Famous people born on 5 January

• Umberto EcoItalian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist · 1932–2016
  84 yrs
• Konrad AdenauerGerman politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU · 1876–1967
  91 yrs
• Rudolf Christoph Eucken(1846-1926) German philosopher · 1846–1926
  80 yrs
• Diane KeatonAmerican actress and film director · 1946–2025
  79 yrs
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan · 1928–1979
  51 yrs
• Friedrich DürrenmattSwiss author and dramatist · 1921–1990
  69 yrs
• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oKenyan writer · 1938–2025
  87 yrs
• Paramahansa YoganandaYogi, Kriya Yoga guru and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship · 1893–1952
  59 yrs
• Walter MondaleVice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 · 1928–2021
  93 yrs
• Jane WymanAmerican actress · 1917–2007
  90 yrs
• Jean-Baptiste Say ↗French economist and businessman · 1767–1832
  65 yrs
• Forugh Farrokhzad ↗Iranian poet · 1935–1967
  32 yrs
• Joseph Erlanger ↗American doctor · 1874–1965
  91 yrs
• Raisa Gorbacheva ↗Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev · 1932–1999
  67 yrs
• Camille Jordan ↗French mathematician · 1838–1922
  84 yrs
• Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ↗Monarch of Luxembourg · 1921–2019
  98 yrs
• Alvin Ailey ↗African-American dancer, choreographer and activist · 1931–1989
  58 yrs
• Mohammad Shah Qajar ↗The third Shah of Iran Qajar · 1808–1848
  40 yrs
• Alfred Brendel ↗Austrian composer and pianist · 1931–2025
  94 yrs
• Juan Goytisolo ↗Spanish writer · 1931–2017
  86 yrs
• King Camp Gillette ↗American entrepreneur · 1855–1932
  77 yrs
• Sultan bin Abdulaziz ↗Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense · 1926–2011
  85 yrs
• Constanze Mozart ↗Austrian singer · 1762–1842
  80 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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