Douglas Kennedy

American novelist and actor.

Born October 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Manhattan.

Pak Thae-song

Premier of north korea since 2024.

Born September 14th, 1955 (age 70 years) in North Korea.

Leonardo Padura Fuentes

Cuban novelist and journalist.

Born October 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Havana.

Brian Kobilka

American physiologist.

Born May 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Little Falls.

Carol Browner

American cabinet secretary, environmentalist, lawyer.

Born December 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Miami.

Danilo Lim

Filipino general (1955–2021).

Born June 2nd, 1955 in Solano.

Died January 6th, 2021 at 65 years old in Manila (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Thomas C. Südhof

German biochemist.

Born December 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Göttingen.

Francesca Simon

British author.

Born February 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Singapore, St. Louis.

Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este

Austro-modenese and belgian imperial and royal.

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

Irina Khakamada

Russian politician(born in 1955).

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

Catherine Belkhodja

French actress.

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

Ellen Alemany

American business executive.

Born December 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in New York City.

Larisa Dolina

Russian singer and actor.

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

Sanma Akashiya

Japanese comedian.

Born July 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kushimoto.

Gilles Kepel

French political scientist and arabist (born 1955).

Born June 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Paris. ^[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]

Sam Hamm

American screenwriter.

Born November 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Charlottesville.

Geof Darrow

American comic artist.

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

Hippolyte Girardot

French actor, film director and screenwriter.

Born October 10th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Fernando Trueba

Spanish film director (born 1955).

Born January 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Madrid.

Timothy Williamson

British philosopher.

Born August 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Uppsala.

Taher Elgamal

American cryptographer.

Born August 18th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cairo. ^[ref]

David Murray

American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet).

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

Philip H. Dybvig

American economist.

Born May 22nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Gainesville.

Patrick Lefevere

Cycling team manager and former road bicycle racer.

Born January 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Moorslede.