Masao Yoshida

Plant manager during the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster.

Born February 17th, 1955 in Osaka.

Died July 9th, 2013 at 58 years old in Shinjuku (esophageal cancer).

Joice Mujuru

Zimbabwean politician.

Born April 15th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Mount Darwin.

Anne Sofie von Otter

Swedish mezzo-soprano (born 1955).

Born May 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Stockholm.

Anatoly Antonov

Russian diplomat and statesman, russian ambassador to the united states (since 2017).

Born May 15th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Omsk.

Gregorio Sablan

Northern mariana islander politician.

Born January 19th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Saipan.

Alberto Iglesias

Spanish composer.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in San Sebastián.

John Whitaker

British equestrian.

Born August 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Huddersfield.

Yuriy Sedykh

Soviet athletics competitor, hammer thrower.

Born June 11th, 1955 in Novocherkassk.

Died September 14th, 2021 at 66 years old in Pontoise (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Rod Blum

American politician.

Born April 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Dubuque.

Betsy Baker

American actress.

Born May 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Raymond Benson

American short story writer and novelist.

Born September 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Texas.

Joaquín Caparrós

Spanish association football manager.

Born October 13th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Utrera.

Rolf Løvland

Norwegian composer, song lyricist, arranger, and pianist.

Born April 19th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kristiansand.

Fred Hersch

American jazz pianist.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cincinnati.

Carmen Reinhart

American economist.

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

Richard Benson

British musician (1955–2022).

Born March 10th, 1955 in Woking.

Died May 10th, 2022 at 67 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Kenny Kirkland

American musician (1955–1998).

Born September 28th, 1955 in New York City.

Died November 13th, 1998 at 43 years old in New York City.

Jaume Plensa

Spanish artist and sculptor (born 1955).

Born August 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Barcelona.

Barbara Oakley

Translator, writer, engineer and teacher..

Born November 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Lodi.

Yasmina Khadra

Algerian writer.

Born January 10th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Kénadsa.

Mike Horner

American pornographic actor.

Born February 3rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Portland.

Alistair Burt

British politician (born 1955).

Born May 25th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bury.

Mad Professor

Guyanese reggae singer.

Born March 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Georgetown.

Edward Burtynsky

Canadian photographer (born 1955).

Born February 22nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in St. Catharines.

Lubna Olayan

Saudi business woman.

Born August 4th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Khobar.