Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
Country Singer
1
Guccio Gucci (1881-1953)
Fashion Designer
2
Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953)
Novelist
3
Jim Thorpe (1888-1953)
Football Player
4
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Poet
5
Mary of Teck (1867-1953)
Queen
6
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
Astronomer
7
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Composer
8
Harry Daniels (1884-1953)
War Hero
9
Jorge Negrete (1911-1953)
World Music Singer
10
Ibn Saud (1876-1953)
King
11
Nathan L. Miller (1868-1953)
Politician
12
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Guitarist
13
Morgan Wallace (1881-1953)
Movie Actor
14
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953)
Playwright
15
Robert Taft (1889-1953)
16
Dooley Wilson (1886-1953)
17
James Earle Fraser (1876-1953)
Sculptor
18
Bill Tilden (1893-1953)
Tennis Player
19
Oliver Campbell (1871-1953)
20
Harry Cameron (1890-1953)
Hockey Player
21
Arthur Fields (1888-1953)
Opera Singer
22
Robert Millikan (1868-1953)
Physicist
23
Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953)
Motorcycle Racer
24
Philip Graves (1876-1953)
Journalist
25
Albert Austin (1882-1953)
26
John Cornwell (1867-1953)
27
Maude Adams (1872-1953)
Stage Actress
28
James Finlayson (1887-1953)
29
Lester Horton (1906-1953)
Dancer
30
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953)
Young Adult Author
31
Millard Mitchell (1903-1953)
32
Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
33
John Marin (1870-1953)
Painter
34
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
35
Lee Dixon (1914-1953)
Stage Actor
36
Alan Curtis (1909-1953)
37
Charlie Spencer (1899-1953)
Soccer Player
38
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
39
Florence Sabin (1871-1953)
Anatomist
40
Kid Nichols (1869-1953)
Baseball Player
41
Charles Abner Powell (1860-1953)
42
Richard Pearse (1877-1953)
Pilot
43
Gerd Von Rundstedt (1875-1953)
44
Irene Bordoni (1885-1953)
45
Maud Gonne (1866-1953)
Civil Rights Leader
46
Emanuel Vidovic (1870-1953)
47
Julian Tuwim (1894-1953)
48
Celebrities Born in 1953
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