List of Famous people who born in 1953

Jean-Quentin Gérard, better known by his stage name Laroche-Valmont, is a French singer and a press publisher. His 1984 single "T'as le Look Coco" made him a one-hit wonder.

Olga Lvovna Sviblova is a Russian curator, film director, and arts administrator. In 1996, she founded the Moscow House of Photography, which later became the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow; she has been a director there since the institution's establishment.

Rebecca Gilling is a Australian former actress, now environmentalist. She is the daughter of World War II Navy personnel Douglas Gilling and prominent feminist campaigner Bridget Gilling. Her first acting role was in Stone (1974) but she came to prominence as the "bad girl" flight attendant Diana Moore in the feature film version of soap opera Number 96 (1974), even though she was not a member of the regular TV series cast.. Her next acting role was in the action film The Man from Hong Kong (1975).

Joseph Yuosang Yun is a former top American diplomat and one of the nation's leading experts on North Korea. From October 2016 to March 2018, he served as the United States Special Representative for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Korea and Japan.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo is an Indonesian entrepreneur and politician.

Dominique Claudine Ouattara née Nouvian is the current First Lady of Ivory Coast, married to President Alassane Ouattara.

Zélia Maria Cardoso de Mello served as Brazil's Minister of Economy from 1990 to 1991 under Fernando Collor de Mello, her cousin. She was married to Brazilian comedian Chico Anysio, with whom she has two children, Rodrigo and Victoria. The couple divorced in 1998.

Frédéric Gérard Saldmann is a French cardiologist and physician of preventive medicine at the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou. He has treated many actors, businessmen and politicians, including French President François Hollande. Through his consulting firm Sprim, he has advised The Coca-Cola Company, Danone and Nestlé on diet and gluten-free products. He is the author of twelve books on preventive medicine.

Kenny Aronoff is an American drummer who has been the sideman for many bands both live and in the studio, especially for John Mellencamp, with whom he worked from 1980 to 1996.

Dominique Bona is a French writer.