Famous birthdays on September 5
Famous people born on September 5, from every year, and what happened on this day in history.
♍ Star sign
Virgo
💎 Birthstone
Sapphire
👶 How common
No. 61 of 366
Born on September 5

Louis XIV of France
born 1638 · King of France and Navarre from 1643 to 1715 (1638-1715)

Caspar David Friedrich
born 1774 · German Romantic landscape painter (1774–1840)

John Cage
born 1912 · American avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

Werner Herzog
born 1942 · German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and opera director (born 1942)

Freddie Mercury
born 1946 · British singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen (1946–1991)

Michael Keaton
born 1951 · American actor (born 1951)
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Bukayo Saka
born 2001 · English footballer (born 2001)

Paul Breitner
born 1951 · German association football player (born 1951)
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Nuri Şahin
born 1988 · Turkish-German association football player (born 1988)

Matthias Sammer
born 1967 · German association football player, coach and executive (born 1967)
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Rose McGowan
born 1973 · American actress, director and activist

Joseba Etxeberria
born 1977 · Spanish footballer and manager
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Alfonso González
born 1994 · Mexican footballer

Amr Khaled
born 1967 · Egyptian television preacher

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
born 1942 · Saudi royal

George Lazenby
born 1939 · Australian actor

Clay Regazzoni
born 1939 · Swiss racecar driver

Susumu Tonegawa
born 1939 · Japanese biologist, neuroscientist (1939–2026)
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Benita Ferrero-Waldner
born 1948 · Austrian diplomat and politician

Ahmad Al Abdullah Al Sabah
born 1952 · Prime Minister of Kuwait since 2024
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Waldemar Pawlak
born 1959 · Polish politician

Abdullah Abdullah
born 1960 · Afghan politician

Frank Farina
born 1964 · Australian soccer player

Sergei Loznitsa
born 1964 · Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (born 1964(URSS))
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Osamu Maeda
born 1965 · Japanese association football player
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David Brabham
born 1965 · Australian racing driver
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Milinko Pantić
born 1966 · Serbian footballer
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Leonardo Araújo
born 1969 · Brazilian association football player

Salaheddine Bassir
born 1972 · Moroccan footballer
Ivo Ulich
born 1974 · Czech businessman, former association football player

George Boateng
born 1975 · Dutch association football manager (born 1975)

Carice van Houten
born 1976 · Dutch actress and singer (born 1976)
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Tereza Marinova
born 1977 · Bulgarian long jumper and triple jumper
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Chris Hipkins
born 1978 · Prime Minister of New Zealand from January to November 2023

John Carew
born 1979 · Norwegian association football player

Marianna Madia
born 1980 · Italian politician

Timur Kapadze
born 1981 · Uzbekistani association football manager and player

Pak Chol-jin
born 1985 · North Korean footballer
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Stephen Ahorlu
born 1988 · Ghanaian footballer

Felipe Caicedo
born 1988 · Ecuadorian footballer
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Questions about September 5 birthdays
- Who are famous people born on September 5?
- Famous people born on September 5 include Louis XIV of France (1638), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), John Cage (1912), Werner Herzog (1942), Freddie Mercury (1946).
- What star sign is someone born on September 5?
- Someone born on September 5 is a Virgo.
- What is the birthstone for September 5?
- The birthstone for September is sapphire.
- How common is a birthday on September 5?
- In the US, September 5 is the No. 61 most common birthday of the 366, with about 11,922 babies born on it on average (2000–2014).