Judith Young

American physicist (1952–2014).

Born September 15th, 1952 in Washington, D.C..

Died May 23rd, 2014 at 61 years old (multiple myeloma).

Neil Gehrels

American astronomer (1952-2017).

Born October 3rd, 1952 in Lake Geneva. ^[ref]

Died February 6th, 2017 at 64 years old in Berwyn Heights (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Bilkisu Yusuf

Nigerian journalist (1952–2015).

Born December 2nd, 1952.

Died September 24th, 2015 at 62 years old in Mecca.

Richard Wagner

German-romanian writer (1952–2023).

Born January 9th, 1952 in Lovrin. ^[ref]

Died March 14th, 2023 at 71 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Celestino Migliore

Catholic archbishop.

Born July 1st, 1952 (age 73 years) in Cuneo.

William F. Readdy

American astronaut.

Born January 24th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Quonset Point.

Carsten Peter Thiede

German archaeologist.

Born August 8th, 1952 in West Berlin. ^[ref]

Died December 14th, 2004 at 52 years old in Paderborn. ^[ref]

James Tarjan

American chess grandmaster.

Born February 22nd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Pomona.

Klaus-Dietrich Flade

German astronaut.

Born August 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Büdesheim.

Māra Zālīte

Latvian writer (born 1952).

Born February 18th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Krasnoyarsk.