List of Famous people who born in 1953

Kerri-Anne Kennerley is an Australian television and radio presenter, actress and singer. Kennerley has more than 50 years in the industry, and is an inductee into the Logie Hall of Fame. Kennerley was a co-host on Network 10's Studio 10. She is currently due to star in Pippin at the Sydney Lyric Theatre as Pippin's grandmother, Berthe.

Indra Kumar is an Indian film director and producer. He had five Filmfare nominations, has also appeared in number of Gujarati films playing the comedian or second lead to the protagonist. Kumar's real name is Indra Irani.

Sidney Magal, artistic name Sidney Magalhães, is a Brazilian singer, dancer and actor.

Aleksandar Živojinović, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the progressive rock band Rush. In 1968, Lifeson co-founded the band that would later become Rush, with drummer John Rutsey and bassist and lead vocalist Jeff Jones. Jones was replaced by Geddy Lee a month later, and Rutsey was replaced by Neil Peart in 1974.

Chen Shih-chung, born December 1953, is a Taiwanese politician. He is the current Minister of Health and Welfare.

Philippe Douste-Blazy is a French United Nations official and former centre-right politician. Over the course of his career, he served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Special Adviser on Innovative Financing for Development in the UN and chairman of UNITAID.

Hubertus Jozef Margaretha "Huub" Stevens is a Dutch former professional football manager and player.

Hans Raj Hans is an Indian singer who later became a politician. He is a member of Bharatiya Janata Party and a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri.

Zakhariy Knyazevich Kalashov, nicknamed "Young Shakro", is a Russian mafia boss, notorious gangster and thief in law, who is widely believed to be one of the most prominent members of the Russian mafias. Kalashov is an ethnic Yazidi Kurd.

Guy de Kerimel, born August 7, 1953, in Meknes in Morocco, is a French Roman Catholic, Bishop of Grenoble. He is the current bishop since 2006.