Authors born in 1953
- John Musker Director, 1953
- John Pritzker Businessman, 1953
- John R. Allen Military General , 1953
- John Rocha Fashion Designer, 1953
- John Salazar Politician, 1953
- John Shirley Writer, 1953
- John Stumpf Business Executive, 1953
- John Zorn Composer, 1953
- Jonathan Raymond Writer, 1953
- Jonathan Tisch Businessman, 1953
- Jose Maria Aznar Politician, 1953
- Joseph Monninger Writer, 1953
- Joyce Maynard Novelist, 1953
- Judy Chu Politician, 1953
- Karen Bass Politician, 1953
- Karen Hancock Author, 1953
- Karen Lewis Teacher, 1953
- Karen Mills Public Servant, 1953
- Kate Capshaw Actress, 1953
- Kathie Lee Gifford Television Host, 1953
- Kathleen Casey Politician, 1953
- Kathleen Kennedy Producer, 1953
- Kathleen Wynne Politician, 1953
- Katsuya Okada Politician, 1953
- Kay Hagan Politician, 1953
- Kay Lenz Actress, 1953
- Keith Allen Actor, 1953
- Keith Green Pianist, 1953
- Keith Hernandez Athlete, 1953
- Ken Burns Film Maker, 1953
- Ken Calvert Politician, 1953
- Kenny Aronoff Drummer, 1953
- Kevin Canty Novelist, 1953
- Kevin Nealon Actor, 1953
- Kim Basinger Actress, 1953
- Kim Gordon Musician, 1953
- Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Entrepreneur, 1953
- Kurt Fuller Actor, 1953
- Larry Dunn Keyboardist, 1953
- Larry Miller Comedian, 1953