Michael Scott Moore (born June 5, 1969) U.S. journalist – The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast (2017)
Elena Piscopia (born June 5, 1646) – Italian mathematician, philosopher, first woman to receive a doctoral degree
Pu Songling (born June 5, 1640) Chinese short story writer – Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
Federico Garcia Lorca (born June 5, 1898) Spanish poet