Buck Adams

American pornographic actor (1955–2008).

Born November 15th, 1955 in Chatsworth.

Died October 28th, 2008 at 52 years old in Northridge (heart failure). ^[ref]

Woo Bum-kon

South korean spree killer (1955–1982).

Born November 5th, 1955 in Busan. ^[ref]

Died April 27th, 1982 at 26 years old in Uiryeong County (suicide bombing).

Lusia Harris

American basketball player (1955–2022).

Born February 10th, 1955 in Minter City.

Died January 18th, 2022 at 66 years old in Greenwood. ^[ref]

Robert Richardson

American cinematographer.

Born August 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Hyannis.

Lal Bihari

Indian activist who was falsely declared dead.

Born May 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Amilo.

Sergey Mavrodi

Russian criminal and former deputy of the state duma (1955-2018).

Born August 11th, 1955 in Moscow.

Died March 26th, 2018 at 62 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

John McGeoch

Scottish rock guitarist (1955–2004).

Born August 25th, 1955 in Greenock.

Died March 4th, 2004 at 48 years old in London.

Dave Alvin

American musician.

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

Warren Spector

American game designer.

Born October 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Miami.

Roger O'Donnell

English keyboardist best known for his work with the cure.

Born October 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in London.

Gisela Stuart

British-german politician (born 1955).

Born November 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Velden.

Grand L. Bush

American actor.

Born December 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Princess Antonia of Prussia

British aristocrat and philanthropist.

Born April 28th, 1955 (age 70 years) in London.

Lisa See

American writer (born 1955).

Born February 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Paris.

Ziad Rahbani

Lebanese musician and writer.

Born December 31st, 1955 in Antelias.

Died July 26th, 2025 at 69 years old in Beirut (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

Thomas E. Donilon

American national security advisor.

Born May 14th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Providence.

Lazarus Chakwera

Malawi religious figure and politician.

Born April 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Malembo, Lilongwe. ^[ref]

David Gelernter

American computer scientist (born 1955).

Born March 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in United States.

Bill Laswell

American musician (born 1955).

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

Thomas G. Waites

American actor.

Born January 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Philadelphia.

Peter Christopherson

English musician, photographer, director (1955–2010).

Born February 27th, 1955 in Leeds.

Died November 25th, 2010 at 55 years old in Bangkok.

James Eckhouse

American actor, director.

Born February 14th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Chicago.

Nestor Serrano

American actor.

Born November 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in The Bronx.

Susan Orlean

American journalist and author.

Born October 31st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cleveland.

Lucía Méndez

Mexican actress and singer.

Born January 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in León de Los Aldama. ^[ref]