List of Famous people who born in 1954

Nigel Kim Darroch, Baron Darroch of Kew, is a former British diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union.

Ellen Rona Barkin is an American actress and producer. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Big Easy (1986), Johnny Handsome and Sea of Love.

Michael Schönborn is an Austrian actor, and the brother of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. He lives near Berlin and became known for his performances in TV series such as Der Winzerkönig, SOKO Kitzbühel and Zodiak. Lately, he has also performed in musicals.

Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer, and business oligarch. People's Deputy of Ukraine from 29 August 2019.

Gilles-William Goldnadel is an Israeli lawyer, author and columnist.

Mario Sergio Cortella is a Brazilian philosopher, writer, educator and speaker most known for putting into the public sphere and helping popularize in questions related to philosophy in Brazilian contemporary society. He is also known as a prominent educator. Having studied with Paulo Freire, Cortella applied Freire's approach to education while he was secretary of education of São Paulo city during the '90s. He is professor of theological philosophy at PUC-SP.

Maria Teresa Andruetto is an Argentine writer. She has written poems, novels, drama and children's books. For her "lasting contribution to children's literature" she received the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2012.

William Joseph Thorne was an English professional snooker player. He won one ranking title, the 1985 Classic. He also reached the final of the 1985 UK Championship, losing 16–14 to Steve Davis after leading 13–8. He was noted for his break-building, and was among the first players to compile 100 century breaks. He earned the nickname "Mr Maximum." After retiring as a player, Thorne became a snooker commentator, primarily for the BBC.

Murat Karayılan, also nicknamed Cemal, is one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. He has been the organization PKK's acting leader since its original founder and leader, Abdullah Öcalan, was captured in 1999 by Turkish intelligence agents. On 2014, he left the PKK leader position and was assigned as the new commander-in-chief of the PKK's armed wing, the People's Defence Forces.

François Valéry is a French singer-songwriter and composer.