Famous Birthdays for 5th January 2026

1846 – Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908), born in Aurich, Germany (d. 1926)
1855 – King C. Gillette, American businessman and inventor of inexpensive and disposable safety razor blades, born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin (d. 1932)
1893 – Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik), born in Schlüchtern, Germany (d. 1975)
1908 – George Dolenz [Jure Dolenc], Italian actor (Scared Stiff, Count of Monte Cristo), born in Trieste, Austria-Hungary (d. 1963)
1932 – Umberto Eco, Italian philosopher and author (Name of the Rose), born in Alessandria, Piedmont (d. 2016)
1950 – John Manley, Canadian politician, born in Ottawa, Canada
1953 – Dwight Muhammad Qawi, American boxer (WBC light-heavyweight title 1981–1983; WBA cruiserweight title 1985–1986; International Boxing HOF), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2025)
1969 – David Dixon, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings), born in Papakura, New Zealand
1978 – Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver, born in Feurs, France
1980 – Garette Patrick Ratliff, American actor (Return to Blue Lagoon), born in Burbank, California

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