete

Curtis Jerrells, American basketball player

Athlete

Alex Kuznetsov, Ukrainian-American tennis player

Notable Figure

Linus Omark, Swedish ice hockey player

Athlete

Donald Sanford, American-Israeli sprinter

Athlete

Vedran Ćorluka, Croatian footballer

Musician

Kevin Gates, American rapper, singer, and entrepreneur

Notable Figure

Sekope Kepu, Australian rugby player

Athlete

Billy Sharp, English footballer

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Reed Sorenson, American race car driver

Athlete

Carlos Villanueva, Chilean footballer

Notable Figure

Lloyd Johansson, Australian rugby player

Notable Figure

Laurence Maroney, American football player

Actor

Paul Vandervort, American actor, film producer, and former model

Athlete

Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer

Athlete

Carlos Tevez, Argentinian footballer

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Anja Hammerseng-Edin, Norwegian handball player

Athlete

Laura del Río, Spanish footballer

Notable Figure

Kevin Everett, American football player

Notable Figure

Tomáš Kopecký, Slovak ice hockey player

Athlete

Rodrigo Palacio, Argentinian footballer

Filmmaker

Mia Hansen-Løve, French director and screenwriter

Athlete

Loukas Vyntra, Czech-Greek footballer

Notable Figure

Brad Fitzpatrick, American programmer, created LiveJournal

Politician

Jo Swinson, Scottish politician

Business

Nate Holzapfel, American entrepreneur and television personality

Notable Figure

Brian Russell, American football player

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Samuel Sánchez, Spanish cyclist

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Ben Ainslie, English sailor

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Adam Dykes, Australian rugby league player

Athlete

Adam Everett, American baseball player and coach

Athlete

John Aloisi, Australian footballer and manager

Actor

Abhishek Bachchan, Indian actor

Athlete

Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Michael Maguire, Australian rugby league player and coach

Notable Figure

Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Musician

Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dutch singer-songwriter

Notable Figure

Luke Ricketson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster

Queen Mary of Denmark(1972 - present)
Political Leader

Queen Mary of Denmark

Notable Figure

Brad Fittler, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster

Notable Figure

Michel Breistroff, French ice hockey player (died 1996)

Musician

Sara Evans, American country singer

Athlete

Jean-Marc Jaumin, Belgian basketball player and coach

Notable Figure

Darren Lehmann, Australian cricketer and coach

Politician

Jeremy Rockliff, Australian politician, 47th Premier of Tasmania

Actor

Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor

Actor

Michael Sheen, Welsh actor and director

Actor

Derek Stephen Prince, American voice actor

Athlete

Roberto Alomar, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

Musician

Chris Barron, American rock singer

Notable Figure

Marcus Grönholm, Finnish race car driver

Actor

Chris Parnell, American actor and comedian

Athlete

José María Olazábal, Spanish golfer

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Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier (died 1993)

Athlete

Tarik Benhabiles, Algerian-French tennis player and coach

Athlete

Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer and manager

Musician

Keith Moseley, American bass player and songwriter

Athlete

Quique Sánchez Flores, Spanish footballer and manager

Musician

Jon Spencer, American singer, guitarist, and bandleader

Actor

Laura Linney, American actress

Writer

Ha Seung-moo, Korean poet, pastor, historical theologian

Musician

Duff McKagan, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

Filmmaker

Steven Shainberg, American film director and producer

Actor

Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress, screenwriter, producer and director

Athlete

Savvas Kofidis, Greek footballer and manager

Actor

Tim Meadows, American actor and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Aris Christofellis, Greek soprano and musicologist

Politician

Bonnie Crombie, Canadian businesswoman and politician, 6th Mayor of Mississauga

Athlete

Micky Hazard, English footballer

Politician

Jennifer Granholm, Canadian-American lawyer and politician, 47th Governor of Michigan

Politician

Jüri Tamm, Estonian hammer thrower and politician (died 2021)

Musician

Vinnie Colaiuta, American drummer

Notable Figure

Héctor Rebaque, Mexican race car driver

Writer

David Wiesner, American author and illustrator

Actor

Mao Daichi, Japanese actress

Athlete

Mike Heath, American baseball player and manager

Musician

Cliff Martinez, American drummer and songwriter

Writer

Frank Walker, Australian journalist and author

Musician

Freddie Aguilar, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2025)

Athlete

John Beilein, American basketball player and coach

Athlete

Gustavo Benítez, Paraguayan footballer and manager

Musician

Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (died 1986)

Notable Figure

Vladimir Moskovkin, Ukrainian-Russian geographer, economist, and academic

Politician

Nikolay Merkushkin, Mordovian engineer and politician, 1st Head of the Republic of Mordovia

Actor

Jonathan Freeman, American actor and singer

Athlete

Rafael Puente, Mexican footballer

Politician

Kurt Beck, German politician

Astronaut

Maidarjavyn Ganzorig, Mongolian cosmonaut and academic (died 2021)

Politician

Yvon Vallières, Canadian educator and politician

Athlete

Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish footballer and manager (died 2024)

Actor

Christopher Guest, British-American actor and director

Actor

Barbara Hershey, American actress

Filmmaker

Errol Morris, American director and producer

Actor

Tom Wilkinson, English actor (died 2023)

Scientist

Mary L. Cleave, American engineer and astronaut (died 2023)

Politician

Clemente Mastella, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Justice

Notable Figure

Darrell Waltrip, American race car driver and sportscaster

Writer

Amnon Dankner, Israeli journalist and author (died 2013)

Actor

Charlotte Rampling, English actress

Politician

Douglas Hogg, English lawyer and politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Musician

J. R. Cobb, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2019)

Writer

Henfil, Brazilian journalist, author, and illustrator (died 1988)

Musician

Al Kooper, American singer-songwriter and producer

Athlete

Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (died 1971)

Scientist

Nolan Bushnell, American engineer and businessman, founded Atari, Inc.

Filmmaker

Michael Mann, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Notable Figure

Craig Morton, American football player and sportscaster

Athlete

Dušan Uhrin, Czech and Slovak footballer and manager

Business

Roger Staubach, American football player, sportscaster, and businessman

Actor

Stephen J. Cannell, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)

Musician

Henson Cargill, American country music singer (died 2007)

Actor

David Selby, American actor and playwright

Musician

Barrett Strong, American soul singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2023)

Political Leader

Kaspar Villiger, Swiss engineer and politician, 85th President of the Swiss Confederation

Artist

H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (died 2014)

Athlete

Luke Graham, American wrestler (died 2006)

Notable Figure

Brian Luckhurst, English cricketer (died 2005)

Writer

Jane Bryant Quinn, American financial journalist

Politician

Rafael Nieto Navia, Colombian lawyer, jurist, and diplomat

Actor

Stuart Damon, American actor and singer (died 2021)

Notable Figure

Larry Hillman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)

Athlete

Gaston Roelants, Belgian runner

Scientist

Alar Toomre, Estonian-American astronomer and mathematician

Scientist

Wang Xuan, Chinese computer scientist and academic (died 2006)

Writer

K. S. Nissar Ahmed, Indian poet and academic (died 2020)

Musician

Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1982)

Military

Johannes Geldenhuys, South African military commander (died 2018)

Athlete

Hank Aaron, American baseball player (died 2021)

Notable Figure

Don Cherry, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster

Filmmaker

Jörn Donner, Finnish director and screenwriter (died 2020)

Writer

B. S. Johnson, English author, poet, and critic (died 1973)

Athlete

Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (died 2016)

Musician

Hal Blaine, American session drummer (died 2019)

Musician

Luc Ferrari, French pianist and composer (died 2005)

Political Leader

Fred Sinowatz, Austrian politician, 19th Chancellor of Austria (died 2008)

Writer

Hristu Cândroveanu, Romanian editor, literary critic and writer (died 2013)

Actor

Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (died 1985)

Writer

Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (died 2013)

Scientist

P. J. Vatikiotis, Israeli-American historian and political scientist (died 1997)

Musician

Robert Allen, American pianist and composer (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch captain and pilot (died 1977)

Notable Figure

Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, Indian cardinal (died 2014)

Political Leader

Claude King, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)

Medical

James E. Bowman, American physician and academic (died 2011)

Filmmaker

Ken Adam, German-born English production designer and art director (died 2016)

Actor

Red Buttons, American actor (died 2006)

Actor

Tim Holt, American actor (died 1973)

Political Leader

Andreas Papandreou, Greek economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1996)

Political Leader

Edward J. Mortola, American academic and president of Pace University (died 2002)

Actor

Isuzu Yamada, Japanese actress (died 2012)

Scientist

Robert Hofstadter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)

Writer

William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 1997)

Notable Figure

Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist, biophysicist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)

Notable Figure

Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (died 1960)

Scientist

Charles Philippe Leblond, French-Canadian biologist and academic (died 2007)

Athlete

Francisco Varallo, Argentinian footballer (died 2010)

Musician

Grażyna Bacewicz, Polish violinist and composer (died 1969)

Athlete

Marie Baron, Dutch swimmer and diver (died 1948)

Actor

Peg Entwistle, Welsh-American actress (died 1932)

Notable Figure

Eugen Weidmann, German criminal (died 1939)

Politician

Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (died 2007)

Political Leader

Pierre Pflimlin, French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2000)

Actor

John Carradine, American actor (died 1988)

Politician

Koto Matsudaira, Japanese diplomat, ambassador to the United Nations (died 1994)

Business

Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 1975)

Politician

Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1965)

Politician

Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO (died 1979)

Athlete

Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (died 1979)

Notable Figure

Renato Petronio, Italian rower (died 1976)

Athlete

Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer (died 1962)

Notable Figure

Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (died 1962)

Politician

Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician (died 1950)

Scientist

Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer (died 1973)

Scientist

André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën (died 1935)

Notable Figure

Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1931)

Artist

Charles Edmund Brock, British painter and book illustrator (died 1938)

Politician

Domhnall Ua Buachalla, Irish politician, 3rd and last Governor-General of the Irish Free State (died 1963)

Political Leader

Terauchi Masatake, Japanese field marshal and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1919)

Writer

Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author and critic (died 1907)

Notable Figure

Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean lieutenant (died 1882)

Notable Figure

Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (died 1903)

Business

John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish businessman, co-founded Dunlop Rubber (died 1921)

Scientist

Hiram Maxim, American engineer, invented the Maxim gun (died 1916)

Notable Figure

Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Church, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers (died 1899)

Politician

Peter Lalor, Irish-Australian activist and politician (died 1889)

Musician

Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (died 1880)

Writer

Carl Spitzweg, German painter and poet (died 1885)

Writer

Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet and hymn-writer (died 1877)

Scientist

Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist, geologist, and physicist (died 1871)

Political Leader

Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1850)

Musician

Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor (died 1798)

Politician

James Otis Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 1783)

Notable Figure

John Witherspoon, Scottish-American minister and academic (died 1794)

Notable Figure

Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American minister (died 1764)

Military

Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (died 1708)

Writer

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (died 1696)

Scientist

Gaspar Schott, German mathematician and physicist (died 1666)

Musician

Biagio Marini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1663)

Writer

Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet and educator (died 1669)

Musician

Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian soldier, composer, and critic (died 1612)

Politician

Andreas Dudith, Croatian-Hungarian nobleman and diplomat (died 1589)

Notable Figure

Juraj Drašković, Croatian Catholic cardinal (died 1587)

Notable Figure

René of Châlon, prince of Orange (died 1544)

Notable Figure

Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss statesman and historian (died 1572)

Notable Figure

Philip II, duke of Savoy (died 1497)

Notable Figure

John II, marquess of Montferrat (died 1372)

Political Leader

Sanjō, emperor of Japan (died 1017)

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