Carlos Gutierrez

35th united states secretary of commerce.

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

Huub Stevens

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born November 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Sittard.

Reinhard Marx

German roman catholic cardinal.

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

Halid Bešlić

Bosnian singer.

Born November 20th, 1953 in Vrapci, Sokolac.

Died October 7th, 2025 at 71 years old in Sarajevo. ^[ref]

Marlene Dumas

South african painter and draftsperson (born 1953).

Born August 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Cape Town.

Ed Perlmutter

U.s. representative from colorado.

Born May 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Denver.

Joe Courtney

United states representative from connecticut.

Born April 6th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Hartford.

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Mexican actress, director and producer in films, tv series and theatre plays.

Born July 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Oaxaca de Juárez. ^[ref]

Kathy Shower

American actress.

Born March 8th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Brookville.

George Dyson

American historian (born 1953).

Born March 26th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Ithaca. ^[ref]

Vasilis Karras

Greek singer (1953–2023).

Born November 12th, 1953 in Kokkinochori.

Died December 24th, 2023 at 70 years old in Thessaloniki (cancer, cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

David Bradley

American actor.

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

Boris Grebenshchikov

Soviet and russian recording artist; singer.

Born November 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

John Luther Adams

American composer (born 1953).

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

Michael Talbot

American writer (1953–1992).

Born September 29th, 1953 in Grand Rapids.

Died May 27th, 1992 at 38 years old in London (leukemia).

Melchior Ndadaye

President of burundi (1953–1993).

Born March 28th, 1953 in Mwaro.

Died October 21st, 1993 at 40 years old in Bujumbura (deliberate murder).

Mary Schmich

American columnist.

Born November 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Savannah.

Taeko Ōnuki

Japanese singer-songwriter (1953-).

Born November 28th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Suginami.

David Benoit

American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953).

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

Phil Goff

New zealand politician.

Born June 22nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Auckland.

John Moulder-Brown

British actor.

Born June 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in London.

Jean-Louis Gasset

French association football coach and player.

Born December 9th, 1953 in Montpellier.

Died December 26th, 2025 at 72 years old in Saint-Georges-d'Orques. ^[ref]

Liu Kai-chi

Hong kong actor (1953–2021).

Born September 30th, 1953 in British Hong Kong.

Died March 28th, 2021 at 67 years old in Prince of Wales Hospital (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Carolyn Porco

American planetary scientist.

Born March 6th, 1953 (age 73 years) in The Bronx.

Daniel Woodrell

American novelist.

Born March 4th, 1953 in Springfield.

Died November 28th, 2025 at 72 years old in West Plains (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]