Sócrates

Brazilian association football player (1954–2011).

Born February 9th, 1954 in Belém.

Died December 4th, 2011 at 57 years old in São Paulo (septic shock). ^[ref]

David Paterson

55th governor of new york from 2008 to 2010.

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

Lauren Tewes

American actress.

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

Lloyd Blankfein

American business executive.

Born September 20th, 1954 (age 71 years) in The Bronx.

Sam J. Jones

American actor, model and militar.

Born August 12th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Lynne Frederick

British actress (1954–1994).

Born July 25th, 1954 in Hillingdon.

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

Tony Dorsett

American football player (born 1954).

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

Sid Meier

Canadian-american game programmer and designer.

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

Jonathan Pollard

U.s. civilian intelligence analyst turned israeli spy.

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

Iain Duncan Smith

British politician.

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

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.

Sulakshana Pandit

Indian actress.

Born July 12th, 1954 in Raigarh.

Died November 6th, 2025 at 71 years old in Mumbai.

David Paich

American musician.

Born June 25th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Los Angeles.

James Pickens Jr.

American actor.

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

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]

Dieter Bohlen

German songwriter, producer, singer, and television personality.

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

Clem Burke

American drummer (1954–2025).

Born November 24th, 1954 in Bayonne. ^[ref]

Died April 6th, 2025 at 70 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Ken Stott

British actor.

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

Shari Belafonte

American actress.

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

Sylvester Turner

American attorney, politician (1954–2025).

Born September 27th, 1954 in Houston.

Died March 5th, 2025 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C.. ^[ref]

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.