List of Famous people born on December 5th

Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

Hanns Jelinek was an Austrian composer of Czech descent who is also known under the pseudonyms Hanns Elin, H. J. Hirsch, Jakob Fidelbogen.

Hanif Kureishi, CBE is a British playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and novelist of Pakistani and English descent. In 2008, The Times included Kureishi in its list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

Norbert Christian (1925–1976) was a German film and television actor.

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is a Spanish film director, script writer, and producer. He directed Intacto and 28 Weeks Later, the sequel to Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later. His film Esposados was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1996.

Maria De Filippi is an Italian television host, owner of the television production company, Fascino PGT. She is one of the most popular Italian presenters in Italian television.

Nunnally Hunter Johnson was an American filmmaker who wrote, produced, and directed movies.

Boris Petrovich Ignatyev is a Russian football manager and former player. In 1996–1998 he coached the Russia national team.