Midge Ure

British guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter.

Born October 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Cambuslang.

Jeffrey Skilling

Former ceo of enron corporation.

Born November 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Pittsburgh.

Lynn Whitfield

American actress.

Born May 6th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Baton Rouge.

Tim Gunn

American actor and fashion consultant.

Born July 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Washington, D.C..

Tchéky Karyo

Turkish-french actor (1953–2025).

Born October 4th, 1953 in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Died October 31st, 2025 at 72 years old in Brittany (cancer). ^[ref]

David Morse

American actor.

Born October 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Beverly.

Robert Parish

American former basketball player (born 1953).

Born August 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Shreveport.

Alex Lifeson

Canadian guitarist.

Born August 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Fernie.

Alisher Usmanov

Russian billionaire.

Born September 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Chust. ^[ref]

Christine Ebersole

American actress (born 1953).

Born February 21st, 1953 (age 73 years) in Chicago.

Ricky Steamboat

American professional wrestler.

Born March 28th, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Raymond Washington

American gang member.

Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.

Died August 9th, 1979 at 25 years old in Los Angeles.

Ruby Wax

American comedian.

Born April 19th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Evanston.

Meredith Vieira

American broadcast journalist and television personality (born 1953).

Born December 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in East Providence.

Eric Bogosian

American actor, playwright and monologist, novelist.

Born April 24th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Woburn.

Leon Spinks

American boxer.

Born July 11th, 1953 in St. Louis. ^[ref]

Died February 5th, 2021 at 67 years old in Henderson (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Victor Davis Hanson

American military historian, essayist, university professor.

Born September 5th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Fowler.

Colin Hay

Australian musician and actor born in scotland.

Born June 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kilwinning, Saltcoats.

Peter Mandelson

British politician and life peer (born 1953).

Born October 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Hampstead Garden Suburb.

Vasundhara Raje

Indian politician.

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

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

French businesswoman, billionaire.

Born July 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Kay Lenz

American actress.

Born March 4th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Los Angeles.

Claire McCaskill

American politician.

Born July 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rolla.

Curtis Armstrong

American actor, voice actor, and singer (born 1953).

Born November 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Detroit.

Keith Hernandez

Baseball player.

Born October 20th, 1953 (age 72 years) in San Francisco.