Giorgi Chitaia

Georgian ethnographer.

Born December 5th, 1890 in Poti.

Died August 28th, 1986 at 95 years old in Tbilisi.

Vesa Hakala

Finnish ski jumper.

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

Viesturs Meijers

Latvian chess player.

Born December 5th, 1967 in Limbaži.

Died November 9th, 2024 at 56 years old

Ivan Deryugin

Soviet modern pentathlete (1928–1996).

Born December 5th, 1928 in Zmiiv.

Died January 10th, 1996 at 67 years old in Kyiv.

Olivier Moncelet

French rower.

Born December 5th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Nantes.

Arthur Wiggins

British rower.

Born December 5th, 1891 in Bournemouth.

Died July 23rd, 1961 at 69 years old in Bembridge.

William Greggan

British tug of war competitor (1882–1976).

Born December 5th, 1882 in Kirkcudbright.

Died February 7th, 1976 at 93 years old

Dumitru Găleșanu

Romanian poet (1955-).

Born December 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Tia Mare.

Albert Vanbuel

Salesian missionary and bishop.

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

Chen Yunxia

Chinese rower.

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