1953
Keiko Takeshita, Japanese actress
Keiko Takeshita is a Japanese actress. She starred in the Japanese version of From Up on Poppy Hill as Hana Matsuzaki.
Keiko Takeshita, Japanese actress
The 1950s
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1953
Kurt Fuller, American character actor
Kurt Fuller is an American character actor. He has appeared in a number of television, film, and stage projects. He is known for his roles in the films No Holds Barred and Ghostbus…
Kurt Fuller, American character actor
1953
Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (died 1995)
Alan Leslie Barton was a British singer and member of the hit-making duo Black Lace. Their hits include "Agadoo", "Superman" and their United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest 1979 s…
Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (died 1995)
1953
Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator
Nancy Louise Huston is a Canadian novelist and essayist, a longtime resident of France, who writes primarily in French and translates her own works into English.
Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator
1953
Earl Klugh, American musician
Earl Klugh is an American acoustic guitarist and composer. Klugh has won one Grammy Award and received 13 nominations.
Earl Klugh, American musician
1953
Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United…
George Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, is a British diplomat, communications consultant, journalist and former politician. He served as president of the Open Society Found…
Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United…
1953
Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster
Jerome Kendrick Pate is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour. As a 22-year-old rookie, he won the U.S. Open in 1976.
Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster
1953
Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean footballer and manager
Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of La Liga club Real Betis. He has managed clubs in Spain, Engla…
Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean footballer and manager
1953
Christopher Rich, American actor
Christopher Rich Wilson is an American actor, best known for his roles on Murphy Brown, Reba, and Boston Legal.
Christopher Rich, American actor
1953
Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Eric Vail is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames and Detroit Red Wings. He helped…
Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1953
Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Luís Filipe Marques Amado is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Defence, from 2005 to 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 2006 to 2011, in the XVII and XVIII…
Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
1953
Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (died 2025)
Ulysses Lee "Junior" Bridgeman Jr. was an American professional basketball player and businessman. Bridgeman played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee B…
Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (died 2025)
1953
Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author
Lydia Tamasin Day-Lewis is a British television chef and food critic, who has also published a dozen books about food, restaurants, recipes and places. She writes regularly for The…
Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author
1953
Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
Rita Rudner is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Beginning her career as a Broadway actress, Rudner noticed the lack of female comedians in New York City and turned to sta…
Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1953
Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
Wayne Maxwell Clark is a former Australian cricketer who played in 10 Test matches and two One Day Internationals from 1977 to 1979.
Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
1953
Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
Sarana VerLin is an American violinist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She was the vocalist/violinist of the bands Natasha and Dark Carnival, and violinist for numero…
Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
1953
Rocky Mattioli, Italian-Australian boxer
Rocky Mattioli is an Italian-born Australian former boxer at junior middleweight, and former world champion.
Rocky Mattioli, Italian-Australian boxer
1953
Steve Tom, American actor
Stephen Wilson Tom is an American actor best known for hosting the HBO comedy series Funny or Die Presents.
Steve Tom, American actor
1953
Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (born 1874)
Jakob Linzbach was an Estonian linguist.
Jacob Linzbach, Estonian linguist and author (born 1874)
1953
Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (born 1876)
Everett Shinn was an American painter and member of the urban realist Ashcan School.
Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (born 1876)
1953
Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician
Altaf Hussain is a British Pakistani politician who is known as the founder of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. He fled Pakistan in 1992 after the Operation Clean-up crackdown against…
Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician
1953
Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)
Wallace Bryant was an American archer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the team competition. In the Double York round he finished fourth and in …
Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)
1953
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876)
Alexandre Emmanuel Pharamond was the captain of the French rugby union team in the early 20th century.
Alexandre Pharamond, French rugby player (born 1876)
1953
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893)
Yasuo Kuniyoshi was a Japanese-American painter, photographer and printmaker.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893)