Luiza Helena de Bairros

Brazilian administrator, sociologist and politician.

Born March 27th, 1953 in Porto Alegre.

Died July 12th, 2016 at 63 years old in Porto Alegre (lung cancer).

Bronislaw Maj

Polish writer.

Born November 19th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Łódź.

Manfred Beer

East german biathlete.

Born December 2nd, 1953 (age 72 years) in Altenberg. ^[ref]

Yekta Uzunoğlu

Turkish writer.

Born May 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Silvan.

Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich

East german rower.

Born January 20th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Kalbe (Milde).

Sofija Pekić

Olympic medalist in basketball.

Born February 15th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Lovćenac.

Elvira Possekel

German sprinter.

Born April 11th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Cologne.

Yoshiharu Horii

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born March 16th, 1953 in Fujieda.

Died August 23rd, 2025 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Milorad Stanulov

Serbian rower.

Born February 20th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Zrenjanin.

Elfi Zinn

East german middle distance runner.

Born August 24th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rathebur.