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March 5 birthdays

328 notable historical figures were born on March 5, and 183 died on this day. Everyone born on March 5 is a Pisces.

17% of March 5 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (67) than any other country.

Born on March 5

• Henry II of England (1133 to 1189. King of England from 1154 to 1189)
• Rosa Luxemburg (1871 to 1919. Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919))
• Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922 to 1975. Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975))
• Zhou Enlai (1898 to 1976. Premier of China from 1949 to 1976)
• Aleksandar Vučić (born 1970. President of Serbia since 2017)
• Daniel Kahneman (1934 to 2024. Israeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024))
• Sarah J. Maas (born 1986. American fantasy author (born 1986))
• Olusegun Obasanjo (born 1937. Nigerian head of state (1976–79; 1999–2007))
• Elaine Paige (born 1948. English singer and actress (born 1948))
• Robin Hobb (born 1952. American fiction writer (born 1952))
• David II of Scotland (1324 to 1371. King of Scotland from 1329 to 1371)
• Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855 to 1857. Austrian archduchess (1855–1857))
• João Lourenço (born 1954. President of Angola since 2017)
• Louis I of Hungary (1326 to 1382. King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 to 1382)
• Lynn Margulis (1938 to 2011. American evolutionary biologist (1938–2011))
• Gerardus Mercator (1512 to 1594. Flemish cartographer (1512–1594))
• Michel Devoret (born 1953. French physicist (born 1953))
• Felipe González (born 1942. Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996)
• Chögyam Trungpa (1939 to 1987. Tibetan Buddhist master and writer (1939–1987))
• Canaan Banana (1936 to 2003. President of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987)
• Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696 to 1770. Italian painter (1696–1770))
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 to 1959. Brazilian composer (1887–1959))
• Salima Sultan Begum (1539 to 1612. Empress consort of Mughal Emperor Akbar (1539–1613))
• Julia Baird (teacher) (born 1947. Retired British teacher and author (born 1947))
• Mikhail Vrubel (1856 to 1910. Russian artist (1856–1910))
• Alyque Padamsee (1928 to 2018. Indian actor)
• Gordon Bajnai (born 1968. Prime Minister of Hungary from 2009 to 2010)
• Vazgen Sargsyan (1959 to 1999. Armenian military commander, politician (1959–1999))
• Yuki Kawauchi (born 1987. Japanese marathon runner (born 1987))
• Laurent Schwartz (1915 to 2002. French mathematician (1915–2002))
• Sutan Sjahrir (1909 to 1966. Indonesian statesman and independence leader (1909–1966))
• John George I (1585 to 1656. Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656)
• Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723 to 1772. Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel from 1760 to 1772)
• David Tibet (born 1960. British artist and musician (born 1960))
• Frank Norris (1870 to 1902. American journalist and novelist (1870-1902))
• Dong Biwu (1886 to 1975. Chinese politician (1886–1975))
• Sultan al-Atrash (1891 to 1982. Syrian Druze commander (1891–1982))
• Shehu Musa Yar'Adua (1943 to 1997. Nigerian general and politician (1943–1997))
• Élisabeth Badinter (born 1944. French author, historian)
• Alain Boublil (born 1941. French musical theatre lyricist and librettist (born 1941))
• Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911 to 2003. President of Venezuela in 1958)
• Juan José Torres (1920 to 1976. 50th President of Bolivia)
• Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574 to 1610. Elector Palatine from 1583 to 1610)
• Kinga of Poland (1224 to 1292. Christian saint)
• Fritz Fischer (historian) (1908 to 1999. German historian (1908–1999))
• Curtis Scaparrotti (born 1956. US Army general)
• Harry Maguire (born 1993. English footballer (born 1993))
• Maitha bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (born 1980. Karate and taekwondo practitioner)
• Alikhan Bukeikhanov (1866 to 1937. Prime minister of Alash Orda (1917–1920))
• Bernard Arnault (born 1949. French businessman (born 1949))
• Ruth Kiew (1946 to 2025. Malaysian-British botanist (1946–2025))
• Eva Mendes (born 1974. American actress (born 1974))
• Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950 to 2025. Angolan politician (1950–2025))
• Robert Bauval (born 1948. Egyptian writer (born 1948))
• Gunta Stölzl (1897 to 1983. German textile artist (1897–1983))
• Jiang Qing (1914 to 1991. Fourth wife of Mao Zedong (1914–1991))
• Olivera Katarina (born 1940. Musical artist)
• John Frusciante (born 1970. American guitarist (born 1970))
• Marie de Nemours (1625 to 1707. Duchess of Nemours)
• Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145 to 1234. Historian and scholar (1145–1234))

Died on March 5

• Joseph Stalin (1878 to 1953. Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953)
• Hugo Chávez (1954 to 2013. President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013)
• Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882 to 1967. Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953)
• Sergei Prokofiev (1891 to 1953. Russian composer and pianist (1891–1953))
• Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749 to 1827. French polymath (1749–1827))
• Alessandro Volta (1745 to 1827. Italian chemist and physicist (1745–1827))
• Tony Hoare (1934 to 2026. British computer scientist (1934–2026))
• Yeongjo (1694 to 1776. King of Joseon from 1724 to 1776)
• Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897 to 1953. American screenwriter (1897–1953))
• Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia (1891 to 1942. Russian grand duke (1891–1942))
• Lucius I (200 to 254. Head of the Catholic Church from 253 to 254)
• Roman Shukhevych (1907 to 1950. Ukrainian nationalist militant (1907–1950))
• Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad (1918 to 1996. President of Bangladesh in 1975)
• Yip Harburg (1896 to 1981. American lyricist (1896–1981))
• Daniel (1261 to 1303. Prince of Moscow (1261–1303))
• António Lobo Antunes (1942 to 2026. Portuguese novelist (1942–2026))
• Pelagius I (505 to 561. Head of the Catholic Church from 556 to 561)
• Antonio da Correggio (1489 to 1534. Italian Renaissance painter (1489–1534))
• Alberto Granado (1922 to 2011. Companion of Che Guevara during his 1952 motorcycle tour in Latin America)
• Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (1899 to 1999. English lawyer and judge (1899–1999))
• Alfred von Waldersee (1832 to 1904. German field marshal (1832–1904))
• Max Jacob (1876 to 1944. French poet, painter, writer and critic)
• Hayden White (1928 to 2018. American historian)
• Alfredo Casella (1883 to 1947. Italian composer, pianist, and conductor)
• Dora Pejačević (1885 to 1923. Croatian composer (1885–1923))
• Cai Yuanpei (1868 to 1940. Chinese educator and statesman (1868–1940))
• Ata-Malik Juvayni (1226 to 1283. Persian historian (1226–1283))
• Abdullah al-Sallal (1917 to 1994. President of North Yemen from 1962 to 1967)
• Roger Babson (1875 to 1967. American entrepreneur and business theorist (1875–1967))
• Manuel de Arriaga (1840 to 1917. President of Portugal from 1911 to 1915)

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