List of Famous people who born in 1953

Alexander Viktorovich Masalov (Yelagin) is a Russian sports commentator, presenter and actor.

Carole André, sometimes also called André-Smith, is a French film actress who worked mainly in Italian productions. Her best known role was Kabir Bedi's love interest Lady Marianna, nicknamed "Pearl of Labuan", in the successful Italian TV series Sandokan (1976). Nowadays, André is in charge of international marketing at Cinecittà in Rome.

Roger William Allam is an English actor, known primarily for his stage career, although he has performed in film, television and radio.

Chen Zhu is a Chinese hematologist, molecular biologist, and politician. He is chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, a vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and President of the Red Cross Society of China. He formerly served as China's Minister of Health. Chen also holds a professorship at the School of Medicine of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Taras Petrynenko is a Ukrainian musician, People's Artist of Ukraine.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth President of Estonia from 2006 until 2016. Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s. He served in the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1996 to 1998 and again from 1999 to 2002. Later, he was a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2006. He was elected as President of Estonia by an electoral college on 23 September 2006 and his term as President began on 9 October 2006. He was reelected by Parliament in 2011.

Tommy Roland Shaw is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and performer best known as the frontman and guitarist for the rock band Styx. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yankees and Shaw Blades as well as releasing several solo albums.

Thomas Lau Luen-hung is a Hong Kong business magnate of Teochew descent. He is the chairman and CEO of Lifestyle International Holdings which operates Hong Kong's largest department, Sogo Hong Kong. He is a member of the Twelfth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Shanghai Committee and sits on the board of directors for Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Cornelis is a West Kalimantan Governor from 2008 to 2018. He got his master degree in law from a university in Pontianak in 2004. He is the second Dayak governor in the province after Oevaang Oeray.

Jean-Paul Comart is a Belgian actor best known for his appearances in French film in the 1980s. He has appeared in films, TV and in the theatre.