Famous Birthdays on July 5

14 notable people were born on July 5.

19th Century

Clara Zetkin

1857 – 1933

Germany

Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights (1857–1933)

Willem Drees

1886 – 1988

Netherlands

Dutch politician (1886–1988)

Jean Cocteau

1889 – 1963

France

French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963)

20th Century

Georges Pompidou

1911 – 1974

France

President of France from 1969 to 1974

Salvador Jorge Blanco

1926 – 2010

Dominican Republic

President of the Dominican Republic (1926-2010)

politicianwriter

Juris Hartmanis

1928 – 2022

Latvia

Latvian computer scientist (1928–2022)

university teachereditormathematician

Gerard 't Hooft

1946

Netherlands

Dutch theoretical physicist

Mia Couto

1955

Mozambique

Mozambican writer

novelistchildren's writerjournalist

Horacio Cartes

1956

Paraguay

49th President of Paraguay

politician

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi

1967

Iraq

Iraqi politician

journalisthuman rights defenderdocumentalist

Hernán Crespo

1975

Argentina

Argentine footballer

futsal playerassociation football playerassociation football coach

Dejan Lovren

1989

Croatia

Croatian association football player (born 1989)

association football player

Ikhtiyor Navruzov

1989

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistani sport wrestler

amateur wrestler

Abeba Aregawi

1990

Ethiopia

Swedish track and field athlete

middle-distance runnerathletics competitor