- Jan 5 Pamela Sue Martin, American actress (Nancy Drew: Dynasty - "Fallon"), born in Westport, Connecticut
- 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 15 Ta-Tanisha, American actress, born in The Bronx, New York
- 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 24 Brian Matthews, American actor (Burning), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Jan 25 The Honky Tonk Man [Wayne Farris], American professional wrestler, born in Bolivar, Tennessee
- Jan 29 Dalila di Lazzaro, Italian, covergirl/model (Vogue), born in Udine, Italy
- 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
- Feb 8 Mary Steenburgen, American actress (Parenthood, Time After Time), born in Newport, Arkansas
- Feb 9 Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor (Persuasion, Belfast), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Feb 9 Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
- Feb 11 Philip Anglim, American actor (Dane-Thorn Birds), born in San Francisco, California
- Feb 12 Joanna Kerns [de Varona], actress (Maggie-Growing Pains), born in San Francisco, California
- Feb 12 Nabil Shaban, Jordanian-British actor (Doctor Who), born in Amman, Jordan
- Feb 13 Sharon Wyatt, American actress (Tiffany-General Hospital), born in Lebanon, Tennessee
- Feb 15 Tony Adams, Irish film producer (d. 2005)
- Feb 16 Janice Dickinson, American model (Vogue) and TV personality (America's Next Top Model), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Feb 16 Roberta Williams, video game designer (Mystery House, Sierra Entertainment), born in La Verne, California
- Feb 19 Bill Kirchenbauer, American actor and comedian (Coach-Just the 10 of Us), born in Salzburg, Austria
- 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 Nigel Planer, British actor, born in Westminster, London
- Feb 25 Garrett Glaser, entertainment correspondent (Entertainment Tonight)
- Feb 25 Kim Yeong-cheol, South Korean actor
- Feb 26 Bree Walker, American news anchor (WNBC TV, KNBC TV), born in Oakland, California
- Feb 28 Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat [Richard Blood], American professional wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
- Mar 4 Kay Lenz, American actress (Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man), born in Los Angeles, California
- Mar 4 Scott Hicks, Ugandan-born film director
- Mar 6 Jackie Zeman, American actress (General Hospital - "Bobbie Spencer"), born in Englewood, New Jersey (d. 2023)
- 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 13 Deborah Raffin, American model, actress (The Ransom; 40 Carats; Touched By Love, 7th Heaven), and audiobook publisher, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2012)
- Mar 15 Colin Croft, West Indian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 125 wickets; Guyana, Demerara, Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (BBC, Sky Sports), born in Lancaster Village, Demerara, British Guiana
- Mar 15 Judi Spiers, TV presenter
- Mar 16 Isabelle Huppert, French actress (The Piano Teacher), born in Paris
- Mar 21 Carl Wolfson, American comedian (Thicke of the Night), born in Washington, D.C.
- 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 Mary Gross, actress/comedian (SNL, Club Paradise, Feds), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Mar 27 Pamela Roylance, actress (Sarah-Little House on Prairie), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 30 Cydney Bernard, American film producer
- Apr 2 Debralee Scott, American actress (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Cathy"; Angie), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Apr 2 Patricia Darcy Jones, American session and touring rock vocalist (Cher), and Broadway actress, born in Orange, New Jersey (d. 2007)
- Apr 6 Patrick Doyle, Scottish film composer (Artemis Fowl; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Thor), born in Uddingston, Scotland
- Apr 14 Eric Tsang, Hong Kong actor, director and TV host (Super Trio series), born in Hong Kong
- Apr 16 Jay O. Sanders, American actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski), born in Austin, Texas
- Apr 18 Rick Moranis, Canadian actor (SCTV; Spaceballs; Ghostbusters; Honey I Shrunk the Kids), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 19 Ruby Wax, British actress (Girls on Top), born in Evanston, Illinois
- Apr 22 Steve Bond, Haifa Israel, actor (General Hospital, To Die For)
- Apr 23 James Russo, American actor (My Own Private Idaho;China Girl), born in New York City
- Apr 24 Eric Bogosian, American actor (Talk Radio), born in Woburn, Massachusetts
- Apr 27 Arielle Dombasle (née Sonnery), American-French actress (Pauline at the Beach), singer and film dircetor, born in Norwich, Connecticut
- May 6 Lynn Whitfield, American actress (Josephine Baker; Equal Justice), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- May 9 Amy Hill, American comedian and actress (All-American Girl - "Grandma"; Magnum, PI - "Kumu"), born in Deadwood, South Dakota
- May 9 Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi TX, actor (Guiding Light)
- May 10 Alex Foster, American jazz and session saxophonist (SNL Band; Mingus Big Band), born in Oakland, California
- May 10 Lawrence Lau, actor (Jamie Frame-Another World)
- May 10 Tito Santana, Mexican-American professional wrestler
- May 11 Boyd Gaines, American actor (Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 11 David Gest, American television producer, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2016)
Pierce Brosnan (71 years old)
May 16 Irish actor (Remington Steele, the 5th James Bond, 1995-2004), born in Drogheda, Ireland
- May 17 Kathleen Sullivan, American newscaster (ABC-TV, CBS Morning Show), born in Pasadena, California
- May 17 Yoko Shimada, Japanese actress (Mariko in the miniseries Shōgun) and author (Kir Royal), born in Kumamota, Japan (d. 2022) [1]
- May 19 Victoria Wood, British comedian and actress (Dinner Ladies), born in Bury, Lancashire, England (d. 2016)
- May 24 Alfred Molina, British actor (Spider Man 2, Frida, Chocolat), born in London, England
- May 24 Nell Campbell [Laura], Australian actress (Rocky Horror), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- May 25 Jane Priest, Australian model who kissed Prince Charles on the beach, born in Perth, Australia
- May 29 Big Daddy Graham [Edward Gudonis], American comedian, writer, actor, recording artist, and radio personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
Danny Elfman (71 years old)
May 29 American singer-songwriter (Oingo Boingo - "Weird Science"), and Emmy and Grammy Award-winning composer (The Simspons Theme; Good Will Hunting; Tim Burton films), born in Los Angeles, California
Kathleen Kennedy (71 years old)
Jun 5 American film producer (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park) President of Lucasfilm (2012-), born in Berkeley, California
Tim Allen (71 years old)
Jun 13 Canadian comedian (Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle), born in Denver, Colorado
- Jun 20 Ulrich Mühe, German actor (Das Leben der Anderen), and stage director, born in Grimma, East Germany (d. 2007)
- Jun 21 Michael Bowen, American actor (Valley Girl; Breaking Bad), born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 21 Robyn Douglass, American actress (Lonely Guy, Romantic Comedy), born in Sendai, Japan
- Jun 23 Roberta Leighton, actress (Ginger-Days of Our Lives), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Jun 26 Robert Davi, American actor (Die Hard; License to Kill), director (The Dukes), and singer ("Davi Sings Sinatra"), born in Queens, New York
- Jun 30 Hal Lindes, American-English rock guitarist (Dire Straits, 1980-85), and film score composer (The Boys Are Back), born in Monterey, California
- Jul 8 Jonathan Segal, American actor (Jonathan-Paper Chase), born in New York City
- Jul 14 Bebe Buell [Beverle Lorence], American model, singer, and Playboy playmate (Nov 1974), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- Jul 15 Franklyn Seales, West Indian-American stage and screen actor (The Onion Field; Silver Spoons - "Dexter"), born in Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (d. 1990)
- Jul 16 Philece Sampler, American actress (Another World, 1987-89 -"Donna Love"; Days Of Our Lives, 1981-84 - "Renée"), and anime voice dubber, born in San Angelo, Texas (d. 2021)
- Jul 21 Jeff Fatt, Chinese-Australian actor (The Wiggles), born in Casino, Australia
- Jul 22 Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress
- Jul 27 Yahoo Serious [Greg Gomez Pead], Australian comedian, born in Cardiff, New South Wales, Australia
- Jul 29 Ken Burns [Kenneth Lauren], American director and documentary film producer (The Civil War, Baseball), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jul 29 Tim Gunn, American television and fashion personality (Project Runway), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 30 Phil Davis, British actor (Whitechapel; North Square; Vera Drake), and director, born in Highgate, London, England
- Jul 31 James Read, American actor (North and South), born in Buffalo, New York
- Aug 2 Butch Patrick [Patrick Alan Lilley], American actor (Real McCoys, Eddie-Munsters), born in Inglewood, California
- Aug 8 Don Most, American actor and director (Ralph Malph-Happy Days), born in Brooklyn, New York
Hulk Hogan (70 years old)
Aug 11 WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Aug 11 Sanford Jensen, American actor (Foley Square), born in South Haven, Michigan
- Aug 14 Cliff Johnson, American computer game author, born in Hanover, New Hampshire
- Aug 14 James Horner, American Academy Award-winning film composer (Titanic; Apollo 13; Avatar), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- Aug 16 Catlin O'Heaney, American actress (Snow White-Charmings), born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
- Aug 16 Kathie Lee Gifford, American TV presenter (Live with Regis & Kathie Lee, Today show), born in Paris, France,
- Aug 19 Nanni Moretti, Italian film actor, director and producer (Caro diario), born in Bruneck, Italy
- Aug 20 Peter Horton, American actor (Gary-30 Something), born in Bellevue, Washington
- Aug 21 Ivan Stang, American writer and filmmaker (Church of the SubGenius), born in Washington, D.C.
- Aug 22 Paul Ellering, American wrestling manager, born in Melrose, Minnesota
- Aug 27 Peter Stormare, Swedish-born actor
- Aug 29 Speedy Gonzales, Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series), first debuts in "Cat-Tails for Two"
- Sep 1 Beau Billingslea, American voice actor (Cowboy Bebop), born in Charleston, South Carolina
- Sep 1 Ted Petty, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
- Sep 3 Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French film director (Amelie), born in Roanne, Loire, Rhône-Alpes, France
- Sep 4 Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, American actor (Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter), born in New York City
- Sep 6 Katherine Cannon, American actress (Father Murphy, Survivors), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Sep 10 Amy Irving, American actress (Yentl; Carrie; Crossing Delancy), born in Palo Alto, California
- Sep 13 Taryn Power, American actress (Maria); youngest daughter of Tyrone Power Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
- Sep 16 Lenny Clarke, American actor (Officer Hampton-John Larroquette Show), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 21 John Mengatti, American actor (Nick-White Shadow, For Love & Honor), born in New York City
- Sep 21 Sunny Johnson, American actress (Flashdance), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 1984)
- Sep 22 Tomasz Wójtowicz, Polish volleyball player (Olympic gold 1976; World C'ship gold 1974; Legia Warsaw, Santal Parma) and broadcaster, born in Lublin, Poland (d. 2022)
- Sep 29 Drake Hogestyn, American actor (7 Brides for 7 Brothers), born in Ft Wayne, Indiana
- Sep 29 Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian filmmaker (Leola; Night Zoo), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1997)
- Oct 4 Tchéky Karyo, Turkish-French actor
- Oct 7 Christopher Norris, American actress (Summer of '42, Eat My Dust), born in New York City
- Oct 9 Tony Shalhoub, American actor (Wings, Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Oct 11 David Morse, American actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves), born in Beverly, Massachusetts
- Oct 14 Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ & the Bear: Melrose Place), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
- Oct 15 Larry Miller, American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness), born in New York City
- Oct 15 Tito Jackson, American singer (Jackson 5 - "ABC"; "Never Can Say Goodbye"), born in Gary, Indiana
- Oct 16 Martha Smith, American actress (Animal House) and model (Playboy playmate July 1973), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Oct 20 Bill Nunn, American actor (Do the Right Thing), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- Oct 21 Eleonora Giorgi, actress (Nu de Femme, To Forget Venice), born in Rome, Italy
- Oct 26 Lauren Tewes, American actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat), born in Braddock, Pennsylvania
- Oct 27 Peter Firth, English actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
- Oct 27 Robert Picardo, American actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oct 30 Charles Martin Smith, American actor (American Graffiti, Never Cry Wolf), born in Van Nuys, California
- Oct 30 Kathleen Cody, American actress (Charley & the Angel), born in The Bronx, New York
- Oct 31 Michael J. Anderson, American actor (The Man from Another Place), born in Denver, Coloroda
- Nov 1 Michael Zaslow, American actor (One Life to Live, Guiding Light), born in Inglewood, California (d. 1998)
- Nov 3 Dennis Miller, American comedian, TV host, and political commentator (SNL; Dennis Miller Show), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Nov 3 Kate Capshaw [Nail], American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Nov 3 Kathy Kinney, American actress (Drew Carey Show), born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
- Nov 13 Frances Conroy, American actress
- Nov 13 Larry Miller, comedian (Dream On, Favor, Dream Lover)
- Nov 13 Tracy Scoggins, actress (Colbys, Gumshoe Kid), born in Galveston, Texas
- Nov 16 Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist and actor (Morons From Outer Space), born in Cardiff, Wales
- Nov 17 Jilly Johnson, British model and pop vocalist (Blonde on Blonde), born in England
- Nov 18 Kevin Nealon, American actor (SNL, Hot Shot, Coneheads), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Nov 19 Robert Beltran, American actor (Star Trek Voyager)
- Nov 19 Tom Villard, American actor (d. 1994)
- Nov 24 Glenn Withrow, American actor
- Nov 25 Monique St Pierre, German model, Playboy model (Nov 1978, Playmate of Year 1979), born in Weisbaden, Germany
- Nov 27 Curtis Armstrong, American actor (Moonlighting, Revenge of the Nerds), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Dec 5 Larry Zbyszko [Lawrence Whistler], American professional wrestler (WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF), and ringside commentator, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Dec 6 Gina Hecht, American actress (Melanie-Hizzoner, Mork & Mindy), born in Houston, Texas
- Dec 6 Kin Shriner, American actor (Scott-General Hospital, Rituals), born in New York City
- Dec 6 Thomas Hulce, American actor (Amadeus, Equus, Echo Park), born in Detroit, Michigan
Kim Basinger (70 years old)
Dec 8 American actress (Never Say Never Again; 9½ Weeks, Batman), born in Athens, Georgia
Sam Kinison (1953-1992)
Dec 8 American screaming comedian and actor (Back to School, Charlie Hoover), born in Yakima, Washington
John Malkovich (70 years old)
Dec 9 American actor (The Killing Fields; Dangerous Liaisons), born in Christopher, Illinois
- Dec 11 Bess Armstrong, American actress (Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Dec 11 Peter Isacksen, American actor (CPO Sharkey, Jessie), born in Fullerton, California
- Dec 13 Jim Davidson, British stand-up comedian, actor, and TV personality, born in Kidbrooke, England
- Dec 13 Karl Howman, British actor (Brush Strokes; EastEnders - "Buster"), born in Woolwich, London, England
- Dec 14 Joe Toplyn, American comedic writer (Late Night with David Letterman), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Dec 14 Vijay Amritraj, Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), born in Chennai, India
- Dec 16 Filip Bolluyt, Dutch actor (Daybreak)
- Dec 17 Barry Livingston, American actor (My Three Sons -"Ernie"), born in Los Angeles, California
Bill Pullman (70 years old)
Dec 17 American actor (Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day), born in Hornell, New York
- Dec 22 Bernnadette Stanis, American actress (Thelma-Good Times), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Dec 23 Belinda Lang [Lange], British stage and screen actress (Second Thoughts -"Liza"; 2point4 Children -"Bill"), born in Marylebone, England
- Dec 23 John Callahan, American actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Dec 23 Tatsumi Fujinami, Japanese wrestler (WWF/NWA), born in Kunisaki, Ōita Prefecture, Japan
- Dec 27 Arthur Kent [The Scud Stud], American newscaster (prominent Gulf War coverage for NBC), born in Alberta, Canada
- Dec 28 Robert Pittman, TV executive/developer (MTV)
- Dec 29 Gali Atari, Israeli pop singer (Milk And Honey) and actress, born in Rehovot, Israel
- Dec 31 James Remar, American actor (48 Hours, Rent-a-Cop, Cotton Club), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Dec 31 Jane Badler, American actress (Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V), born in Brooklyn, New York
About 1953
How Old? 70 or 71 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer