Famous birthdays on October 5

Famous people born on October 5, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.

♎ Star sign
Libra
💎 Birthstone
Opal
👶 How common
No. 137 of 366

Born on October 5

Jonathan Edwards
born 1703 · Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)
Denis Diderot
born 1713 · French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
Robert H. Goddard
born 1882 · American physicist
Václav Havel
born 1936 · Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
Kate Winslet
born 1975 · English actress (born 1975)
Ramzan Kadyrov
born 1976 · Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
Jesse Eisenberg
born 1983 · American actor
Andreas Kaplan
born 1977 · German economist, dean, university rector; higher education expert; edtech; social media; artificial intelligence
Tom Hooper
born 1972 · British-Australian filmmaker
Clive Barker
born 1952 · English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952) (74 years)
Konstantin Zyryanov
born 1977 · Russian footballer
Marie Laforêt
born 1939 · French-Swiss singer and actress
Cédric Villani
born 1973 · French mathematician and politician
Inna Churikova
born 1943 · Soviet and Russian actress (1943–2023)
A. R. Penck
born 1939 · German artist (1939–2017)
Ángela Molina
born 1955 · Spanish actress
Mohamed Shawky
born 1981 · Egyptian footballer
Ana Paula Vázquez
born 2000 · Mexican archer
Carmen Salinas
born 1939 · Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician and theatre entrepreneur (1939–2021)
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Bushra
born 1981 · Egyptian actress
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Salman Al-Moasher
born 1988 · Saudi Arabian association football player
Milena Dravić
born 1940 · Serbian actress (1940-2018)
Eduardo Duhalde
born 1941 · President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003
Hugo Hovenkamp
born 1950 · Dutch footballer
Bob Geldof
born 1951 · Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)
Imran Khan
born 1952 · Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022
Emomali Rahmon
born 1952 · President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
Careca
born 1960 · Brazilian association football player
Mario Lemieux
born 1965 · Canadian ice hockey player and team owner
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Carlos Mayor
born 1965 · Argentine association football player and manager
Wilfred Agbonavbare
born 1966 · Nigerian footballer (1966-2015)
Inessa Kravets
born 1966 · Soviet and Ukrainian triple and long jumper
Guy Pearce
born 1967 · Australian actor (born 1967)
Mauricio Pellegrino
born 1971 · Argentine association football manager
Nicola Rizzoli
born 1971 · Italian football referee
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Bertrand Crasson
born 1971 · Belgian footballer
Jeff Strasser
born 1974 · Luxembourgish football player and manager
Julio César Cáceres
born 1979 · Paraguayan footballer
Humberlito Borges
born 1980 · Brazilian association football player
Joakim Brodén
born 1980 · Swedish heavy metal singer (born 1980)

October 5 in every year

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Questions about October 5 birthdays

Who are famous people born on October 5?: Famous people born on October 5 include Jonathan Edwards (1703), Denis Diderot (1713), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Václav Havel (1936), Kate Winslet (1975).
What star sign is someone born on October 5?: Someone born on October 5 is a Libra.
What is the birthstone for October 5?: The birthstone for October is opal.
How common is a birthday on October 5?: In the US, October 5 is the No. 137 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,501 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).