Zdeněk Hruška

Czech footballer.

Born July 25th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Prague.

Martin Holley

Catholic bishop.

Born December 31st, 1954 (age 71 years) in Pensacola.

Francisco Moreno Barrón

Mexican theologian and roman catholic archbishop (1954-2025).

Born October 3rd, 1954 in Salamanca.

Died October 26th, 2025 at 71 years old in Tijuana.

Valentina Sidorova

Fencer (1954–2021).

Born May 4th, 1954 in Moscow.

Died June 9th, 2021 at 67 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Gabriele Wetzko

East german swimmer.

Born August 28th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Leipzig. ^[ref]

Jiří Georg Dokoupil

Czech artist (born 1954).

Born June 3rd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Krnov.

Cyril of Varna and Veliki Preslav

Bulgarian bishop (1954-2013).

Born June 8th, 1954 in Tsarev brod.

Died July 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Varna (drowning). ^[ref]

Tim Willoughby

Australian rower, yachtsman and investment banker (1954–2008).

Born June 24th, 1954 in Adelaide.

Died January 9th, 2008 at 53 years old in Pacific Ocean (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Mustapha Kouici

Algerian association football player.

Born April 16th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Amdoukal.

Li Byong-Uk

Boxer.

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

Hans-Henrik Ørsted

Danish track cyclist, born 1954.

Born December 13th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Grenaa.

László Fekete

Hungarian football player (b. 1954).

Born April 14th, 1954 in Budapest.

Died March 4th, 2014 at 59 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Gerhard Breitenberger

Austrian footballer.

Born October 14th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Golling an der Salzach.

Michel Bensoussan

French footballer.

Born January 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Pau.

Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz

Polish politician (1954-2010).

Born July 12th, 1954 in Przedbórz.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 55 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).

Yevgeny Belyayev

Cross-country skier.

Born March 20th, 1954 in Kirovsk.

Died March 17th, 2003 at 48 years old ^[ref]

Olga Barysheva

Soviet basketball player.

Born August 24th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Yekaterinburg.

Angèle Christiane Rawiri

Gabonese writer (1954-2010).

Born April 29th, 1954 in Port-Gentil.

Died November 15th, 2010 at 56 years old in Puteaux.

Vicente Belda

Spanish racing cyclist.

Born September 12th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Alfafara.

Daniel Gisiger

Swiss cyclist.

Born October 9th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Baccarat.

Mircea Șimon

Boxer.

Born January 22nd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Bucharest. ^[ref]

Ian Brown

Australian olympic sailor.

Born April 4th, 1954 (age 72 years).

Fons Brijdenbach

Belgian sprinter (1954–2009).

Born October 12th, 1954 in Vorselaar.

Died May 8th, 2009 at 54 years old in Wechelderzande (bladder cancer). ^[ref]

Yoshiichi Watanabe

Japanese association football player.

Born April 5th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Japan.

Natalka Bilotserkivets

Ukrainian poet, translator.

Born November 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kuianivka.