Ikue Mori

Japanese drummer.

Born December 17th, 1953 (age 71 years) in Tokyo.

Jaromír Nohavica

Czech songwriter, lyricist, and poet.

Born June 7th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Ostrava. ^[ref]

Philippe Douste-Blazy

French politician.

Born January 1st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Lourdes. ^[ref]

Richard Friend

British physicist.

Born January 18th, 1953 (age 72 years) in London.

Nadiya Olizarenko

Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.

Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Héctor Timerman

Argentine journalist and politician (1953-2018).

Born December 16th, 1953 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 30th, 2018 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires (liver cancer).

Bornito de Sousa

Angolan politician.

Born July 23rd, 1953 (age 72 years).

Wolfgang Hohlbein

German writer.

Born August 15th, 1953 (age 71 years) in Weimar. ^[ref]

Álex Angulo

Spanish actor (1953-2014).

Born April 12th, 1953 in Erandio. ^[ref]

Died July 20th, 2014 at 61 years old in Fuenmayor (car collision). ^[ref]

Peter Halley

American artist.

Born September 24th, 1953 (age 71 years) in New York City.