1954 births

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 (born 1954)

President of France from 2012 to 2017 (born 1954)

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan politician, revolutionary, and military officer who was the president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when it merged with several other parties to form the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), which he led until his death.

President of Turkey since 2014

Chan Kong-sang, also known as Fang Shilong and known professionally as Jackie Chan and Sing Lung, is a Hong Kong martial artist, actor and filmmaker, known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. With a film career spanning more than sixty years, he is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $6 billion worldwide.

President of the Republic of Belarus

James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer. His films combine cutting-edge film technology with classical filmmaking techniques and have grossed over $10 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director of all time. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, Cameron has received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, as well as nominations for six British Academy Film Awards.

British novelist (born 1954)

John Joseph Travolta is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

American diplomat and political scientist (born 1954)

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. is an American actor, producer, and director. Known for his dramatic roles on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, an Actor Award, two Golden Globes, two Silver Bears and a Tony Award as well as nominations for a Grammy Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times named Washington the greatest actor of the 21st century. He has also been honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2016, AFI Life Achievement Award in 2019, the Honorary Palme d'Or in 2025, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2025. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.1 billion worldwide.

Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1995-2013) and President of the European Commission (2014-2019)

Indian Social Worker

Serbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

President of Poland from 1995 to 2005

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

American filmmaker and author (born 1954)

American cartoonist (born 1954)

second President of Armenia

Montenegrin politician

American film director, producer, and actor

Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1954)

Argentine footballer

Catherine Anne O'Hara was a Canadian and American actress and comedian, whose career spanned over 50 years. O'Hara started in sketch and improvisational comedy in film and television before taking dramatic roles to expand her career. She received various accolades including two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Her films have grossed more than US$4.3 billion worldwide. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.

American former tennis player (born 1954)

American comedian and actor

American actress (born 1954)

President of Angola since 2017

American actor (1954–2022)

Dennis William Quaid is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many successful films, including Great Balls of Fire! (1989), Dragonheart (1996), The Parent Trap (1998), Frequency (2000), The Rookie (2002), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), In Good Company (2004), Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), and Vantage Point (2008). In 2003, Quaid received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Far from Heaven (2002).

Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, linguist, and author, an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of the mind

American economist (born 1954)

American blues guitarist (1954–1990)

Prime Minister of Thailand from 2014 to 2023

American actor

Nepalese politician and former prime minister

American actress and model

English singer-songwriter (born 1954)

New Zealand film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954)

British film director, playwright and screenwriter (1954-2008)

Indian actor, activist and joker (born 1954 )

German songwriter, producer, singer, and television personality

Scottish writer (1954–2013)

Israeli fighter pilot and later the first Israeli astronaut

Turkish singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1954)

American actress

Yiannis Chryssomallis (; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni ( ), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer.

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known by his initials RFK Jr., is an American politician, environmental lawyer, author, conspiracy theorist, and anti-vaccine activist serving as the 26th United States secretary of health and human services since 2025. A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of Senator and US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and a nephew of US president John F. Kennedy and US senator Ted Kennedy.

Japanese association football player and manager (1954–2024)

Irish singer and songwriter

American computer programmer and author

founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, a militant organization in Sri Lanka (1954-2009)

American actress

British biologist & Nobel laureate in medicine

American businesswoman and politician

French cyclist

Serbian politician (born 1954)

Swedish politician

Prime Minister of Fiji from 2007 to 2022

American photographer (born 1954)