Jo Gartner

Racecar driver (1954-1986).

Born January 24th, 1954 in Vienna. ^[ref]

Died June 1st, 1986 at 32 years old in Le Mans.

Steve LaTourette

American politician (1954–2016).

Born July 22nd, 1954 in Cleveland.

Died August 3rd, 2016 at 62 years old in McLean (pancreatic cancer).

Carlos Agostinho do Rosário

Prime minister of mozambique (2015-present).

Born October 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Maxixe. ^[ref]

Jonas Kazlauskas

Lithuanian basketball player and coach.

Born November 21st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Panevėžys.

Melvin Burgess

British children's writer.

Born April 25th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Sussex, Twickenham.

Kevin P. Chilton

United states general and astronaut.

Born November 3rd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Los Angeles.

Rickey Green

American basketball player.

Born August 18th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Tallis Obed Moses

Pastor, former president of vanuatu.

Born October 24th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Port Vato.

Esko Aho

Prime minister of finland from 1991 to 1995.

Born May 20th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Veteli. ^[ref]

Robert N. Proctor

American historian.

Born June 25th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Corpus Christi.

John Gidman

Footballer; football manager (born 1954).

Born January 10th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Liverpool.

Kamil Idris

Sudanese diplomat.

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

Gerry Daly

Irish footballer.

Born April 30th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Cabra.

Mauro Baldi

Italian racing driver.

Born January 31st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Reggio Emilia.

Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani

Bahraini engineer and retired lieutenant general (born 1954).

Born April 15th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Al-Muharraq.

Nur Sürer

Turkish actor (born 1954).

Born June 21st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Bursa.

Alkistis Protopsalti

Greek singer.

Born October 18th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Alexandria.

Sujata Koirala

Nepalese politician.

Born February 9th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Biratnagar.

Satoshi Kirishima

Japanese terrorist (1954–2024).

Born January 9th, 1954 in Kannabe.

Died January 29th, 2024 at 70 years old in Kamakura (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Alan Poul

American film and television producer and director.

Born May 1st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Philadelphia.

Eric Mazur

Dutch physicist.

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

Masaaki Suzuki

Japanese music director, harpsichordist, organist.

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

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

American mezzo-soprano (1954-2006).

Born March 1st, 1954 in San Francisco. ^[ref]

Died July 3rd, 2006 at 52 years old in Santa Fe (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Leonora Fani

Actress.

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

Graham Joyce

British writer (1954–2014).

Born October 22nd, 1954 in Coventry.

Died September 9th, 2014 at 59 years old in Leicester (lymphoma).