List of Famous people born on December 5th

Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah is the former deputy prime minister of Qatar and the head of the Emir's court.

Walter J H "Papa" Riedel was a German engineer who was the head of the Design Office of the Army Research Centre Peenemünde and the chief designer of the A4 (V-2) ballistic rocket. The crater Riedel on the Moon was co-named for him and the German rocket pioneer Klaus Riedel.

Klaus Langhoff is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Eric Saindon is an American visual effects supervisor for movies, including ‘’The Green Knight (2021 film’’, Pete's Dragon, The Hobbit trilogy, Avatar, Alita Battle Angel , Night at the Museum, X-Men: The Last Stand and worked on others such as, King Kong, I, Robot, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Over 10 Academy Awards have been given to movies he has been a part of, with 2 Oscar and 3 BAFTA nominations himself. He lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Tariq Farooq is a Pakistani and Austrian professional badminton player and coach. He was trained and coached by his father, Mohammad Farooq.