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January 5 birthdays

Wolfgang Sobotka, Baba Diawara, Jiří Hrdina, Lai-Sang Young, Zhu Fangyu were born on January 5.

834 people · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

Zodiac sign

What zodiac sign is January 5?

Capricorn

January 5 falls under Capricorn. December 22 – January 19.

People born under Capricorn

We use fixed Western tropical calendar ranges. These are a browsing convention; boundaries are not calculated from birth time. No personality claims.

  1. Wolfgang Sobotka

    music teacher, teacher

    70 years old

    1956

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  2. Baba Diawara

    association football player

    38 years old

    1988

    Source: Transfermarkt

  3. Jiří Hrdina

    ice hockey player

    68 years old

    1958

    Source: Regional Database of the Central Bohemian Research Library in Kladno

  4. Lai-Sang Young

    university teacher, mathematician

    74 years old

    1952

    Source: database of academicians and public-body members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

  5. Zhu Fangyu

    basketball player

    43 years old

    1983

    Source: FIBA database

  6. Mai Jia

    writer

    62 years old

    1964

    No external source identified

  7. Jumber Patiashvili*

    official, politician

    Date disputed

    1940

    Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

  8. 757–date unavailable

    757

    No external source identified

  9. Dennis Șerban

    association football coach, association football player

    50 years old

    1976

    Source: Transfermarkt

  10. Chema Rodríguez

    handball player

    46 years old

    1980

    No external source identified

  11. Giorgi Baramidze

    official, politician

    58 years old

    1968

    Source: Biographical Dictionary of Georgia

  12. Tamy Moyo

    film actor, singer

    28 years old

    1998

    No external source identified

  13. Jens Todt

    association football player, journalist

    56 years old

    1970

    Source: Transfermarkt

  14. Prudence Sekgodiso

    athletics competitor

    24 years old

    2002

    No external source identified

  15. Li Xuemei*

    sprinter

    Date disputed

    1977

    Source: World Athletics database

  16. Wilhelm Xylander

    philosopher, writer

    1533–1576 · aged 43

    1533

    Source: BnF authorities

  17. Giovanni d’Aniello

    Catholic bishop, diplomat

    71 years old

    1955

    No external source identified

  18. Yevonde Middleton

    photographer

    1893–1975 · aged 82

    1893

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  19. Kay Lahusen

    photojournalist, journalist

    1930–2021 · aged 91

    1930

    Source: SNAC

  20. Stjepan Jovanović

    military personnel

    1828–1885 · aged 57

    1828

    Source: Croatian Encyclopedia

  21. Baha' Abdel-Rahman

    association football player

    39 years old

    1987

    Source: Transfermarkt

  22. Corey Flynn

    rugby union player

    45 years old

    1981

    No external source identified

  23. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

    journalist, writer

    58 years old

    1968

    No external source identified

  24. Marcel Loncle

    association football player

    1936–2026 · aged 90

    1936

    Source: Fichier des personnes décédées mirror

  25. Santiago Ventura

    tennis player

    46 years old

    1980

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  26. Cirilo Saucedo

    association football player, association football coach

    44 years old

    1982

    Source: Argentine Soccer Database

  27. Laura Solari

    film actor, actor

    1913–1984 · aged 71

    1913

    Source: filmportal.de

  28. Mihail Ganev

    amateur wrestler

    41 years old

    1985

    No external source identified

  29. Pau Gargallo

    visual artist, painter

    1881–1934 · aged 53

    1881

    Source: Great Aragonese Encyclopedia

  30. Madame de Rémusat

    lady-in-waiting, salonnière

    1780–1821 · aged 41

    1780

    Source: BnF authorities

  31. Miklós Perényi

    composer, musician

    78 years old

    1948

    No external source identified

  32. Henry Lawes*

    composer

    Date disputed

    1596

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  33. Adolfo Aldana

    association football coach, association football player

    60 years old

    1966

    Source: Transfermarkt

  34. Arnaud Denjoy

    mathematician, university teacher

    1884–1974 · aged 90

    1884

    Source: Biografisch Portaal

  35. Joost Schmidt

    typographer, painter

    1893–1948 · aged 55

    1893

    Source: The Fine Art Archive Db

  36. Jean-Paul Roux

    ethnologist, researcher

    1925–2009 · aged 84

    1925

    Source: BnF authorities

  37. Héctor Baldassi

    politician, association football referee

    60 years old

    1966

    No external source identified

  38. Mootez Zaddem

    association football player

    25 years old

    2001

    Source: Transfermarkt

  39. Terenci Moix

    novelist, writer

    1942–2003 · aged 61

    1942

    Source: Spanish Biographical Dictionary

  40. Li Ting

    tennis player

    46 years old

    1980

    Source: WTA website

  41. 70 years old

    1956

    No external source identified

  42. Giuseppe Gibilisco

    bobsledder, athletics competitor

    47 years old

    1979

    Source: World Athletics database

  43. Erika Morini

    musician, violinist

    1904–1995

    1904

    Source: Discogs

  44. Abdeslam Laghrissi

    association football player

    64 years old

    1962

    Source: Transfermarkt

  45. Atik İsmail

    association football coach, politician

    69 years old

    1957

    Source: Transfermarkt

  46. Yuri Kovtun

    association football coach, association football player

    56 years old

    1970

    Source: Transfermarkt

  47. Diogo Queirós

    association football player

    27 years old

    1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  48. Luiz Carlos Winck

    association football player, association football coach

    63 years old

    1963

    Source: Transfermarkt

  49. Eduard Vogel von Falckenstein

    politician, topographer

    1797–1885 · aged 88

    1797

    No external source identified

  50. Johanna Helena Herolt

    botanical illustrator, painter

    1668–1723

    1668

    Source: RKDartists

  51. Óscar Tunjo

    racing automobile driver, racing driver

    30 years old

    1996

    No external source identified

  52. Pietro Filippo Scarlatti

    composer, organist

    1679–1750 · aged 71

    1679

    Source: BnF authorities

  53. Jacques Laurent

    journalist, film director

    1919–2000 · aged 81

    1919

    Source: IMDb

  54. Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner*

    journalist, translator

    Date disputed

    1905

    Source: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

  55. Danijel Miličević

    association football player, association football coach

    40 years old

    1986

    Source: As

  56. Vojislav Melić

    association football coach, association football player

    1940–2006 · aged 66

    1940

    Source: reprezentacija.rs

  57. Georgia Gould

    cyclo-cross cyclist, sport cyclist

    46 years old

    1980

    Source: Roglo

  58. Eddy Pieters Graafland

    association football player, association football coach

    1934–2020 · aged 86

    1934

    Source: Transfermarkt

  59. Clifford Grey

    film actor, lyricist

    1887–1941 · aged 54

    1887

    Source: Internet Broadway Database

  60. Frederick Converse

    composer, university teacher

    1871–1940 · aged 69

    1871

    Source: BnF authorities

  61. Bjørn Otto Bragstad

    association football player

    55 years old

    1971

    Source: Transfermarkt

  62. James Semple

    diplomat, politician

    1798–1866 · aged 68

    1798

    Source: SNAC

  63. Severino Gazzelloni

    flautist, musician

    1919–1992

    1919

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  64. Dani Lins

    beach volleyball player, volleyball player

    41 years old

    1985

    No external source identified

  65. Anne-Marie Lizin

    professor, politician

    1949–2015 · aged 66

    1949

    Source: Babelio

  66. Miguel Capuccini

    association football player

    1904–1980 · aged 76

    1904

    No external source identified

  67. Massouda Jalal

    pediatrician, university teacher

    64 years old

    1962

    No external source identified

  68. 54 years old

    1972

    Source: Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze

  69. Julio Garavito Armero

    astronomer, mathematician

    1865–1920 · aged 55

    1865

    Source: sci.org.co

  70. Iraj Ghaderi

    film producer, screenwriter

    1935–2012 · aged 77

    1935

    No external source identified

  71. Wild Bill Davison

    cornetist, bandleader

    1906–1989 · aged 83

    1906

    Source: National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File

  72. Douglas Chapman

    politician, researcher

    71 years old

    1955

    No external source identified

  73. Martin Grabmann

    philosopher, Catholic priest

    1875–1949 · aged 74

    1875

    Source: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie

  74. Alexander von Bournonville

    military personnel, viceroy

    1616–1690 · aged 74

    1616

    Source: GeneaStar

  75. 46 years old

    1980

    No external source identified

  76. Veli-Matti Savinainen

    ice hockey player

    40 years old

    1986

    Source: iihf.com

  77. 1636–1692 · aged 56

    1636

    Source: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana

  78. Alfred Vulpian

    anatomist, neurologist

    1826–1887 · aged 61

    1826

    Source: www.academie-medecine.fr

  79. Meliton Balanchivadze

    composer, singer

    1863–1937

    1863

    Source: SNAC

  80. 1482–1527 · aged 45

    1482

    No external source identified

  81. Klimenti Tsitaishvili

    association football player, association football coach

    47 years old

    1979

    Source: FBref

  82. Anton Harapi

    poet, writer

    1888–1946 · aged 58

    1888

    No external source identified

  83. Rustam Ibrahimbeyov*

    film director, director

    Date disputed

    1939

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  84. Vardan Minasyan

    association football coach, association football player

    52 years old

    1974

    Source: Transfermarkt

  85. 40 years old

    1986

    No external source identified

  86. Mary Elizabeth Barber

    painter, ornithologist

    1818–1899 · aged 81

    1818

    Source: Biographical Database of Southern African Science

  87. 1825–1864

    1825

    Source: Larson, (Simon) Marcus

  88. Keith Greene

    racing driver, Formula One driver

    1938–2021 · aged 83

    1938

    No external source identified

  89. Jules Robert Auguste

    sculptor, painter

    1789–1850 · aged 61

    1789

    Source: BnF authorities

  90. Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

    military officer, priest

    1893–1964 · aged 71

    1893

    Source: Internetowy Polski Słownik Biograficzny

  91. David Adams

    tennis player

    56 years old

    1970

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  92. Markus Reiner

    pedagogue, engineer

    1886–1976 · aged 90

    1886

    Source: SNAC

  93. Charles Philip of Brandenburg-Schwedt

    politician, military officer

    1673–1695 · aged 22

    1673

    Source: Genealogics

  94. Olivier Baroux

    radio personality, film director

    62 years old

    1964

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  95. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

    civil servant, lawyer

    69 years old

    1957

    Source: udsm.ac.tz

  96. Arthur Bernède

    novelist, writer

    1871–1937

    1871

    Source: Roglo

  97. Chris Wilkinson

    tennis player

    56 years old

    1970

    Source: Association of Tennis Professionals website

  98. Adolfo Consolini

    discus thrower

    1917–1969 · aged 52

    1917

    Source: World Athletics database

  99. William Dzus

    inventor

    1895–1964 · aged 69

    1895

    No external source identified

  100. Wu Yang

    table tennis player

    34 years old

    1992

    No external source identified

  101. Fellipe Bertoldo*

    association football player

    Date disputed

    1991

    Source: Soccerway

  102. 30 years old

    1996

    No external source identified

  103. Daniel Wilson

    anthropologist, writer

    1816–1892 · aged 76

    1816

    Source: BnF authorities

  104. Tang Yongshu

    badminton player, Olympic competitor

    51 years old

    1975

    Source: bwf.tournamentsoftware.com

  105. 1926–2016 · aged 90

    1926

    Source: basic data about the members of the Bundestag

  106. Srđan Andrić

    association football player

    46 years old

    1980

    Source: FBref

  107. Ivan Dvorny

    basketball player

    1952–2015 · aged 63

    1952

    No external source identified

  108. Penny Whetton

    climatologist, trans activist

    1958–2019 · aged 61

    1958

    No external source identified

  109. Veikko Kankkonen

    athlete, ski jumper

    86 years old

    1940

    No external source identified

  110. Kazuko Sawamatsu

    tennis player

    75 years old

    1951

    Source: 100 years of Wimbledon

  111. Charles-Guillaume Étienne*

    writer, journalist

    Date disputed

    1777

    Source: BnF authorities

  112. Veikko Karvonen

    marathon runner, long-distance runner

    1926–2007 · aged 81

    1926

    No external source identified

  113. Jan de Vries

    motorcycle racer

    1944–2021 · aged 77

    1944

    No external source identified

  114. Gian-Luca Itter

    association football player

    27 years old

    1999

    Source: Transfermarkt

  115. 1890–1952 · aged 62

    1890

    No external source identified

  116. Alexander Salák

    ice hockey player

    39 years old

    1987

    No external source identified

  117. Heinz Kuttin

    ski jumper, ski jumping coach

    55 years old

    1971

    Source: munzinger.de

  118. Javier Valle Riestra

    jurist, civil servant

    1932–2024 · aged 92

    1932

    Source: infogob.jne.gob.pe

  119. Stefani Kiryakova

    rhythmic gymnast

    25 years old

    2001

    Source: olympedia.org

  120. 1644–1725 · aged 81

    1644

    Source: RKDartists

  121. Cenk İldem

    coach, amateur wrestler

    40 years old

    1986

    No external source identified

  122. Ali Atalan

    politician

    58 years old

    1968

    No external source identified

  123. David Macbeth Moir

    writer, physician

    1798–1851 · aged 53

    1798

    Source: SNAC

  124. Shakeel Abbasi

    association football player, field hockey player

    42 years old

    1984

    No external source identified

  125. 44 years old

    1982

    No external source identified

  126. Aulis Rytkönen

    association football coach, association football player

    1929–2014 · aged 85

    1929

    No external source identified

  127. Hannes Daube

    water polo player

    26 years old

    2000

    Source: olympedia.org

  128. Vladimir Fyodorov

    association football coach, association football player

    1955–1979 · aged 24

    1955

    No external source identified

  129. Vadims Vasiļevskis

    javelin thrower

    44 years old

    1982

    Source: World Athletics database

  130. Aparajita Datta

    ecologist, biologist

    56 years old

    1970

    No external source identified

  131. Sophy Gray

    architect

    1814–1871 · aged 57

    1814

    No external source identified

  132. Stephan Leyhe

    ski jumper

    34 years old

    1992

    No external source identified

  133. 1907–1969 · aged 62

    1907

    No external source identified

  134. Paulo Henrique Souza de Oliveira

    association football coach, association football player

    83 years old

    1943

    No external source identified

  135. Soner Aydoğdu

    association football player

    35 years old

    1991

    Source: Transfermarkt

  136. M. R. Babu Lalith

    chess player

    33 years old

    1993

    No external source identified

  137. Elijah Manangoi

    middle-distance runner, athletics competitor

    33 years old

    1993

    Source: World Athletics database

  138. Thijs van Dam

    field hockey player

    29 years old

    1997

    No external source identified

  139. Kari Mäkinen

    Lutheran pastor

    71 years old

    1955

    No external source identified

  140. Adnan Mansour

    foreign minister, diplomat

    80 years old

    1946

    No external source identified

  141. Tamara Duda

    translator, writer

    50 years old

    1976

    Source: Czech National Authority Database

  142. Osman Göçen

    amateur wrestler

    29 years old

    1997

    Source: olympedia.org

  143. Natnael Berhane

    sport cyclist

    35 years old

    1991

    No external source identified

  144. Glenn Turner

    field hockey player

    42 years old

    1984

    No external source identified

  145. José Ornelas Carvalho

    Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

    72 years old

    1954

    No external source identified

  146. Pauline

    singer-songwriter

    38 years old

    1988

    Source: BnF authorities

  147. Yasin Pehlivan

    association football player

    37 years old

    1989

    Source: Transfermarkt

  148. José Manuel Soria

    politician, economist

    68 years old

    1958

    Source: Davos 2014 Participant List

  149. Alexandr Predke

    chess player

    32 years old

    1994

    No external source identified

  150. Louis Awad

    writer, literary critic

    1915–1990 · aged 75

    1915

    Source: AlKindi

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