Lars Peter Hansen

American economist.

Born October 26th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Urbana.

Mahmoud Jibril

Libyan politician (1952-2020).

Born May 28th, 1952 in Al Bayda.

Died April 5th, 2020 at 67 years old in Cairo (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Sugata Mitra

Indian computer scientist, best known for his "hole in the wall" experiment.

Born February 12th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Kolkata.

Chris Noonan

Australian film director.

Born November 14th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Sydney.

Ulrich Seidl

Austrian film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Born November 24th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Vienna.

Pino D'Angiò

Italian musician.

Born August 14th, 1952 in Pompei.

Died July 6th, 2024 at 71 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

John Barrow

British physicist and mathematician (1952-2020).

Born November 29th, 1952 in London.

Died September 26th, 2020 at 67 years old in Cambridge (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Juan Cole

American scholar.

Born October 23rd, 1952 (age 73 years) in Albuquerque.

Uļjana Semjonova

Latvian basketball player.

Born March 9th, 1952 in Zarasai.

Died January 8th, 2026 at 73 years old in Riga. ^[ref]

Anna Tsing

American anthropologist.

Born October 20th, 1952 (age 73 years).