Authors born in 1954
- Iain Banks Science Fiction Writer, 1954
- Iain Duncan Smith Politician, 1954
- Isiah Whitlock, Jr. Actor, 1954
- J. Clifford Hudson Director, 1954
- J. Michael Straczynski Screenwriter, 1954
- Jackie Chan Film Director, 1954
- Jairam Ramesh Economist, 1954
- James Belushi Actor, 1954
- James Buchan Novelist, 1954
- James Cameron Film Maker, 1954
- James Gleick Author, 1954
- James Lecesne Actor, 1954
- James Michael Aloysius Bradford Singer-Songwriter, 1954
- Jane Campion Screenwriter, 1954
- Jean-Claude Juncker Politician, 1954
- Jeff Greene Entrepreneur, 1954
- Jeff Smisek Businessman, 1954
- Jeffrey Combs Actor, 1954
- Jeffrey Kluger Writer, 1954
- Jeffrey Sachs Economist, 1954
- Jermaine Jackson Singer-Songwriter, 1954
- Jerry Moran Politician, 1954
- Jerry Seinfeld Comedian, 1954
- Jewell Parker Rhodes Novelist, 1954
- Jill Abramson Author, 1954
- Jim Cooper Politician, 1954
- Jimmy Haslam Chief Executive Officer, 1954
- Joao Lourenco Politician, 1954
- Joaquim Barbosa Public Servant, 1954
- Jodie Evans Political Activist, 1954
- Joe Conason Journalist, 1954
- Joe Lhota Public Servant, 1954
- Joel Coen Film Maker, 1954
- Joel Rosenberg Author, 1954
- Joey DeMaio Bassist, 1954
- John Anderson Singer-Songwriter, 1954
- John O'Hurley Actor, 1954
- John Travolta Actor, 1954
- John Varvatos Designer, 1954
- Jon Krakauer Writer, 1954