Thomas Friedman

American journalist and author.

Born July 20th, 1953 (age 72 years) in St. Louis Park.

Amy Hill

American character actress.

Born May 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Deadwood.

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 72 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 (b. 1953).

Born June 16th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Sumatra.

Don Most

American actor-singer.

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

Alexander Akimov

Soviet engineer and shift supervisor during the events of the chernobyl disaster.

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.

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.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

Kazakh politician.

Born May 17th, 1953 (age 72 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.

Joanna Hoffman

American computer developer.

Born July 27th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Poland.

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.

Barry Sonnenfeld

American film director and cinematographer.

Born April 1st, 1953 (age 73 years) in New York City.

Deborah Dingell

American politician (born 1953).

Born November 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Detroit. ^[ref]