Ville Nousiainen

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born December 5th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Kouvola.

Mikhail Artamonov

Soviet archaeologist and historian (1898–1972).

Born December 5th, 1898 in Vygolovo.

Died July 31st, 1972 at 73 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Valeriy Spitsyn

Athletics competitor.

Born December 5th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Magnitogorsk.

Krisztina Tóth

Hungarian poet, writer, translator (1967–).

Born December 5th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Budapest.

Heikki A. Alikoski

Finnish astronomer (1912-1997).

Born December 5th, 1912 in Oulu.

Died December 28th, 1997 at 85 years old in Turku.

Pavel Richter

Olympic ice hockey player.

Born December 5th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Prague.

Bruno Cenghialta

Italian cyclist.

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

Zina Kocher

Canadian biathlete.

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

Hryhir Tiutiunnyk

Ukrainian writer (1931–1980).

Born December 5th, 1931 in Shilivka.

Died March 6th, 1980 at 48 years old in Kyiv (hanging to death).

Charles Russell

Australian rugby union footballer, and rugby league footballer, coach, referee and administrator (1884–1957).

Born December 5th, 1884 in St Peters.

Died May 15th, 1957 at 72 years old in Sydney.