March 4, 1953

1953John Edwards, Australian director and producer^[†]

Robert John Edwards is an Australian television drama producer.

1953Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American musician and producer^[†]

Emilio Estefan Gómez is a Cuban-American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan.

1953Paweł Janas, Polish footballer and manager^[†]

Paweł Janas is a Polish former football manager and former player who played as a defender. He was voted the Polish Coach of the Year four times.

1953Kay Lenz, American actress^[†]

Kay Ann Lenz is an American actress. She is the recipient of a Daytime Emmy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Saturn Award.

1953Reinhold Roth, German motorcycle racer (died 2021)^[†]

Reinhold Roth was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Germany. His most successful years were in 1987 when he won the French Grand Prix, and finished the season in second place behind Anton Mang, and in 1989 when he won the Dutch and Czechoslovak Grand Prix Grand Prix and finished second to Sito Pons for the 250 world championship. Roth suffered severe injuries in a June 1990 racing accident and retired from competition.

1953Chris Smith, American lawyer and politician^[†]

Christopher Henry Smith is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district since 1981. Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. Currently, the district contains parts of Ocean and Monmouth counties. Smith is a member of the Republican Party, having switched from the Democratic Party in 1978. As of 2025, Smith is tied with Hal Rogers for being the longest currently serving member of the House of Representatives.

1953Agustí Villaronga, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)^[†]

Agustí Villaronga Riutort was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed several feature films, a documentary, three projects for television and three shorts. His film Moon Child was entered into the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

1953Daniel Woodrell, American novelist and short story writer^[†]

Daniel Woodrell is an American novelist and short story writer, who has written nine novels, most of them set in the Missouri Ozarks, and one collection of short stories. Woodrell coined the phrase "country noir" to describe his 1996 novel Give Us a Kiss. Reviewers have frequently since used the term to categorize his writing.