Famous people born on 5 May

Karl Marx leads the birthdays of 5 May. Fame score 90.3, ahead of Adele by 4.4.

1. 1Karl MarxAcademics · Germany1818-1883

   90.31818-1883

2. 2AdeleMusicians · United Kingdom

   85.9turned 38

3. 3Chris BrownMusicians · United States

   81.1turned 37

Also born on 5 May

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44thKimiyasu KudōJapanese baseball player b. 1963Japan ★ #1Athletes80.8

55thSøren KierkegaardDanish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic 1813-1855Denmark ★ #1Academics80.1

66thRichard E. GrantBritish-Swazi actor b. 1957United KingdomActors79.2

77thGimsCongolese singer and rapper b. 1986DR Congo ★ #1Musicians78.7

88thMichael PalinEnglish actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter b. 1943United KingdomActors77.7

99thGoogooshIranian singer and actor b. 1950Iran ★ #1Musicians77.6

1010thDevin TownsendCanadian singer, guitarist and record producer b. 1972Canada ★ #1Musicians77.5

1111thHank GreenAmerican author, vlogger, and science communicator b. 1980United StatesWriters77.1

1212thCraig DavidBritish singer b. 1981United KingdomMusicians76.7

1313thTenZCanadian streamer and professional esports player b. 2001Vietnam ★ #1Streamers76.2

1414thTammy WynetteAmerican country singer (1942-1998)United StatesMusicians76.0

1515thHenryk SienkiewiczPolish writer, novelist, journalist 1846-1916Poland ★ #1Writers75.2

1616thDanny OceanVenezuelan singer and producer b. 1992Venezuela ★ #1Musicians74.7

1717thBurak YeterTurkish musician b. 1982Turkey ★ #1Musicians74.4

1818thTenderlybaeRussian singer & vlogger b. 2002Russia ★ #1Musicians74.0

1919thShoko NakagawaJapanese singer, voice actress, and illustrator b. 1985JapanMusicians73.1

2020thInnoss'BCongolese singer and dancer b. 1997DR CongoMusicians72.9

2121stMike J. DunleavyGovernor of Alaska since 2018 b. 1961United StatesPoliticians72.9

2222ndJarvis JohnsonAmerican YouTuber and former software engineer b. 1992United StatesYouTubers72.9

2323rdSong JieunSouth Korean singer and dancer b. 1990South Korea ★ #1Musicians72.7

2424thBill WardEnglish drummer b. 1948United KingdomMusicians72.2

2525thBart BakerAmerican entertainer and Internet personality b. 1986United StatesYouTubers72.1

2626thReiner FuellmichGerman jurist b. 1958GermanyYouTubers72.0

2727thMiss MoniqueUkrainian techno and progressive house DJ b. 1992Ukraine ★ #1Musicians71.8

2828thKurt SutterAmerican television director b. 1960United StatesDirectors71.5

2929thBeth CarvalhoBrazilian musician (1946-2019)Brazil ★ #1Musicians71.5

3030thCelesteBritish singer b. 1994United KingdomMusicians71.5

3131stJessie CaveBritish actress b. 1987United KingdomActors71.4

3232ndOllyItalian singer-songwriter and rapper b. 2001Italy ★ #1Musicians70.7

3333rdChris MannAmerican singer b. 1982United StatesMusicians70.6

3434thAwilo LongombaCongolese musician b. 1962DR CongoMusicians70.3

3535thGhanim Al-MuftahQatari YouTuber and philanthropist b. 2002Qatar ★ #1YouTubers69.3

3636thPiotr RoguckiPolish singer, musician and actor b. 1978PolandMusicians69.0

3737thJustin KuritzkesAmerican playwright b. 1990United StatesWriters68.6

3838thJames LaBrieCanadian singer b. 1963CanadaMusicians68.5

3939thHannah JeterAmerican model b. 1990United StatesModels68.5

4040thIrina SaltykovaSoviet and Russian actress, singer, television presenter b. 1966RussiaActors67.6

4141stCarlos AlcarazSpanish tennis player b. 2003Spain ★ #1Tennis Players67.5

4242ndTejbzSwedish video game commentator b. 1988Sweden ★ #1Streamers66.9

4343rdSage StalloneAmerican actor, film director, and producer (1976-2012)United StatesActors66.3

4444thJohn Rhys-DaviesWelsh actor b. 1944United KingdomActors66.2

4545thHenry CavillBritish actor b. 1983United KingdomActors66.0

4646thAtsurō WatabeJapanese actor b. 1968JapanDirectors66.0

4747thYasmin LukatzIsraeli businesswoman b. 1972Israel ★ #1Business Professionals66.0

4848thIhor MosiychukEx-Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the VIII... b. 1972UkrainePoliticians65.9

4949thMiho MorikawaJapanese singer and actress b. 1968JapanMusicians65.3

5050thJohn OrtbergAmerican Christian author b. 1957United StatesAcademics65.3

5151stAndre JanonesBrazilian politician and Federal Deputy of Brazil b. 1984BrazilPoliticians65.2

5252ndHindBahraini singer b. 1979Bahrain ★ #1Musicians65.0

5353rdTagaqCanadian singer and author b. 1975CanadaMusicians64.1

5454thPrince Ital JoeDominican singer (1963-2001)Dominica ★ #1Musicians63.9

5555thHiroshi HaseJapanese politician and professional wrestler b. 1961JapanPoliticians63.8

5656thVincent KartheiserAmerican actor b. 1979United StatesActors63.6

5757thAryna SabalenkaBelarusian tennis player b. 1998Belarus ★ #1Tennis Players63.6

5858thDanielle FishelAmerican actress b. 1981United StatesActors63.1

5959thDagmar WöhrlGerman politician b. 1954GermanyPoliticians62.9

6060thLance HenriksenAmerican actor b. 1940United StatesActors62.8

6161stRodrigo MoraPortuguese footballer b. 2007Portugal ★ #1Footballers62.6

6262ndR. C. HörschAmerican photographer, filmmaker and writer 1943-2025United StatesArtists62.5

6363rdMaia HirasawaSwedish singer-songwriter b. 1980SwedenMusicians62.4

6464thBrooke HoganAmerican singer and television personality b. 1988United StatesMusicians62.4

6565thAdrian Carton de WiartRecipient of the Victoria Cross (1880-1963)United Kingdom62.2

6666thLeon CzolgoszAmerican laborer and assassin (1873-1901)United StatesHistorical Figures61.4

6767thVirginie EfiraBelgian and French actress and television presenter b. 1977Belgium ★ #1Actors61.3

6868thIrene Gut OpdykePolish nurse (1922-2003)United StatesWriters61.3

6969thTyrone PowerAmerican actor (1914-1958)United StatesActors61.2

7070thRafael CâmaraBrazilian racing driver b. 2005BrazilAthletes61.2

7171stLeopold II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792Austria ★ #1Politicians61.1

7272ndJosh AcheampongEnglish footballer b. 2006United KingdomFootballers60.8

7373rdMinami TakayamaJapanese voice actress, singer and narrator b. 1964JapanMusicians60.5

7474thCarlos Alberto DiasBrazilian footballer 1967-2026BrazilFootballers

7575thJustin KluivertDutch footballer b. 1999Netherlands ★ #1Footballers60.3

7676thJessica SchwarzGerman actress b. 1977GermanyActors60.2

7777thEugénie de MontijoEmpress consort of the French from 1853 to 1870 (1826-1920)France ★ #1Historical Figures60.1

7878thNeelesh MisraAward winning journalist, author, lyricist, script-writer b. 1973India ★ #1Journalists60.0

7979thLeo RyanAmerican politician (1925-1978)United StatesPoliticians59.9

8080thTatiana SchlossbergAmerican journalist and author (1990-2025)United StatesJournalists59.8

8181stJean-François CopéFrench politician b. 1964FrancePoliticians59.8

8282ndNellie BlyAmerican journalist 1864-1922United StatesJournalists59.6

8383rdAtsushi NakajimaJapanese writer (1909-1942)JapanWriters59.4

8484thClark DukeAmerican actor b. 1985United StatesActors59.4

8585thGulshan KumarIndian film producer 1956-1997IndiaDirectors59.0

8686thJaume MunarSpanish tennis player b. 1997SpainTennis Players58.8

8787thJerzy SkolimowskiPolish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor b. 1938PolandDirectors58.4

8888thPeter MolyneuxEnglish video game designer and game programmer b. 1959United KingdomDevelopers58.3

8989thRoman ProtasevichBelarusian journalist and opposition activist b. 1995BelarusJournalists58.1

9090thIsaiah HartensteinGerman-American basketball player b. 1998GermanyBasketball Players58.0

9191stBrian WilliamsAmerican TV news anchor b. 1959United StatesJournalists57.9

9292ndZach McGowanAmerican actor b. 1981United StatesActors57.8

9393rdJayden AdamsSouth African soccer player 2001-2026South Africa ★ #1Footballers57.6

9494thCharles ChaplinAmerican actor (1925-1968)United StatesActors57.6

9595thRaúl JiménezMexican footballer b. 1991Mexico ★ #1Footballers57.5

9696thZail SinghPresident of India from 1982 to 1987 1916-1994IndiaPoliticians57.4

9797thSamu AghehowaSpanish footballer b. 2004SpainFootballers57.3

9898thTakehito KoyasuJapanese voice actor, singer and radio personality b. 1967JapanMusicians57.2

9999thMattia CaldaraItalian footballer b. 1994ItalyFootballers57.2

100100thHenri Konan BédiéPresident of Ivory Coast from 1993 to 1999 (1934-2023)FrancePoliticians57.0

Died on this day

Who died on 5 May, ranked the same way.

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NapoleonHistorical Figures · 1769-182190.7Kevin SamuelsYouTubers · 1965-202274.6Ludwig ErhardPoliticians · 1897-197767.5Bernard HillActors · 1944-202463.4Naiem EssaActors · 1933-202563.1Mikhail BotvinnikScientists · 1911-199563.1Belgacem BouguennaMusicians · 1962-202461.6Violet Jessop1887-197161.5Leopold I, Holy Roman EmperorHistorical Figures · 1640-170561.0Otto AbetzPoliticians · 1903-195860.9Peter Gustav Lejeune DirichletAcademics · 1805-185960.1Lee Hong-kooPoliticians · 1934-202659.9George Jung1942-202158.6Hugo BanzerPoliticians · 1926-200257.7Bobby SandsActivists · 1954-198157.7César Luis MenottiFootballers · 1938-202457.7GaleriusPoliticians · 250-31157.6Dana WynterActors · 1931-201157.5Umaru Musa Yar'AduaPoliticians · 1951-201057.4Bret HarteWriters · 1836-190257.2Eva GonzalèsArtists · 1849-188357.2Frederick III, Elector of SaxonyModels · 1463-152556.8Gino BartaliAthletes · 1914-200056.4Mór JókaiWriters · 1825-190456.1