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August 5 birthdays

283 notable historical figures were born on August 5, and 180 died on this day. Everyone born on August 5 is a Leo.

18% of August 5 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (71) than any other country.

Born on August 5

• Neil Armstrong (1930 to 2012. American astronaut (1930–2012))
• Kajol (born 1975. Indian actress (born 1974))
• Marine Le Pen (born 1968. French politician (born 1968))
• Genelia D'Souza (born 1987. Indian actress (born 1987))
• Sophie Winkleman (born 1980. British actress (born 1980))
• Hun Sen (born 1952. Prime Minister of Cambodia (1985–1993; 1998–2023))
• Adam Yauch (1964 to 2012. American musician (1964–2012))
• Steven Knight (born 1959. British screenwriter and film director)
• Harold Holt (1908 to 1967. Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967)
• Fath-Ali (1772 to 1834. Shah of Iran from 1797 to 1834)
• Ferdinand III of Castile (1199 to 1252. King of Castile (1217–1252) and León (1230–1252))
• William Kamkwamba (born 1987. Malawian inventor)
• Vitus Bering (1681 to 1741. Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741))
• Niels Henrik Abel (1802 to 1829. Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829))
• Devan Nair (1923 to 2005. President of Singapore from 1981 to 1985)
• Andriy Biletsky (born 1979. Ukrainian politician and military leader)
• Shirley Ann Jackson (born 1946. American physicist (born 1946))
• Go-Momozono (1758 to 1779. Emperor of Japan from 1771 to 1779)
• William Adelin (1103 to 1120. Heir apparent of Henry I of England (1103–1120))
• Selma Diamond (1920 to 1985. Canadian writer and actress (1920–1985))
• Wassily Leontief (1906 to 1999. Soviet-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1906–1999))
• Tvrtko I of Bosnia (1338 to 1391. First king of Bosnia from 1377 to 1391)
• Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (1301 to 1330. English prince and nobleman (1301–1330))
• Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262 to 1290. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290)
• Deodoro da Fonseca (1827 to 1892. President of Brazil from 1889 to 1891)
• Louise of the Netherlands (1828 to 1871. Queen of Sweden and Norway from 1859 to 1871)
• Valdis Dombrovskis (born 1971. Latvian politician (born 1971))
• Motoi Sakuraba (born 1965. Japanese composer (born 1965))
• Prince Nicholas (1903 to 1978. Prince Regent of Romania from 1927–1930)
• Gary E. Stevenson (born 1955. American religious leader (born 1955))
• Piero Sraffa (1898 to 1983. Italian economist (1898–1983))
• Alexander Jagiellon (1460 to 1506. Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492–1506) and King of Poland (1501–1506))
• Shigeru Ban (born 1957. Japanese architect, b. 1957)
• Jack White (born 1997. Australian basketball player (born 1997))
• Sheikh Kamal (1949 to 1975. Bangladeshi politician, athlete and military officer (1949–1975))
• Ricky Kej (born 1981. Indian composer (born 1981))
• Carola of Vasa (1833 to 1907. Queen of Saxony from 1873 to 1902)
• John Huston (1906 to 1987. American filmmaker and actor (1906–1987))
• Philippe Charles, Duke of Anjou (1668 to 1671. French duke)
• Philip I (1346 to 1361. Duke of Burgundy)
• James H. Cone (1938 to 2018. American theologian (1938–2018))
• Carla Lane (1928 to 2016. English television writer (1928–2016))
• Naum Gabo (1890 to 1977. Soviet sculptor (1890–1977))
• Sharon Salzberg (born 1952. American Buddhist teacher)
• Miriam Rothschild (1908 to 2005. British natural scientist and author)
• Jacob Ruppert (1867 to 1939. American businessman, politician (1867–1939))
• Hugh S. Johnson (1882 to 1942. American administrator (1882–1942))
• Girija Devi (1929 to 2017. Indian classical singer (1929–2017))
• Ambroise Thomas (1811 to 1896. French composer and music educator (1811-1896))
• John Bidwell (1819 to 1900. American politician (1819–1900))
• Malin Craig (1875 to 1945. 13th Chief of Staff of the United States Army)
• France A. Córdova (born 1947. American astrophysicist and university president)
• Sergio Ramírez (born 1942. Nicaraguan writer and politician)
• Pablo Pineda (born 1974. Spanish actor)
• Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal (1852 to 1941. Portuguese Infanta (1852–1941))
• Wu Nien-jen (born 1952. Taiwanese scriptwriter, film director and author)
• Noah Schultz (born 2003. American baseball player (born 2003))
• Mercedes Aráoz (born 1961. Peruvian economist, academic, and politician (born 1961))
• Michal Kováč (1930 to 2016. First president of Slovakia from 1993 to 1998)
• Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868 to 1947. English novelist (1868–1947))

Died on August 5

• Richard Burton (1925 to 1984. Welsh actor (1925–1984))
• Friedrich Engels (1820 to 1895. German philosopher and socialist (1820–1895))
• Toni Morrison (1931 to 2019. American novelist and editor (1931–2019))
• Victoria, Princess Royal (1840 to 1901. German Empress in 1888)
• Ion Iliescu (1930 to 2025. President of Romania (1990–1996, 2000–2004))
• Philip Sheridan (1831 to 1888. United States Army general (1831–1888))
• Todor Zhivkov (1911 to 1998. Leader of Bulgaria from 1956 to 1989)
• Ruth Asawa (1926 to 2013. American sculptor (1926–2013))
• Frederick North, Lord North (1732 to 1792. Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782)
• Oswald of Northumbria (604 to 642. King of Northumbria from 634 to 641/42; Christian saint)
• Arthur Meighen (1874 to 1960. Prime Minister of Canada (1920–1921; 1926))
• Thomas Newcomen (1663 to 1729. English inventor, preacher and ironmonger)
• Sabuktigin (942 to 997. Amir of the Ghaznavid Empire from 977 to 997)
• James Lord Pierpont (1822 to 1893. American songwriter and composer (1822–1893))
• Louis III (863 to 882. King of West Francia from 879 to 882)
• Frederick Cook (1865 to 1940. American explorer (1865–1940))
• Sameera Moussa (1917 to 1952. Egyptian nuclear physicist)
• Gustav, Prince of Vasa (1799 to 1877. Heir to the Swedish throne (1799–1877))
• Gruffudd ap Llywelyn (1000 to 1063. King of Wales from 1055 to 1063)
• Godfrey Binaisa (1920 to 2010. Ugandan President from 1979 to 1980)
• G. A. Cohen (1941 to 2009. Canadian philosopher (1941–2009))
• Alec Guinness (1914 to 2000. English actor (1914–2000))
• Demetrios Ypsilantis (1793 to 1832. Greek military leader and politician (1793–1832))
• George Butterworth (1885 to 1916. English composer (1885–1916))
• Harold J. Greene (1959 to 2014. United States Army general (1959–2014))
• Jerzy Neyman (1894 to 1981. Polish American mathematician)
• Emperor Heizei (773 to 824. Emperor of Japan from 806 to 809)
• Edgar A. Guest (1881 to 1959. British-born American writer and poet (1881–1959))
• Emperor Kōgon (1313 to 1364. Japanese Northern Emperor from 1331 to 1333)
• Romuald Traugutt (1826 to 1864. Polish general, leader of the January Uprising)

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