Abe, Shinzo (September 21)
Prime Minister of Japan, 2006-07 and 2012-present
Famous People Born in 1954
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Ant, Adam (November 3)
Face-striped singer of "Goody Two Shoes" -
Aragorn
Hero of The Lord of the Rings -
Bach, Catherine (March 1)
Daisy Duke on TV's The Dukes of Hazzard -
Baggins, Frodo
Heroic ring-bearer in The Lord of the Rings -
Bakula, Scott (October 9)
Star of TV's Quantum Leap and Enterprise -
Banks, Iain (February 16)
The author of The Wasp Factory -
Barkin, Ellen (April 16)
Slinky-eyed star of The Big Easy and Sea of Love -
Bolten, Joshua (August 16)
Chief of Staff to George W. Bush, 2006-2009 -
Brinkley, Christie (February 2)
Sports Illustrated cover girl and former wife of Billy Joel -
Cameron, James (August 16)
The director of Titanic and Avatar -
Campion, Jane (April 30)
The writer and director of The Piano -
Chan, Jackie (April 7)
Hong Kong action superstar from Rumble in the Bronx -
Chavez, Hugo (July 28)
President of Venezuela, 1999-2013 -
Costello, Elvis (August 25)
The guy who did "Watching the Detectives" and "Radio, Radio" -
Emeagwali, Philip (August 23)
Nigerian-born supercomputing expert -
Erdrich, Louise (June 7)
The author of The Plague of Doves -
Evenstar, Arwen
Aragorn's love interest in The Lord of the Rings -
Evert, Chris (December 21)
1970s tennis champ dubbed "The Ice Maiden" -
Fiorina, Carly (September 6)
The Hewlett-Packard CEO who ran for president -
Foley, Mark (September 8)
The Florida email scandal congressman -
Galadriel
Mysterious queen of Lothlorien in The Lord of the Rings -
Godzilla
The movies' most famous city-destroying lizard monster -
Groening, Matt (February 15)
Creator of The Simpsons -
Hearst, Patty (February 20)
The kidnapped heiress who turned bank robber -
Hollande, Francois (August 12)
The President of France, 2012 - 2017 -
Howard, Ron (March 1)
Movie director who was Opie on The Andy Griffith Show -
Ishiguro, Kazuo (November 8)
The Nobel-winning author of The Remains of the Day -
Jefferts Schori, Katharine (March 26)
The first woman to head a national Anglican church -
Laika the Dog
The first dog to orbit the Earth -
Larsson, Stieg (August 15)
The author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo -
Lee, Ang (October 23)
Oscar-winning director of Brokeback Mountain -
Legolas
Archer friend to Frodo Baggins -
Lukashenko, Alexander (August 30)
President of Belarus, 1994-present -
Luttig, J. Michael (June 13)
U.S. Court of Appeals judge, 1991-2006 -
McCain, Cindy (December 31)
The widow of U.S. senator John McCain -
McChrystal, Stanley (August 14)
Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, 2009-2010 -
Merkel, Angela (July 17)
The Chancellor of Germany, 2005-present -
Moore, Michael (April 23)
The director of Roger & Me and Bowling for Columbine -
Noth, Chris (November 13)
Detective Mike Logan on TV's Law & Order -
O'Hara, Catherine (March 4)
The mom in Home Alone -
Paterson, David (May 20)
The New York governor who replaced Eliot Spitzer in 2008 -
Pollard, Jonathan (August 7)
The American sentenced to life for passing secrets to Israel -
Porcaro, Jeff (April 1)
Founder of the group Toto -
Prinze, Freddie (June 22)
Comedian and star of TV's Chico and the Man -
Quaid, Dennis (April 9)
Star of the baseball hero movie The Rookie -
Quinlan, Karen Ann (March 29)
Controversial coma patient of the 1970s -
Rice, Condoleezza (November 14)
U.S. Secretary of State, 2005-09 -
Russo, Rene (February 17)
Co-star of the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair -
Seinfeld, Jerry (April 29)
Star of the TV sitcom Seinfeld -
Sharpton, Al (October 3)
New York's African-American preacher, activist and presidential candidate -
Sotomayor, Sonia (June 25)
The first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court -
Stern, Howard (January 12)
'Shock jock' host of radio's The Howard Stern Show -
Summers, Lawrence H. (November 30)
Director of the U.S. National Economic Council, 2009-present -
Travolta, John (February 18)
The star of Saturday Night Fever and Pulp Fiction -
Van Susteren, Greta (June 11)
Host of the Fox News show On The Record from 2002-16 -
Vaughan, Stevie Ray (October 3)
Lead singer and guitarist for the band Double Trouble -
Warren, Rick (January 28)
"Purpose-driven" pastor and author -
Washington, Denzel (December 28)
Star of Malcolm X and Training Day -
Williams, Barry (September 30)
Greg on TV's The Brady Bunch -
Winfrey, Oprah (January 29)
The host of TV's Oprah from 1986-2011 -
Yushchenko, Viktor (February 23)
President of the Ukraine, 2005-present -
Zmed, Adrian (March 4)
Officer Vince Romano on TV's T.J. Hooker