Notable deaths on January 5

Prime Minister of Greece from 1996 to 2004

American Scientology critic (1955–2025)

American journalist (1937–2024)

Brazilian footballer and manager (1931–2024)

South Korean actress (1992–2022)

English professional footballer (1946–2021)

British violinist and conductor (1939–2021)

Bangladeshi Islamic advocacy group

American women's rights activist (1928–2019)

Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach (1937–2019)

First native Pakistani Air Chief (1921-2018)

German ballet dancer

American astronomer (1949–2018)

English campaigner and author

French composer and conductor (1925–2016)

Catholic bishop (1912–2015)

French racing driver and motorcycle road racer (1937–2015)

American actress (1927–2014)

Portuguese footballer (1942–2014)

Islamist political party president (1938 – 2013)

American playwright, screenwriter and memoirist (1900–2012)

Spanish artist (1920–2012)

American abstract painter (1924–2010)

American trumpeter, arranger and record producer (1928–2010)