List of Famous people who are 53

Akie Yoshizawa, true name Akie Hattori, is a former Japanese idol, singer and actress in the 1980s. She made her debut in 1985, simultaneously selected as a member of Jpop female band Onyanko Club and as an actress in the TV series Sukeban Deka II as one of the three main parts. This led to appearances by her band in two episodes. She released a few solo discs before she retired, and married in 1996.

Laurence Plazenet is a French novelist. She was born in Paris and studied at the Ecole Normale Supérieure. A literature PhD, she taught at Sorbonne, and studied at Princeton. She has written three novels:

• L’amour seul
• La Blessure et la soif
• Disproportion de l’homme

Dietmar Hauer is an Austrian former cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Karyn Kiyoko Kusama is an American filmmaker. She made her directorial and writing feature film debut with the acclaimed sports drama Girlfight (2000) for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

Laila Lalami is a Moroccan-American novelist, essayist, and professor. After earning her Licence ès Lettres degree in Morocco, she received a fellowship to study in the United Kingdom (UK), where she earned an MA in linguistics.

David Peter Gray is a British singer-songwriter. He released his first album in 1993 and received worldwide attention after the release of White Ladder six years later. It was the first of three UK chart-toppers in six years for Gray, of which the latter two also made the Top 17 in the United States. White Ladder became the fifth best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. In October 2019 it was ranked the tenth best-selling album of the 21st century in the United Kingdom. Gray has been nominated for four Brit Awards – twice for Best British Male.