Wang Huning

Chairman of the chinese people's political consultative conference.

Born October 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Shanghai. ^[ref]

Adem Jashari

Commander of kosovo liberation army.

Born November 28th, 1955 in Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo.

Died March 7th, 1998 at 42 years old in Kosovo.

Taco

Dutch musician.

Born July 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Jakarta.

Tony Snow

American white house press secretary (1955-2008).

Born June 1st, 1955 in Berea.

Died July 12th, 2008 at 53 years old in Georgetown (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Binali Yıldırım

Prime minister of turkey (born 1955).

Born December 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Sivas Province.

James Saito

American actor.

Born March 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Los Angeles.

Betsy Brantley

American actress.

Born September 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Rutherfordton.

Robin Yount

American baseball player/coach.

Born September 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Danville.

Guillermo Lasso

55th president of ecuador from 2021 to 2023.

Born November 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Guayaquil. ^[ref]

Denis Mukwege

Congolese gynecologist and nobel peace prize laureate.

Born March 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bukavu.

Mary Landrieu

United states senator from louisiana.

Born November 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Arlington County.

Michelle Park Steel

U.s. representative from california.

Born June 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Seoul.

Nathan East

American jazz, r&b and rock bassist, guitarist and singer (born 1955).

Born December 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Philadelphia.

François Cluzet

French actor.

Born September 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Paris.

Farhad Moshiri

British-iranian businessman.

Born May 18th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Iran.

Teresa Ann Savoy

British-born actress (1955-2017).

Born July 18th, 1955 in London.

Died January 9th, 2017 at 61 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Aaron Pryor

American boxer (1955-2016).

Born October 20th, 1955 in Cincinnati. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cincinnati. ^[ref]

Hazel O'Connor

English singer-songwriter and actress.

Born May 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Coventry.

Martin O'Donnell

American video game composer.

Born May 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Westchester.

Dannel Malloy

American politician.

Born July 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Stamford.

Ken Salazar

United states ambassador to mexico since 2021.

Born March 2nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Alamosa.

Caleb Carr

American novelist, screenwriter and military historian (1955–2024).

Born August 2nd, 1955 in Manhattan.

Died May 23rd, 2024 at 68 years old in Cherry Plain (cancer).

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter.

Born February 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Gaomi.

Steve Ovett

Former middle distance runner.

Born October 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Brighton.

Edwin Moses

American track and field athlete.

Born August 31st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Dayton.