List of Famous people who born in 1953

Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut. He is married with two children. He was selected as a cosmonaut on December 1, 1978, and retired on October 17, 1994.

Michèle Cointet is a French historian. She is a professor of 20th century history at the University of Poitiers. She is the recipient of two prizes from the Académie française: the Prix François Millepierres for Vichy capitale, 1940-1944 in 1994, and the Prix François Millepierres for L’Église sous Vichy. La repentance en question in 1999.

Steve Bloom is a South African photographer and writer. Son of journalist, novelist, and political activist Harry Bloom, he is best known for his photography books and essays as well as his large scale outdoor exhibitions called Spirit of the Wild.

John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books, television and novels.