List of Famous people born on December 5th

Alexandre Minkowski was a French paediatrician, and arguably the French physician who most influenced neonatology in the 20th century. He was born and died in Paris.

Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil, French magistrate and politician, was born in India at Pondicherry, his father being a colleague of Joseph François Dupleix.

Jean-Luc Petitrenaud is a French food critic and television personality. In June 2017, he announced that he would be taking a short break from hosting his television show Les escapades de Petitrenaud due to fatigue.

Akane Sakanoue is a Japanese actress from Kumamoto Prefecture and affiliated to the talent agency Amuse. She is also talented in gymnastics, a trait that was demonstrated in her role as Asuna Yamase in 2015 Ultra Series, Ultraman X.

Mikelangelo Loconte is an Italian singer, author, composer, musician, performer and artistic director. He began his acting and performing career in France, in the musical Les Nouveaux Nomades by Claude Barzotti and Anne-Marie Gaspard. Without speaking French, he recorded all his songs in a studio using phonetic writing in the early years of his career.

Shizuka Itō is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is represented by Ken Production. She won a "Best Actress in Supporting Roles" award at the 10th Seiyu Awards for her roles in Prison School and Sailor Moon Crystal. She is well known for her anime voice roles as Hilda in Beelzebub, Hinagiku Katsura in Hayate the Combat Butler, and many others.

Michelle Gisin is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who competes in all disciplines. She became an Olympic gold medalist having won the women's combined event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea. Michelle is the younger sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Dominique Gisin.

Mathieu Chabert is a French football manager and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of Châteauroux in Championnat National.

James M. Hinds represented Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd congressional district from June 24, 1868 until his assassination four months later by a Klansman. Hinds was an advocate of civil rights for former slaves.

Adel Mechaal is a Morocco-born Spanish middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres event at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and in the Men's 1500m at the 2015 and 2017 IAAF World Championships.