Lee Smolin

American theoretical physicist (born 1955).

Born June 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Kerry James Marshall

American painter and professor (born 1955).

Born October 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Birmingham.

Leonid Mikhelson

Russian businessman.

Born August 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kaspiysk.

Fei Yu-ching

Taiwanese singer.

Born July 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Taipei.

Ali Shamkhani

Iranian naval officer and politician (1955–2026).

Born September 29th, 1955 in Ahvaz.

Died February 28th, 2026 at 70 years old in Tehran (airstrike). ^[ref]

Jean Tigana

French football manager (born 1955).

Born June 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bamako.

Andreas Gursky

German artist and photographer (born 1955).

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

Dalton McGuinty

Canadian politician.

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

Ann Meyers

American basketball and volleyball player (born 1955).

Born March 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in San Diego. ^[ref]

Michiko Kakutani

American writer.

Born January 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New Haven.

Siri Hustvedt

American novelist, essayist, poet.

Born February 19th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Northfield.

Mamata Shankar

Indian actress.

Born January 7th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kolkata.

Mick Wallace

Irish independent politician, football manager, and former businessman.

Born November 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Wexford.

Mary Black

Irish singer.

Born May 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Dublin.

Dey Young

American actress.

Born July 28th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bloomfield Hills.

Kevin Brady

American politician.

Born April 11th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Vermillion.

Chellie Pingree

U.s. representative from maine.

Born April 2nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Minneapolis.

Wang Yang

9th chairman of chinese people's political consultative conference.

Born March 12th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Suzhou.

Michele Singer Reiner

American film producer and photographer.

Born March 3rd, 1955.

Died December 14th, 2025 at 70 years old in Brentwood (stab wound). ^[ref]

Mark Howe

American-canadian hockey defenseman.

Born May 28th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Detroit.

Alan Sokal

American physicist and mathematician.

Born January 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Boston.

Joey Jones

Welsh association football player (1955–2025).

Born March 4th, 1955.

Died July 22nd, 2025 at 70 years old ^[ref]

Bruce Reitherman

American actor.

Born September 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Burbank.

Liu Xiaoqing

Chinese actress and businesswoman.

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

Pradeep Sarkar

Indian film director.

Born April 30th, 1955 in Kolkata.

Died March 24th, 2023 at 67 years old in Mumbai.