1953 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1953 are 72 or 73 years old this year and turn 73 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1953 will belong to Baby Boomers. 1953 is the Year of the Water Snake 🐍 and belongs to Baby Boomers.
- Age this year
- Turns 73
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐍 Water Snake
- Generation
- 📺 Baby Boomer
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1953
- Thursday
- Chinese New Year
- February 14
How old is someone born in 1953?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1953 is 72 or 73 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1953
- 10 in 1963
- 18 in 1971
- 21 in 1974
- 30 in 1983
- 40 in 1993
- 50 in 2003
- 60 in 2013
- 70 in 2023
- 80 in 2033
- 90 in 2043
- 100 in 2053
1953 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Snake 🐍
1953 is a Water Snake year (Yin). The 1953 Chinese zodiac year began on February 14, 1953 and ended on February 2, 1954. People born in January or early February 1953, before Chinese New Year on February 14, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Dragon.
The Snake represents wisdom and intuition. Snake-year people are described as thoughtful, graceful and private, often trusting their instincts and thinking carefully before they act.
People with the Water element are traditionally described as flexible, perceptive and diplomatic.
What generation is 1953?
People born in 1953 are part of Baby Boomers, which covers birth years 1946–1964.
Baby Boomers are named after the sharp rise in births after World War II. Boomers lived through a period of economic growth, rock and roll, the civil rights movement and the space race.
Famous people born in 1953
- June 15, 1953General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
- May 6, 1953Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007
- June 21, 195311th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)
- March 16, 1953American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project
- August 17, 1953German-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist (born 1953)
- February 19, 1953President of Argentina from 2007 to 2015
- May 16, 1953Irish actor (born 1953)
- January 24, 195312th President of the Republic of Korea
- December 8, 1953American actress (born 1953)
- November 13, 1953Mexican politician. President of Mexico from 2018 to 2024
- May 17, 1953President of Kazakhstan since 2019
- January 26, 1953Former Prime Minister of Denmark and former Secretary General of NATO
- February 28, 1953American economist (born 1953)
- May 14, 1953King of Cambodia
- January 21, 1953American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)
- September 22, 1953French politician (born 1953)
- January 29, 1953Taiwanese ROC singer (1953-1995)
- August 11, 1953American professional wrestler, actor and television personality (1953–2025)
- September 2, 1953Tajik military leader (1953–2001)
- November 14, 1953French politician and diplomat; 95th Prime Minister of France
- July 23, 1953Former 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
- December 9, 1953American actor
- March 3, 1953Brazilian association football player and manager
- December 13, 1953American economist (born 1953)
- December 26, 1953Estonian politician and diplomat, fourth president of Estonia (born 1953)
- February 25, 1953Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004
- June 22, 1953American singer
- June 23, 19534th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953)
- March 16, 1953French actress (born 1953)
- June 13, 1953American actor and comedian
- April 11, 1953English mathematician (1953–)
- November 18, 1953British comic book author (born 1953)
- August 25, 1953Italian Catholic bishop
- March 19, 1953President of Ecuador (2017 - 2021)
- August 9, 1953French economist
- August 14, 1953American film composer and conductor (1953-2015)
- December 29, 1953German fencer, lawyer and sports official; 9th president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013
- January 22, 1953American film director, screenwriter and actor
- April 11, 1953Prime Minister of Belgium from 1999 to 2008
- February 11, 1953Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007
- May 29, 1953American film composer (born 1953)
- June 8, 1953Croatian politician, former Prime Minister
- August 8, 1953United States 28th Secretary of Defense
- September 3, 1953French film director
- April 13, 1953French teacher, spouse of French statesman Emmanuel Macron
- June 24, 1953Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
- July 1, 1953Croatian politician
- August 4, 1953Italian politician (born 1953)
- February 8, 1953American actress, singer and songwriter
- May 25, 1953Argentine footballer
- May 15, 1953English musician (born 1953)
- May 24, 1953British actor
- November 27, 1953American media executive & political strategist (born 1953)
- February 27, 1953Botswana politician
- August 8, 1953British racing driver (born 1953)
- December 28, 1953French pianist
- March 1, 1953Entrenador del seleccionado Chupamonda
- April 28, 1953Chilean author
- December 1, 1953American developmental biologist
- September 4, 1953Turkish association football player and manager (born 1953)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1953?
Someone born in 1953 turns 73 in 2026, 80 in 2033, 90 in 2043, 100 in 2053. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1953?
1953 is the Year of the Snake, with the Water element (Water Snake). The 1953 zodiac year runs from February 14, 1953 to February 2, 1954. People born in 1953 before February 14 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Dragon.
What generation is 1953?
People born in 1953 belong to Baby Boomers (Baby Boomer), which includes birth years 1946 to 1964. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1953 a leap year?
No. 1953 is a common year with 365 days.