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]

Andreas Vollenweider

Swiss musician.

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

Steve Chabot

American politician (born 1953).

Born January 22nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Cincinnati.

Jim Allister

Northern irish politician (born 1953).

Born April 2nd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Crossgar.

Craig Stadler

Professional golfer.

Born June 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in San Diego.

Tony Carey

American-born musician.

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

David Buss

American evolutionary psychologist.

Born April 14th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Indianapolis.

Jaime Maussan

Mexican journalist, television personality and ufologist.

Born May 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mexico City.

David Chipperfield

English architect (born 1953).

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

Irene Rosenfeld

American executive and ceo.

Born May 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Westbury.

Ernest Bai Koroma

Sierra leonean president.

Born October 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Makeni.

Åge Hareide

Norwegian association football player and manager (1953–2025).

Born September 23rd, 1953 in Hareid.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 72 years old in Molde Municipality (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Lesli Linka Glatter

American film director.

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

Sylvia Chang

Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director.

Born July 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Chiayi City.

Gina Hecht

American actress.

Born December 6th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Houston.

Sophie Calle

French artist (born 1953).

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

Dennis Cooper

American writer (born 1953).

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

Kalonzo Musyoka

Politician.

Born December 24th, 1953 (age 72 years).

Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah

Crown prince of kuwait.

Born March 15th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Kuwait City.

David Sancious

American fusion musician for keyboards and guitar (born 1953).

Born November 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Asbury Park.

Claudio Gentile

Italian footballer and manager.

Born September 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Tripoli.

Robert Longo

American artist (born 1953).

Born January 7th, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Mark Welsh

General and former president of the texas a&m university.

Born January 26th, 1953 (age 73 years) in San Antonio.

Ronald Hutton

British historian and author.

Born December 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ooty.

Nanni Moretti

Italian screenwriter, film director, and actor (born 1953).

Born August 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Bruneck.