Pierre Chenal

Director (1904–1990).

Born December 5th, 1904 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died December 23rd, 1990 at 86 years old in La Garenne-Colombes.

Alfred Manessier

Abstract painter (1911-1993).

Born December 5th, 1911 in Saint-Ouen.

Died August 1st, 1993 at 81 years old in Orléans (traffic collision).

Gennady Nevelskoy

Russian navigator (1813-1876).

Born December 5th, 1813 in Soligalichsky Uyezd.

Died April 29th, 1876 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Ken Downing

Racecar driver.

Born December 5th, 1917 in Staffordshire.

Died May 3rd, 2004 at 86 years old in Monte Carlo.

Aleksander Knavs

Slovenian footballer.

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

Ilya Antonov

Estonian association football player (born 1992).

Born December 5th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Tallinn.

Barbara Krafftówna

Polish actress (1928–2022).

Born December 5th, 1928 in Warsaw.

Died January 23rd, 2022 at 93 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna. ^[ref]

Ovidiu Stângă

Romanian footballer.

Born December 5th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Craiova.

Pyotr Durnovo

Russian politician (1842-1915).

Born December 5th, 1842 in Moscow.

Died September 24th, 1915 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Cleber Janderson Pereira Reis

Brazilian footballer.

Born December 5th, 1990 (age 35 years) in São Francisco do Conde.

Veronika Dudarova

Russian conductor (1916-2009).

Born December 5th, 1916 in Baku.

Died January 15th, 2009 at 92 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Christopher Frank

French writer and film director.

Born December 5th, 1942 in Beaconsfield. ^[ref]

Died November 21st, 1993 at 50 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Anne Pratt

British artist, author and botanist (1806-1893).

Born December 5th, 1806 in Strood. ^[ref]

Died July 27th, 1893 at 86 years old in London. ^[ref]

José Luis Sierra

Chilean footballer.

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

Hassan Akesbi

Moroccan football striker (1934–2024).

Born December 5th, 1934 in Tangier.

Died November 9th, 2024 at 89 years old in Rabat. ^[ref]

Henri Oreiller

Alpine skier (1925–1962).

Born December 5th, 1925 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.

Died October 7th, 1962 at 36 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Rachel Komisarz

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, coach.

Born December 5th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Warren.

Günter Hermann

German footballer.

Born December 5th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Rehburg-Loccum.

Ibrahim Koné

Guinean footballer.

Born December 5th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Abidjan.

Linet Masai

Kenyan long-distance runner.

Born December 5th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Kapsokwony.

Vincenzo Vannutelli

Catholic cardinal (1836–1930).

Born December 5th, 1836 in Genazzano. ^[ref]

Died July 9th, 1930 at 93 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Kliton Bozgo

Albanian association football player.

Born December 5th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Gjirokastër.

Fazu Aliyeva

Russian poet (1932–2016).

Born December 5th, 1932 in Khunzakhsky District.

Died January 1st, 2016 at 83 years old in Makhachkala (heart failure). ^[ref]

Peter Pohl

Swedish writer and lecturer.

Born December 5th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Hamburg.

Marion Kracht

German actress (b. 1962).

Born December 5th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Munich.