Famous Birthdays on January 5

16 notable people were born on January 5.

19th Century

Konrad Adenauer

1876 – 1967

Germany

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

Paramahansa Yogananda

1893 – 1952

India

Yogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship (1893-1952)

20th Century

Sultan bin Abdulaziz

1926 – 2011

Saudi Arabia

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1926-2011)

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

1928 – 1979

Pakistan

4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)

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Umberto Eco

1932 – 2016

Italy

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist (1932–2016)

Raisa Gorbacheva

1932 – 1999

Russia

wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999)

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

1938 – 2025

Kenya

Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

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Juan Carlos I of Spain

1938

Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

Hayao Miyazaki

1941

Japan

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941)

Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah

1942 – 2024

Kuwait

Prime Minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019 (1942–2024)

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Frank-Walter Steinmeier

1956

Germany

German politician, president of Germany since 2017

Deepika Padukone

1986

India

Indian actress

Azizulhasni Awang

1988

Malaysia

Malaysian racing cyclist

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Saeid Mollaei

1992

Mongolia

Iranian judoka

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Dzinara Smolskaya

1996

Belarus

Belarusian biathlete

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Tino Kadewere

1996

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean association football player

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