List of Famous people born on February 5th

Johannes von Geissel was a German Catholic Archbishop of Cologne and Cardinal from the Electorate of the Palatinate.

Tarik Benhabiles is a former Algerian-French tennis player. He achieved his highest ATP-ranking on 8 June 1987, when the right-hander was listed as the number 22 player in the world.

James Gan Teik Chai is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2004 French International tournament partnered with Koo Kien Keat. He also won the 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen. Teamed-up with Ong Soon Hock, he won the 2012 BWF International tournament in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil.

Patrick James Dunn is a Catholic prelate. He has been Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand, since 1994.

Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War, saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and took part in the internment of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the war. He also served in the Second World War initially as Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy and then as second-in-command and afterwards as commander of the Home Fleet, leading the force that destroyed the German battleship Scharnhorst. He went on to be First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in which role he assisted in establishing NATO and agreed to the principle that the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic should be an American admiral, in the face of fierce British opposition.

Shawn Reaves is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Harrison Davies, the brother of the main character Tru Davies on the Fox television series, Tru Calling.

Dr John Muir CIE FRSEDCL LLD was a British Sanskrit scholar, Indologist and judge in India.