List of Famous people who born in 1953

Martha Mary Coakley is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and former Attorney General of Massachusetts. Prior to serving as Attorney General, she was District Attorney of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, from 1999 to 2007.

Leo Boccardi is a prelate of the Catholic Church who had worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He has been an archbishop and apostolic nuncio since 2007.

Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for Inter Bratislava and Dukla Banská Bystrica. Jurkemik played internationally for Czechoslovakia; he played a total of 57 matches and scored 3 goals. He managed Slovakia in 2002 and 2003.

Sharon Margaret Bowles, Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted is a Liberal Democrat politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South East England region of the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2014. She sat in the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe grouping. She was educated at the independent Our Lady's Abingdon, the University of Reading and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

Kathryn Joan "Kate" Schmidt is an American former world record holder in the javelin throw. A native of California, graduate of Woodrow Wilson Classical High School, and alumnus of UCLA, she won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. She qualified for the 1980 Olympics, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She placed fourth at the 1984 Olympic Trials.

Francisco Montecillo Padilla is a Philippine prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1985. He represented the Holy See, either as Apostolic Nuncio or Apostolic Delegate, to the countries of the Arabian Peninsula.As of 17 April 2020, he had been posted to as Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala

Maureen Jane Teefy is an American actress. She may be best known for her appearances in the films Fame (1980), Grease 2 (1982), Supergirl (1984), and Startime (1992).