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