List of Famous people who born in 1953

François Alfonsi is a French politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2014 for the South-East France constituency and is Mayor of Osani.

Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo chaired the committee for World Design Capital Helsinki 2012, and is the former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Nokia, as well as a former board member of Nokia Siemens Networks.

James Braidy "Jim" Steinberg is an American academic and political advisor, and former United States Deputy Secretary of State. He is a Professor of Social Science, International Affairs, and Law at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano is a politician serving in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. Velázquez, a Democrat from New York was the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, located in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress.

Ján Babjak, S.J. Archbishop and Metropolitan of Prešov is Prešov residential archieparch and the highest representative of the Greek Catholic Metropolitan Church in Slovakia.

Joseph Darren Courtney is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, his district encompasses most of the eastern third of the state, including Norwich and New London. Courtney previously served as the Connecticut State Representative for the 56th district from 1987 to 1995 and Vernon Town Attorney from 2003 until 2006.

Džemaludin "Džemal" Hadžiabdić, commonly known as Čorba, is a Bosnian professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender.