Mira Furlan

Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021).

Born September 7th, 1955 in Zagreb.

Died January 20th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (West Nile virus). ^[ref]

Rajesh Roshan

Indian composer.

Born May 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mumbai.

Bill Elliott

American racecar driver and team owner.

Born October 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dawsonville.

Dilip Shanghvi

Indian businessman.

Born October 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mumbai.

Mark Hollis

British singer (1955–2019).

Born January 4th, 1955 in Tottenham.

Died February 25th, 2019 at 64 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Rich Mullins

American christian musician (1955–1997).

Born October 21st, 1955 in Richmond.

Died September 19th, 1997 at 41 years old in Bloomington (traffic collision).

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

King of bhutan from 1972–2006.

Born November 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dechencholing Palace.

Carol Ann Duffy

Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955).

Born December 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Glasgow, gyat. ^[ref]

Val McDermid

Scottish crime writer.

Born June 4th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kirkcaldy. ^[ref]

Paul Kelly

Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player, born 1955.

Born January 13th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Adelaide.

Steven Culp

American film and television actor (born 1955).

Born December 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in La Jolla.

Fraser Clarke Heston

American film director, producer and screenwriter.

Born February 12th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Los Angeles.

Gedde Watanabe

American actor and comedian.

Born June 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Ogden.

Flip Saunders

American basketball player, coach, executive (1955-2015).

Born February 23rd, 1955 in Cleveland.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 60 years old in Minneapolis (lymphoma).

Sam Bottoms

American actor (1955–2008).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Santa Barbara.

Died December 16th, 2008 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Catherine Hardwicke

American film director, screenwriter and architect.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cameron.

Avram Grant

Israeli association football manager.

Born February 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Petah Tikva. ^[ref]

Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Saudi arabian businessman, investor and royal.

Born March 7th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Jeddah.

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist.

Born January 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Szolnok. ^[ref]

Bill Condon

American film director.

Born October 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in New York City.

Lisa Banes

American actress (1955–2021).

Born July 9th, 1955 in Chagrin Falls.

Died June 14th, 2021 at 65 years old in Manhattan (traumatic brain injury). ^[ref]

Lee Horsley

American actor.

Born May 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Muleshoe.

Mayumi Tanaka

Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator.

Born January 15th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Tokyo.

Rita Bhaduri

Indian actress (1955–2018).

Born November 4th, 1955 in Lucknow.

Died July 17th, 2018 at 62 years old in Mumbai (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Heidi Heitkamp

Former united states senator from north dakota.

Born October 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Breckenridge.