List of Famous people born on February 5th

Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet FRS was an English chemist.

Maciej Bolesław Lampe is a Polish professional basketball player for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the PLK. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.

Andreas Schäfer is a German footballer.

John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. After serving in the army, the Foreign Office, and as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons, Wakehurst was appointed as the last British Governor of New South Wales, which he held from 1937 to 1946. Upon returning to Britain he was appointed Governor of Northern Ireland from 1952 to 1964. He was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1962 and died in 1970.

Gaspare Mutolo is a Sicilian mafioso, also known as "Asparino". In 1992 he became a pentito. He was the first mafioso who spoke about the connections between Cosa Nostra and Italian politicians. Mutolo’s declarations contributed to the indictment of Italy’s former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and to an understanding of the context of the 1992 Mafia murders of the politician Salvo Lima and the magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg was a Finland-Swedish Lutheran priest, lyric and epic poet. He is considered a national poet of Finland. He is the author of the lyrics to Vårt land that became the unofficial Finnish national anthem. Runeberg was also involved in the modernization of the Finnish Lutheran hymnal and produced many texts for the new edition.

Gerhard Oppitz is a German classical pianist.

Mehmet Recep Peker was a Turkish military officer and politician. He served in various ministerial posts and finally as the Prime Minister of Turkey.