Felix Magath

German association football player and manager.

Born July 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Aschaffenburg.

Don Winslow

American writer.

Born October 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in New York City.

Andy Partridge

English musician and xtc founder.

Born November 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mtarfa.

Daniel Passarella

Argentine footballer (born 1953).

Born May 25th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Chacabuco, Buenos Aires.

Thomas Ligotti

American horror author.

Born July 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Detroit.

Tehmina Durrani

Pakistani feminist.

Born February 18th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lahore.

Tara VanDerveer

American basketball coach.

Born June 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Melrose.

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor (1953–1987).

Born June 3rd, 1953 in Hilversum.

Died September 23rd, 1987 at 34 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Fred Upton

United states representative from michigan.

Born April 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in St. Joseph.

Deirdre O'Connell

American actress.

Born June 29th, 1953 (age 72 years). ^[ref]

Laurie Bird

American actress, photographer (1953–1979).

Born September 26th, 1953 in Glen Cove.

Died June 15th, 1979 at 25 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).

Mike Adenuga

Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fourth richest person in africa. his company globacom is nigeria's second-largest telecom operator and also has a presence in ghana and benin.

Born April 29th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Ibadan. ^[ref]

Shuggie Otis

American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist.

Born November 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Los Angeles.

Tess Gerritsen

American novelist.

Born June 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in San Diego.

Freddie Aguilar

Filipino musician.

Born February 5th, 1953.

Died May 27th, 2025 at 72 years old in Philippine Heart Center (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Taryn Power

American actress (1953–2020).

Born September 13th, 1953 in Los Angeles.

Died June 26th, 2020 at 66 years old in Viroqua (leukemia). ^[ref]

David Deutsch

British physicist.

Born May 18th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Haifa.

Gary Farmer

Canadian actor and musician.

Born June 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ohsweken.

Ng Man-tat

Hong kong actor (1952–2021).

Born January 2nd, 1953 in Xiamen. ^[ref]

Died February 27th, 2021 at 68 years old in Union Hospital (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Jim Diamond

British singer (1951/1953–2015).

Born September 23rd, 1953 in Glasgow.

Died October 10th, 2015 at 62 years old in London.

Salman Khurshid

Indian politician, born 1953.

Born January 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Aligarh.

Jane Badler

American actress, singer, and former model; miss new hampshire 1972.

Born December 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Gina Lopez

Philippine politician.

Born December 27th, 1953 in Manila. ^[ref]

Died August 19th, 2019 at 65 years old in Philippines (brain cancer).

Graham Gooch

English cricketer.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Whipps Cross.

Paul Vallas

American politician and school administrator.

Born June 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Chicago.