1953 births

Xi Jinping is a Chinese statesman and politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and the president of China and chairman of the State Central Military Commission since 2013. Xi has been the leader of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership since 2012.

11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

Pierce Brendan Brosnan is an Irish actor. He achieved worldwide fame playing the lead role in four James Bond films from 1995 to 2002: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day. Brosnan has also received two Golden Globe Award nominations for Nancy Astor (1982) and The Matador (2005).

American actress (born 1953)

Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024

Jeffrey Edward Epstein was an American financier and child sex offender. He began his career as a math teacher at the Dalton School, before entering the banking and finance sector. Over several decades, he made much of his fortune providing tax and estate services to billionaires, and cultivated an elite social circle of prominent individuals. In 2008, he was convicted of soliciting a minor for prostitution, and was indicted in 2019 for sex trafficking minors in the 2000s. He died in custody awaiting his trial; his death was ruled a suicide.

American economist (born 1953)

former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.

French politician (born 1953)

Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)

French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France

Afghan military leader (1953–2001)

Terry Gene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, was an American professional wrestler and media personality. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most recognized wrestlers of all time, Hogan won multiple championships worldwide, most notably being a six-time WWF/WWE Champion. He is best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Hogan also competed in promotions such as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).

former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia

American actor

Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)

American economist (born 1953)

Brazilian association football player and manager

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Lauper is known for her distinctive image, which features eccentric clothing and a variety of hair colors. She is also known for her powerful four-octave vocal range. Lauper has been dubbed the "Queen of Quirky Pop". She has sold over 50 million records worldwide. She has also been celebrated for her humanitarian work, particularly as an advocate for LGBTQ rights in the United States.

Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004

French actress (born 1953)

Timothy Alan Dick, known professionally as Tim Allen, is an American actor and comedian. He is known for playing Tim "The Toolman" Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement (1991–1999) for which he won a Golden Globe Award and Mike Baxter on the ABC/Fox sitcom Last Man Standing (2011–2021). He voices Buzz Lightyear for the Toy Story franchise (1995–present) for which he won an Annie Award and played Scott Calvin and Santa Claus in The Santa Clause franchise (1994–2023).

English mathematician (1953–)

British comic book author (born 1953)

President of Ecuador (2017 - 2021)

American film composer and conductor (1953-2015)

American film director, screenwriter and actor

Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008

Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007

Croatian politician, former Prime Minister

American composer and musician (born 1953)

French film director (born 1953)

Croatian politician

Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist

Italian politician (born 1953)

Argentine footballer (born 1953)

English musician (born 1953)

Mary Nell Steenburgen is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the Western comedy film Goin' South (1978). Steenburgen went on to earn critical acclaim for her role in Time After Time (1979) and Jonathan Demme's comedy-drama film Melvin and Howard (1980), for which she received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

British actor

British racing driver (born 1953)

French pianist

Chilean author

Turkish association football player and manager (born 1953)

American actor (born 1953)

Japanese association football player

Portuguese association football manager

German politician

Russian conductor and opera company director

Haitian politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

American actress

American singer (born 1953)

Australian guitarist (1953–2017)

American politician (born 1953)

former president of the Dominican Republic

Austrian footballer

American singer

American journalist and author