Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
Country Singer
1
Guccio Gucci (1881-1953)
Fashion Designer
2
Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953)
Novelist
3
Jim Thorpe (1888-1953)
Football Player
4
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Poet
5
Mary of Teck (1867-1953)
Queen
6
Nathan L. Miller (1868-1953)
Politician
7
Harry Daniels (1884-1953)
War Hero
8
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Composer
9
Jorge Negrete (1911-1953)
World Music Singer
10
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
Astronomer
11
Ibn Saud (1876-1953)
King
12
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953)
Playwright
13
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Guitarist
14
Morgan Wallace (1881-1953)
Movie Actor
15
Robert Taft (1889-1953)
16
Albert Austin (1882-1953)
17
Arthur Fields (1888-1953)
Opera Singer
18
Maude Adams (1872-1953)
Stage Actress
19
Robert Millikan (1868-1953)
Physicist
20
Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953)
Motorcycle Racer
21
John Cornwell (1867-1953)
22
Philip Graves (1876-1953)
Journalist
23
Dooley Wilson (1886-1953)
24
James Finlayson (1887-1953)
25
Lester Horton (1906-1953)
Dancer
26
Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
27
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953)
Young Adult Author
28
Millard Mitchell (1903-1953)
29
James Earle Fraser (1876-1953)
Sculptor
30
John Marin (1870-1953)
Painter
31
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
32
Lee Dixon (1914-1953)
Stage Actor
33
Alan Curtis (1909-1953)
34
Oliver Campbell (1871-1953)
Tennis Player
35
Charlie Spencer (1899-1953)
Soccer Player
36
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
37
Florence Sabin (1871-1953)
Anatomist
38
Kid Nichols (1869-1953)
Baseball Player
39
Charles Abner Powell (1860-1953)
40
Richard Pearse (1877-1953)
Pilot
41
Gerd Von Rundstedt (1875-1953)
42
Irene Bordoni (1885-1953)
43
Maud Gonne (1866-1953)
Civil Rights Leader
44
Bill Tilden (1893-1953)
45
Emanuel Vidovic (1870-1953)
46
Julian Tuwim (1894-1953)
47
Jesse Burkett (1868-1953)
48
Celebrities Born in 1953
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