Notable Birthdays for September 5

Those born on this date include:

- French King Louis XIV in 1638
- outlaw Jesse James in 1847
- distiller Jack Daniel in 1846
- Baseball Hall of Fame member Napoleon Lajoie in 1874
- marketing research engineer A.C. Nielsen in 1897
- comedian/actor Bob Newhart in 1929
- musician/actor Carol Lawrence in 1932 (age 92)
- actor Lucille Soong in 1938 (age 86)
- actor William Devane in 1939 (age 85)
- civil rights activist Claudette Colvin in 1939 (age 85)
- actor George Lazenby in 1939 (age 85)
- actor Raquel Welch in 1940
- filmmaker Werner Herzog in 1942 (age 82)
- musician Al Stewart in 1945 (age 79)
- musician Loudon Wainwright III in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Freddie Mercury (Queen) in 1946
- actor Dennis Dugan in 1946 (age 78)
- musician Mel Collins (King Crimson/Kokomo) in 1947 (age 77)
- cartoonist Cathy Guisewite in 1950 (age 74)
- actor Michael Keaton in 1951 (age 73)
- actor Debbie Turner in 1956 (age 68)
- musician Terry Ellis (En Vogue) in 1963 (age 61)
- musician Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave) in 1968 (age 56)
- musician Dweezil Zappa (Zappa Plays Zappa/Spinal Tap) in 1969 (age 55)
- actor Rose McGowan in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Paddy Considine in 1973 (age 51)
- actor Carice Van Houten in 1976 (age 48)
- actor Annabelle Wallis in 1984 (age 40)
- musician Kyle O'Quin (Portugal. The Man) in 1985 (age 39)
- actor Emmy Raver-Lampman in 1988 (age 36)
- actor Kat Graham in 1989 (age 35)
- Olympic gold medal-winning South Korean figure skater Kim Yuna in 1990 (age 34).