Iain Duncan Smith

British politician.

Born April 9th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Edinburgh.

Lauren Tewes

American actress.

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

David Paterson

55th governor of new york from 2008 to 2010.

Born May 20th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Brooklyn.

Sid Meier

Canadian-american game programmer and designer.

Born February 24th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Sarnia.

Tony Dorsett

American football player (born 1954).

Born April 7th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Rochester.

Moon Moon Sen

Indian film actress.

Born March 28th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Kolkata.

Ash Carter

25th united states secretary of defense.

Born September 24th, 1954 in Philadelphia.

Died October 24th, 2022 at 68 years old in Boston. ^[ref]

Ranjan Gogoi

46th chief justice of india.

Born November 18th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Dibrugarh.

Prayut Chanocha

Prime minister of thailand from 2014 to 2023.

Born March 21st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima.

Lynne Frederick

British actress (1954–1994).

Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon.

Died April 27th, 1994 at 39 years old in Los Angeles (disease).

Isiah Whitlock Jr.

American actor (1954–2025).

Born September 13th, 1954 in South Bend.

Died December 30th, 2025 at 71 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Jonathan Pollard

U.s. civilian intelligence analyst turned israeli spy.

Born August 7th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Galveston.

Theresa Saldana

American actress (1954–2016).

Born August 20th, 1954 in Brooklyn.

Died June 6th, 2016 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Ken Stott

British actor.

Born October 19th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Edinburgh.

David Paich

American musician.

Born June 25th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Los Angeles.

James Pickens Jr.

American actor.

Born October 26th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Cleveland.

Cherie Blair

British barrister and wife of former british prime minister tony blair (born 1954).

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

Masoud Pezeshkian

9th president of iran (2024-) and former co-interim supreme leader of iran (in 2026).

Born September 29th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Mahabad.

Shari Belafonte

American actress.

Born September 22nd, 1954 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Rick Warren

American baptist pastor and writer.

Born January 28th, 1954 (age 72 years) in San Jose.

Tiku Talsania

Indian actor.

Born June 7th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Mumbai.

Rakesh Bedi

Indian actor.

Born December 1st, 1954 (age 71 years) in New Delhi.

Steve Morse

American guitarist.

Born July 28th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Hamilton.

David Thompson

American professional basketball player.

Born July 13th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Shelby. ^[ref]

Dieter Bohlen

German songwriter, producer, singer, and television personality.

Born February 7th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Berne.