John Henry Leech

English entomologist.

Born December 5th, 1862 in Redditch.

Died December 29th, 1900 at 38 years old in Salisbury.

Shuto Abe

Japanese association football player.

Born December 5th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Tokyo.

Boris Georgiev

Boxer.

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

Vladimir Tendryakov

Soviet writer (1923–1984).

Born December 5th, 1923 in Babayevsky District.

Died August 3rd, 1984 at 60 years old in Moscow (stroke).

Yekaterina Kuskova

Russian politician, editor (1869–1958).

Born December 5th, 1869 in Ufa. ^[ref]

Died December 22nd, 1958 at 89 years old in Geneva. ^[ref]

Megan Donahue

American astrophysicist and astronomer.

Born December 5th, 1962 (age 63 years) in New York City. ^[ref]

Daniel Revenu

French fencer (1942–2024).

Born December 5th, 1942 in Issoudun.

Died January 2nd, 2024 at 81 years old in Melun.

Béla Volentik

Association football player (1907-1990).

Born December 5th, 1907 in Szolnok.

Died October 27th, 1990 at 82 years old in Budapest.

Frances Theodora Dana

American botanist, naturalist and writer (1861 – 1952).

Born December 5th, 1861 in New York City.

Died June 10th, 1952 at 90 years old in Katonah.

Guy Sagiv

Israeli cyclist.

Born December 5th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Namur. ^[ref]