Olympia Brown

American suffragist and universalist minister (1835–1926).

Born January 5th, 1835 in Prairie Ronde Township. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 1926 at 91 years old in Baltimore.

Ariel McDonald

American-slovenian professional basketball player.

Born January 5th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Harvey. ^[ref]

Nikolai Linevich

Russian general (1839–1908).

Born January 5th, 1839 in Chernihiv.

Died April 23rd, 1908 at 69 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Manuel González Prada

Peruvian politician (1844-1918).

Born January 5th, 1844 in Lima.

Died July 22nd, 1918 at 74 years old in Lima.

Claudiu Bumba

Romanian footballer.

Born January 5th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Baia Mare.

Kiyoshi Miki

Japanese philosopher.

Born January 5th, 1897 in Hyōgo Prefecture.

Died September 26th, 1945 at 48 years old

Zhu Fangyu

Chinese basketball player.

Born January 5th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Liuzhou.

Maria Todorova

Bulgarian historian.

Born January 5th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Sofia.

Sophus Bugge

Norwegian linguist (1833–1907).

Born January 5th, 1833 in Larvik.

Died July 8th, 1907 at 74 years old in Tynset Municipality.

Natnael Berhane

Eritrean professional cyclist.

Born January 5th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Asmara.

Kyle Calder

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born January 5th, 1979 in Mannville.

Died June 15th, 2026 at 47 years old

Carl Joachim Hambro

Norwegian politician (1885-1964).

Born January 5th, 1885 in Bergen.

Died December 15th, 1964 at 79 years old in Oslo.

Walt Davis

American basketball player (1931–2020).

Born January 5th, 1931 in Beaumont.

Died November 17th, 2020 at 89 years old in Port Arthur. ^[ref]

Terry Davis

British politician (1938–2024).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Stourbridge.

Died December 9th, 2024 at 86 years old ^[ref]

Margaretha af Ugglas

Swedish politician.

Born January 5th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Stockholm.

Vladimir Chagin

Russian rally driver.

Born January 5th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Nytva.

Francesca Bertini

Italian actress (1892-1985).

Born January 5th, 1892 in Prato.

Died October 13th, 1985 at 93 years old in Rome.

Juan Rafael Fuentes

Spanish footballer.

Born January 5th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Córdoba.

Bill Cody

American actor (1891-1948).

Born January 5th, 1891 in Saint Paul.

Died January 24th, 1948 at 57 years old in Santa Monica.

Vilmos Huszár

Hungarian painter and designer (1884–1960).

Born January 5th, 1884 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died September 8th, 1960 at 76 years old in Hierden. ^[ref]

Luis Alfonso Espino García

Uruguayan association football player.

Born January 5th, 1992 (age 34 years) in San Jacinto.

Spencer Gordon Bennet

American film director and producer (1893–1987).

Born January 5th, 1893 in Brooklyn.

Died October 8th, 1987 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.

Luka Mkheidze

French judoka of georgian origin.

Born January 5th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Tbilisi. ^[ref]

Giovanni Pasquale

Italian footballer (1982-).

Born January 5th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Venaria Reale.

Penny Whetton

Australian climatologist, trans activist.

Born January 5th, 1958 in Melbourne.

Died September 11th, 2019 at 61 years old in Sisters Beach. ^[ref]