Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)
Country Singer
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Guccio Gucci (1881-1953)
Fashion Designer
2
Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)
Poet
3
Jim Thorpe (1888-1953)
Football Player
4
Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953)
Novelist
5
Ibn Saud (1876-1953)
King
6
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Composer
7
Mary of Teck (1867-1953)
Queen
8
Edwin Hubble (1889-1953)
Astronomer
9
Jorge Negrete (1911-1953)
World Music Singer
10
Nathan L. Miller (1868-1953)
Politician
11
Morgan Wallace (1881-1953)
Movie Actor
12
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Guitarist
13
James Earle Fraser (1876-1953)
Sculptor
14
Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953)
Playwright
15
Harry Daniels (1884-1953)
War Hero
16
Robert Millikan (1868-1953)
Physicist
17
Lester Horton (1906-1953)
Dancer
18
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953)
Young Adult Author
19
Tazio Nuvolari (1892-1953)
Motorcycle Racer
20
Dooley Wilson (1886-1953)
21
Lewis Stone (1879-1953)
22
James Finlayson (1887-1953)
23
Millard Mitchell (1903-1953)
24
Celebrities Born in 1953
Deaths by Year
Kid Nichols (1869-1953)
Baseball Player
25
Gerd Von Rundstedt (1875-1953)
26
Edward Sedgwick (1889-1953)
Screenwriter
27
Albert Austin (1882-1953)
28
Douglas Houghton Campbell (1859-1953)
Botanist
29
Maude Adams (1872-1953)
Stage Actress
30
Alan Curtis (1909-1953)
31
Robert Taft (1889-1953)
32
Thomas Jaggar (1871-1953)
Geologist
33
Maud Gonne (1866-1953)
Civil Rights Leader
34
Oliver Campbell (1871-1953)
Tennis Player
35
Florence Sabin (1871-1953)
Anatomist
36
John Marin (1870-1953)
Painter
37
Charlie Spencer (1899-1953)
Soccer Player
38
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
39
Lee Dixon (1914-1953)
Stage Actor
40
John Cornwell (1867-1953)
41
Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953)
42
Charles Abner Powell (1860-1953)
43
Harry Cameron (1890-1953)
Hockey Player
44
Clyde Milan (1887-1953)
45
Richard Pearse (1877-1953)
Pilot
46
Raoul Dufy (1887-1953)
47
Bill Tilden (1893-1953)
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