Gwede Mantashe

South african politician.

Born June 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cala, Eastern Cape.

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]

Angie Motshekga

South african politician.

Born June 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Soweto.

Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda

Kabaka of buganda.

Born April 13th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Mulago Hospital.

Anjuman

Pakistani actress.

Born July 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Pakistan, Punjab, Multan.

Bill Foster

Politician, physicist.

Born October 7th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Madison.

Glenn Grothman

American politician in wisconsin (born 1955).

Born July 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Milwaukee.

Jane Siberry

Canadian singer-songwriter.

Born October 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Toronto.

Ann Bancroft

American explorer.

Born September 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mendota Heights.

Tony Woodcock

English footballer (born 1955).

Born December 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Eastwood.

Cyprien Ntaryamira

5th president of burundi (1955–1994).

Born March 6th, 1955 in Mubimbi Commune.

Died April 6th, 1994 at 39 years old in Kigali (surface-to-air missile).

Ángela Molina

Spanish actress.

Born October 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Madrid.

Wong Jing

Hong kong filmmaker and actor (born 1955).

Born May 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Hong Kong.

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

South african politician.

Born November 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Durban.

Wyatt Knight

American actor (1955-2011).

Born January 20th, 1955 in New York City.

Died October 26th, 2011 at 56 years old in Maui. ^[ref]

Tracy Hickman

American writer and game designer.

Born November 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Salt Lake City.

Brian Schweitzer

U.s. politician; governor of montana.

Born September 4th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Havre.

Tree Rollins

American basketball player-coach.

Born June 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Winter Haven.

James Edwards

American basketball player.

Born November 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Seattle. ^[ref]

Sibylle Baier

German singer and actress.

Born February 25th, 1955 (age 71 years).

Zbigniew Preisner

Polish composer.

Born May 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bielsko-Biała.

Manasseh Sogavare

Solomon islander politician (1955–), prime minister of the solomon islands (2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017, 2019–2024), dictator.

Born January 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Popondetta.

Tom McCamus

Canadian actor.

Born July 25th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Winnipeg.

Cai Qi

First secretary of the secretariat of the chinese communist party.

Born December 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Youxi County.

Alessandro Altobelli

Italian footballer.

Born November 28th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Sonnino.