Earl Klugh

American acoustic guitarist and composer (born 1953).

Born September 16th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Detroit.

David Aaronovitch

English journalist, television presenter and author.

Born July 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in London.

Robert Kocharyan

Second president of armenia.

Born August 31st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Khankendi.

Adrian Vandenberg

Dutch guitarist.

Born January 31st, 1954 (age 72 years) in The Hague.

Rick McCallum

American film producer.

Born August 22nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Heidelberg.

Larry Levan

American dj from new york city (1954–1992).

Born July 20th, 1954 in New York City.

Died November 8th, 1992 at 38 years old in Beth Israel Medical Center (stroke).

Frank Gray

Scottish footballer (born 1954).

Born October 27th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Glasgow.

Roberto Dinamite

Brazilian footballer, politician (1954–2023).

Born April 13th, 1954 in Duque de Caxias.

Died January 8th, 2023 at 68 years old in Rio de Janeiro (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Kengo Kuma

Japanese architect (1954-).

Born August 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Ōkurayama.

George M. Church

Geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist.

Born August 28th, 1954 (age 71 years) in MacDill Air Force Base.

Joey DeMaio

American bassist.

Born March 6th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Auburn.

Alan Hollinghurst

English writer, translator and poet.

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

David Grossman

Israeli author (born 1954).

Born January 25th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Jerusalem.

Kalpana Lajmi

Indian film director.

Born May 31st, 1954 in Mumbai.

Died September 23rd, 2018 at 64 years old in Mumbai (cancer).

Phil Zimmermann

Creator of pretty good privacy.

Born February 12th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Camden.

T. Harv Eker

Canadian / american writer.

Born June 10th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Toronto.

Elliot Goldenthal

American composer.

Born May 2nd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Clark Gillies

Canadian ice hockey player (1954–2022).

Born April 7th, 1954 in Moose Jaw.

Died January 21st, 2022 at 67 years old ^[ref]

Mary Gaitskill

American writer (b. 1954).

Born November 11th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Lexington.

David Hidalgo

American musician.

Born October 6th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Los Angeles.

Chuck Dixon

American comic book writer.

Born April 13th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Scotland. ^[ref]

George C. Wolfe

American playwright (born 1954).

Born September 23rd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Frankfort.

Ben Barres

American neurobiologist (1954–2017).

Born September 13th, 1954 in West Orange. ^[ref]

Died December 27th, 2017 at 63 years old in Stanford (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Kiki Smith

American sculptor and printmaker (born 1954).

Born January 18th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Germany, Nuremberg.

Jimmy Destri

American keyboardist.

Born April 13th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.