| 25021 | March 5 | Birth | 1949 – Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (d. 1992) |
| 25022 | March 5 | Birth | 1949 – Franz Josef Jung, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence |
| 25023 | March 5 | Birth | 1951 – Lat, Malaysian cartoonist |
| 25024 | March 5 | Birth | 1952 – Alan Clark, English keyboard player (Dire Straits) |
| 25025 | March 5 | Birth | 1952 – Mike Squires, American baseball player and scout |
| 25026 | March 5 | Birth | 1953 – Michael Sandel, American philosopher and educator |
| 25027 | March 5 | Birth | 1953 – Tokyo Sexwale, South African businessman and politician, 1st Premier of Gauteng |
| 25028 | March 5 | Birth | 1954 – Barry Lee Fairchild, American murderer (d. 1995) |
| 25029 | March 5 | Birth | 1954 – Jack Stamp, American conductor and composer |
| 25030 | March 5 | Birth | 1954 – Marsha Warfield, American actress and singer |
| 25031 | March 5 | Birth | 1955 – Julien Dray, French politician |
| 25032 | March 5 | Birth | 1955 – Penn Jillette, American magician, actor, and author |
| 25033 | March 5 | Birth | 1956 – Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress and director |
| 25034 | March 5 | Birth | 1956 – Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010) |
| 25035 | March 5 | Birth | 1956 – Marco Paolini, Italian actor and author |
| 25036 | March 5 | Birth | 1956 – Christopher Snowden, English engineer and academic |
| 25037 | March 5 | Birth | 1957 – Mark E. Smith, English singer-songwriter (The Fall and Von Südenfed) |
| 25038 | March 5 | Birth | 1957 – Ray Suarez, American journalist and author |
| 25039 | March 5 | Birth | 1958 – Andy Gibb, English-Australian singer (d. 1988) |
| 25040 | March 5 | Birth | 1959 – Mike Byster, American mathematician and academic |
| 25041 | March 5 | Birth | 1959 – David Fury, American screenwriter and producer |
| 25042 | March 5 | Birth | 1959 – Tsukasa Hojo, Japanese illustrator |
| 25043 | March 5 | Birth | 1959 – Vazgen Sargsyan, Armenian colonel and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Armenia (d. 1999) |
| 25044 | March 5 | Birth | 1960 – Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson, English businessman and politician, Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology |
| 25045 | March 5 | Birth | 1960 – David Tibet, English singer-songwriter (Current 93 and Death in June) |
| 25046 | March 5 | Birth | 1962 – Jonathan Penner, American actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 25047 | March 5 | Birth | 1962 – Charlie Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Proclaimers) |
| 25048 | March 5 | Birth | 1962 – Craig Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Proclaimers) |
| 25049 | March 5 | Birth | 1963 – Joel Osteen, American pastor, author, and television host |
| 25050 | March 5 | Birth | 1964 – Bertrand Cantat, French singer-songwriter (Noir Désir) |