History Births on January 05

Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German philosopher and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)

#Rudolf_Christoph_Eucken

Ng?g? wa Thiong'o, Kenyan author and playwright

#Ng?g?_wa_Thiong'o

Janica Kosteli?, Croatian skier

#Janica_Kosteli?

Giuseppe Gibilisco, Italian pole vaulter

#Giuseppe_Gibilisco

Sam Wyche, American football player and coach

#Sam_Wyche

Bob Caruthers, American baseball player and manager (d. 1911)

#Bob_Caruthers

Uli Hoeneß, German footballer and manager

#Uli_Hoeneß

Chris Stein, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

#Chris_Stein

Francisco Suárez, Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1617)

#Francisco_Suárez

Walter Mondale, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Vice President of the United States

#Walter_Mondale

Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author

#Alfred_Brendel

Harold Gatty, Australian pilot and navigator (d. 1957)

#Harold_Gatty

Herbert Bayard Swope, American journalist (d. 1958)

#Herbert_Bayard_Swope

Charlie Rose, American journalist and talk show host

#Charlie_Rose

Jean-Baptiste Say, French economist and academic (d. 1832)

#Jean-Baptiste_Say

Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording (d. 2013)

#Phil_Ramone

Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (d. 1922)

#Dorothy_Levitt

January Jones, American actress

#January_Jones

Vinnie Jones, English/Welsh footballer and actor

#Vinnie_Jones

Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer

#Diego_Tristán

Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (d. 1922)

#Camille_Jordan

Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer and explorer (d. 1641)

#Xu_Xiake

Deepika Padukone, Indian actress

#Deepika_Padukone

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German academic and politician, 14th Vice-Chancellor of Germany

#Frank-Walter_Steinmeier

Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

#Joseph_Erlanger

Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple (d. 2001)

#Sivaya_Subramuniyaswami

Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge

#Mary_Gaudron

Nikolai Medtner, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1951)

#Nikolai_Medtner

Luke Daniels, English footballer

#Luke_Daniels

Alex English, American basketball player and coach

#Alex_English

Bob Cunis, New Zealand cricketer (d. 2008)

#Bob_Cunis

George Tenet, American civil servant and academic, 18th Director of Central Intelligence

#George_Tenet

John H. Reed, American politician and diplomat, 67th Governor of Maine (d. 2012)

#John_H._Reed

Ted Lange, American actor

#Ted_Lange

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist and educator (d. 1995)

#Arturo_Benedetti_Michelangeli

Athol Guy, Australian singer-songwriter and bassist

#Athol_Guy

Takashi Aizawa, Japanese footballer

#Takashi_Aizawa

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Luxembourgish soldier and aristocrat (d. 2019)

#Jean,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg

Mohsen Sazegara, Iranian journalist and politician

#Mohsen_Sazegara

Jeff Fassero, American baseball player and coach

#Jeff_Fassero

Frederick Converse, American composer and academic (d. 1940)

#Frederick_Converse

Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1978)

#Kathleen_Kenyon

Diane Keaton, American actress, director, and businesswoman

#Diane_Keaton

Mike Grier, American ice hockey player and scout

#Mike_Grier

Danny Jackson, American baseball player and manager

#Danny_Jackson

Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1990)

#Friedrich_Dürrenmatt

Pablo Gargallo, Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 1934)

#Pablo_Gargallo

Robert Duvall, American actor and director

#Robert_Duvall

Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist

#Azizulhasni_Awang

Uday Chopra, Bollywood actor and filmmaker

#Uday_Chopra

Mamata Banerjee, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal

#Mamata_Banerjee

Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (d. 1813)

#Zebulon_Pike

Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer (d. 1800)

#Claude_Martin

Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

#Aulis_Rytkönen

Lucienne Day, English textile designer (d. 2010)

#Lucienne_Day

Murtaz Khurtsilava, Georgian footballer and manager

#Murtaz_Khurtsilava

Dexter Bean, American NASCAR driver

#Dexter_Bean

Konrad Adenauer, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of West Germany (d. 1967)

#Konrad_Adenauer

Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

#Peter_Goldsmith,_Baron_Goldsmith

Sebastian Deisler, German footballer

#Sebastian_Deisler

Philip Davies, English politician

#Philip_Davies

Agnes von Kurowsky, American nurse (d. 1984)

#Agnes_von_Kurowsky

Erika Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)

#Erika_Morini

Marilyn Manson, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director

#Marilyn_Manson

Chuck Noll, American football player and coach (d. 2014)

#Chuck_Noll

Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer

#Diego_Vera

Ron Kittle, American baseball player and manager

#Ron_Kittle

Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician

#Murli_Manohar_Joshi

Franck Montagny, French racing driver

#Franck_Montagny

Stephen Decatur, American commander (d. 1820)

#Stephen_Decatur

George Reeves, American actor and director (d. 1959)

#George_Reeves

Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer, mathematician, and engineer (d. 1920)

#Julio_Garavito_Armero

Anton Füster, Austrian priest and activist (d. 1881)

#Anton_Füster

Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player

#Kyle_Calder

Mike DeWine, American lawyer and politician, 59th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

#Mike_DeWine

Krzysztof Wielicki, Polish mountaineer

#Krzysztof_Wielicki

Miklós Zrínyi, Croatian military commander (d. 1664)

#Miklós_Zrínyi

George Dolenz, Italian-American actor (d. 1963)

#George_Dolenz

Iris DeMent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Iris_DeMent

Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and journalist (d. 1949)

#Jack_Lovelock

Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician

#Deadmau5

Dimitrios Gounaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 94th Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1922)

#Dimitrios_Gounaris

Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player

#Mark_Nicholls_(rugby_league)

Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer-songwriter, producer, and actor

#Sakis_Rouvas

John Manley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

#John_Manley

Kiyoshi Miki, Japanese philosopher and author (d. 1945)

#Kiyoshi_Miki

Warrick Dunn, American football player

#Warrick_Dunn

Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian-American guru and philosopher (d. 1952)

#Paramahansa_Yogananda

Diego Gómez, Argentine-French footballer

#Diego_Gómez_(footballer,_born_1984)

Mike Rann, English-Australian journalist and politician, 44th Premier of South Australia

#Mike_Rann

Stian Carstensen, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist and composer

#Stian_Carstensen

László Krasznahorkai, Hungarian author and screenwriter

#László_Krasznahorkai

Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer and sportscaster

#Glenn_Strömberg

Veikko Karvonen, Finnish runner (d. 2007)

#Veikko_Karvonen

Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (d. 1989)

#Alvin_Ailey

Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist and conductor

#Maurizio_Pollini

Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1994)

#Stephen_Cole_Kleene

Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper

#Patrik_Sjöberg

William John Wills, English surgeon and explorer (d. 1861)

#William_John_Wills

Gaspar de Bono, monk of the Order of the Minims (d. 1571)

#Gaspar_de_Bono

Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (d. 1666)

#Shah_Jahan

Jane Wyman, American actress (d. 2007)

#Jane_Wyman

Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter

#Hayao_Miyazaki

Ed Rendell, American lieutenant and politician, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania

#Ed_Rendell

Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2001)

#Jean-Pierre_Aumont

Mariam Baouardy, Syrian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (d. 1878)

#Mariam_Baouardy

Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (d. 2016)

#Umberto_Eco

Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-American sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1995)

#Lucienne_Bloch

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th President of Pakistan (d. 1979)

#Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto

Iwan Thomas, Welsh sprinter and coach

#Iwan_Thomas

Bradley Cooper, American actor and producer

#Bradley_Cooper

Terry Lineen, New Zealand rugby player

#Terry_Lineen

Carrie Ann Inaba, American actress, dancer, and choreographer

#Carrie_Ann_Inaba

Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flute player (d. 1992)

#Severino_Gazzelloni

Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer

Mario de Luna, Mexican footballer

Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter

Nigel Gaffey, Australian rugby league player

Shaun Micheel, American golfer

Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player and engineer

Steve Tuttle, Canadian ice hockey player

Grant Young, American drummer

Suzy Amis, American actress and model

Rachel Hardiman, Irish cricketer

Nancy Delahunt, Canadian curler

Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league player and trainer

Pamela Sue Martin, American actress

Charlie Richmond, Canadian sound designer and engineer

Ioan P. Culianu, Romanian historian, philosopher, and author (d. 1991)

Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-English director and producer

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2011)

Chuck McKinley, American tennis player (d. 1986)

M. E. H. Maharoof, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1997)

Juan Carlos I of Spain

Florence King, American journalist and memoirist (d. 2016)

Al Masini, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2010)

Wilbert Harrison, American R&B singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (d. 1994)

Imtiaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (d. 2016)

Hosea Williams, American businessman and activist (d. 2000)

W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (d. 2009)

Sam Phillips, American radio host and producer, founded Sun Records (d. 2003)

Anthony Synnot, Australian admiral (d. 2001)

Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and politician (d. 2012)

Wieland Wagner, German director and producer (d. 1966)

Francis L. Kellogg, American businessman and diplomat (d. 2006)

Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian geographer and cartographer (d. 2004)

Nicolas de Staël, Russian-French painter and illustrator (d. 1955)

Nejat Eczac?ba??, Turkish-American chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczac?ba?? (d. 1993)

Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (d. 1997)

Stella Gibbons, English journalist and author (d. 1989)

Hubert Beuve-Méry, French journalist (d. 1989)

Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (d. 1955)

Alberto Massimino, Italian automotive engineer (d. 1975)

Markus Reiner, Israeli physicist and engineer (d. 1976)

Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet and civil servant (d. 1940)

Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician and academic (d. 1946)

King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (d. 1932)

Harvey Putnam, American lawyer and politician (d. 1855)

Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer (d. 1713)

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English prince, nominal King of Germany (d. 1272)