List of Famous people born on December 5th

Werner Karl Heisenberg was a German theoretical physicist and one of the key pioneers of quantum mechanics. He published his work in 1925 in a breakthrough paper. In the subsequent series of papers with Max Born and Pascual Jordan, during the same year, this matrix formulation of quantum mechanics was substantially elaborated. He is known for the uncertainty principle, which he published in 1927. Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the creation of quantum mechanics".

Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, popularly known by his moniker Chhota Rajan, is an Indian criminal and mobster who served as the boss of a major crime syndicate based in Mumbai. He is currently serving a life sentence at Tihar Jail in New Delhi.

Joanna Katie Rowsell Shand MBE is a retired English cyclist on the Great Britain Cycling Team who competed on track and road.

Ross Barkley is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aston Villa, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the England national team.

Josep Maria Carreras i Coll, better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.

Lisa Sheridan was an American actress. Known mainly for her work on television, Sheridan was a regular cast member in series such as FreakyLinks, Invasion, CSI: Miami and Still the King.

Samantha Louise Lewthwaite, also known as Sherafiyah Lewthwaite or the White Widow, is a British woman who is one of the Western world's most wanted terrorism suspects. Lewthwaite, the widow of 7/7 London terrorist bomber Germaine Lindsay, is accused of causing the deaths of more than 400 people. She is a fugitive from justice in Kenya, where she was wanted on charges of possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony and is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice requesting her arrest with a view to extradition.

Peter Hyballa is a German football manager, who is the current coach of the Polish Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków.

Kyle Howard Long is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for Florida State University and Saddleback College, before transferring the University of Oregon, switching from defensive end to offensive line at Saddleback. Long was then drafted by the Bears in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, and played both guard and offensive tackle.

Zachary Joseph Horwitz, known professionally as Zach Avery, is an American actor. In April 2021 he was arrested on charges of defrauding investors of $227 million through a Ponzi scheme.