November 3, 1953

1953Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer^[†]

Kathleen Sue Spielberg, known professionally as Kate Capshaw, is an American former actress and painter. She is best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott, an American nightclub singer and performer in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), directed by her eventual husband Steven Spielberg. Since then, she starred in Dreamscape (1984), Power (1986), SpaceCamp (1986), Black Rain (1989), Love Affair (1994), Just Cause (1995), The Locusts (1997), and The Love Letter (1999). Her portraiture work has been shown in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery and the Pérez Art Museum Miami.

1953Helios Creed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Barry Johnson, known professionally as Helios Creed, is an American guitarist, singer and bandleader. He first came to prominence in the mid-1970s with the San Francisco band Chrome, who were considered an early influence on industrial rock. Chrome broke up in the mid-1980s when founding member Damon Edge moved to Paris. Helios then recruited some local hard rock musicians and launched a solo career.

1953Larry Herndon, American baseball player and coach^[†]

Larry Darnell Herndon, sometimes referred to by the nickname "Hondo", is an American former baseball outfielder and hitting coach. He played in Major League Baseball in 1974 and from 1976 to 1988.

1953Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025)^[†]

Claire Louise van Kampen, Lady Rylance was an English director, composer, and playwright. She was the founding director of music at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre from 1997 to 2015, first as assistant to her husband, actor and director Mark Rylance, then with his successor, Dominic Dromgoole, often creating "period" music for Shakespeare's plays. Van Kampen composed music for productions in both London's West End theatres and on New York City's Broadway which often starred her husband, covering a wide range of repertoire from Helen by Euripides to contemporary plays such as Nice Fish. She also worked as musical director and stage director for some of them. She ventured into composing music for a film, Nights and Days, advising and arranging music for the Wolf Hall television series of the BBC and composing a ballet for the New York Theatre Ballet. She wrote a play, Farinelli and the King, which was successfully performed both in London and on Broadway.

1953Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host^[†]

Dennis Michael Miller is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, actor and former sportscaster.

1953Vilma Santos, Filipino actress and politician^[†]

Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos is a Filipino actress and politician.In a career spanning six decades, she is recognized for her versatility in acting across various genres of film and television in the Philippines, earning her the title "Star for All Seasons." She began her career as a child actress in the 1960s and was one of the biggest box-office draw from the 1970s to early 1980s. A foreign critic hailed her as the enduring Grand Dame of the Philippine Film Industry at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, making her the first actress to receive such a title. Her accolades include a Dhaka International Film Festival Award, thirteen FAMAS Awards, eleven Gawad Urian, and five Luna Awards. Santos served as the Mayor of Lipa from 1998 to 2007, then as Governor of Batangas in 23rd and 25th congress. She also served as the representative for Batangas' 6th district from 2016 to 2022, and as the House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022.