Bobby Sands

Irish terrorist of the provisional irish republican army (1954-1981).

Born March 9th, 1954 in Rathcoole. ^[ref]

Died May 5th, 1981 at 27 years old in HM Prison Maze (starvation). ^[ref]

Jeffrey Sachs

American economist (born 1954).

Born November 5th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Detroit.

Velupillai Prabhakaran

Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).

Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.

Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.

Joe Bryant

American basketball head coach and retired player (1954–2024).

Born October 19th, 1954 in Philadelphia.

Died July 16th, 2024 at 69 years old in Philadelphia (stroke). ^[ref]

Yanni

Greek pianist, keyboardist, composer, and music producer.

Born November 14th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Kalamata.

Danny Rolling

American murderer.

Born May 26th, 1954 in Shreveport.

Died October 25th, 2006 at 52 years old in Florida State Prison (lethal injection). ^[ref]

Barry Williams

American actor.

Born September 30th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Santa Monica.

Jon Krakauer

American writer and journalist.

Born April 12th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Brookline.

K. Chandrashekar Rao

Leader of opposition in the telangana legislative assembly.

Born February 17th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Siddipet.

Bob Weinstein

American film executive (born 1954).

Born October 18th, 1954 (age 71 years) in New York City.