Famous Birthdays on March 5

18 notable people were born on March 5.

19th Century

Rosa Luxemburg

1871 – 1919

Germany

Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)

Tiburcio Carías

1876 – 1969

Honduras

President of Honduras

politicianlawyer

Zhou Enlai

1898 – 1976

China

1st Premier of the People's Republic of China

foreign ministerministerpolitician

20th Century

Juan José Torres

1920 – 1976

Bolivia

61th Bolivian president (1920-1976)

diplomatmilitary officerpolitician

Pier Paolo Pasolini

1922 – 1975

Italy

Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975)

Daniel Kahneman

1934 – 2024

Israel

Israeli-American psychologist and economist (1934–2024)

essayistuniversity teacher

Jean-Baptiste Phạm Minh Mẫn

1934

Vietnam

Vietnamese Catholic cardinal

Catholic bishopCatholic priest

Canaan Banana

1936 – 2003

Zimbabwe

1st President of Zimbabwe (1936-2003)

university teacherdiplomatpolitician

Olusegun Obasanjo

1937

Nigeria

nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

politicianengineermilitary personnel

Felipe González

1942

Colombia

Prime Minister of Spain from 1982 to 1996

labor law specialistuniversity teacherjurist

Vazgen Sargsyan

1959 – 1999

Armenia

military commander, politician (1959-1999)

prose writerpoliticianmilitary personnel

Gerald Vanenburg

1964

Netherlands

Dutch association football player

Juan Carlos Villamayor

1969

Paraguay

Paraguayan association football player

association football playerassociation football coach

Aleksandar Vučić

1970

Serbia

President of the Republic of Serbia

politicianlawyer

Marco Ureña

1990

Costa Rica

Costa Rican footballer

association football player

Youssouf Sabaly

1993

Senegal

Senegalese and French footballer

association football player

Yusra Mardini

1998

Syria

german syrian swimmer

swimmerOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Beatrice Chebet

2000

Kenya

Kenyan long-distance runner born 2000

athletics competitor