1954
Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (died 2001)
Nico Assumpção, was a Brazilian bass player.
Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (died 2001)
The 1950s
Explore 3255 historical events from 1950–1959.
1954
Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
Mark Steven Fidrych, nicknamed "the Bird", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers.
Mark Fidrych, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
1954
George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster
George Galloway is a British politician, broadcaster, and writer. He has been leader of the Workers Party of Britain since he founded it in 2019, and is a former leader of the Resp…
George Galloway, Scottish-English politician and broadcaster
1954
François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France
François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande is a French politician who served as President of France from 2012 to 2017. Before his presidency, he was First Secretary of the Socialist …
François Hollande, French lawyer and politician, 24th President of France
1954
Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
Stanley Allen McChrystal is a retired United States Army general best known for his command of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) from 2003 to 2008 during which his organizati…
Stanley A. McChrystal, American general
1954
Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2004)
Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the first trilogy in the Millennium series of crime novels, w…
Stieg Larsson, Swedish journalist and author (died 2004)
1954
James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian filmmaker and deep-sea explorer. His films combine cutting-edge film technology with classical filmmaking techniques and have grossed over $10 b…
James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
1954
Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Eric Johnson is an American guitarist, vocalist and composer. His 1990 album Ah Via Musicom was certified platinum by the RIAA, and the single "Cliffs of Dover" won the Grammy Awar…
Eric Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954
Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
Andrés Pastrana Arango is a Colombian politician who was President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002, following in the footsteps of his father, Misael Pastrana Borrero, who was preside…
Andrés Pastrana Arango, Colombian lawyer and politician, 38th President of Colombia
1954
Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician
Umberto Guidoni is an Italian astrophysicist, science writer and a former ESA astronaut, being the first European to visit the International Space Station. He is a veteran of two N…
Umberto Guidoni, Italian astrophysicist, astronaut, and politician
1954
Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian racing driver
Oscar Rubén Larrauri is a racing driver from Argentina. He participated in 21 Formula One Grands Prix, all with the EuroBrun team, debuting at the 1988 Brazilian Grand Prix. He sco…
Oscar Larrauri, Argentinian racing driver
1954
Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
William Quinn Buckner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national champi…
Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
1954
Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (died 2007)
Tawn Mastrey was an American disc jockey, music video producer, one of rock radio's top media personalities. She hosted a daily show on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hair Nation Channel…
Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (died 2007)
1954
Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author
Albert Lincoln Roker Jr. is an American weather presenter, journalist, television personality, and author. He is the weather anchor on NBC's Today, and occasionally co-hosts 3rd Ho…
Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author
1954
Archie Griffin, American football player
Archie Mason Griffin is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. He won…
Archie Griffin, American football player
1954
Steve Smith, American drummer
Steven Bruce Smith is an American drummer best known as a member of the rock band Journey across three stints: 1978 to 1985, 1995 to 1998 and 2015 to 2020. Modern Drummer magazine …
Steve Smith, American drummer
1954
Mark Williams, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
Mark Williams is a New Zealand singer with Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) number one hit singles, "Yesterday Was Just the Beginning of My Life" (1975) and a …
Mark Williams, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
1954
Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter
Charles Louis Busch is an American actor, screenwriter, playwright and drag queen, known for his appearances on stage in his own camp style plays and in film and television. He wro…
Charles Busch, American actor and screenwriter
1954
Halimah Yacob, Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore
Halimah binte Yacob is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being…
Halimah Yacob, Singaporean unionist and politician, 9th Speaker and 8th President of Singapore
1954
Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
Roland Alain Daigle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played six seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League from 1974–75 to 1979–80.
Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
1954
Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
Heini Otto is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is currently working as a technical coach at Ajax.
Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1954
Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Declan Patrick MacManus, known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and television host. According to Rolling Stone, Costell…
Elvis Costello, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, was a Scottish politician who served as a Liberal Democrat life peer in the House of Lords from 2007 until his death in 2026. He …
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, Scottish lawyer and politician, First Minister of Scotland
1954
Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster
Howard Keith Clark is an English professional golfer who played on the European Tour for many years and had his most successful period in the mid-1980s.
Howard Clark, English golfer and sportscaster