List of Famous people born on October 5th

Yonrico Scott was an American drummer and percussionist. He was a longtime member of the Grammy winning The Derek Trucks Band, became a bandleader of his own ensemble, the Yonrico Scott Band, and later worked with the Royal Southern Brotherhood, with Cyril Neville. Having developed his craft not only from years of session work, roadwork, and study, the Cape Cod Times proclaimed him "a standout in the band... whose strong beats powered songs such as 'I'll Find My Way' off the group's Songlines CD".

Marco Antwerpen is a German footballer manager, who manages 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and former player.

Pavel Romanovich Popovich was a Soviet cosmonaut.

Liam "The Hitman" Harrison is an English light welterweight Muay Thai fighter currently fighting out of Bad Company and trains at Jitti Gym and Yokkao Training Center in Bangkok.

Nana Kwame Abrokwa is a Ghanaian born German rapper and DJ, performing under the pseudonyms Nana or Darkman. Nana is not an actual first name, but is rather a Ghanaian title of nobility. His 1996 self-titled debut album was certified Platinum in Poland and Gold in Germany and Switzerland. The album spawned the 1997 hit single, "Lonely", which reached number-one in Germany and Switzerland, and was certified Platinum in Germany.

David Robert Bates is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Cercle Brugge on loan from Hamburger SV and the Scotland national team. Bates has previously played for Raith Rovers, East Stirlingshire, Brechin City, Rangers and Sheffield Wednesday.

Oskar Matute García de Jalón is a Spanish politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain. He was previously a member of the Basque Parliament.

Ernst Ottensamer was an Austrian classical clarinetist.

John "Jock" Stein was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974.

Ali Ahmed Mabkhout Mohsen Al Hajeri is an Emirati professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Jazira and the United Arab Emirates national team. Coming through the youth system, Mabkhout made his debut for Al Jazira's first team in 2009.