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