Famous people born on 5 July

19 of the people we track were born on 5 July, best known first, with each one’s age at death, or today. Dates from Wikidata, linked from each person’s page.

1. Georges Pompidou 1911French politician who served as President of the French Republicdied aged 62
2. Jean Cocteau 1889French writer and film directordied aged 74
3. Clara Zetkin 1857Women's rights activistdied aged 75
4. Cecil Rhodes 1853British politician and businessperson who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colonydied aged 48
5. P. T. Barnum 1810American showman and politiciandied aged 80
6. HCHernán Crespo 1975Footballerliving, 51
7. Gerard 't Hooft 1946Dutch theoretical physicistliving, 80
8. Andrei Gromyko 1909Soviet diplomatdied aged 79
9. John Howard Northrop 1891American biochemistdied aged 95
10. Megan Rapinoe 1985American footballerliving, 41
11. Amélie Mauresmo 1979French tennis playerliving, 47
12. W. J. M. Rankine 1820British civil engineerdied aged 52
13. Horacio Cartes 1956Paraguayan politician who served as President of Paraguayliving, 70
14. Veronica Guerin 1959Irish accountantdied aged 36
15. Dejan Lovren 1989Croatian footballerliving, 37
16. Peter III of Portugal 1717Sovereigndied aged 68
17. Alberto Gilardino 1982Italian footballerliving, 44
18. Ernst Mayr 1904German evolutionary biologistdied aged 100
19. PMPierre Mauroy 1928French politician who served as Prime Minister of Francedied aged 84