Dieter Wendisch

East german rower.

Born May 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Gauernitz.

Leonid Gofshtein

Israeli chess player (1953–2015).

Born April 21st, 1953 in Kyiv.

Died December 25th, 2015 at 62 years old ^[ref]

Abdelkader Horr

Algerian footballer.

Born November 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Algiers.

Nikolay Kolesnikov

Athletics competitor.

Born September 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Almaty.

Nikolay Bazhukov

Cross-country skier.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Troitsko-Pechorsk.

Herman Ponsteen

Dutch racing cyclist.

Born March 27th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Hellendoorn.

Georg Klein

German writer.

Born March 29th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Augsburg.

Ilona Richter

East german rower.

Born March 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Neukirchen/Erzgeb..

Ivan Frgić

Olympic wrestler.

Born July 18th, 1953 in Sombor. ^[ref]

Died October 31st, 2015 at 62 years old in Sombor. ^[ref]

Toshio Takabayashi

Japanese association football player.

Born November 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Japan.