George Tenet

American central intelligence agency director (born 1953).

Born January 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Kathrine Switzer

American marathon runner, author, and television commentator.

Born January 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Amberg.

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Monarch of luxembourg (1964-2000).

Born January 5th, 1921 in Berg Castle.

Died April 23rd, 2019 at 98 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Maxim Baldry

British actor.

Born January 5th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Redhill.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Kenyan writer (1938–2025).

Born January 5th, 1938 in Kamirithu.

Died May 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Buford. ^[ref]

Brian Tracy

American motivational speaker and writer.

Born January 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Charlottetown.

Iris DeMent

American singer and songwriter.

Born January 5th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Paragould.

Walker Scobell

American actor.

Born January 5th, 2009 (age 17 years) in Virginia Beach.

Jiang Wen

Chinese actor, screenwriter, and director.

Born January 5th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Tangshan.

Tyler Ulis

American basketball player.

Born January 5th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Southfield.

Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

Indian politician and poet.

Born January 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Chennai.

Raisa Gorbacheva

Wife of soviet leader mikhail gorbachev (1932-1999).

Born January 5th, 1932 in Rubtsovsk. ^[ref]

Died September 20th, 1999 at 67 years old in Münster (leukemia). ^[ref]

Troy Van Leeuwen

American musician and record producer.

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

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter.

Born January 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Oakland.

Alex English

American basketball player/coach.

Born January 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Columbia. ^[ref]

Robert Swenson

American professional wrestler, stuntman, and actor (1957–1997).

Born January 5th, 1957 in San Antonio.

Died August 18th, 1997 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Mandip Gill

British actress.

Born January 5th, 1988 (age 38 years) in United Kingdom.

Franz Drameh

British actor.

Born January 5th, 1993 (age 33 years) in London.

Ed Rendell

Governor of pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011.

Born January 5th, 1944 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Joe Flanigan

American actor and writer.

Born January 5th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Los Angeles.

Yoo In-young

South korean actress.

Born January 5th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Seoul.

Sultan bin Abdulaziz

Crown prince of saudi arabia, second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011).

Born January 5th, 1926 in Riyadh.

Died October 22nd, 2011 at 85 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).

Carles Aleñá

Spanish association football player.

Born January 5th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Mataró.

Philip Davies

British conservative politician (born 1972).

Born January 5th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Doncaster.

Uli Hoeneß

German football player and executive.

Born January 5th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Ulm.