List of Famous people born on August 5th

Diego Schoening, is a Mexican singer, actor and television host.

João Ricardo Rosa Catarré, known as João Catarré, is a Portuguese actor and model.

Xu Jiao is a Chinese actress. She made her film debut in the 2008 sci-fi film CJ7 where she played a boy, and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. She is also known for the films Starry Starry Night (2011) and Mr. Go (2013).

Kwon Sang-woo is a South Korean actor. He rose to stardom in 2003 with the romantic comedy film My Tutor Friend and the melodrama series Stairway to Heaven.

Wu Nien-jen is a scriptwriter, director, and author. He is one of the most prolific and highly regarded scriptwriters in Taiwan and a leading member of the New Taiwanese Cinema, although he has also acted in a number of films. He starred in Edward Yang's 2000 film Yi Yi. Wu is a well-known supporter of the Democratic Progressive Party and has filmed commercials for the party.

César Villanueva Arévalo is a Peruvian politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from April 2018 to March 2019, and previously served as Prime Minister from October 2013 to February 2014. In 2007, he became Governor of the San Martín Region. He was sworn in as Prime Minister by President Ollanta Humala on 31 October 2013, and is affiliated with centre-left parties. In the 2016 general elections, he was elected Congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña.

Cho Seung-youn, known professionally as Woodz, is a South Korean singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer, and record producer. He first rose to fame as the main rapper and sub-vocalist of South Korean-Chinese boy band Uniq, formed by Yuehua Entertainment in 2014. He co-founded the musical collectives M.O.L.A in 2015 and Drinkcolor in 2016. In 2018, he co-founded his personal production team Team HOW.

Yuli-Yoel Edelstein is an Israeli politician serving as Minister of Health since 2020. One of the most prominent refuseniks in the Soviet Union, he was the 16th Speaker of the Knesset from 2013 until his resignation on 25 March 2020.

Damir Skomina is a Slovenian UEFA Elite category football referee.

Remzi Cemil İpekçi is a Turkish fashion designer.