Famous People Born in 1953

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 771

Jan 9 Morris Gleitzman, British-Australian children's author, born in Sleaford, United Kingdom
Jan 10 Bobby Rahal, American racing car driver & team owner (over 15 wins), born in Medina, Ohio
Jan 10 Pat Benatar [Andrezejewski], American rock singer ("Hit Me with Your Best Shot"; "Love Is A Battlefield"; "We Belong"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jan 11 Anna Marchesini, Italian voice actress and entertainer (Il Trio), born in Orvieto, Italy (d. 2016)
Jan 11 John Sessions, Scottish actor and comedian (Whose Line Is It Anyway), born in Largs, Scotland (d. 2020)
Jan 11 Rigoberto Riasco, Panamanian boxer (Lineal & WBC Super bantamweight champion 1976), born in Panama City, Panama (d. 2022)
Jan 13 Bob Baffert, American Racing Hall of Fame trainer (Triple Crown 2015, 18), born in Nogales, Arizona
Jan 13 Luann Ryon, American archer (Olympic gold women's individual 1976), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2022)
Jan 15 Bob Clearmountain, American Grammy Award-winning sound engineer (Bruce Springsteen; Crowded House), and record producer (Bryan Adams; Bon Jovi), born in Connecticut
Jan 15 Chris D. [Desjardins], American punk rock singer, and poet (The Flesh Eaters), born in Riverside, California
Jan 15 Kent Hovind, American evangelist
Jan 15 Randy White, American College/Pro Football HOF tackle (Super Bowl 1977 [MVP]; 7 × First-team All-Pro; 9 × Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 15 Ta-Tanisha, American actress, born in The Bronx, New York
Jan 16 Robert Jay Mathews, American neo-Nazi, born in Marfa, Texas (d. 1984)
Jan 17 Mark Littell, American MLB pitcher, 1973-82 (Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals), writer, and inventor, born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (d. 2022)
Jan 17 Ted Thompson, American NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers) and executive (GM Green Bay Packers 2005-17), born in Atlanta, Texas (d. 2021)
Jan 18 Brett Hudson, American comedian (Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show), born in Portland, Oregon
Jan 19 Desi Arnaz Jr., American actor (Here's Lucy - "Craig"; Fakeout; Joyride), and musician, born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 19 Linda Hayden, British actress (The Blood on Satan's Claw; The Boys from Brazil), born in Stanmore, England
Jan 19 Michael Boddicker, American session synthesizer player (Michael Jackson; Lionel Richie; Chicago), and film composer (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jan 19 Richard Legendre, Canadian tennis player and politician, born in Montreal, Quebec
Jan 19 Stanley Grill, American composer (Afterwards, there were no more wars; Dreaming of a Better World), born in NYC

Paul Allen (1953-2018)

Jan 21 American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington

Jan 22 Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio
Jan 22 Karen Moe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1972), born in Del Monte, Philippines
Jan 22 Myung-Whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor (Chung Trio), born in Seoul, South Korea
Jan 23 Antonio Villaraigosa [Villar], Hispanic-American politician (Mayor of Los Angeles, 2005-13; California Assemblyman, 1994-2000), born in East Los Angeles, California
Jan 23 John Luther Adams, American composer ("Become Ocean" Pulitzer Prize for Music 2014), born in Meridian, Mississippi [1]
Jan 23 Pat Haden, American NFL quarterback (LA Rams), born in Westbury, New York

Pavlo Lazarenko (70 years old)

Jan 23 Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996-97), born in Karpivka, Ukraine

Jan 23 Robin Zander, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Cheap Trick - "Dream Police"; "I Want You To Want Me"), born in Beloit, Wisconsin
Jan 24 Brian Matthews, American actor (Burning), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 24 James Hutchinson, American session and touring bassist Bonnie Raitt, Ivan Neville, Boz Scaggs), born in Lynn, Massachusetts

Moon Jae-in (70 years old)

Jan 24 South Korean politician, President of South Korea (2017-), born in Geoje, South Korea

Jan 24 Nigel Glockler, British heavy metal drummer (Saxon), born in Hove, East Sussex, England
Jan 25 Malcolm Green, English-born drummer (Split Enz, 1976-81 - "I Got You"), born in United Kingdom
Jan 25 Mark Weil, Uzbekistani theatre director, born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (d. 2007)
Jan 25 The Honky Tonk Man [Wayne Farris], American professional wrestler, born in Bolivar, Tennessee
Jan 26 Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, born in Ginnerup, Denmark
Jan 26 Andrée van Es [Andrée Christine of Es], Dutch politician (PSP), born in the Hague, Netherlands
Jan 26 Bert Heerink, Dutch rock vocalist, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Jan 26 Lucinda Williams, American roots singer-songwriter ("Passionate Kisses"; "Car Wheels On A Gravel Road"), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jan 27 Bob Mintzer, American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band bandleader (Yellowjackets), born in New Rochelle, New York
Jan 29 Dalila di Lazzaro, Italian, covergirl/model (Vogue), born in Udine, Italy
Jan 29 Hwang Woo-Suk, South Korean biomedical scientist and stem cell researcher, born in Buyeo-gun, South Korea
Jan 29 Louie F. Pérez, Jr., American lyricist, percussionist, guitarist, and jarana player (Los Lobos - "Will The Wolf Survive?"), born in Los Angeles, California
Jan 29 Lynne McGranger, Australian actress (Home and Away), born in Sydney, New South Wales
Jan 29 Teresa Teng [Li-chun], Taiwanese pop singer("Aijin"; The Power Of Love"; "Airport"), and actress, born in Baozhong Township, Yunlin, Taiwan
Jan 30 Fred Hembeck, American cartoonist, born in Yaphank, New York
Jan 31 "Big Time" Sarah [Streeter], American blues singer, born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 2015)
Feb 1 Andy Mill, American alpine skier (non-placed Olympics, World C'ships; ex-husband of tennis player Chris Evert), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 2 Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter
Feb 2 James Mndaweni, South African worker's union leader/president (NACTU)
Feb 2 Penny Pulz, Australian golfer (Dinah Shore runner-up 1978), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Feb 3 Savvas Tsitouridis, Greek politician
Feb 4 Jerome Powell, American Chair of the US Federal Reserve (2018-), born in Washington, D.C.
Feb 4 Kitarō [Masanori Takahashi], Japanese New Age composer (Thinking of You), born in Toyohashi, Japan
Feb 4 Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
Feb 4 Tatsurō Yamashita, Japanese soft rock singer-songwriter ("Christmas Eve"; "Zutto Issho sa"), born in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan
Feb 5 John Beilein, American basketball head coach (Cleveland Cavaliers 2019; University of Michigan 2007-19), born in Burt, New York
Feb 5 Valerie Carter, American folk-rock singer-songwriter, and session vocalist, born in Winter Haven, Florida (d. 2017)
Feb 6 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
Feb 7 Bruce Gaitsch, American session guitarist, songwriter, and record producer (Chicago; Richard Marx; Peter Cetera; Madonna), born in Chicago, Illinois.

Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)

Feb 7 American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), born in Santa Monica, California,

Feb 7 Robert Brazile "Dr. Doom", NFL player (Houston Oilers), born in Mobile, Alabama
Feb 8 Irvine Arditti, British violinist (Arditti Quartet), born in London England
Feb 8 Mary Steenburgen, American actress (Parenthood, Time After Time), born in Newport, Arkansas
Feb 9 André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
Feb 9 Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor (Persuasion, Belfast), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Feb 9 Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
Feb 9 Gary Franks, American politician (Rep-R-Connecticut 1991-97), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Feb 10 Carl Stone, American electronic composer, born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 10 John Shirley, American sci-fi author (Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona), born in Houston, Texas

Jeb Bush (70 years old)

Feb 11 American politician (Governor of Florida (R) 1999-2007), born in Midland, Texas

Feb 11 Neil Henderson, Scottish pop guitarist (Middle Of The Road - "Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep Cheep"), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Feb 11 Philip Anglim, American actor (Dane-Thorn Birds), born in San Francisco, California
Feb 11 Stephen Thorne, American naval officer, born in Frankfurt, Germany
Feb 11 Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz, Israeli soccer striker (40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes), born in Kfar Saba, Israel (d. 2021)
Feb 12 Joanna Kerns [de Varona], actress (Maggie-Growing Pains), born in San Francisco, California
Feb 12 Nabil Shaban, British actor
Feb 12 Robin Thomas, American actor
Feb 13 Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2018)
Feb 13 Sharon Wyatt, American actress (Tiffany-General Hospital), born in Lebanon, Tennessee
Feb 13 Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner (world record 5k indoor), born in Tanzania
Feb 14 Carmine Rojas, American composer, musical director and bass guitarist (David Bowie, Joe Bonamassa), born in Brooklyn, New York City
Feb 14 Wayne Siegel, composer
Feb 15 Derek Conway, British MP
Feb 15 Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005)
Feb 16 André St. Laurent, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1973-90 (New York Islanders, Detroit Red Wings, and 2 other teams), born in Rouyn, Quebec
Feb 16 George Martin, NFL defensive end, 1975-88 (NY Giants), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Feb 16 Janice Dickinson, American model (Vogue) and TV personality (America's Next Top Model), born in Brooklyn, New York
Feb 16 John "Brad" Bradbury, British ska drummer and record producer (The Specials), born in Coventry, England (d. 2015)
Feb 16 Jonathan Brady, American jazz Hammond B3 organist and singer, born in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland
Feb 16 Roberta Williams, video game designer (Mystery House, Sierra Entertainment), born in La Verne, California
Feb 18 Derek Pellicci, English-born Australian rock drummer (Little River Band - "Help Is On The Way"), born in London, United Kingdom
Feb 18 Robin "Robbie" Bachman, Canadian drummer (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"; "Takin' Care Of Business"), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba (d. 2023)
Feb 19 Bill Kirchenbauer, American actor and comedian (Coach-Just the 10 of Us), born in Salzburg, Austria
Feb 19 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, President of Argentina (2007-2015), born in La Plata, Buenos Aires
Feb 20 "Uncle" Dave Taylor, Canadian bass player (Bryan Adams, 1982-98), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb 20 Carol Cummins, Clintwood Va, 2nd of 5 siblings born on 2/20
Feb 20 Cindy McTee, American composer (The Twittering Machine; Einstein's Dream; Circle Music), and educator (University of North Texas, 1984-2010), born in Tacoma, Washington
Feb 20 Poison Ivy {Kristy Wallace], American rock guitarist (The Cramps), born in San Bernadino, California
Feb 20 Riccardo Chailly, Italian conductor (La Scala, 2017-present; Gewandhausorchester, 2005–16; Concertgebouw, 1988–2004), born in Milan, Italy
Feb 21 Christine Ebersole, American actress (SNL, Valerie, Tootsie), born in Patk Forest, Illinois
Feb 21 William Petersen, American actor (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), born in Evanston, Illinois
Feb 22 Graham Lewis, English musician (Wire), born in Grantham, United Kingdom
Feb 22 John Sparks, British rock bassist (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-82 - "She Does It Right"; "Milk And Alcohol"), born in Canvey, Essex, England
Feb 22 Nigel Planer, British actor, born in Westminster, London
Feb 23 Sallie L Baliunas, astrophysicist
Feb 23 Satoru Nakajima, Japanese racing driver
Feb 24 Derek St. Holmes, American musician rock guitarist and singer (Ted Nugent band, 1975-78; 2011-14), born in Riverview, Michigan
Feb 25 Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
Feb 25 José María Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain
Feb 25 Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
Feb 26 Bree Walker, American news anchor (WNBC TV, KNBC TV), born in Oakland, California
Feb 26 Michael Bolton [Bolotin], American rock (Blackjack) and pop songwriter and singer ("How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"), born in New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 27 Oleg Moliboga, Ukrainian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1980, silver 1976; World C'ship gold 1978, 82), born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
Feb 28 Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
Feb 28 Osmo Vänskä, Finnish clarinetist, conductor (Lahti Symphony, 1988-2008; Minnesota Orchestra, 2003-2022), and composer, born in Sääminki, Finland

Paul Krugman (70 years old)

Feb 28 American economist and New York Times columnist (Nobel Prize in Economics 2008), born in Albany, New York

Feb 28 Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat [Richard Blood], American professional wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
Mar 1 Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (4 Tests; first SL Test captain; 12 ODIs; Bloomfield CC), born in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka (d. 2021)
Mar 1 Carlos Queiroz, Portuguese soccer coach (Portugal, UAE, RSA, Iran, Colombia; Real Madrid), born in Nampula, Portuguese Mozambique
Mar 1 Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, American football linebacker (NFL Pro Bowl 1978; Super Bowl 1977; Dallas Cowboys), born in Austin, Texas
Mar 2 William Simmons, American R&B saxophonist and keyboardist (Midnight Star - "No Parking On The Dance Floor"; "Operator")
Mar 3 Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, Russian cosmonaut
Mar 3 Dave Amato, American rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon, 1989-present), born in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Mar 3 Zico, Brazilian footballer
Mar 4 Chris Smith, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1981-), born in Rahway, New Jersey
Mar 4 Kay Lenz, American actress (Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 4 Paweł Janas, Polish football manager and former footballer
Mar 4 Scott Hicks, Ugandan-born film director
Mar 5 Russel D Feingold, (Sen-D Wisconsin)
Mar 5 Valery Grigoriyevich Korzun, Russian colonel/cosmonaut (TM-24)
Mar 6 Jackie Zeman, American actress (General Hospital - "Bobbie Spencer"), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2023)
Mar 6 Jan Kjærstad, Norwegian author
Mar 7 Jules Shear, American rock musician and songwriter ("If She Knew What She Wants"), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 7 Kenny Aronoff, American drummer (John Mellencamp), born in Albany, New York
Mar 8 Bob Brozman, American world music guitarist, ethno-musicologist, and educator, born in NYC (d. 2013)
Mar 8 Don Werner, American MLB baseball catcher, 1975-82 (Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers), and minor/major league coach, born in Appleton, Wisconsin
Mar 8 Jim Rice, American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (AL MVP 1978; 8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1977, 78, 83; Boston Red Sox), born in Anderson, South Carolina
Mar 8 Kathy Shower, American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985, Playmate of the Year 1986), born in Brookville, Ohio
Mar 9 Henriëtte Tol Dutch, actress (Soldier of Orange), born in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Mar 10 Carolien van de Berg, Ditch actress (Havinck), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 10 Paul Haggis, Canadian screenwriter, film director and producer (Crash, Due South), born in London, Ontario
Mar 10 Ronnie Earl [Ronald Horvath], American blues guitarist (The Broadcasters), born in Queens, New York
Mar 11 Bernie LaBarge, Canadian musician
Mar 11 Chet Catallo, American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra), born in Rochester, New York
Mar 11 Chuck Jackson, Canadian singer and harmonica player (Downchild, 1990-present; Cameo Blues Band, 1978-92), born in Toronto, Ontario
Mar 11 Jimmy Iovine, American record producer (Interscope Records), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 12 Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
Mar 12 Labamba [Richard Rosenberg], American rock trombonist (Asbury Jukes), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 12 Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
Mar 13 Andy Bean, American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles), born in LaFayette, Georgia
Mar 13 Deborah Raffin, actress (Ransom, Demon, 40 Carats), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 14 Tim McKee, American 400m medley swimmer (Olympic silver 1972)
Mar 15 Colin Croft, West Indian cricket fast bowler, broadcaster (27 Tests, 125 wickets @ 23.30), born in Lancaster Village, Demerara, British Guiana
Mar 15 Judi Spiers, TV presenter
Mar 15 Richard Bruton, Irish politician
Mar 16 Isabelle Huppert, French actress (The Piano Teacher), born in Paris
Mar 16 Richard Stallman, American free software activist
Mar 17 Chuck Muncie, American football running back, (d. 2013)
Mar 17 Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
Mar 18 Helmer C Koetje, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
Mar 18 Jamie West-Oram, British rock guitarist (The Fixx - "One Thing Leads To Another"; "Saved By Zero")
Mar 18 Margaret L. Augustine, project manager (Biosphere 2), born in Buffalo, New York
Mar 18 Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer (son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974)
Mar 19 Billy Sheehan, American rock bassist (Talas; Mr Big - "To Be With You"; David Lee Roth), born in Buffalo, New York
Mar 19 Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
Mar 19 Ricky Wilson, American rock guitarist (B-52's - "Rock Lobster"; "Love Shack"), born in Athens, Georgia
Mar 21 Carl Wolfson, comedian (Thicke of the Night), born in Washington, D.C.
Mar 21 Robert "Shotgun" Johnson, American rock drummer (KC & the Sunshine Band - "That's The Way I Like It")
Mar 22 Robin Le Mesurier [Halliley], British session and touring guitarist (The Wombles; Rod Stewart; Johnny Hallyday), born in Kensington, England (d. 2021)
Mar 22 Thomas H. Andrews, American politician (Rep-D-Maine 1991-95), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
Mar 23 Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)

Chaka Khan (70 years old)

Mar 23 American singer and songwriter (Rufus; "I Am Every Woman"), born in Chicago, Illinois

Mar 23 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, British MP
Mar 24 Louie Anderson, American comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets; Life With Louie; Coming To America), TV game show Host (Family Feud, 1999-2002), and writer, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022)
Mar 25 Haroon Rashid, Pakistani cricket batsman (23 Tests, 3 x 100s; 12 ODIs; Karachi, Sind, UBIL, UBP), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 25 Mary Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 26 Billy Lyall, Scottish rock keyboardist (Bay City Rollers, 1969-71; Pilot, 1973-76; Alan Parsons Project - Irobot), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1989)
Mar 26 Elaine Chao, American politician (U.S. Secretary of Transportaion, 2017-21; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 2001-2009), born in Taipei, Taiwan
Mar 26 Lincoln Chafee, American politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 2011-15; US Senator (R) - Rhode Island, 1999-2007), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 26 Michael Bonagura, American country singer (Baille & Boys - "Oh Heart"), born in Newark, New Jersey

About 1953

How Old? 69 or 70 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer

Chinese Zodiac: Dragon (Jan 27, 1952 - Feb 13, 1953),
Snake (Feb 14, 1953 - Feb 2, 1954)

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