Rebecca Blank

American economist (1955–2023).

Born September 19th, 1955 in Columbia. ^[ref]

Died February 17th, 2023 at 67 years old in Madison (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Arnold Palacios

Governor of the northern mariana islands from 2023 to 2025.

Born August 22nd, 1955 in Saipan.

Died July 23rd, 2025 at 69 years old in Dededo. ^[ref]

Princess Nobuko, Princess Tomohito of Mikasa

Japanese princess; widow of prince tomohito of mikasa.

Born April 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Shōtō.

Baltasar Garzón

Spanish former judge.

Born October 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Torres. ^[ref]

Otis Birdsong

American basketball player.

Born December 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Winter Haven.

Peter McNamara

Australian tennis player (1955-2019).

Born July 5th, 1955 in Melbourne.

Died July 20th, 2019 at 64 years old in Sonthofen (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

David Wu

American politician (born 1955).

Born April 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hsinchu City.

Richard Young

Actor.

Born December 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kissimmee.

Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este

Austro-modenese and belgian imperial and royal.

Born December 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Víctor Manuel Vucetich

Mexican association football player and manager.

Born June 25th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Tampico.

Mia Couto

Mozambican writer.

Born July 5th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Beira.

Claudia Roth

German politician (1955-).

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

Milan Bandić

Croatian politician; mayor of zagreb (1955–2021).

Born November 22nd, 1955 in Grude.

Died February 28th, 2021 at 65 years old in Klinička bolnica "Sveti Duh" (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Christian Gourcuff

French football manager (born 1955).

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

William Lustig

Film director.

Born February 1st, 1955 (age 71 years) in The Bronx.

Teo Fabi

Italian racecar driver.

Born March 9th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Milan. ^[ref]

Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan

British politician and rower (born 1955).

Born September 13th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Surrey.

Sherif Ismail

Egyptian politician (1955–2023).

Born July 6th, 1955 in Cairo.

Died February 4th, 2023 at 67 years old in Cairo (gastrointestinal system disease). ^[ref]

Larisa Dolina

Russian singer and actor.

Born September 10th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Baku.

Christian Marclay

American swiss artist (born 1955).

Born January 11th, 1955 (age 71 years) in San Rafael. ^[ref]

Agnes Chan

Hong kong-born female educator, singer, author, actor.

Born August 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Hong Kong. ^[ref]

Hans-Peter Briegel

German association football player and manager.

Born October 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kaiserslautern.

Sanal Edamaruku

Indian rationalist.

Born May 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Thodupuzha.

Eamon Gilmore

Irish politician.

Born April 24th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Caltra.

Simon R. Green

British writer.

Born August 25th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Bradford-on-Avon.