Gilchrist Maclagan

British coxswain (1879–1915).

Born October 5th, 1879 in London.

Died April 25th, 1915 at 35 years old in West Flanders.

Andrea Gamarnik

Argentine molecular virologist.

Born October 5th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Katarzyna Woźniak

Polish speed skater.

Born October 5th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Warsaw.

Alessandro Giardelli

Italian racing driver.

Born October 5th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Seriate.

Svea Norén

Swedish figure skater (1895–1985).

Born October 5th, 1895 in Stockholm.

Died May 9th, 1985 at 89 years old in Lidingö.

Pia Lamberg

Miss finland 2011, contestant in miss universe 2011.

Born October 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Juuka.

Yutaro Abe

Japanese association football player.

Born October 5th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Tokyo.

Laura Mononen

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born October 5th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Lohja.

Robert Stangland

American long and triple jumper (1881-1953).

Born October 5th, 1881 in New York City.

Died December 15th, 1953 at 72 years old in Nyack.

María Carmen Barea

Spanish field hockey player.

Born October 5th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Málaga.

Edina Knapek

Hungarian fencer.

Born October 5th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Budapest.

Georg Theodor Chiewitz

Swedish architect (1815-1862).

Born October 5th, 1815 in Kungsholm parish. ^[ref]

Died December 28th, 1862 at 47 years old in Turku.

Nello Lauredi

French cyclist (1924–2001).

Born October 5th, 1924 in Mulazzo.

Died April 8th, 2001 at 76 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.

Horst Queck

East german ski jumper.

Born October 5th, 1943 in Steinach.

Died September 20th, 2025 at 81 years old ^[ref]

Carl Schutte

American racing cyclist (1887-1962).

Born October 5th, 1887 in Kansas City.

Died June 24th, 1962 at 74 years old in Seattle.

Allan Dahl Johansson

Norwegian speed skater.

Born October 5th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Oslo.

Andrei Talalaev

Russian footballer (born 1972).

Born October 5th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Moscow.

Christopher Weber

German bobsledder.

Born October 5th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Dortmund. ^[ref]

Lucien Mérignac

French fencer (1873–1941).

Born October 5th, 1873 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 1st, 1941 at 67 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.

Varvara Myasnikova

Soviet actress of theater and cinema (1900–1978).

Born October 5th, 1900 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 22nd, 1978 at 77 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Marianne Noack

East german gymnast.

Born October 5th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Rostock.

Igor Oprea

Moldovan footballer (born 1969).

Born October 5th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Chișinău.

Yuri Baulin

Olympic ice hockey player (1933–2006).

Born October 5th, 1933 in Moscow.

Died December 5th, 2006 at 73 years old in Zelenograd.

Leó Forgács

Hungarian chess player (1881–1930).

Born October 5th, 1881 in Budapest.

Died August 17th, 1930 at 48 years old in Berettyóújfalu.

Wilhelm Blos

German politician (1849-1927).

Born October 5th, 1849 in Wertheim.

Died July 6th, 1927 at 77 years old in Bad Cannstatt.