Geoffrey Oryema

Ugandan musician and singer (1953-2018).

Born April 16th, 1953 in Soroti.

Died June 22nd, 2018 at 65 years old in Lorient (cancer). ^[ref]

Patti Yasutake

American actress (1953–2024).

Born September 6th, 1953 in Gardena.

Died August 5th, 2024 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (T-cell lymphoma). ^[ref]

Sebastian Faulks

British journalist and novelist.

Born April 20th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Donnington.

Alan Rusbridger

British newspaper journalist and editor.

Born December 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Lusaka.

Luis Gutiérrez

American politician.

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

Raoul Peck

Film director (born 1953).

Born September 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Port-au-Prince.

Carl Carlton

American singer-songwriter (1953-2025).

Born May 21st, 1953 in Detroit.

Died December 14th, 2025 at 72 years old (stroke). ^[ref]

Dominique de Villepin

French politician and diplomat; 95th prime minister of france.

Born November 14th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rabat.

Lionel Hollins

American basketball player and coach.

Born October 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Arkansas City.

Isak Andic

Spanish businessman (1953–2024).

Born October 20th, 1953 in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Died December 14th, 2024 at 71 years old in Collbató. ^[ref]

Gaetano Scirea

Italian footballer (1953-1989).

Born May 25th, 1953 in Cernusco sul Naviglio.

Died September 3rd, 1989 at 36 years old in Babsk (traffic collision).

Silvana Gallardo

American actress (1953–2012).

Born January 13th, 1953 in New York City.

Died January 2nd, 2012 at 58 years old in Louisville (cancer). ^[ref]

Linda Lingle

American politician; governor of hawaii from 2002 until 2010.

Born June 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in St. Louis.

Sunny Johnson

American actress (1953-1984).

Born September 21st, 1953 in Bakersfield.

Died June 19th, 1984 at 30 years old in Los Angeles.

Peter Taylor

English footballer and football manager (born 1953).

Born January 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Southend-on-Sea.

Ralph Norman

American politician (born 1953).

Born June 20th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rock Hill.

Gideon Levy

Israeli journalist.

Born June 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Tel Aviv.

András Schiff

Hungarian-born british musician (born 1953).

Born December 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Budapest.

Dean Ornish

American physician and photographer (1953- ).

Born July 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Dallas.

Armen Sarkissian

4th president of armenia, member of the global leadership foundation, one of the directors of eurasia house, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953).

Born June 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Yerevan.

Gregory Meeks

American politician (born 1953).

Born September 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in East Harlem.

Brian Howe

English singer (1953–2020).

Born July 22nd, 1953 in Portsmouth.

Died May 6th, 2020 at 66 years old in Lake Placid (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Herta Müller

German-romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953).

Born August 17th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Nițchidorf.

Đorđe Balašević

Serbian singer-songwriter, author and screenwriter (1953-2021).

Born May 11th, 1953 in Novi Sad.

Died February 19th, 2021 at 67 years old in Novi Sad (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Alister McGrath

Northern irish theologian, anglican priest, and academic (born 1953).

Born January 23rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Belfast.