Walt Disney

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of the walt disney company (1901–1966).

Born December 5th, 1901 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died December 15th, 1966 at 65 years old in Burbank (circulatory collapse). ^[ref]

Little Richard

American musician (1932–2020).

Born December 5th, 1932 in Macon.

Died May 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Tullahoma (bone cancer). ^[ref]

Paula Patton

American actress.

Born December 5th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Los Angeles.

Ronnie O'Sullivan

English snooker player (born 1975).

Born December 5th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Wordsley. ^[ref]

Frankie Muniz

American actor (born 1985).

Born December 5th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Wood-Ridge. ^[ref]

Lauren London

American actress, model, and television personality (born 1984).

Born December 5th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Los Angeles County.

Anthony Martial

French footballer (born 1995).

Born December 5th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Massy.

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner (1901–1976).

Born December 5th, 1901 in Würzburg. ^[ref]

Died February 1st, 1976 at 74 years old in Munich (gallbladder cancer, renal cell carcinoma). ^[ref]

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Former king of thailand (1927–2016).

Born December 5th, 1927 in Mount Auburn Hospital. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2016 at 88 years old in Siriraj Hospital (pneumonia). ^[ref]

George Armstrong Custer

United states cavalry commander (1839–1876).

Born December 5th, 1839 in New Rumley.

Died June 25th, 1876 at 36 years old in Big Horn County (Battle of the Little Bighorn).

Strom Thurmond

American politician (1902–2003).

Born December 5th, 1902 in Edgefield.

Died June 26th, 2003 at 100 years old in Edgefield (heart failure).

Shikhar Dhawan

Indian cricketer.

Born December 5th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Delhi.

Joan Didion

American writer (1934-2021).

Born December 5th, 1934 in Sacramento.

Died December 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Ross Barkley

English association football player (born 1993).

Born December 5th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Liverpool.

Sajid Javid

British politician (born 1969).

Born December 5th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Rochdale.

Amy Acker

American actress.

Born December 5th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Dallas. ^[ref]

Adán Canto

Mexican actor (1981–2024).

Born December 5th, 1981 in Ciudad Acuña.

Died January 8th, 2024 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (appendix cancer). ^[ref]

Margaret Cho

American comedian and actress (born 1968).

Born December 5th, 1968 (age 57 years) in San Francisco.

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter.

Born December 5th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Lemon Grove. ^[ref]

Eddie the Eagle

British ski jumper.

Born December 5th, 1963 (age 62 years) in United Kingdom, Cheltenham.

Lisa Marie

American model and actress.

Born December 5th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Piscataway.

Wendi Murdoch

Chinese-american businesswoman (1968-).

Born December 5th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Jinan. ^[ref]

Keri Hilson

American r&b singer.

Born December 5th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Decatur.

Władysław Szpilman

(1911-2000) polish pianist, composer, holocaust survivor.

Born December 5th, 1911 in Sosnowiec.

Died July 6th, 2000 at 88 years old in Warsaw.

Jessica Paré

Canadian actress.

Born December 5th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Montreal.