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1953 births
- Jon ParelesJon Pareles was born in 1953 within the quiet borders of Connecticut. His early life unfolded through the keys of a piano and the mouthpiece of a jazz flute.
- Gary Taylor (scholar)Gary Taylor entered the world in 1953 as a child who would break his family's academic cycle. He became the first member of his family to graduate from high…
- Xi JinpingXi Jinping was born on the 15th of June 1953 in Beijing. His father, Xi Zhongxun, served as a high-ranking official in the Communist Party before being…
- Kathleen Kennedy (producer)Kathleen Kennedy was born on the 5th of June 1953 in Berkeley, California. Her father Donald R. Kennedy served as a judge and attorney while her mother Dione…
- Ken BurnsKenneth Lauren Burns was born on the 29th of July 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother Lyla Smith Burns worked as a biotechnician while his father Robert…
- Paul KrugmanPaul Robin Krugman was born on the 28th of February 1953 in Albany, New York. He spent his early years moving between upstate cities before settling into…
- Michaël Dudok de WitMichaël Dudok de Wit was born on the 15th of July 1953 in Abcoude, Netherlands. He completed his high school education within the borders of his home country…
- George Dyson (science historian)George Dyson lived inside a wooden structure thirty meters above the ground. He built this shelter from salvaged materials on the shore of Burrard Inlet…
- Steve BannonStephen Kevin Bannon was born on the 27th of November 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia. His father worked as an AT&T telephone lineman and a middle manager while…
- Johan de MeijJohannes Abraham de Meij was born on the 23rd of November 1953 in Voorburg. He began his formal musical education at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.
- Wayne G. HammondWayne Gordon Hammond entered the world on the 11th of February 1953 in Cleveland. He grew up in Brooklyn, Ohio where his early life took shape.
- Hiroyuki NambaHiroyuki Namba began his career in the late 1970s as a pop musician. He started working with Tatsuro Yamashita in 1978. This collaboration laid the…
- André WinkAndré Wink was born in 1953, in Hollandia, Netherlands New Guinea. This location is now known as Jayapura, Indonesia. He studied at Leiden University and…
- Victor Davis HansonVictor Davis Hanson was born on the 5th of September 1953 in Selma, California. He grew up working the family orchard and vineyard that had been in his…
- Cornel WestCornel Ronald West was born on the 2nd of June 1953, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He grew up in Sacramento, California, where his mother Irene Rayshell Bias worked as…
- Byron PreissByron Preiss was born on the 11th of April 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in a city that would shape his early creative instincts before he ever held…