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In the year 1955

1,578 Notable birthdays

Bill Nye

American science educator, comedian, television host, actor, writer, scientist and former mechanical engineer.

Born November 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Washington, D.C..

Elvis Costello

English singer-songwriter.

Born August 25th, 1955 (age 70 years) in London. [ref]

Lindsey Graham

United states senator from south carolina.

Born July 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Central.

Warren Jeffs

American religious leader and convicted felon (born 1955).

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

John Roberts

Chief justice of the supreme court of the united states since 2005.

Born January 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Buffalo.

Donatella Versace

Italian fashion designer.

Born May 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Reggio Calabria. [ref]

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the world wide web (born 1955).

Born June 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in London. [ref]

Gary Sinise

American actor.

Born March 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Blue Island.

Gilbert Gottfried

American stand-up comedian (1955–2022).

Born February 28th, 1955 in Coney Island.

Died April 12th, 2022 at 67 years old in Manhattan (ventricular tachycardia).

Anupam Kher

Indian fim actor, producer, director and teacher.

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

Miguel Ferrer

American actor (1955-2017).

Born February 7th, 1955 in Santa Monica.

Died January 19th, 2017 at 61 years old in Los Angeles (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Leslie Jordan

American actor.

Born April 29th, 1955 in Chattanooga.

Died October 24th, 2022 at 67 years old in Hollywood. [ref]

Jeff Daniels

American actor, musician and playwright.

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

Vijay Mallya

Indian businessman and former member of parliament.

Born December 18th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kolkata.

Howie Mandel

Canadian comedian, television personality, screenwriter, actor, voice actor, producer, director, entrepreneur, game show host, author and podcaster.

Born November 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Willowdale, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto.

Jair Bolsonaro

38th president of the federative republic of brazil from 2019 to 2023, captain of the brazilian army, federal deputy of brazil (1991–2019) and councilman of the city of rio de janeiro (1989–1991).

Born March 21st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Glicério.

Mamata Banerjee

8th and current chief minister of west bengal, india.

Born January 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kolkata. [ref]

Debra Winger

American actress.

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

Michael Rooker

American actor.

Born April 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Jasper. [ref]

Akira Toriyama

Japanese manga artist and character designer (1955-2024).

Born April 5th, 1955 in Kiyosu.

Died March 1st, 2024 at 68 years old in Japan (acute subdural hematoma). [ref]

Deborra-Lee Furness

Australian actress.

Born November 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Annandale.

Jimmy Smits

American actor.

Born July 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Brooklyn.

John Hinckley

American attempted assassin of ronald reagan.

Born May 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Ardmore.

Tanya Roberts

American actress (1949–2021).

Born October 15th, 1955 in The Bronx. [ref]

Died January 4th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (urinary tract infection). [ref]

Nicolas Sarkozy

23rd president of the french republic from 2007 to 2012.

Born January 28th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Paris. [ref]

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