Debralee Scott

American actress (1953-2005).

Born April 2nd, 1953 in Elizabeth.

Died April 5th, 2005 at 52 years old in Amelia Island (disease).

Mindy Sterling

American actress.

Born July 11th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Paterson.

Bill Nunn

American actor (1953–2016).

Born October 20th, 1953 in Pittsburgh.

Died September 24th, 2016 at 62 years old in Pittsburgh (leukemia). ^[ref]

Amy Hill

American character actress.

Born May 9th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Deadwood.

Anup Jalota

Indian singer.

Born July 29th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Nainital district.

Darrell Issa

American politician, inventor and entrepreneur.

Born November 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Cleveland.

George Brett

Major league baseball third baseman.

Born May 15th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Glen Dale.

Nanci Griffith

American singer-songwriter (1953-2021).

Born July 6th, 1953 in Seguin.

Died August 13th, 2021 at 68 years old in Nashville. ^[ref]

Valerie Mahaffey

American actress (1953–2025).

Born June 16th, 1953 in Sumatra.

Died May 30th, 2025 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Don Most

American actor and singer (born 1953).

Born August 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Alexander Akimov

Soviet engineer and shift supervisor during the events of the chernobyl disaster (1953–1986).

Born May 6th, 1953 in Novosibirsk.

Died May 11th, 1986 at 33 years old in Moscow (radiation syndrome).

Larry Miller

American actor and comedian.

Born October 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Valley Stream.

Michael Wolff

American author, essayist, and journalist.

Born August 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Paterson. ^[ref]

Greg Evigan

American film, stage, and television actor.

Born October 14th, 1953 (age 72 years) in South Amboy.

Mata Amritanandamayi

Indian spiritual leader and guru.

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

Roberto Canessa

Uruguayan cardiologist.

Born January 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Montevideo.

Phil Davis

British actor and film director.

Born July 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Grays.

Emilio Estefan

American musician.

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

Andrew Wiles

English mathematician (1953–).

Born April 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Cambridge.

Chuck Zito

American actor.

Born March 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in The Bronx.

Qasym-Jomart Toqaev

President of the republic of kazakhstan.

Born May 17th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Almaty.

Nora Aunor

Filipino actress (1953–2025).

Born May 21st, 1953 in Iriga.

Died April 16th, 2025 at 71 years old in The Medical City Ortigas. ^[ref]

Pamela Sue Martin

American actress.

Born January 5th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Hartford.

Charles Martin Smith

American actor.

Born October 30th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Van Nuys.

Barbara Niven

American actress.

Born February 26th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Portland.