Famous birthdays for July 5: Megan Rapinoe, Shohei Ohtani

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe turns 40 and MLB player Shohei Ohtani turns 31, among the famous birthdays for July 5.

UPI Staff | July 5, 2025

Megan Rapinoe takes in the Men's Basketball gold medal game between the USA and France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in France on August 10. The soccer legend turns 40 on July 6. File Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI UPI

July 5 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.

They include:

-- Showman P.T. Barnum in 1810

-- British colonialist Cecil Rhodes in 1853

-- International Tennis Hall of Fame member Dwight Davis in 1879

-- Football Hall of Fame member John McKay in 1923

-- Actor Katherine Helmond in 1929

-- Artist Chuck Close in 1940

-- Musician Robbie Robertson in 1943

-- Former first daughter Julie Nixon Eisenhower in 1948 (age 77)

-- Musician Huey Lewis in 1950 (age 75)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Goose Gossage in 1951 (age 74)

-- Astronaut Terence Henricks in 1952 (age 73)

-- Musician Jimmy Crespo (Aerosmith) in 1954 (age 71)

-- Actor Edie Falco in 1963 (age 62)

-- Actor Kathryn Erbe in 1965 (age 60)

-- Actor Jillian Armenante in 1968 (age 57)

-- Actor Michael Stuhlbarg in 1968 (age 57)

-- Musician RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) in 1969 (age 56)

-- Producer/screenwriter Jenji Kohan in 1969 (age 56)

-- Musician Bengt Lagerberg (Cardigans) in 1973 (age 52)

-- Musician Dave Haywood (Lady A) in 1982 (age 43)

-- Actor Francois Arnaud in 1985 (age 40)

-- Musician Nick O'Malley (Arctica Monkeys) in 1985 (age 40)

-- Former soccer player Megan Rapinoe in 1985 (age 40)

-- MLB player Shohei Ohtani in 1994 (age 31)

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