Nikolay Kolesnikov

Athletics competitor.

Born September 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Almaty.

Marcel Courthiade

French linguist (1953–2021).

Born August 2nd, 1953 in Montceau-les-Mines.

Died March 4th, 2021 at 67 years old in Tirana. ^[ref]

Nikolay Bazhukov

Cross-country skier.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Troitsko-Pechorsk.

Herman Ponsteen

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born March 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Hellendoorn.

Georg Klein

German writer.

Born March 29th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Augsburg.

Hamid Majd Teymouri

Iranian footballer.

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

Ilona Richter

East german rower.

Born March 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Neukirchen/Erzgeb..

Ivan Frgić

Olympic wrestler (1953–2015).

Born July 18th, 1953 in Sombor. ^[ref]

Died October 31st, 2015 at 62 years old in Sombor. ^[ref]

Toshio Takabayashi

Japanese association football player.

Born November 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Japan.

Christine Schmitt

East german gymnast.

Born May 26th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rostock.

Abdullah Mayouf

Kuwaiti footballer.

Born December 3rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kuwait.

Mitsuo Watanabe

Japanese association football player.

Born June 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Tochigi Prefecture.

Jostein Wilmann

Norwegian racing cyclist.

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

José Costa

Portuguese association football player and manager.

Born October 31st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Porto.

Andrzej Biegalski

Polish boxer (1953-2017).

Born March 5th, 1953 in Gierczyn. ^[ref]

Died March 14th, 2017 at 64 years old in Jastrzębie-Zdrój. ^[ref]

Zamira Zaytseva

Soviet middle distance runner.

Born February 16th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Oltinkol.

Leif Holmgren

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born May 25th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Kiruna.

Henry Glaß

East german ski jumper.

Born February 15th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Rodewisch.

Vittorio Algeri

Italian racing cyclist and directeur sportif.

Born January 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Torre de' Roveri.

Enrique Martínez Heredia

Road bicycle racer.

Born January 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Huesa.

Karl-Heinz Radschinsky

German weightlifter.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz.

Luiza Helena de Bairros

Brazilian administrator, sociologist and politician.

Born March 27th, 1953 in Porto Alegre.

Died July 12th, 2016 at 63 years old in Porto Alegre (lung cancer).

Valentina Zhulina

Soviet rower.

Born June 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mumra, Astrakhan Oblast.

Bronislaw Maj

Polish writer.

Born November 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Łódź.

Manfred Beer

East german biathlete.

Born December 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Altenberg. ^[ref]