5 August Births

August 5 is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 148 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).

Births

79 BC – Tullia, Roman daughter of Cicero (d. 45 BC)
1301 – Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1330)
1397 – Guillaume Dufay, Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (d. 1474)
1461 – Alexander Jagiellon, Polish king (d. 1506)
1540 – Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian (d. 1609)
1607 – Antonio Barberini, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1671)
1623 – Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)
1626 – Richard Ottley, English politician (d. 1670)
1641 – John Hathorne, American merchant and jurist (d. 1717)
1662 – James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)
1681 – Vitus Bering, Danish explorer (d. 1741)
1694 – Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (d. 1744)
1749 – Thomas Lynch, Jr., American commander and politician (d. 1779)
1797 – Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer (d. 1879)
1802 – Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)
1811 – Ambroise Thomas, French composer (d. 1896)
1813 – Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896)
1815 – Edward John Eyre, English explorer and politician, Governor of Jamaica (d. 1901)
1827 – Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st President of Brazil (d. 1892)
1828 – Louise of the Netherlands (d. 1871)
1833 – Carola of Vasa (d. 1907)
1843 – James Scott Skinner, Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)
1844 – Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)
1850 – Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893)
1860 – Louis Wain, English artist (d. 1939)
1862 – Joseph Merrick, English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)
1866 – Carl Harries, German chemist and academic (d. 1923)
1866 – Harry Trott, Australian cricketer (d. 1917)
1868 – Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1872 – Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (d. 1917)
1874 – Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (d. 1948)
1874 – Horace Rawlins, English golfer (d. 1935)
1876 – Mary Ritter Beard, American historian and activist (d. 1958)
1877 – Tom Thomson, Canadian painter (d. 1917)
1880 – Gertrude Rush, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962)
1880 – Ruth Sawyer, American author and educator (d. 1970)
1887 – Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (d. 1972)
1889 – Conrad Aiken, American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)
1890 – Naum Gabo, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)
1890 – Erich Kleiber, Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)
1897 – Roberta Dodd Crawford, American soprano and educator (d. 1954)
1897 – Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972)
1901 – Claude Autant-Lara, French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
1904 – Kenneth V. Thimann, English-American botanist and microbiologist (d. 1997)
1906 – Joan Hickson, English actress (d. 1998)
1906 – John Huston, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1987)
1906 – Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
1908 – Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
1908 – Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (d. 1997)
1910 – Bruno Coquatrix, French songwriter and manager (d. 1979)
1910 – Herminio Masantonio, Argentinian footballer (d. 1956)
1911 – Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (d. 1969)
1912 – Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
1914 – Parley Baer, American actor (d. 2002)
1916 – Peter Viereck, American poet and academic (d. 2006)
1918 – Tom Drake, American actor and singer (d. 1982)
1918 – Betty Oliphant, English-Canadian ballerina, co-founded the Canada's National Ballet School (d. 2004)
1920 – George Tooker, American painter and academic (d. 2011)
1921 – Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
1922 – L. Tom Perry, American businessman and religious leader (d. 2015)
1922 – Frank Stranahan, American golfer (d. 2013)
1923 – Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean union leader and politician, 3rd President of Singapore (d. 2005)
1926 – Betsy Jolas, French composer
1927 – John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
1929 – Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (d. 2014)
1930 – Neil Armstrong, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2012)
1930 – Damita Jo DeBlanc, American comedian, actress, and singer (d. 1998)
1930 – Richie Ginther, American race car driver (d. 1989)
1930 – Michal Kováč, Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia
1931 – Tom Hafey, Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
1932 – Tera de Marez Oyens, Dutch pianist and composer (d. 1996)
1932 – Vladimir Fedoseyev, Russian conductor
1934 – Karl Johan Åström, Swedish engineer and theorist
1934 – Wendell Berry, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist
1934 – Gay Byrne, Irish radio and television host
1934 – Vern Gosdin, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
1935 – Michael Ballhaus, German director and cinematographer
1935 – Peter Inge, Baron Inge, English field marshal
1935 – John Saxon, American actor
1935 – Roy Benavidez, American Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor Winner (d. 1998)
1936 – Nikolai Baturin, Estonian author and playwright
1937 – Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
1937 – Brian G. Marsden, English-American astronomer and academic (d. 2010)
1939 – Roger Clark, English race car driver (d. 1998)
1940 – Bobby Braddock, American country music songwriter, musician, and producer
1940 – Roman Gabriel, American football player, coach, and actor
1940 – Rick Huxley, English bass player (The Dave Clark Five) (d. 2013)
1941 – Bob Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1941 – Leonid Kizim, Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2010)
1941 – Airto Moreira, Brazilian-American drummer and composer
1942 – Joe Boyd, American record producer, founded Hannibal Records
1943 – Nelson Briles, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2005)
1943 – Sammi Smith, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1944 – Christopher Gunning, English composer
1945 – Loni Anderson, American actress
1946 – Bruce Coslet, American football player and coach
1946 – Rick van der Linden, Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
1946 – Bob McCarthy, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 – Erika Slezak, American actress
1946 – Xavier Trias, Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona
1947 – Bernie Carbo, American baseball player
1947 – France A. Córdova, American astrophysicist and academic
1947 – Rick Derringer, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947 – Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
1948 – Ray Clemence, English footballer and manager
1948 – Barbara Flynn, English actress
1948 – Shin Takamatsu, Japanese architect and academic
1950 – Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (d. 2013)
1950 – Mahendra Karma, Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1951 – Samantha Sang, Australian pop singer
1952 – Tamás Faragó, Hungarian water polo player
1952 – John Jarratt, Australian actor and producer
1952 – Louis Walsh, Irish talent manager
1953 – Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (d. 2005)
1955 – Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter
1956 – Christopher Chessun, English bishop
1956 – Jerry Ciccoritti, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 – David Gill, English businessman
1957 – Faith Prince, American actress and singer
1959 – Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1959 – Pat Smear, American guitarist and songwriter
1960 – David Baldacci, American lawyer and author
1961 – Janet McTeer, English actress
1961 – Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
1961 – Tim Wilson, American comedian, singer-songwriter, and guitarist (d. 2014)
1962 – Patrick Ewing, Jamaican-American basketball player and coach
1962 – Otis Thorpe, American basketball player
1963 – Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1964 – Rory Morrison, English journalist (d. 2013)
1964 – Adam Yauch, American rapper and director (d. 2012)
1965 – Jeff Coffin, American saxophonist and composer
1965 – Motoi Sakuraba, Japanese keyboard player and composer
1966 – Jennifer Finch, American singer, bass player, and photographer
1966 – Jonathan Silverman, American actor and producer
1967 – Matthew Caws, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Terri Clark, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Funkmaster Flex, American rapper, producer, and radio host
1968 – Kendo Kashin, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1968 – Marine Le Pen, French lawyer and politician
1968 – Oleh Luzhny, Ukrainian footballer and manager
1968 – Colin McRae, Scottish race car driver (d. 2007)
1968 – John Olerud, American baseball player
1969 – Jackie Doyle-Price, English politician
1969 – Vasbert Drakes, Barbadian cricketer
1969 – Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach
1969 – Robert Scott, Australian rower
1970 – James Gunn, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 – Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
1971 – Jared Hasselhoff, American bass player and songwriter
1971 – Sally Nugent, English sports journalist
1972 – Ikuto Hidaka, Japanese wrestler
1972 – Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
1972 – Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (d. 2015)
1972 – Jon Sleightholme, English rugby player
1972 – Theodore Whitmore, Jamaican footballer and manager
1972 – Christian Olde Wolbers, Belgian-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1973 – Paul Carige, Australian rugby league player
1973 – Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1974 – Alvin Ceccoli, Australian footballer
1974 – Julio César Enciso, Paraguayan footballer
1974 – Kajol, Indian film actress
1974 – Olle Kullinger, Swedish footballer
1974 – Antoine Sibierski, French footballer
1975 – Dan Hipgrave, English guitarist and journalist
1975 – Josep Jufré, Catalan cyclist
1975 – Eicca Toppinen, Finnish cellist and composer
1976 – Jeff Friesen, Canadian ice hockey player
1976 – Marians Pahars, Latvian footballer and manager
1976 – Eugen Trică, Romanian footballer and manager
1977 – Eric Hinske, American baseball player and coach
1977 – Soraya Jiménez, Mexican weightlifter (d. 2013)
1977 – Mark Mulder, American baseball player and sportscaster
1977 – Michael Walsh, English footballer
1978 – Cosmin Bărcăuan, Romanian footballer and manager
1978 – Carolina Duer, Argentinian boxer
1978 – Rita Faltoyano, Hungarian actress
1978 – Kim Gevaert, Belgian sprinter
1979 – David Healy, Irish footballer
1980 – Wayne Bridge, English footballer
1980 – Salvador Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer
1980 – Jason Culina, Australian footballer
1981 – David Clarke, English ice hockey player
1981 – Carl Crawford, American baseball player
1981 – Maik Franz, German footballer
1981 – Erik Guay, Canadian skier
1981 – Anna Rawson, Australian golfer
1981 – Jesse Williams, American actor
1982 – Jamie Houston, English-German rugby player
1982 – Lolo Jones, American hurdler
1982 – Michele Pazienza, Italian footballer
1982 – Tobias Regner, German singer-songwriter
1982 – Jeff Robson, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Pete Sell, American mixed martial artist
1982 – Ryu Seung-min, South Korean table tennis player
1983 – Korey Hall, American football player
1983 – Dawn Richard, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1984 – Steve Matai, New Zealand rugby league player
1984 – Helene Fischer, German singer-songwriter
1985 – Laurent Ciman, Belgian footballer
1985 – Salomon Kalou, Ivorian footballer
1985 – Gil Vermouth, Israeli footballer
1985 – Erkan Zengin, Swedish footballer
1986 – Paula Creamer, American golfer
1987 – Genelia D'Souza, Indian actress
1988 – Michael Jamieson, Scottish-English swimmer
1988 – Eddie Nolan, Irish footballer
1988 – Federica Pellegrini, Italian swimmer
1988 – Kaimar Saag, Estonian footballer
1989 – Ryan Bertrand, English footballer
1989 – Mathieu Manset, French footballer
1991 – Esteban Gutiérrez, Mexican race car driver
1991 – Konrad Hurrell, Tongan rugby league player
1991 – Andreas Weimann, Austrian footballer
1995 – Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Danish footballer
1996 – Takakeishō Mitsunobu, Japanese sumo wrestler
1997 – Jack Cogger, Australian rugby league player

Source: wikipedia