page_title: 1954
section_title: April
hierarchical_section_title: 1954 / Births / April
caption_attribution_description: English: Chan at the launch of Bleeding Steel Press Conference, Sydney Opera House
context_page_description: 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1954th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 954th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1950s decade.
context_section_description: April 1
  Dieter Müller, German soccer player
  Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter (Toto) (d. 1992)
  April 2 – Susumu Hirasawa, Japanese musician
  April 4
  Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress
  Tom Ruegger, American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and lyricist
  April 5
  David Edward Maust, American serial killer (d. 2006)
  Guy Bertrand, Canadian linguist, radio/television personality
  April 6
  Judi Bowker, English actress
  Michael Simms, American poet, publisher; founded Autumn House Press
  April 7
  Jackie Chan, Hong Kong-born actor, martial artist
  Tony Dorsett, American football player
  April 8 – Gary Carter, American baseball player (d. 2012)
  April 9
  Steve Holt, Canadian musician
  Dennis Quaid, American actor
  April 10
  Anacani, Mexican-born American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show)
  Angelika Hellmann, East German artistic gymnast
  April 14 – Bruce Sterling, American science fiction writer
  April 16 – Ellen Barkin, American actress
  April 17
  Norio Imamura, Japanese voice actor
  Roddy Piper, Canadian wrestler (d. 2015)
  April 22 – Jōji Nakata, Japanese voice actor
  April 23
  Peter Nyombi, Ugandan lawyer, politician (d. 2018)
  Michael Moore, American filmmaker, political activist (Bowling for Columbine)
  Lea Black, American philanthropist, author, television personality, political activist and entrepreneur
  April 25
  Sudirman Arshad, Malaysian singer, songwriter (d. 1992)
  Randy Cross, American football player, broadcaster
  April 27 – Herman Edwards, American football head coach
  April 28
  Michael Daugherty, American composer
  Vic Sotto, Filipino actor, host
  April 29
  Jake Burton Carpenter, American founder of Burton Snowboards (d. 2019)
  Kazuko Kurosawa, Japanese costume designer
  Jerry Seinfeld, American actor, comedian and producer (Seinfeld)
  April 30 – Jane Campion, New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director
caption: Jackie Chan
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