Births on 5 August
2000s
Hudson Meek
2008
American actor (2008–2024)
Gavi (footballer)
2004
Spanish footballer (born 2004)
Toni Shaw
2003
British Paralympic swimmer
Anthony Edwards (basketball)
2001
American basketball player (born 2001)
Tom Gilbert (rugby league)
2000
Australian rugby league footballer
1900s
Kim Si-hyeon
1999
South Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Adam Doueihi
1998
Lebanon international rugby league footballer
Jack Cogger
1997
Australian rugby player (born 1997)
Olivia Holt
1997
American actress and singer-songwriter (born 1997)
Wang Yibo
1997
Chinese actor and singer (born 1997)
Yungblud
1997
English musician (born 1997)
Takakeishō Takanobu
1996
Japanese sumo wrestler
Woodz
1996
South Korean musician (born 1996)
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
1995
Danish footballer (born 1995)
Natalia García
1994
Retired Spanish rhythmic gymnast
Esteban Gutiérrez
1991
Mexican racing driver (born 1991)
Wi Ha-joon
1991
South Korean actor (born 1991)
Konrad Hurrell
1991
Tonga international rugby league footballer
Daniëlle van de Donk
1991
Dutch footballer (born 1991)
Andreas Weimann
1991
Austrian footballer (born 1991)
Ryan Bertrand
1989
English footballer (born 1989)
Mathieu Manset
1989
French footballer (born 1989)
Michael Jamieson
1988
Scottish swimmer (born 1988)
Federica Pellegrini
1988
Italian swimmer (born 1988)
Orce Gjorgjievski
1987
Macedonian politician (born 1987)
Paula Creamer
1986
American professional golfer (born 1986)
Kathrin Zettel
1986
Austrian alpine skier
Laurent Ciman
1985
Belgian footballer
Salomon Kalou
1985
Ivorian footballer (born 1985)
Gil Vermouth
1985
Israeli footballer (born 1985)
Erkan Zengin
1985
Turkish-born Swedish footballer (born 1985)
Steve Matai
1984
New Zealand international rugby league footballer
Jamie Houston
1982
Germany international rugby union player
Lolo Jones
1982
American hurdler and bobsledder
Michele Pazienza
1982
Italian footballer (born 1982)
Jeff Robson
1982
Australian rugby league footballer
Pete Sell
1982
American mixed martial artist
David Clarke (ice hockey)
1981
Ice hockey player
Carl Crawford
1981
American baseball player (born 1981)
Maik Franz
1981
German footballer (born 1981)
Erik Guay
1981
Canadian alpine skier (born 1981)
Travie McCoy
1981
American rapper (born 1981)
Anna Rawson
1981
Australian model and golfer
Rachel Scott
1981
American murder victim (1981–1999)
Wayne Bridge
1980
English footballer (born 1980)
Salvador Cabañas
1980
Paraguayan footballer (born 1980)
Jason Culina
1980
Australian soccer player and coach
Jesse Williams (actor)
1980
American actor, director, producer (born 1980)
David Healy (footballer)
1979
Northern Irish footballer (born 1979)
Cosmin Bărcăuan
1978
Romanian footballer and manager
Kim Gevaert
1978
Belgian sprinter
Harel Levy
1978
Israeli tennis player
Eric Hinske
1977
American baseball player (born 1977)
Mark Mulder
1977
American baseball player (born 1977)
Michael Walsh (footballer, born 1977)
1977
English footballer
Jeff Friesen
1976
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1976)
Marians Pahars
1976
Latvian footballer and manager
Remi Sølvberg
1976
Norwegian politician (born 1976)
Eugen Trică
1976
Romanian footballer and manager
Dan Hipgrave
1975
English musician and writer (born 1975)
Josep Jufré
1975
Spanish road bicycle racer
Eicca Toppinen
1975
Finnish cellist (born 1975)
Alvin Ceccoli
1974
Australian footballer (born 1974)
Kajol
1974
Indian actress (born 1974)
Olle Kullinger
1974
Swedish footballer
Antoine Sibierski
1974
French footballer (born 1974)
Paul Carige
1973
Australian rugby league footballer
Justin Marshall
1973
NZ international rugby union player
Ikuto Hidaka
1972
Japanese professional wrestler
Aaqib Javed
1972
Pakistani cricketer and coach (born 1972)
Darren Shahlavi
1972
British actor (1972–2015)
Jon Sleightholme
1972
England international rugby union player
Theodore Whitmore
1972
Jamaican footballer and manager (born 1972)
Christian Olde Wolbers
1972
Belgian musician
Valdis Dombrovskis
1971
Latvian politician (born 1971)
Jackie Doyle-Price
1969
British politician (born 1969)
Vasbert Drakes
1969
West Indian cricketer
Venkatesh Prasad
1969
Indian cricket player
Rob Scott (businessman)
1969
Australian businessman and former rower
Terri Clark
1968
Canadian country music artist (born 1968)
Funkmaster Flex
1968
American DJ and radio host (born 1968)
Kendo Kashin
1968
Japanese professional wrestler
Marine Le Pen
1968
French politician (born 1968)
Oleh Luzhnyi
1968
Ukrainian retired footballer (born 1968)
Colin McRae
1968
British rally driver (1968–2007)
John Olerud
1968
American baseball player (born 1968)
Matthew Caws
1967
American singer-songwriter (born 1967)
Vladyslav Gorai
1967
Ukrainian operatic tenor (1965–2025)
James Gunn
1966
American filmmaker (born 1966)
Jennifer Finch
1966
American musician, designer, and photographer
Jonathan Silverman
1966
American actor (born 1966)
Jeff Coffin
1965
American saxophonist, composer, and educator
Motoi Sakuraba
1965
Japanese composer (born 1965)
Rory Morrison
1964
British radio host
Adam Yauch
1964
American musician (1964–2012)
Steve Lee (singer)
1963
Swiss Musical artist (1963–2010)
Ingmar De Vos
1963
Belgian sports administrator
Mark Strong
1963
British actor (born 1963)
Patrick Ewing
1962
Jamaican-American basketball player and coach (born 1962)
Otis Thorpe
1962
American basketball player (born 1962)
Janet McTeer
1961
English actress (born 1961)
Athula Samarasekera
1961
Sri Lankan cricketer and coach
Mark O'Connor
1961
American violinist and composer
Tim Wilson (comedian)
1961
American comedian and singer (1961–2014)
David Baldacci
1960
American novelist (born 1960)
Pete Burns
1959
English singer (1959–2016)
Pat Smear
1959
American guitarist (born 1959)
Ulla Salzgeber
1958
German equestrian
Larry Corowa
1957
Australia international rugby league footballer
David Gill (football executive)
1957
British football executive
Christopher Chessun
1956
British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual (born 1956)
Jerry Ciccoritti
1956
Canadian director (born 1956)
Maureen McCormick
1956
American actress (born 1956)
Eddie Ojeda
1955
American guitarist
Rick Mahler
1953
American baseball player (1953–2005)
Tamás Faragó
1952
Hungarian water polo player
John Jarratt
1952
Australian actor and director
Louis Walsh
1952
Irish music manager and television personality (born 1952)
Samantha Sang
1951
Australian singer
Luiz Gushiken
1950
Brazilian union leader and politician
Mahendra Karma
1950
Indian politician
Ray Clemence
1948
English footballer (1948–2020)
Barbara Flynn
1948
British actress (born 1948)
David Hungate
1948
American bassist (born 1948)
Shin Takamatsu
1948
Japanese architect
Angry Anderson
1947
Australian rock singer (born 1947)
Bernie Carbo
1947
American baseball player (born 1947)
France A. Córdova
1947
American astrophysicist and university president
Rick Derringer
1947
American rock musician (1947–2025)
Greg Leskiw
1947
Canadian guitarist (born 1947)
Bruce Coslet
1946
American football player and coach (born 1946)
Shirley Ann Jackson
1946
American physicist (born 1946)
Rick van der Linden
1946
Musical artist
Bob McCarthy
1946
Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer
Erika Slezak
1946
American actress
Xavier Trias
1946
Spanish politician (born 1946)
Loni Anderson
1945
American actress (1945–2025)
Christopher Gunning
1944
English composer (1944–2023)
Nelson Briles
1943
American baseball player (1943–2005)
Sammi Smith
1943
American country singer (1943–2005)
Joe Boyd
1942
American record producer and writer (born 1942)
Bob Clark
1941
American filmmaker (1939–2007)
Leonid Kizim
1941
Soviet cosmonaut (1941–2010)
Airto Moreira
1941
Brazilian drummer and percussionist (born 1941)
Bobby Braddock
1940
American singer-songwriter
Roman Gabriel
1940
American football player (1940–2024)
The Dave Clark Five
1940
English rock band
Roger Clark (rally driver)
1939
British rally driver (1939–1998)
Carmen Salinas
1939
Mexican actress and politician (1939–2021)
Herb Brooks
1937
American ice hockey player and coach (1937–2003)
Brian G. Marsden
1937
British astronomer (1937–2010)
Nikolai Baturin
1936
Estonian novelist and playwright (1936–2019)
John Saxon
1936
American actor (1936–2020)
Michael Ballhaus
1935
German cinematographer (1935–2017)
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
1935
British Army officer (1935–2022)
Roy Benavidez
1935
US Army Special Forces member and Army sergeant
Karl Johan Åström
1934
Swedish control theorist (born 1934)
Wendell Berry
1934
American writer (born 1934)
Gay Byrne
1934
Irish television and radio presenter (1934–2019)
Tera de Marez Oyens
1932
Dutch composer
Vladimir Fedoseyev
1932
Russian conductor (born 1932)
Tom Hafey
1931
Australian rules footballer, born 1931
Neil Armstrong
1930
American astronaut (1930–2012)
Damita Jo DeBlanc
1930
American singer (1930–1998)
Richie Ginther
1930
American racing driver (1930–1989)
Michal Kováč
1930
First president of Slovakia from 1993 to 1998
Don Matheson
1929
American actor (1929–2014)
John H. Moore II
1929
American judge
Betsy Jolas
1926
French and American composer (born 1926)
Jeri Southern
1926
American singer (1926–1991)
Devan Nair
1923
President of Singapore from 1981 to 1985
L. Tom Perry
1922
American religious leader
Frank Stranahan
1922
American golfer and powerlifter
Terry Becker
1921
American actor, director, and producer (1921–2014)
George Tooker
1920
American painter from New York City (1920–2011)
Rosalind Hicks
1919
Agatha Christie's daughter (1919–2004)
Tom Drake
1918
American actor (1918–1982)
Betty Oliphant
1918
Canadian dance educator (1918-2004)
Peter Viereck
1916
American poet
Parley Baer
1914
American actor (1914–2002)
Abbé Pierre
1912
French Roman Catholic priest (1912–2007)
Robert Taylor (American actor)
1911
American actor (1911–1969)
Bruno Coquatrix
1910
French music producer
Herminio Masantonio
1910
Argentine footballer (1910–1956)
Harold Holt
1908
Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 to 1967
José García Villa
1908
Filipino poet (1908–1997)
Joan Hickson
1906
English actress (1906–1998)
John Huston
1906
American filmmaker and actor (1906–1987)
Wassily Leontief
1905
Soviet-American economist and Nobel Laureate (1906–1999)
Kenneth V. Thimann
1904
English-American plant physiologist and microbiologist
Claude Autant-Lara
1901
French film director (1901–2000)
Rudolf Schottlaender
1900
German writer (1900–1988)
1800s
Roberta Dodd Crawford
1897
Lyric soprano
Aksel Larsen
1897
Danish politician (1897–1972)
Naum Gabo
1890
Soviet sculptor (1890–1977)
Erich Kleiber
1890
Austrian conductor (1890–1956)
Conrad Aiken
1889
American novelist and poet
Reginald Owen
1887
British actor (1887–1972)
Anne Acheson
1882
Irish sculptor (1882–1962)
Gertrude Rush
1880
American lawyer
Ruth Sawyer
1880
American children's writer and storyteller (1880–1970)
Tom Thomson
1877
Canadian painter (1877–1917)
Mary Ritter Beard
1876
American historian and women's suffrage activist (1876–1958)
Wesley Clair Mitchell
1874
American economist (1874–1948)
Horace Rawlins
1874
English professional golfer (1874–1935)
Oswaldo Cruz
1872
Brazilian physician and bacteriologist (1872–1917)
Oskar Merikanto
1868
Finnish musician and composer (1868–1924)
Carl Harries
1866
German chemist (1866–1923)
Harry Trott
1866
Australian cricketer (1866–1917)
Joseph Merrick
1862
Man with severe deformities (1862–1890)
Louis Wain
1860
English artist (1860–1939)
Guy de Maupassant
1850
French writer (1850–1893)
Ilya Repin
1844
Russian realist painter (1844–1930)
James Scott Skinner
1843
Scottish dancing master, violinist, fiddler and composer (1843-1927)
Carola of Vasa
1833
Queen of Saxony from 1873 to 1902
Louise of the Netherlands
1828
Queen of Sweden and Norway from 1859 to 1871
Deodoro da Fonseca
1827
President of Brazil from 1889 to 1891
Edward John Eyre
1815
English explorer and colonial administrator (1815–1901)
Ivar Aasen
1813
Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (1813–1896)
Ambroise Thomas
1811
French composer and music educator (1811-1896)
Niels Henrik Abel
1802
Norwegian mathematician (1802–1829)
Before 1800
Friedrich August Kummer
1797
German musician (1797–1879)
Thomas Lynch Jr.
1749
Founding Father, signed U.S. Declaration of Independence (1749–1779)
Leonardo Leo
1694
Italian Baroque composer (1694–1744)
Vitus Bering
1681
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)
James Anderson (lawyer)
1662
Scottish antiquary and historian (1662–1728)
Richard Ottley
1626
English Royalist politician and soldier
Antonio Cesti
1623
Italian composer, singer and organist (1623–1669)
Antonio Barberini
1607
Italian Cardinal (1607–1671)
Joseph Justus Scaliger
1540
French historian (1540–1609)
Alexander Jagiellon
1461
Grand Duke of Lithuania (1492–1506) and King of Poland (1501–1506)
Guillaume Du Fay
1397
Composer of the Renaissance (1397–1474)
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
1301
English prince and nobleman (1301–1330)
Ladislaus IV of Hungary
1262
King of Hungary and Croatia from 1272 to 1290
Tullia (daughter of Cicero)
-79
Daughter of Cicero