List of Famous people born on January 5th

Emile Sheng is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs from 2009 to 2011.

Misaki Ohata is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for her work while signed to the Zabun production company and its two promotions; Pro Wrestling Wave and Osaka Joshi Pro Wrestling. She is a former one-time Wave Single Champion and a three-time Wave Tag Team Champion. She also works behind the scenes as Zabun's human resources director. She also made regular appearances for Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where she performed under a mask and the ring name Yapper Man #3 . In the past, she has also made appearances for American promotion Shimmer Women Athletes, where she is a former Shimmer Tag Team Champion.

Hsu Chih-chieh is a Taiwanese politician. He is member of the Democratic Progressive Party and a two-term legislator in the Legislative Yuan.

Paul McGillion is a Scottish actor, who has worked in television, film and theatre. He is best known for his role on the television series Stargate Atlantis as Dr. Carson Beckett.

Joe Flanigan is an American writer and actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in Stargate Atlantis.

Bernard Rogel is a French admiral, Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic, and former Chief of Staff of the French Navy, a post which he took up on 12 September 2011 until 13 July 2016.

Franz Alhusaine Drameh is an English actor. His film debut was in Clint Eastwood's fantasy drama, Hereafter (2010). He also appeared in British film Attack the Block (2011) and the 2014 blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow. He played Jefferson Jackson/Firestorm in the first three seasons of The CW's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2018), and currently portrays Boots in the Apple TV+ series See (2019–present).

Sophie Austin is an English actress who started her career out in theatre once she left drama school but later moved to screen. She is best known for portraying Lindsey Butterfield in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, a role she held from June 2013 until her departure in May 2016. She is also known for portraying the wife of footballer Geoff Hurst, Judith, in ITV drama Tina and Bobby. Her work has included roles in Casualty, Moving On and Call the Midwife.

Jonquel Orthea Jones is a Bahamian-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted with the 6th overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Since May 2019, she also holds the citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, allowing her to play for the national team.

The Royal Highest Princess Mooryati Soedibyo of Surakarta Sunanate, also known as Hj. DR. BRA. Mooryati Soedibyo, S.S., M. Hum., is a member of the Surakarta Sunanate royal family in Indonesia, president director of Mustika Ratu, and the Vice Chairman II of the People's Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia, and the national director for Puteri Indonesia, which sends contestants to Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Supranational. She's also ranked number 7 on the list of the 99 most influential women in Indonesia 2007 by the Globe Asia magazine. Mooryati Soedibyo was recorded by MURI-Indonesian World Records Museum as the winner of the oldest doctorate in Indonesia, and as "Empu Jamu".