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Famous People Born on June 5(178 people)

Musician

Chaeryeong, South Korean singer and dancer

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Kale Clague, Canadian ice hockey player

Athlete

Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player

Dave, British rapper(1998 - present)
Musician

Dave, British rapper

Notable Figure

Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater

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Sam Darnold, American football player

Actor

Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber

Athlete

Ross Wilson, English table tennis player

Notable Figure

Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player

Athlete

Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer

Athlete

Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer

Athlete

Sören Bertram, German footballer

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Ninja, American professional gamer

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Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman

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Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player

Actor

Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer

Athlete

Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer

Athlete

Marcus Thornton, American basketball player

Notable Figure

Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player

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Vernon Gholston, American football player

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Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater

Athlete

Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player

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Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player

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Marques Colston, American football player

Chef

Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (died 2005)

Athlete

Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer

Musician

Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist

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Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player

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Antonio García, Spanish racing driver

Athlete

Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer

Athlete

Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer

Actor

Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer

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Jason White, American race car driver

Actor

Nick Kroll, American actor and comedian

Athlete

Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer

Actor

Liza Weil, American actress

Comedian

Joe Gatto, American comedian

Athlete

Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player

Notable Figure

Torry Holt, American football player

Athlete

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player

Musician

Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player

Athlete

Sandra Stals, Belgian runner

Notable Figure

Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer

Athlete

Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer

Athlete

Russ Ortiz, American baseball player

Athlete

Lamon Brewster, American boxer

Artist

Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist

Politician

Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician

Musician

Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic

Actor

Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress

Politician

Alex Mooney, American politician

Actor

Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper

Notable Figure

Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Actor

Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

Politician

Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries

Athlete

Joe DeLoach, American sprinter

Actor

Ron Livingston, American actor

Writer

Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author

Notable Figure

Sandrine Piau, French soprano

Notable Figure

Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player

Filmmaker

Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter

Writer

Rick Riordan, American author

Actor

Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter

Politician

Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education

Notable Figure

Anke Behmer, German heptathlete

Actor

Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (died 1999)

Musician

Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (died 2006)

Scientist

Aldo Costa, Italian engineer

Athlete

Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach

Writer

Claire Fox, English author and academic

Notable Figure

Mark Ella, Australian rugby player

Athlete

Werner Schildhauer, German runner

Political Leader

Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

Political Leader

Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros

Musician

Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer

Athlete

Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager

Athlete

Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager

Notable Figure

Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager

Actor

Nancy Stafford, American model and actress

Filmmaker

Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment

Writer

Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor

Musician

Carole Fredericks, American singer (died 2001)

Musician

Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter

Writer

Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host

Actor

Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (died 1990)

Writer

Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977)

Writer

Ken Follett, Welsh author

Legal

Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge

Politician

Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician

Musician

Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist

Musician

Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1983)

Filmmaker

David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter

Musician

Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor

Musician

John Du Cann, English guitarist (died 2001)

Notable Figure

Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player

Scientist

Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1

Musician

Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host

Athlete

John Carlos, American runner and football player

Notable Figure

André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

Notable Figure

Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic

Notable Figure

Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (died 2018)

Political Leader

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd president of Equatorial Guinea

Musician

Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist

Musician

Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2022)

Actor

Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (died 2004)

Notable Figure

Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer

Political Leader

Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th prime minister of Canada

Writer

Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic

Musician

Moira Anderson, Scottish singer

Notable Figure

Karin Balzer, German hurdler (died 2019)

Notable Figure

Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (died 2014)

Writer

Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic

Artist

Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019)

Writer

Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025)

Politician

Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016)

Writer

Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (died 1981)

Business

Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (died 2013)

Politician

Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998)

Actor

Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1990)

Philosopher/Religious

Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher (died 2021)

Writer

Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (died 1996)

Actor

Robert Lansing, American actor (died 1994)

Filmmaker

Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (died 1991)

Scientist

Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (died 2013)

TV/Radio

Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (died 2013)

Notable Figure

Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963)

Musician

Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006)

Politician

Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (died 2013)

Actor

Sheila Sim, English actress (died 2016)

Notable Figure

Marion Motley, American football player and coach (died 1999)

Writer

Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (died 1974)

Writer

Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (died 1994)

Notable Figure

Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (died 1973)

Athlete

Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (died 2011)

Business

Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (died 2000)

Notable Figure

Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (died 2016)

Artist

Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (died 2000)

Writer

Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (died 2003)

Notable Figure

Eric Hollies, English cricketer (died 1981)

Scientist

Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)

Actor

Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (died 1992)

Writer

Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (died 1942)

Notable Figure

Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (died 1960)

Filmmaker

Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (died 1936)

Actor

William Boyd, American actor and producer (died 1972)

Artist

William Roberts, English soldier and painter (died 1980)

Notable Figure

Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (died 1976)

Notable Figure

Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944)

Musician

Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (died 1957)

Writer

Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (died 1969)

Athlete

Frederick Lorz, American runner (died 1914)

Philosopher/Religious

John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946)

Medical

Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945)

Business

Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (died 1985)

Politician

Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (died 1923)

Notable Figure

Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1959)

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Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957)

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Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (died 1935)

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James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (died 1916)

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Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)

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Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died 1908)

Military

Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (died 1905)

Scientist

John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1892)

Scientist

William Scamp, English architect and engineer (died 1872)

Notable Figure

Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (died 1860)

Political Leader

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (died 1851)

Scientist

Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (died 1852)

Philosopher/Religious

Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (died 1808)

Notable Figure

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (died 1744)

Scientist

Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1684)

Writer

Pu Songling, Chinese author (died 1715)

Artist

Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1660)

Military

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral (died 1658)

Notable Figure

Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (died 1621)

Notable Figure

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1573)

Philosopher/Religious

Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (died 1555)

Notable Figure

Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (died 1478)

Political Leader

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1402)

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About Famous Birthdays on June 5

June 5 has been the birthday of many notable individuals throughout history. From entertainers and athletes to scientists and world leaders, people born on this date have made significant contributions to society.

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People Born on June 5th — 178+ Notable & Famous Birthdays