Famous people born on 5 August

Neil Armstrong leads the birthdays of 5 August. Fame score 86.1, ahead of Marine Le Pen by 2.5.

1. 1Neil ArmstrongAstronauts · United States1930-2012

   86.11930-2012

2. 2Marine Le PenPoliticians · France

   83.6turned 58

3. 3YungbludMusicians · United Kingdom

   82.4turned 29

Also born on 5 August

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44thHelene FischerGerman singer b. 1984Germany ★ #1Musicians80.7

55thOlivia HoltAmerican actress and singer b. 1997United StatesActors78.0

66thGenelia D'SouzaIndian actress b. 1987India ★ #1Actors77.8

77thGuy de MaupassantFrench writer (1850-1893)FranceWriters77.6

88thWOODZSouth Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer b. 1996South Korea ★ #1Musicians76.4

99thJosie TotahAmerican actress b. 2001United StatesActors76.3

1010thKajolIndian film actress b. 1974IndiaActors76.0

1111thAnnalisaItalian singer-songwriter b. 1985Italy ★ #1Musicians75.5

1212thDaichi KamadaJapanese footballer b. 1996Japan ★ #1Footballers74.6

1313thJ-AxItalian rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer b. 1972ItalyMusicians72.7

1414thGazoFrench rapper of Guinean origin b. 1994Guinea ★ #1Musicians72.0

1515thTravie McCoyAmerican rapper and singer b. 1981United StatesMusicians71.6

1616thJessica NigriAmerican cosplayer b. 1989United StatesYouTubers71.1

1717thAndrii BiletskyiUkrainian politician b. 1979Ukraine ★ #1Politicians70.4

1818thLesti KejoraIndonesian singer and actress b. 1999Indonesia ★ #1Musicians70.4

1919thStefanie JoostenDutch model b. 1988Netherlands ★ #1Models70.0

2020thMotoi SakurabaJapanese composer b. 1965JapanMusicians69.1

2121stFunkmaster FlexAmerican DJ b. 1967United StatesMusicians69.0

2222ndJanet McTeerBritish actress b. 1961United KingdomActors68.0

2323rdJuly EdelsteinIsraeli politician b. 1958Israel ★ #1Politicians67.3

2424thJenniffer GonzálezPuerto Rican politician b. 1976United StatesPoliticians67.0

2525thWendell BerryAmerican writer 1934-2026United StatesWriters66.6

2626thPat SmearAmerican musician and actor b. 1959United StatesMusicians65.9

2727thJames GunnAmerican screenwriter and filmmaker b. 1966United StatesWriters65.7

2828thJoseph MerrickBritish man with severe deformities known as... 1862-1890United KingdomArtists65.3

2929thVitus BeringDanish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)Denmark ★ #1Historical Figures65.3

3030thNiels Henrik AbelNorwegian mathematician (1802-1829)Norway ★ #1Academics65.1

3131stDaniel LacalleSpanish hedge fund manager b. 1967Spain ★ #1Investors64.9

3232ndStephanieAmerican-born Japanese singer, DJ and actress b. 1987United StatesActors64.9

3333rdJesse WilliamsAmerican actor, director, producer, and activist b. 1981United StatesActors64.7

3434thAngry AndersonAustralian rock singer 1947-2026Australia ★ #1Musicians64.4

3535thBastien LachaudFrench politician b. 1980FrancePoliticians64.3

3636thMajkaHungarian rapper b. 1979Hungary ★ #1Musicians64.3

3737thGaviSpanish footballer b. 2004SpainFootballers64.3

3838thHishammuddin HusseinMalaysian politician b. 1961Malaysia ★ #1Politicians64.0

3939thDoris Schröder-KöpfGerman politician and journalist b. 1963GermanyPoliticians64.0

4040thOlena BilozerskaUkrainian sniper, officer of the Armed Forces of Ukraine b. 1979UkraineJournalists63.9

4141stColin McRaeBritish racing driver (1958-2007)United KingdomAthletes63.4

4242ndSharon SalzbergAmerican writer b. 1952United StatesWriters63.4

4343rdJohn SaxonAmerican actor (1936-2020)United StatesActors63.0

4444thPatrick EwingJamaican-American basketball player b. 1962United StatesBasketball Players63.0

4545thSophie WinklemanBritish actress; wife of Lord Frederick Windsor b. 1980United KingdomActors62.9

4646thReid HoffmanAmerican co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist b. 1967United StatesFounders62.7

4747thXavier TriasSpanish politician b. 1946SpainPoliticians62.7

4848thRobert TaylorAmerican actor (1911-1969)United StatesActors62.2

4949thKō ShibasakiJapanese actor and singer b. 1981JapanActors61.7

5050thMasazumi GotodaJapanese politician b. 1969JapanPoliticians61.7

5151stMark StrongBritish actor b. 1963United KingdomActors61.0

5252ndSteven KnightBritish screenwriter and film director b. 1959United KingdomWriters61.0

5353rdJohn HustonAmerican film director, screenwriter, and actor (1906-1987)United StatesDirectors60.9

5454thDeodoro da FonsecaPresident of Brazil (1827-1892)Brazil ★ #1Politicians60.6

5555thTawny KitaenAmerican actress (1961-2021)United StatesActors60.1

5656thLoni AndersonAmerican actress (1945-2025)United StatesActors59.9

5757thAdam YauchAmerican musician (1964-2012)United StatesMusicians59.8

5858thPierre-Emile HøjbjergDanish footballer b. 1995FranceFootballers59.8

5959thRyan BertrandEnglish footballer b. 1989United KingdomFootballers59.7

6060thYael GermanIsraeli politician b. 1947IsraelPoliticians59.7

6161stVatsal ShethIndian actor, director and producer b. 1980IndiaActors59.7

6262ndEttore MajoranaItalian physicist (1906-1938?)ItalyScientists59.6

6363rdPete BurnsEnglish singer (1959-2016)United KingdomMusicians59.4

6464thNick MartínezAmerican baseball player b. 1990United States59.4

6565thFerdinand III of Castile13th-century saint and king of Castile, Leon and Galicia 1199-1252SpainModels59.3

6666thFederica PellegriniItalian swimmer (1988)Italy59.3

6767thÉlisabeth DepardieuFrench actress b. 1941FranceActors58.9

6868thArata WatanabeJapanese footballer b. 1995JapanFootballers58.8

6969thChristopher GunningBritish composer (1944-2023)United KingdomMusicians58.4

7070thNiklas LamHong Kong actor b. 1994Hong Kong ★ #1Actors58.4

7171stSalomon KalouIvorian footballer b. 1985Ivory Coast ★ #1Footballers58.3

7272ndMimi KeeneBritish actress b. 1998United KingdomActors58.2

7373rdEsteban GutiérrezMexican race car driver b. 1991Mexico ★ #1Athletes57.6

7474thCinta de OroMexican-American professional wrestler b. 1977United StatesAthletes57.6

7575thJoan HicksonBritish actress (1906-1998)United KingdomActors57.5

7676thRosi MittermaierGerman alpine skier (1950-2023)GermanyAthletes57.4

7777thDalal Midhat-TalakićBosnian singer-songwriter b. 1981Bosnia and Herzegovina ★ #1Musicians57.4

7878thHun SenPrime Minister of Cambodia (1998-2023) b. 1952Cambodia ★ #1Politicians57.4

7979thJonathan SilvermanAmerican actor b. 1966United StatesActors57.3

8080thDaniëlle van de DonkDutch footballer b. 1991NetherlandsFootballers57.3

8181stFath-Ali Shah QajarSecond Qajar shah of Iran (1797-1834).Historical Figures57.2

8282ndLolo JonesAmerican athletics competitor and bobsledder b. 1982United StatesAthletes57.2

8383rdStefanie de RouxPanamanian model b. 1982Panama ★ #1Models57.2

8484thDevan NairMalaysian-Singaporean politician, 3rd President of Singapore 1923-2005Singapore ★ #1Politicians57.1

8585thMichael HollickAmerican actor b. 1973United StatesActors57.0

8686thLadislaus IV of HungaryKing of Hungary (1262-1290)HungaryHistorical Figures56.9

8787thWassily LeontiefRussian economist (1906-1999)GermanyAcademics56.8

8888thOskar MerikantoFinnish musician and composer (1868-1924)Finland ★ #1Musicians56.8

8989thAmbroise ThomasFrench composer 1811-1896FranceMusicians56.6

9090thLeonid StadnykUkrainian tallest human (1970-2014)UkraineDoctors56.5

9191stWang YiboChinese actor, singer, rapper, dancer b. 1997China ★ #1Actors56.5

9292ndRyu Seung-minSouth Korean Olympic table tennis player b. 1982South Korea56.4

9393rdManuel Pinto da CostaPresident of São Tomé and Príncipe, economist b. 1937Portugal ★ #1Politicians56.4

9494thWi Ha-junSouth Korean actor b. 1991South KoreaActors56.4

9595thDavid BaldacciAmerican author b. 1960United StatesWriters56.3

9696thNaum GaboRussian-American sculptor (1890-1977)United StatesArtists56.3

9797thAi IinumaJapanese actress b. 2003JapanActors56.3

9898thHarold HoltAustralian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia 1908-1967AustraliaPoliticians56.3

9999thJohann Friedrich StruenseeDe facto regent of Denmark (1737-1772)GermanyPoliticians56.2

100100thShigeru BanJapanese architect b. 1957JapanArchitects56.2

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Who died on 5 August, ranked the same way.

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