Ayaz Sadiq

Pakistani politician.

Born October 17th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Lahore.

Kazuo Shii

Japanese politician.

Born July 29th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Yotsukaidō-shi. ^[ref]

Takashi Amano

Japanese photographer (1954–2015).

Born July 18th, 1954 in Niigata.

Died August 4th, 2015 at 61 years old in Niigata (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria

Patriarch of alexandria.

Born November 25th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Profitis Ilias.

Colin Newman

English musician and record producer.

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

Joseph Polchinski

Physicist working on string theory (1954–2018).

Born May 16th, 1954 in White Plains.

Died February 2nd, 2018 at 63 years old in Santa Barbara (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Bruno Manser

Swiss environmentalist (1954-missing since 2000).

Born August 25th, 1954 in Basel.

Died March 10th, 2005 at 50 years old in Borneo.

Pascal Greggory

French actor.

Born September 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Paris.

Dan Laustsen

Danish cinematographer.

Born June 15th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Aalborg.

Catriona MacColl

British actress.

Born October 3rd, 1954 (age 71 years) in London.

Patrick O. Brown

American biochemist, inventor and entrepreneur.

Born September 23rd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Washington, D.C..

Mohammad Mustafa

Prime minister of the palestinian national authority.

Born August 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kafr Sur.

Russell Roberts

Economist.

Born September 19th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Memphis.

Candice Miller

Former u.s. representative from michigan.

Born May 7th, 1954 (age 72 years) in St. Clair Shores.

Mahmoud El Khatib

Egyptian footballer.

Born October 30th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Dakahlia Governorate.

Anna Galiena

Italian actress.

Born December 22nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Rome.

Marie-Astrid, Archduchess Carl Christian of Austria

Born 1954; eldest child of jean, grand duke of luxembourg, and joséphine-charlotte of belgium.

Born February 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Betzdorf Castle.

Catherine Samba-Panza

Central african politician.

Born June 26th, 1954 (age 72 years) in N'Djamena. ^[ref]

Murat Karayılan

Acting military commander of the kurdistan workers party (pkk).

Born June 5th, 1954 in Birecik.

Died September 16th, 2023 at 69 years old

José María Figueres Olsen

42nd president of costa rica (1994-1998).

Born December 24th, 1954 (age 71 years) in San José.

Peter J. Ratcliffe

British biologist & nobel laureate in medicine.

Born May 14th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Morecambe. ^[ref]

Bill White

American politician, member of the democratic party, and former mayor of houston.

Born June 16th, 1954 (age 72 years) in San Antonio.

Jide Kosoko

Nigerian actor and film producer.

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

Buzz Schneider

Ice hockey player.

Born September 14th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Grand Rapids.

Ken MacLeod

Scottish science fiction writer.

Born August 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Stornoway.