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.

Annikki Tähti

Finnish actress and singer (1929-2017).

Born December 5th, 1929 in Helsinki.

Died June 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Vantaa. ^[ref]

Ernest Paul

Road bicycle racer (1881-1964).

Born December 5th, 1881 in Villotte-sur-Ource. ^[ref]

Died September 9th, 1964 at 82 years old in Honfleur. ^[ref]

Viesturs Meijers

Latvian chess player.

Born December 5th, 1967 in Limbaži.

Died November 9th, 2024 at 56 years old

Laura Gimmler

German cross-country skier.

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