Famous People Born on August 5
Oskar Merikanto
1868
Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)
(Image Credits)
"OMerikanto 1920s" by Photographer: Salon Strindberg - CC BY 4.0
The Åbo Akademi University Foundation (https://www.finna.fi/Record/sibelius.A1FF34FAFC9942A8A86C954471B912C4)
Erkan Zengin
1985
Swedish footballer
(Image Credits)
"Erkanzengin" by Ultraslansi - CC BY-SA 3.0
Rick van der Linden
1946
Dutch keyboard player and songwriter (d. 2006)
Gay Byrne
1934
Irish radio and television host (d. 2019)
(Image Credits)
"Gay Byrne (cropped)" by Jonathan Ryan - CC BY 3.0
Jonathan Ryan
Xavier Trias
1946
Spanish pediatrician and politician, 118th Mayor of Barcelona
(Image Credits)
"Xavier Trias 2014 (cropped)" by Wagnermeier - CC BY-SA 3.0
Mayor visiting Rio de JaneiroPreviously published: No
Bob McCarthy
1946
Australian rugby league player and coach
(Image Credits)
"Bob McCarthy" by https://www.flickr.com/photos/naparazzi/ - CC BY-SA 2.0 Original Source
Michal Kováč
1930
Slovak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Slovakia (d. 2016)
(Image Credits)
"Michal Kováč" by Bodajozef - CC BY-SA 3.0
Sammi Smith
1943
American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
Louis Wain
1860
English artist (d. 1939)
Richie Ginther
1930
American race car driver (d. 1989)
(Image Credits)
"Richie Ginther and Roger Penske, 1964 (cropped)" by Los Angeles Times - CC BY 4.0 Original Source
Thomas Lynch Jr.
1749
American commander and politician (d. 1779)
Claude Autant-Lara
1901
French director, screenwriter, and politician (d. 2000)
(Image Credits)
"Claude Autant-Lara, 1989, European Parliament" by European Parliament - CC BY 4.0 Original Source