On this day · Capricorn

January 5 birthdays

300 notable historical figures were born on January 5, and 208 died on this day. Everyone born on January 5 is a Capricorn.

18% of January 5 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (62) than any other country.

Born on January 5

• Marilyn Manson (born 1969. American musician (born 1969))
• Diane Keaton (1946 to 2025. American actress (1946–2025))
• Bradley Cooper (born 1975. American actor and filmmaker (born 1975))
• Hayao Miyazaki (born 1941. Japanese animator and artist (born 1941))
• Deepika Padukone (born 1986. Indian actress (born 1986))
• King Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938. King of Spain from 1975 to 2014)
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928 to 1979. 4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979))
• Mamata Banerjee (born 1955. Chief Minister of West Bengal since 2011)
• Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born 1956. President of Germany since 2017)
• László Krasznahorkai (born 1954. Hungarian novelist (born 1954))
• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938 to 2025. Kenyan writer and academic (1938–2025))
• Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1921 to 2019. Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000)
• Mohammad Shah Qajar (1808 to 1848. Shah of Iran from 1834 to 1848)
• Murli Manohar Joshi (born 1934. Indian politician (born 1934))
• Jacob Bernoulli (1655 to 1705. Swiss mathematician (1655–1705))
• Henry IV of Castile (1425 to 1474. King of Castile and León from 1454 to 1474)
• Kanimozhi (born 1968. Indian politician (born 1968))
• Zebulon Pike (1779 to 1813. American general and explorer (1779–1813))
• Walter Mondale (1928 to 2021. Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981)
• Princess Ileana of Romania (1909 to 1991. Romanian royal)
• Richard of Cornwall (1209 to 1272. King of Germany from 1257 to 1272)
• King C. Gillette (1855 to 1932. American entrepreneur (1855–1932))
• DJ BoBo (born 1968. Swiss singer (born 1968))
• Robert Duvall (1931 to 2026. American actor and filmmaker (1931–2026))
• Konrad Adenauer (1876 to 1967. Chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963)
• Emperor Ōjin (200 to 310. Legendary emperor of Japan)
• Courtney Hodges (1887 to 1966. United States Army general (1887–1966))
• Seanan McGuire (born 1978. American author and filker (born 1978))
• Francisco Suárez (1548 to 1617. Spanish priest, philosopher and theologian)
• Jean-Baptiste Say (1767 to 1832. French economist and businessman (1767–1832))
• Agnes von Kurowsky (1892 to 1984. American nurse, muse for Ernest Hemingway (1892–1984))
• Alen Simonyan (born 1980. Armenian politician (born 1980))
• Yogesh Kumar Joshi (born 1962. Indian army officer (born 1962))
• Anand Sharma (born 1953. Indian politician (born 1953))
• Stella Gibbons (1902 to 1989. 20th-century British writer)
• Benjamin Roden (1902 to 1978. American religious leader (1902–1978))
• Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1614 to 1662. Austrian archduke and military commander)
• Edwin Barclay (1882 to 1955. President of Liberia from 1930 to 1944)
• Dimitrios Gounaris (1867 to 1922. Greek politician (1867–1922))
• Döme Sztójay (1883 to 1946. Hungarian politician)
• Barindra Kumar Ghosh (1880 to 1959. Indian revolutionary and journalist)
• Joseph Erlanger (1874 to 1965. American physiologist (1874–1965))
• Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria (1898 to 1985. Bulgarian princess (1898–1985))
• Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927 to 2001. American Hindu religious leader (1927–2001))
• José María Iglesias (1823 to 1891. President of Mexico in 1876)
• Nikolay Zhukovsky (scientist) (1847 to 1921. Russian scientist (1847–1921))
• Saeid Mollaei (born 1992. Mongolian judoka (born 1992))
• Odd Arne Westad (born 1960. Norwegian historian (born 1960))
• Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (1942 to 2024. Kuwaiti royal and politician (1942–2024))
• Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744 to 1811. Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744–1811))
• Jane Wyman (1917 to 2007. American actress (1917–2007))
• Umberto Eco (1932 to 2016. Italian semiotician, philosopher and writer (1932–2016))
• Nikolai Linevich (1839 to 1908. Russian military leader)
• Thomas Nuttall (1786 to 1859. English botanist and zoologist in America (1786-1859))
• Melchor Múzquiz (1790 to 1844. President of Mexico in 1832)
• Robert Lee Bullard (1861 to 1947. United States Army general (1861–1947))
• Antonio Lotti (1667 to 1740. Italian composer (1667–1740))
• William John Wills (1834 to 1861. British explorer (1834–c. 1861))
• Nicolás de Piérola (1839 to 1913. President of Peru variously in the late 1800s)
• Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 to 1952. Indian and American yogi and guru (1893–1952))

Died on January 5

• Amelia Earhart (1897 to 1939. American aviation pioneer (1897–1937))
• Calvin Coolidge (1872 to 1933. President of the United States from 1923 to 1929)
• Edward the Confessor (1003 to 1066. King of England from 1042 to 1066)
• Catherine de' Medici (1519 to 1589. Queen of France from 1547 to 1559)
• Ernest Shackleton (1874 to 1922. Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922))
• George Washington Carver (1864 to 1943. American botanist and inventor (1864–1943))
• Max Born (1882 to 1970. German–British physicist (1882–1970))
• Jean Tatlock (1914 to 1944. American Communist activist (1914–1944))
• Charles the Bold (1433 to 1477. Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477)
• Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763 to 1827. British prince (1763–1827))
• Pierre Boulez (1925 to 2016. French composer and conductor (1925–2016))
• Roy Jenkins (1920 to 2003. British politician (1920–2003))
• Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766 to 1858. Austrian field marshal (1766–1858))
• Philippa of England (1394 to 1430. Queen of Norway, Sweden and Denmark (1394–1430))
• G. E. M. Anscombe (1919 to 2001. British analytic philosopher (1919–2001))
• Al-Mu'tasim (796 to 842. 8th Abbasid caliph (r. 833–842))
• Harold Urey (1893 to 1981. American physical chemist (1893–1981))
• Yahya Ayyash (1966 to 1996. Palestinian militant and bombmaker (1966–1996))
• Andrei Platonov (1899 to 1951. Russian author)
• John IX (840 to 900. Head of the Catholic Church from 898 to 900)
• Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland (1912 to 1997. Swedish prince (1912–1997))
• Zhenjin (1243 to 1286. Prince of Yan)
• Peter IV (1319 to 1387. King of Aragon from 1336 to 1387)
• William I of Jülich- Cleves-Berg (1516 to 1592. Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg from 1539 to 1592)
• Léon Walras (1834 to 1910. French mathematical economist (1834–1910))
• Kobayashi Issa (1763 to 1828. Japanese poet)
• Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1818 to 1901. German grand duke (1818–1901))
• Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804 to 1878. Italian general and politician (1804–1878))
• Margaret Laurence (1926 to 1987. Canadian novelist and short story writer)
• Samuel Huntington (1731 to 1796. American Founding Father and politician (1731–1796))

Explore the day before or after: January 4 · January 6. Or find who shares your exact birthday.