Famous people born on 5 August

• Neil ArmstrongAmerican astronaut and lunar explorer · 1930–2012
  82 yrs
• Guy de MaupassantFrench writer · 1850–1893
  42 yrs
• Niels Henrik AbelNorwegian mathematician · 1802–1829
  26 yrs
• Ilya RepinRussian-empire painter of Ukrainian birth · 1844–1930
  86 yrs
• Vitus BeringDanish-born Russian explorer · 1681–1741
  60 yrs
• John HustonAmerican film director, screenwriter, and actor · 1906–1987
  81 yrs
• Wassily LeontiefRussian economist · 1906–1999
  92 yrs
• Ivar Andreas Aasen ↗Norwegian linguist and poet, dubbed the father of Nynorsk · 1813–1896
  83 yrs
• Deodoro da Fonseca ↗President of Brazil · 1827–1892
  65 yrs
• Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ↗Second Qajar shah of Iran (1797–1834). · 1772–1834
  62 yrs
• Ferdinand III of Castille ↗13th-century saint and king of Castile, Leon and Galicia · 1199–1252
  52 yrs
• Ludovico Sforza ↗Duke of Milan · 1452–1508
  55 yrs
• Harold Holt ↗Australian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia · 1908–1967
  59 yrs
• Joseph Merrick ↗British man with severe deformities known as the Elephant Man · 1862–1890
  27 yrs
• Artem Mikoyan ↗Soviet aircraft designer · 1905–1970
  65 yrs
• Abbé Pierre ↗French Catholic priest, founder of the Emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals · 1912–2007
  94 yrs
• Loni Anderson ↗American actress · 1945–2025
  79 yrs
• Ray Clemence ↗English association football player · 1948–2020
  72 yrs
• Robert Taylor ↗American actor · 1911–1969
  57 yrs
• Conrad Aiken ↗American novelist and poet · 1889–1973
  84 yrs
• Baldwin Lonsdale ↗Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest · 1948–2017
  68 yrs
• Go-Momozono ↗Emperor of Japan · 1758–1779
  21 yrs
• John Saxon ↗American actor · 1936–2020
  83 yrs
• Vera Kholodnaya ↗Ukrainian-born actress of Imperial Russian silent cinema · 1893–1919
  25 yrs
• Devan Nair ↗Malaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore · 1923–2005
  82 yrs
• Johann Friedrich Struensee ↗De facto regent of Denmark · 1737–1772
  34 yrs
• Louise of the Netherlands ↗Queen Consort of Sweden and Queen Consort of Norway from 1859 to 1871 · 1828–1871
  42 yrs

Only people with a known day of birth are listed, and only people who have died. Dates are from Wikidata (CC0), last updated 22 October 2026.

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