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]

Ethan Phillips

American actor.

Born February 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Garden City.

Mark Hollis

British singer (1955–2019).

Born January 4th, 1955 in Tottenham.

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

Bill Elliott

American racecar driver and team owner.

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

George Alagiah

British newsreader and journalist (1955–2023).

Born November 22nd, 1955 in Colombo.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Val McDermid

Scottish crime writer.

Born June 4th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kirkcaldy. ^[ref]

Jigme Singye Wangchuck

King of bhutan from 1972–2006.

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

Paul Kelly

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

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

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).

Steven Culp

American film and television actor (born 1955).

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

Dilip Shanghvi

Indian businessman.

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

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 71 years) in Ogden.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic.

Born July 19th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kobe.

Carol Ann Duffy

Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955).

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

Abraham Verghese

American physician, teacher, novelist.

Born May 30th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Addis Ababa.

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.

Katalin Karikó

Hungarian biochemist.

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

Avram Grant

Israeli association football manager.

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

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).

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

President of somalia; pdp chairman; educator; civic, academic, and political activist.

Born November 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Jalalaqsi.

Bill Condon

American film director.

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

Andrew Divoff

Venezuelan actor and producer.

Born July 2nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Anzoátegui.

Ana Gabriel

Mexican singer.

Born December 10th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Guamúchil.