page_title: 1953
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 1953 / Births / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Robert Picardo at the 2011 Comic Con in San Diego
context_page_description: 1953 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1953rd year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 953rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1950s decade.
context_section_description: October 1
  Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete (d. 2011)
  Klaus Wowereit, German politician
  October 2 – Brandon Wilson, American author and explorer
  October 4 – Kerry Sherman, American actress
  October 7 – Tico Torres, American Drummer (Bon Jovi)
  October 9 – Tony Shalhoub, American actor
  October 10 – Midge Ure, Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer
  October 12
  Les Dennis, British comedian and television presenter
  Serge Lepeltier, French politician
  October 14
  Greg Evigan, American actor
  Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, actress, writer
  October 15
  Tito Jackson, African-American singer and guitarist (The Jackson 5)
  Larry Miller, American actor and comedian
  October 16 – Martha Smith, American model and actress
  October 20 – Bill Nunn, African-American actor (d. 2016)
  October 21
  Charlotte Caffey, American guitarist and songwriter
  Keith Green, American-born Christian piano player (d. 1982)
  Peter Mandelson, British politician and member of the Labour Party
  Hugh Wolff, American orchestral conductor
  October 22 – Loyiso Nongxa, South African mathematician
  October 24
  Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager
  Steven Hatfill, American physician, virologist and bio-weapons expert
  David Wright, British composer and producer, co-founder of AD Music
  October 26 – Keith Strickland, American musician (The B-52's)
  October 27
  Paul Alcock, English football referee (d. 2018)
  Peter Firth, British actor
  Robert Picardo, American actor
  October 29
  Lorelei King, American-born actress
  Batton Lash, American comic book writer and artist (d. 2019)
  October 31 – Michael J. Anderson, American actor
caption: Robert Picardo
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