Ed Mann

American musician (1954–2024).

Born January 14th, 1954 in Great Barrington.

Died May 31st, 2024 at 70 years old in Great Barrington. ^[ref]

Jean-Marie Bigard

French comedian and actor.

Born May 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Fontaine-Luyères.

Dominique Besnehard

French actor and film producer.

Born February 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Bois-Colombes.

Mireille Ballestrazzi

President of interpol.

Born September 2nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Orange.

Ariane Ascaride

French actress.

Born October 10th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Marseille.

Tamara Adrián

Venezuelan politician and lawyer.

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

José Oscar Bernardi

Brazilian association football player and manager.

Born June 20th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Monte Sião.

Ján Kozák

Slovak footballer (born 1954).

Born April 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Matejovce nad Hornádom.

Uli Stein

German footballer.

Born October 23rd, 1954 (age 71 years) in Hamburg.

Robert Menasse

Austrian writer (born 1954).

Born June 21st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Vitaly Savelyev

Russian minister of transport.

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

Roberto Abbado

Italian conductor.

Born December 30th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Milan.

Wolfgang Becker

German film director and screenwriter (1954–2024).

Born June 22nd, 1954 in Hemer.

Died December 12th, 2024 at 70 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Ana Gomes

Portuguese politician of the 3rd republic.

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

Tahar Djaout

Algerian writer (1953-1993).

Born January 11th, 1954 in Kabylia.

Died June 2nd, 1993 at 39 years old in Algiers.

Patrice Neveu

French footballer.

Born March 29th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Pré-Saint-Évroult.

Karel De Gucht

Belgian politician.

Born January 27th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Overmere.

Leon de Winter

Dutch writer and director.

Born February 26th, 1954 (age 72 years).

Mu Sochua

Cambodian politician.

Born May 15th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Phnom Penh.

Róża Thun

Polish politician, member of the european parliament.

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

Tarak Dhiab

Tunisian footballer and politician (born 1954).

Born July 15th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Tunis.

Irina Ratushinskaya

Russian writer (1954–2017).

Born March 4th, 1954 in Odesa.

Died July 5th, 2017 at 63 years old in Moscow (kidney cancer).

Hans-Günter Bruns

German football player and coach.

Born November 15th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Mülheim an der Ruhr.

Roy Jacobsen

Norwegian author.

Born December 26th, 1954 in Oslo. ^[ref]

Died October 18th, 2025 at 70 years old in Rikshospitalet (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Piotr Gliński

Polish sociologist and politician.

Born April 20th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Warsaw.