Debbie Brill

Canadian high jumper.

Born March 10th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Mission.

Johan de Meij

Dutch composer and conductor.

Born November 23rd, 1953 (age 71 years) in Voorburg.

Danny Morrison

Northern irish writer and politician (born 1953).

Born January 9th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Belfast.

Philippe Sarde

French composer.

Born June 21st, 1953 (age 72 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Evelyn Thomas

American musician (1953–2024).

Born August 22nd, 1953 in Chicago.

Died July 21st, 2024 at 70 years old in Port Charlotte (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown

President of open society foundations and former british labour politician and united nations deputy secretary-general.

Born September 16th, 1953 (age 71 years) in Marylebone.

Rolland Courbis

French football player and manager.

Born August 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Marseille.

Alexander Beliavsky

Ukrainian and slovenian chess player.

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

Chen Zhu

Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist and politician.

Born August 17th, 1953 (age 71 years) in Shanghai.

Zoran Lilić

Serbian politician.

Born August 27th, 1953 (age 71 years) in Brza Palanka.