Müslüm Gürses

Turkish actor and singer (1953–2013).

Born May 7th, 1953 in Halfeti.

Died March 3rd, 2013 at 59 years old in Istanbul (kidney failure).

Neal D. Barnard

American physician, author, and clinical researcher.

Born July 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Fargo.

László Bölöni

Romanian football player and coach.

Born March 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Târgu Mureș.

William F. Baker

Civil engineer.

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

Peter Lord

British animator.

Born November 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Bristol.

Alicia Bridges

American singer.

Born July 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Lawndale.

Adams Oshiomhole

Nigerian politician (born 1952).

Born April 4th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Edo State.

Janet Fielding

Australian actress.

Born September 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brisbane.

Tōru Furuya

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born July 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Richard Carter

Australian actor (1953–2019).

Born December 11th, 1953 in Sydney.

Died July 13th, 2019 at 65 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Kim Yeong-cheol

South korean actor.

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

Agathe Uwilingiyimana

Prime minister of rwanda (1953-1994).

Born May 23rd, 1953 in Commune of Mwumba.

Died April 7th, 1994 at 40 years old in Kigali (gunshot wound).

Steve Keen

Australian economist.

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

Robert Crais

Novelist, screenwriter.

Born June 20th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Baton Rouge.

Kenneth Rogoff

Economist and chess player.

Born March 22nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Rochester.

Kevin Beattie

English footballer (1953-2018).

Born December 18th, 1953 in Carlisle.

Died September 16th, 2018 at 64 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ann E. Dunwoody

U.s. army, first four-star general in u.s. military history.

Born January 14th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Fort Belvoir.

Laurentino Cortizo

Panamanian politician (born 1953).

Born January 30th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Panama City.

Maureen Teefy

American actress.

Born October 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Minneapolis.

Gus Williams

American basketball player.

Born October 10th, 1953 in Mount Vernon.

Died January 15th, 2025 at 71 years old ^[ref]

Baaba Maal

Senegalese singer (born 1953).

Born November 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Podor.

Ron Wright

Us representative from texas.

Born April 8th, 1953 in Jacksonville.

Died February 7th, 2021 at 67 years old in Dallas (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Ricky Wilson

American guitarist (1953–1985).

Born March 19th, 1953 in Athens.

Died October 12th, 1985 at 32 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).

Hamilton Mourão

Vice president of brazil from 2019 to 2023 and senator of the republic for the state of rio grande do sul since 2023..

Born August 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Porto Alegre.

Christoph Daum

German football manager (1953–2024).

Born October 24th, 1953 in Zwickau.

Died August 24th, 2024 at 70 years old in Cologne (lung cancer). ^[ref]