Kage Baker

American writer.

Born June 10th, 1952 in Hollywood.

Died January 31st, 2010 at 57 years old in San Luis Obispo County (uterine cancer). ^[ref]

Jean Bricmont

Belgian physicist and essayist.

Born April 12th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Uccle.

Lung Ying-tai

Taiwanese writer, politician.

Born February 13th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Kaohsiung.

Bao Ninh

Vietnamese novelist.

Born October 18th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Nghệ An.

David Jenkins

Scottish athlete.

Born May 25th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Pointe-à-Pierre.

André Comte-Sponville

French philosopher.

Born March 12th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Paris.

André Borschberg

Swiss businessman and pilot.

Born December 13th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Zurich.

Jean-Louis Murat

French musician, singer and actor (1952–2023).

Born January 28th, 1952 in Clermont-Ferrand. ^[ref]

Died May 25th, 2023 at 71 years old in Orcival (pulmonary embolism). ^[ref]

Mohammad Sarwar

British & pakistani politician (born 1952).

Born August 18th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Pir Mahal.

Mehmet Ali Talat

President of northern cyprus from 2005 to 2010.

Born July 6th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Kyrenia.

Jean-Christophe Rufin

French writer.

Born June 28th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Bourges.

Fred Espenak

Astrophysicist from united states.

Born January 19th, 1952 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died June 1st, 2025 at 73 years old in Portal. ^[ref]

James P. Bagian

American astronaut.

Born February 22nd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Philadelphia.

Ric Charlesworth

Australian politician, cricketer, field hockey player and coach.

Born February 6th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Subiaco.

Natsuo Yamaguchi

Japanese politician.

Born July 12th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Hitachinaka.

Ewa Podleś

Polish contralto (1952–2024).

Born April 26th, 1952 in Warsaw.

Died January 19th, 2024 at 71 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Linda M. Godwin

American astronaut.

Born July 2nd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Cape Girardeau.

Ralf Edström

Swedish footballer.

Born October 7th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Degerfors.

Dahir Rayale Kahin

Former president of somaliland.

Born March 12th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Awdal Region.

Quentin Smith

American contemporary philosopher, scholar and professor of philosophy.

Born August 27th, 1952 in Rhinebeck.

Died November 12th, 2020 at 68 years old

Mustapha Dahleb

Algerian association football player.

Born February 8th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Béjaïa.

Michael R. Clifford

American army officer and astronaut (1952–2021).

Born October 13th, 1952 in San Bernardino.

Died December 28th, 2021 at 69 years old in North Myrtle Beach (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Karin Büttner-Janz

East german artistic gymnast (born 1952).

Born February 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Lübben (Spreewald).

Javier Urruticoechea

Spanish footballer (1952-2001).

Born November 17th, 1952 in San Sebastián.

Died May 24th, 2001 at 48 years old in Esplugues de Llobregat (traffic collision).

Karen Magnussen

Figure skater.

Born April 4th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Vancouver.