Eben Alexander

American neurosurgeon.

Born December 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Charlotte.

Paulo Roberto Falcão

Brazilian association football player and manager.

Born October 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Abelardo Luz.

José María Aznar

Prime minister of spain from 1996 to 2004.

Born February 25th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Madrid.

Kitarō

Musician, composer, record producer, arranger.

Born February 4th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Toyohashi.

Deborah Raffin

Actress from the united states (1953-2012).

Born March 13th, 1953 in Los Angeles.

Died November 21st, 2012 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).

Richard Bremmer

British actor.

Born January 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Warwickshire.

Arie Luyendyk

Dutch racing driver.

Born September 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Sommelsdijk.

Greg Ham

Australian musician (1953–2012).

Born September 27th, 1953 in Melbourne.

Died April 19th, 2012 at 58 years old in Carlton North (myocardial infarction).

John Robertson

Scottish association football player (1953-2025).

Born January 20th, 1953 in Uddingston.

Died December 25th, 2025 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Sergio Castellitto

Italian film director, actor and screenwriter.

Born August 18th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rome.

Tokyo Sexwale

South african politician.

Born March 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Transvaal Province.

John Musker

American animation director.

Born November 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Chicago.

Timothy Carhart

American actor.

Born December 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Washington, D.C..

Michael Sandel

American political philosopher.

Born March 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Minneapolis.

Mokhtar Dahari

Malaysian footballer (1953-1991).

Born November 13th, 1953 in Selangor.

Died July 11th, 1991 at 37 years old in Kuala Lumpur (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Russell Mulcahy

Australian film director.

Born June 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Sally Menke

American film editor (1953-2010).

Born December 17th, 1953 in Mineola.

Died September 27th, 2010 at 56 years old in Bronson Canyon. ^[ref]

Marshall R. Teague

American actor.

Born April 16th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Newport.

John Lucas II

American basketball player.

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

Mike Stern

American jazz guitarist.

Born January 10th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Boston.

Valery Gergiev

Russian conductor and opera company director.

Born May 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Bobby Rahal

American racecar driver.

Born January 10th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Medina. ^[ref]

Naledi Pandor

South african politician.

Born December 7th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Durban.

Nydia M. Velázquez

American politician (born 1953).

Born March 28th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Yabucoa.

Ulrich Mühe

German actor and theatre director.

Born June 20th, 1953 in Grimma. ^[ref]

Died July 22nd, 2007 at 54 years old in Walbeck (stomach cancer). ^[ref]