June Pointer

American musician (1953–2006).

Born November 30th, 1953 in Oakland.

Died April 11th, 2006 at 52 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer, liver cancer, bone cancer). ^[ref]

Christopher Fairbank

British actor.

Born October 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Hertfordshire.

Damián Alcázar

Mexican actor and politician.

Born January 8th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Jiquilpan Municipality.

Bolaji Badejo

Nigerian actor (1953–1992).

Born August 23rd, 1953 in Lagos.

Died December 22nd, 1992 at 39 years old in Lagos (sickle-cell disease).

Vincent Curatola

American actor.

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

David Hurley

Australian general; 27th governor-general of australia.

Born August 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Wollongong.

Andy Hertzfeld

American computer scientist and inventor (born 1953).

Born April 6th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Philadelphia.

Alexander O'Neal

American musical artist.

Born November 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Natchez.

Tina Brown

British-american journalist, talk-show host, and author.

Born November 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Maidenhead.

Darlanne Fluegel

American actress (1953-2017).

Born November 25th, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre.

Died December 15th, 2017 at 64 years old in Orlando (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Tshepo Motsepe

First lady of south africa.

Born June 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Soweto.

Matthew Wilder

American musician.

Born January 24th, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Russ Feingold

Wisconsin politician; three-term u.s. senator.

Born March 2nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Janesville.

Elliot Easton

American guitarist.

Born December 18th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Tom Cochrane

Canadian musician.

Born May 14th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lynn Lake. ^[ref]

Stu Ungar

American poker player (1953-1998).

Born September 8th, 1953 in Manhattan.

Died November 22nd, 1998 at 45 years old in Las Vegas.

Alex Grey

American painter and performance artist (born 1953).

Born November 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Columbus. ^[ref]

John Callahan

American actor (1953-2020).

Born December 23rd, 1953 in Brooklyn.

Died March 28th, 2020 at 66 years old in Rancho Mirage. ^[ref]

Michael J. Anderson

American actor.

Born October 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Denver.

Jeff Van Drew

New jersey state senator.

Born February 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Mark Frost

American writer.

Born November 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Alistair Darling

British labour party politician (1953–2023).

Born November 28th, 1953 in London.

Died November 30th, 2023 at 70 years old in Western General Hospital (cancer). ^[ref]

Patricia Rhomberg

Austrian pornographic film actress.

Born September 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Ken Davitian

Armenian actor.

Born June 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Los Angeles.

Robyn Hitchcock

British musician.

Born March 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in London.