José Perdomo

Uruguayan footballer.

Born January 5th, 1965 (age 61 years) in Salto.

Chema Rodríguez

Spanish handball player.

Born January 5th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Palencia.

André Simon

French racing driver.

Born January 5th, 1920 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 11th, 2012 at 92 years old in Évian-les-Bains.

David Adams

South african tennis player.

Born January 5th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Cape Town, Durban.

Giuseppe Gibilisco

Italian athletics competitor and bobsledder.

Born January 5th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Syracuse.

Jacques Laurent

French writer (1919-2000).

Born January 5th, 1919 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 29th, 2000 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Giorgi Baramidze

Georgian politician.

Born January 5th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Tbilisi. ^[ref]

Mihail Ganev

Bulgarian wrestler.

Born January 5th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Veliko Tarnovo.

Jean-Paul Roux

French historian and turkologist (1925–2009).

Born January 5th, 1925 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died June 29th, 2009 at 84 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

Anne Terpstra

Dutch bicycle racer.

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