Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954).

Born January 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Washington, D.C..

John Travolta

American actor (born 1954).

Born February 18th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Englewood.

Jackie Chan

Hong kong actor and martial artist (born 1954).

Born April 7th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Victoria Peak.

Denzel Washington

American actor, producer, and director (born 1954).

Born December 28th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Mount Vernon. ^[ref]

James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker.

Born August 14th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kapuskasing. ^[ref]

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954).

Born January 29th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Kosciusko.

Ray Liotta

American actor (1954–2022).

Born December 18th, 1954 in Newark.

Died May 26th, 2022 at 67 years old in Santo Domingo (heart failure, respiratory failure, pulmonary edema). ^[ref]

Ron Howard

American film director, producer, and actor.

Born March 1st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Duncan. ^[ref]

Dennis Quaid

American actor.

Born April 9th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Houston.

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of germany from 2005 to 2021.

Born July 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Eimsbüttel. ^[ref]

Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian and actor.

Born April 29th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Brooklyn.

Kamal Haasan

Indian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 ).

Born November 7th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Paramakudi.

Catherine O'Hara

Canadian-american actress and screenwriter (1954–2026).

Born March 4th, 1954 in Toronto.

Died January 30th, 2026 at 71 years old in Los Angeles, Santa Monica (pulmonary embolism). ^[ref]

Rekhā

Indian actress.

Born October 10th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Chennai. ^[ref]

Katey Sagal

American actress.

Born January 19th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Hollywood.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of turkey since 2014.

Born February 26th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Howard Stern

American radio and television personality (born 1954).

Born January 12th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Queens.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

American blues guitarist (1954–1990).

Born October 3rd, 1954 in Dallas.

Died August 27th, 1990 at 35 years old in East Troy (aviation accident).

Patty Hearst

American kidnapping victim.

Born February 20th, 1954 (age 72 years) in San Francisco.

Condoleezza Rice

American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954).

Born November 14th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Birmingham.

Roddy Piper

Canadian professional wrestler (1954–2015).

Born April 17th, 1954 in Saskatoon.

Died July 31st, 2015 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest).

Shinzō Abe

Prime minister of japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954–2022).

Born September 21st, 1954 in Shinjuku.

Died July 8th, 2022 at 67 years old in Nara Medical University Hospital (gunshot wound, exsanguination). ^[ref]

Kathleen Turner

American actress.

Born June 19th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Springfield.

Lorraine Bracco

American actress.

Born October 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Brooklyn.

Christie Brinkley

American model and actress.

Born February 2nd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Monroe.