According to Chinese Astrology, 1953 is the Year of the Snake and it is the Water element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1953 are Snakes. The Chinese Snake year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 14 February 1953 and 2 February 1954 are considered born in the Chinese year 1953 and are a Snake sign. In addition, each Snake year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1953 is also known as the Year of the Water Snake. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1953 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Snake?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (d. 2014) |
| 1953 | Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer |
| 1953 | Christine Ebersole, American actress and singer |
| 1953 | Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist |
| 1953 | Jim Hunter, Canadian skier |
| 1953 | Suresh Prabhu, Indian accountant and politician, Indian Minister of Railways |
| 1953 | Tim Allen, American actor, comedian, and producer |
| 1953 | James Smith, American boxer |
| 1953 | Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster |
| 1953 | Maurice Colclough, English rugby player (d. 2006) |
| 1953 | Ron Hilditch, Australian rugby league player and coach |
| 1953 | Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (d. 2013) |
| 1953 | Steve Tom, American actor |
| 1953 | Ron George, American businessman and politician |
| 1953 | Charles Martin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter |
| 1953 | Ruth A. David, American electrical engineer |
| 1953 | Isabelle Huppert, French actress |
| 1953 | Chaka Khan, American singer-songwriter |
| 1953 | Stanley Williams, American gang leader, co-founded the Crips (d. 2005) |
| 1953 | Bramwell Tovey, English-Canadian conductor and composer |
| 1953 | Eileen Cooper, English painter and academic |
| 1954 | Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer |
| 1953 | Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter |
| 1953 | Klaus Wowereit, German civil servant and politician, Governing Mayor of Berlin |
| 1953 | Christine St-Pierre, Canadian journalist and politician |
| 1953 | Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment |
| 1953 | Tito Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1954 | Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author (d. 2018) |
| 1953 | Sammy Wilson, Northern Irish politician, 31st Lord Mayor of Belfast |
| 1953 | Ted Field, American entrepreneur and race car driver |