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In the year 1953

1,452 Notable birthdays

Jeffrey Epstein

American sex offender and financier (1953–2019).

Born January 20th, 1953 in Brooklyn.

Died August 10th, 2019 at 66 years old in Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City (hanging, strangling). [ref]

Pierce Brosnan

Irish actor.

Born May 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Drogheda.

Hulk Hogan

American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025).

Born August 11th, 1953 in Augusta.

Died July 24th, 2025 at 71 years old in Clearwater (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest). [ref]

Xi Jinping

General secretary of the chinese communist party.

Born June 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Beijing.

Tim Allen

American actor and comedian.

Born June 13th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Denver.

Brigitte Macron

French teacher, spouse of french statesman emmanuel macron.

Born April 13th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Amiens. [ref]

Tony Blair

Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1997 to 2007.

Born May 6th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Edinburgh. [ref]

Mary Steenburgen

American actress, singer and songwriter.

Born February 8th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Newport.

David Berkowitz

American serial killer.

Born June 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Kim Basinger

American actress.

Born December 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Athens.

Cyndi Lauper

American singer.

Born June 22nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in New York City.

John Malkovich

American actor.

Born December 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Christopher.

Steve Bannon

American media executive & political strategist (born 1953).

Born November 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Norfolk.

Ron Jeremy

American pornographic actor (born 1953).

Born March 12th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Queens. [ref]

Bill Pullman

American actor.

Born December 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Hornell.

Danny Elfman

American film composer.

Born May 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Los Angeles.

Rick Moranis

Canadian actor, comedian and musician (born 1953).

Born April 18th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Toronto.

Tony Shalhoub

American actor (born 1953).

Born October 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Green Bay.

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of microsoft (1953–2018).

Born January 21st, 1953 in Seattle. [ref]

Died October 15th, 2018 at 65 years old in Seattle (non-Hodgkin lymphoma, septic shock). [ref]

Kathie Lee Gifford

French-born american television presenter, singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author.

Born August 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Paris.

Alfred Molina

British actor.

Born May 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Paddington.

Duane Chapman

American bounty hunter.

Born February 2nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Denver.

Jeb Bush

Governor of florida from 1999 to 2007.

Born February 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Midland.

Ciarán Hinds

Northern irish actor.

Born February 9th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Belfast.

Desi Arnaz, Jr.

Actor, musician; son of lucille ball.

Born January 19th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Los Angeles.

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