Radka Toneff

Norwegian singer (1952–1982).

Born June 25th, 1952 in Oslo.

Died October 21st, 1982 at 30 years old in Oslo.

Biyouna

Algerian actress, dancer and singer (1952 - 2025).

Born September 13th, 1952 in Belouizdad.

Died November 25th, 2025 at 73 years old in Béni Messous (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Dwight Jones

American basketball player (1952-2016).

Born February 27th, 1952 in Houston.

Died July 25th, 2016 at 64 years old in The Woodlands. ^[ref]

Jenő Jandó

Hungarian classical pianist.

Born February 1st, 1952 in Pécs.

Died July 4th, 2023 at 71 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Tom Henderson

Basketball player.

Born January 26th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Newberry.

Andrzej Grabowski

Polish actor and voice actor.

Born March 15th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Chrzanów.

Kees Kist

Dutch footballer.

Born August 7th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Steenwijk.

Günther Förg

German visual artist (1952-2013).

Born December 5th, 1952 in Füssen.

Died December 5th, 2013 at 61 years old in Colombier.

Kōichi Mashimo

Japanese anime director.

Born June 21st, 1952 (age 73 years) in Tokyo.

Jim Wetherbee

American astronaut.

Born November 27th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Flushing.

Alex van Warmerdam

Dutch film director, screenwriter, actor and painter (born 1952).

Born August 14th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Haarlem. ^[ref]

Manolo Badrena

Puerto rican musician.

Born March 17th, 1952 (age 74 years) in San Juan.

Zdeněk Nehoda

Czech footballer.

Born May 9th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Kroměříž, Hulín. ^[ref]

Lee Nack-yon

Prime minister of south korea from 2017 to 2020.

Born December 20th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Yeonggwang County. ^[ref]

Andrew Linzey

British theologian, priest and animal rights activist.

Born February 7th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Oxford.

Phil Smith

American basketball player (1952-2002).

Born April 22nd, 1952 in San Francisco.

Died July 29th, 2002 at 50 years old in Escondido (multiple myeloma).

Manuel Rosales

Venezuelan politician.

Born December 12th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Santa Bárbara del Zulia.

Vyacheslav Zaytsev

Russian volleyball player (1952–2023).

Born November 12th, 1952 in Saint Petersburg.

Died June 12th, 2023 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Uri Ariel

Israeli politician.

Born December 22nd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Afula. ^[ref]

Ketil Bjørnstad

Norwegian pianist, composer and author.

Born April 25th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Oslo.

Nikos Salingaros

Australian academic.

Born June 17th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Perth.

Henrique Mecking

Brazilian chess player.

Born January 23rd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Santa Cruz do Sul.

Thomas J. Paprocki

Catholic bishop.

Born August 5th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Chicago.

Gerrit Zalm

Dutch former politician.

Born May 6th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Enkhuizen.

Peter Zoller

Austrian theoretical physicist (1952-).

Born November 16th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Innsbruck. ^[ref]