Famous People Born in 1954 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 600 of 807

• Jun 30 Serzh Sargsyan, Armenian politician, President of Armenia (2008-18), born in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
• Jul 1 Chip Hanauer, American hydroplane racer (world champion 1982), born in Seattle, Washington
• Jul 1 Khalid Hasan, Pakistani cricket leg-spin bowler (1 Test; 16 years, 352 days, then youngest Test player), born in Peshawar, Pakistan (d. 2013)

• Jul 1 Mike Reid, American golfer (Senior PGA C'ship 2005, The Tradition 2009), born in Bainbridge, Maryland
• Jul 1 Randall Hall, American rock guitarist (Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1987-94), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Jul 2 Wendy Schaal, American actress (It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jul 4 Chang-dong Lee, South Korean filmmaker and novelist (Secret Sunshine, Poetry), born in Daegu, South Korea
• Jul 4 Jim Beattie, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Hampton, Virginia
• Jul 5 Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist (Aerosmith), born in Brooklyn, New York City
• Jul 5 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer (opening batsman 1978-92), born in Darfield, New Zealand
• Jul 5 Leni Björklund, Swedish politician (Minister for Defence, 2002-06), born in Örebro, Sweden
• Jul 6 Allyce Beasley, American actress (Agnes Dipesto-Moonlighting), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Jul 6 James Kiberd, American actor (Trevor Dillon-Loving, All My Children), born in Providence, Rhode Island

• Jul 7 Steve Gilchrist, Canadian politician (Cabinet Minister and Member of Provincial Parliament, in Ontario), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jul 9 Debbie Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Jul 10 Gene Holder, American rock bassist (the dBs; Yo La Tango), born in North Carolina
• Jul 10 José González, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (20 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
• Jul 10 Neil Tennant, English singer and songwriter (Pet Shop Boy - "West End Girl"), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England
• Jul 12 Wolfgang Dremmler, German soccer defensive midfielder (27 caps West Germany; Eintracht Braunschweig, FC Bayern Munich), born in Salzgitter, Germany
• Jul 13 Danitra Vance, American comedienne (SNL, 1985), and actress (Jumpin' At The Boneyard), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
• Jul 13 David Thompson, American NBA guard, 1975-84, 4X All-Star (Denver Nuggets, Seattle Supersonics), born in Shelby, North Carolina
• Jul 13 Louise Mandrell, American country singer (Mandrell Sisters), born in Corpus Christi, Texas
• Jul 13 Ray "Candles" Bright, Australian cricket slow-left armer (1977-86)
• Jul 13 Rick Chartraw, American NHL ice hockey defenseman, 1974-84 (Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings and 2 other teams), born in Caracas, Venezuela
• Jul 13 Sezen Aksu [Yıldırım], Turkish pop singer-songwriter ("Şımarık" - "Kiss Kiss"), born in Sarayköy, Turkey
• Jul 14 Jos Zoomer, Dutch rock drummer (Vandenberg), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Jul 14 R. Sarathkumar, Indian actor (Nattamai), director and politician, born in New Delhi, India
• Jul 15 Boris Polak, Israeli sports shooter (1994 World Champion), born in Moldova
• Jul 16 Jeanette Mott Oxford, American activist and politician, born in Eldorado, Illinois

• Jul 17 J. Michael Straczynski, American television screenwriter, producer, comic book writer and director (Babylon 5; Jeremiah; Changeling), born in Paterson, New Jersey
• Jul 18 Imtiaz Ali, West Indian cricketer (brother of Inshan One Test WI v India 1976), born in Maraval, Trinidad
• Jul 18 Ricky Skaggs, American country singer ("Heartbroke"; "Toy Hearts"), born in Cordell, Kentucky
• Jul 18 Tobias Picker, American composer (Emmeline), born in New York City
• Jul 19 Srđa Trifković, Serbian-American journalist and foreign affairs editor (Chronicles), born in Belgrade, Serbia
• Jul 20 Jay Jay French [Segall], American rock guitarist (Twisted Sister), born in New York City
• Jul 20 Moira Harris, American stage and screen actress (Steppenwolf Theater; One More Saturday Night), born in Pontiac, Michigan
• Jul 22 Al Di Meola, American jazz-fusion guitarist (Return To Forever; Elegant Gypsy), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• Jul 22 Pierre Lebeau, Canadian actor
• Jul 23 Marisa DeFranco, Canadian pop keyboard player (The DeFranco Family - "Heartbeat - It's a Lovebeat"), born in Port Colborne, Ontario
• Jul 23 Saúl Lorenzo Rivero, Uruguayan soccer midfielder (9 caps; Liverpool de Montevideo, Atlético Español México), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
• Jul 24 Philippe Alliot, French Formula One race driver, born in Voves, France
• Jul 24 Vasile Dîba, Romanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold K-1 500m 1976; ICF World C'ships 5 x gold), born in Jurilovca, Romania (d. 2024)
• Jul 25 Ken Greer, Canadian rock guitarist (Red Rider - "Lunatic Fringe"; "Big League"), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jul 25 Lynne Frederick, English actress (Schizophrenia), born in Middlesex, England (d. 1994)

• Jul 26 Lawrence Watt-Evans, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Sword of Bheleu), born in Arlington, Massachusetts

• Jul 27 G. S. Bali, Indian politician, born in Kangra, India
• Jul 28 Bruce Abbott, American actor (Dark Justice), born in Portland, Oregon
• Jul 28 Gerd Faltings, German mathematician, born in Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

• Jul 28 Mikey Sheehy, Irish Gaelic football right corner-forward (11 x Munster titles, 8 x All-Ireland, 3 x NFL, 7 x All Star; Kerry), born in Tralee, Ireland
• Jul 28 Steve Morse, American rock guitarist (Dixie Dregs; Deep Purple, 1994-present), born in Hamilton, Ohio
• Jul 29 Gary Springer, American actor (Bernice Bobs Her Hair), born in New York City
• Jul 30 Ken Olin, American actor (Thirtysomething; Brothers & Sisters), and director (Alias; This Is Us), born in Chicago, Illinois

• Aug 2 James Charles Kopp, American citizen who murdered Barnett Slepian, born in Pasadena, California
• Aug 2 Lisa Brown, American actress (Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns), born in Kansas City, Missouri
• Aug 2 Sammy McIlroy, Irish soccer star (Manchester United), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Aug 3 Gary Peters, English footballer, born in Carshalton, London
• Aug 6 Carl C. Perkins, American politician (Rep-D-KY, 1984-93), born in Washington, D.C.
• Aug 6 Elma Miller, Canadian composer, born in Toronto, Ontario
• Aug 6 Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
• Aug 7 Caroline Aaron, American actress (Crimes & Misdemeanors), born in Richmond, Virginia
• Aug 9 Pete Thomas, British drummer (Elvis Costello), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
• Aug 10 Cameron Connor, Canadian WHA and NHL ice hockey forward, 1974-83 (Phoenix Roadrunners, Edmonton Oilers, and 3 other teams), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Aug 10 Sam Baker, American folk singer-songwriter ("Say Grace"), born in Itasca, Texas
• Aug 11 (David Ian) "Joe" Jackson, British singer-songwriter, and pianist ("Is She Really Going Out with Him?"; "Steppin' Out"), born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
• Aug 11 Juan Maria Solare, Argentine composer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Aug 11 Lina Polito, actress (Love & Anarchy), born in Naples, Italy
• Aug 11 M V Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), born in Secunderabad, India
• Aug 11 Sinan Savaskan, Turkish-British contemporary classical music composer and educator (The Age of Analysis; Octandre Ensemble), born in Istanbul, Turkey
• Aug 11 Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (37 Tests; 2 x 100s; 42 ODIs), born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India (d. 2021)

• Aug 12 Pat Metheny, American jazz and fusion guitarist ("As Wichita Falls, So Falls Wichita"), born in Lee's Summit, Missouri
• Aug 12 Sam J. Jones [Samuel Gerald], American actor (Flash Gordon, Code Red), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 13 Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Cuban-American attorney and politician (Rep-R-Florida), born in Havana, Cuba
• Aug 13 Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2001)
• Aug 14 Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) nicknamed "The Bird", born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 2009)
• Aug 14 Monica Baltodano, Nicaraguan Sandinista Revolution commander, born in Leon, Nicaragua
• Aug 15 Mary Jo Salter, American poet and co-editor of The Norton Anthology of Poetry, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan

• Aug 17 Eric Johnson, American guitarist, born in Austin, Texas
• Aug 18 Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist and writer (STS 75), born in Rome, Italy
• Aug 20 Al Roker, American weatherman (NBC, Today), born in Queens, New York
• Aug 20 Don Stark, American actor (That '70s Show - "Bob"), born in New York City
• Aug 20 Quinn Buckner, American College Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Indiana Uni; Olympic gold 1976; Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers) and coach (Dallas Mavericks), born in Phoenix, Illinois
• Aug 20 Tawn Mastrey, American disc jockey and music video producer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2007)
• Aug 20 Theresa Saldana, American actress (Raging Bull), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
• Aug 21 Archie Griffin, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1974-75, Ohio State; NFL: Cincinnati Bengals), born in Columbus, Ohio
• Aug 21 Nick Kane, American rock guitarist (The Mavericks, 1993-2000 - "Dance the Night Away"), born in Jerusalem, Georgia
• Aug 21 Steve Smith, American rock drummer (Journey), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 23 Avery Sharpe, American jazz bassist (McCoy Tyner, Yusef Lateef), composer (400: An African American Musical Portrait), and educator, born in Valdosta, Georgia
• Aug 23 Charles Busch, American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife), in Hartsdale, New York
• Aug 23 Halimah Yacob, Singaporean politician (1st female President of Singapore (2017-), born in Singapore
• Aug 24 Alain Daigle, French Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1974-80 (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec
• Aug 24 John Ireland [Griffith], South African pop singer-songwriter ("I Like"), and medical doctor, born in Ireland, or South Africa (details sketchy)
• Aug 24 Steve Holley, British rock session and touring drummer (Wings, 1978-81; Julian Lennon; Elton John, Dar Williams; Mott The Hoople, 2018-21), born in London, England

• Aug 25 Gilbert "Gibus" Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist, born in Lembeye, France
• Aug 25 Marty Jourard, American keyboardist and vocalist (Motels - "Only the Lonely"), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Aug 25 Șerban Nichifor, Romanian composer, cellist and music educator, born in Bucharest, Romania
• Aug 26 Efren Reyes 'The Magician', Filipino professional pool player, born in Mexico, Philippines
• Aug 26 Michael Chetwood, British keyboard player (T'Pau), born in Shropshire, England
• Aug 26 Steve Wright, Britain's wacky DJ and actor (Funny Man)
• Aug 26 Wally Murphy, American pedal steel guitarist (Asleep At The Wheel, 1981-85; STEEL), born in the USA
• Aug 27 Derek Warwick, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1992, World Sportscar C'ship 1992; 4 x podium F1 GP), born in New Alresford, England
• Aug 27 John Lloyd, England, tennis star (former husband of Chris Everet)
• Aug 27 Mike Kelley, Wayne, Michigan, artist (More Love Hours Than Can Ever Be Repaid), (d. 2012)
• Aug 28 Alexander Skvortsov, Russian ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979, 81, 83), born in Gorky, Russia (d. 2020)
• Aug 28 George Church, American geneticist and synthetic biologist, born in MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
• Aug 29 Julio Fernandez, Cuban-American jazz guitarist (Spyro Gyra, 1984-present), born in Havana, Cuba
• Aug 29 Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American sci-fi author (Enigma, Empery), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Aug 30 David Paymer, American actor (Love Mary, Mr Saturday Night), born in Oceanside, New York
• Aug 30 Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer (1991 children stamp), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Aug 31 Claudell Washington, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1975, 84; World Series 1974; Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
• Aug 31 Tula [Caroline Cossey], English transsexual model (For Your Eyes Only), born in Brooke, England
• Sep 1 Gábor Ormai, Hungarian violist (Takács Quartet, 1975-95), and pedagogue, born in Hungary (d. 1995)
• Sep 1 Riccardo "Ric" Formosa, Italian-Australian guitarist (Little River Band, 1975-76), session musician, arranger and classical composer, born in Rome, Italy

• Sep 5 Frederick Kempe, American author, journalist, and executive, born in Utah
• Sep 5 Hans-Jorgen Gerhardt, German bobsleder (Olympic gold 1980), born in Altenburg, Thuringia
• Sep 6 Banner Thomas, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), born in Orange Park, Florida (d. 2017)
• Sep 6 Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of Hewlett-Packard and political (R) candidate, born in Austin, Texas
• Sep 6 Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981) (d. 2014)
• Sep 6 Patrick O'Hearn, American rock bassist (Missing Persons), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 7 Benmont Tench, American rock keyboardist (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers), born in Gainesville, Florida
• Sep 7 Corbin Bernsen, American actor (Arnie Becker-LA Law), born in North Hollywood, California
• Sep 7 Michael Emerson, American actor (Person of Interest), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Sep 8 Clayton Norcross, American actor (Bold & Beautiful, Colbys, Santa Barbara), born in Arcadia, California
• Sep 8 Mark Foley, American politician (Rep-(R)-Florida 1995-2006), resigned after texting scandal, born in Newton, Massachusetts
• Sep 8 Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist (child who ended segregation of a Louisiana school), born in Tylertown, Mississippi
• Sep 9 Jeffrey Combs, American actor, born in Oxnard, California
• Sep 9 Walter Davis, American basketball shooting guard (6 x NBA All-Star; NBA Rookie of the Year 1978; Olympic gold 1976; Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets), born in Pineville, North Carolina (d. 2023)
• Sep 10 Cynthia Lummis, American politician, (Rep-R-WYO) first woman representative from Wyoming, born in Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Sep 10 Martha Nause, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1994), born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin
• Sep 11 Reed Birney, American actor (Greatest Man in the World), born in Alexandria, Virginia
• Sep 12 Jeff Jarvis, American journalist (This Week in Google) and advocate for the Open Web
• Sep 12 Neal Brendel, American rugby union prop (6 Tests; Pittsburgh RC) and executive (Chairman USA Rugby 2002-05), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
• Sep 12 Russell G. Alexander, creator of Today In History v1.2
• Sep 13 Denis "Den" Hegarty, Irish doo-wop singer (The Darts - "The Boy From New York City"), born in Dublin, Ireland
• Sep 13 Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player (The Church), born in Welwyn Garden City, England
• Sep 13 Teddy Mueller, American rock drummer (Axe), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2012)
• Sep 14 Barry Cowsill, American rock bassist (The Cowsills - "We Can Fly"), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2005)
• Sep 15 Adrian Adonis [Keith A. Franke Jr.], American professional wrestler, born in New York City (d. 1988)
• Sep 15 Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian journalist and newspaper editor (Agos), born in Malatya, Turkey (d. 2007)
• Sep 15 John Hervey, 7th marquess of Bristol, English flamboyant peer who lost his fortune to drug addiction, born in Bury St Edmunds, England (d. 1999)
• Sep 16 Colin Newman, English musician (Wire), born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
• Sep 16 Frank Reed, American singer (Chi-Lites), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2014)
• Sep 17 Joël-François Durand, French classical composer, born in Orléans, France
• Sep 18 Murtaza Bhutto, Pakistani politician, born in Karachi, Pakistan (d. 1996)
• Sep 18 Steven Pinker, Canadian American cognitive psychologist and author, born in Montreal, Canada
• Sep 18 Takao Doi, Japanese astronaut (STS 87), born in Tokyo, Japan
• Sep 18 Tommy Tuberville, American football coach and politician (Senator-R-Alabama 2021-), born in Camden, Arkansas
• Sep 19 Carine Roitfeld, French fashion editor (Vogue Paris), born in Paris, France
• Sep 19 Mark Drakeford, Welsh politician (First Minister of Wales 2018-), born in Carmarthen, Wales
• Sep 19 Ted Jensen, American audio mastering engineer (The Eagles; Billy Joel; Norah Jones; Greenday), born in New Haven, Connecticut
• Sep 20 Anne Mcintosh, British member of European parliament, born in Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
• Sep 20 Brinke Stevens [Charlene Brinkman], American actress (Slumber Party Massacre), born in San Diego, California
• Sep 20 Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner (Anaheim Ducks), born in Buffalo, New York

• Sep 20 Peter White, British rock and smooth jazz guitarist, and songwriter (Al Stewart), born in Luton, England
• Sep 20 Silvio Leonard, Cuban 100m runner (Olympic silver 1980), born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
• Sep 21 Julia Grant [previously George Roberts], British transgender activist featured in "A Change of Sex", born in Blackpool, England (d. 2019)
• Sep 21 Philthy Animal [Phil Taylor], English rock drummer (Motorhead), born in Hasland, Chesterfield (d. 2015)

• Sep 22 Randy Lanier, American auto racer (IMSA Camel GT 1984; convicted drug trafficker 1988), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
• Sep 22 Shari Belafonte Harper, American actress (Julie-Hotel), born in New York City
• Sep 23 Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
• Sep 23 Cherie Blair [née Booth], English wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, born in Bury, England
• Sep 24 Ashton Carter, American military civilian official (Secretary of Defense, 2015-17), and academic administrator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
• Sep 24 Helen Lederer, British comic actress (Absolutely Fabulous - "Catriona"), and writer (Losing It), born in Carmarthen, Wales
• Sep 24 Stephen Jones, English art historian, born in London, England (d. 1996)
• Sep 25 Juande Ramos, Spanish football manager (Sevilla), born in Pedro Muñoz, Spain
• Sep 25 Sylvester Croom, American college football coach, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Sep 26 César Rosas, Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist (Los Lobos - "Set Me Free (Rosa Lee)"), born in Hermosillo, Mexico
• Sep 26 Craig Chaquico, American rock guitarist (Jefferson Starship - "Jane"; "Find Your Way Back"), born in Sacramento, California
• Sep 27 Ray Hadley, Australian radio broadcaster
• Sep 28 George Lynch, American rock guitarist (Lynch Mob-Wicked Sensations), born in Spokane, Washington
• Sep 28 Steve Largent, American politician (US Rep-R-Oklahoma 1994-2002) and NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Sep 29 Cindy Morgan [Cichorski], American actress (Tron), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 29 Masoud Pezeshkian, Iranian cardiac surgeon and politician, President of Iran (2024-), born in Mahabad, Iran
• Sep 29 Steve Platt, British journalist and magazine editor (New Statesman & Society)
• Sep 30 Barry Williams, American actor (Greg-Brady Bunch), born in Santa Monica, California
• Sep 30 Calvin Levels, American actor (Knightwatch), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Sep 30 John Drew, American basketball small forward (NBA All-Star 1976, 80; Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz), born in Vredenburgh, Alabama (d. 2022)
• Sep 30 Patrice Rushen, American jazz and R&B pianist and singer and songwriter ("Forget Me Nots"), born in Los Angeles, California
• Oct 1 Martin Strel, Slovenian long distance swimmer (Danube, Mississippi, Yangtze, Amazon River records), born in Mokronog, Slovenia
• Oct 1 Richard Schlesinger, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours), born in New York City
• Oct 1 Rodney William "Rod" Ansell, Australian bushman and inspiration for "Crocodile Dundee", born in Murgon, Queensland (d. 1999)
• Oct 2 Greg Jennings, American country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Oct 2 Lani O'Grady, American actress (Mary-8 is Enough), born in Walnut Creek, California
• Oct 2 Lorraine Bracco, American actress (Sopranos, Goodfellas), born in Brooklyn, New York

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