List of Famous people who are 53

Keisuke Matsuoka is a Japanese novelist. His first novel, the psycho-thriller Saimin (Hypnosis) sold over a million copies on its release in 1997 and has been adapted into a film of the same name by Masayuki Ochiai. His sophomore release of Senrigan (Clairovoyance) about a Air Self-Defense Force fighter pilot turned clinical psychologist launched a popular series, which have achieved combined sales of over six and a quarter million books. He is author of the nine-volume Banno kanteishi Q no jikenbo series, and the Tantei no tantei series, also adapted into a television series of the same name by Fuji TV.

Yan Yurevich Tsapnik is a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor. Yan appeared in more than 200 films.

Duncan John D'Arcy Armstrong is an Australian former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Armstrong is best remembered for winning a gold and silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Gert Tony Hubert Verhulst is a Belgian presenter, entrepreneur, singer, autodidact, director, actor, screenwriter, composer, film producer, Millionaire & business magnate. As a prominent figure within the children's entertainment industry in the Benelux, he is regarded as a Flemish cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to children's entertainment in the Benelux and founder of Studio 100.

Marc Rothemund is a German film director. He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes for TV series. His first feature film was the 1998 production Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit. In 2005 he directed the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, written by Fred Breinersdorfer, which was nominated for the 78th Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film and received numerous other awards, including the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin International Film Festival.