| 24991 | March 5 | Birth | 1938 – Paul Evans, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 24992 | March 5 | Birth | 1938 – Lynn Margulis, American biologist and academic (d. 2011) |
| 24993 | March 5 | Birth | 1938 – Fred Williamson, American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 24994 | March 5 | Birth | 1939 – Samantha Eggar, English actress and singer |
| 24995 | March 5 | Birth | 1939 – Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1995) |
| 24996 | March 5 | Birth | 1939 – Peter Woodcock, Canadian murderer (d. 2010) |
| 24997 | March 5 | Birth | 1939 – Pierre Wynants, Belgian chef |
| 24998 | March 5 | Birth | 1940 – Tom Butler, English bishop |
| 24999 | March 5 | Birth | 1940 – Graham McRae, New Zealand racing driver |
| 25000 | March 5 | Birth | 1941 – Des Wilson, New Zealand-English businessman and activist |
| 25001 | March 5 | Birth | 1942 – Felipe González, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain |
| 25002 | March 5 | Birth | 1942 – Mike Resnick, American author |
| 25003 | March 5 | Birth | 1943 – Billy Backus, American boxer |
| 25004 | March 5 | Birth | 1943 – Lucio Battisti, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) |
| 25005 | March 5 | Birth | 1944 – Peter Brandes, Danish painter and sculptor |
| 25006 | March 5 | Birth | 1944 – Roy Gutman, American journalist and author |
| 25007 | March 5 | Birth | 1946 – Richard Bell, Canadian pianist (Full Tilt Boogie Band, The Band, Crowbar, and Blackie and the Rodeo Kings) (d. 2007) |
| 25008 | March 5 | Birth | 1946 – Mem Fox, Australian author and academic |
| 25009 | March 5 | Birth | 1946 – Murray Head, English actor and singer |
| 25010 | March 5 | Birth | 1946 – Lova Moor, French singer and dancer |
| 25011 | March 5 | Birth | 1946 – Michael Warren, American basketball player and actor |
| 25012 | March 5 | Birth | 1947 – Eddie Hodges, American actor and singer |
| 25013 | March 5 | Birth | 1947 – Clodagh Rodgers, Northern Irish singer and actress |
| 25014 | March 5 | Birth | 1947 – Tom Russell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 25015 | March 5 | Birth | 1947 – Kent Tekulve, American baseball player and sportscaster |
| 25016 | March 5 | Birth | 1948 – Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984) |
| 25017 | March 5 | Birth | 1948 – Eddy Grant, Guyanese-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Equals) |
| 25018 | March 5 | Birth | 1948 – Richard Hickox, English conductor and scholar (d. 2008) |
| 25019 | March 5 | Birth | 1948 – Elaine Paige, English singer and actress |
| 25020 | March 5 | Birth | 1948 – A. Rafiq, Indonesian singer and actor (d. 2013) |