Smita Patil

Indian actress (1955–1986).

Born October 17th, 1955 in Pune.

Died December 13th, 1986 at 31 years old in Mumbai (puerperal disorders).

Linda Purl

American actress.

Born September 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Greenwich.

Richard Hilton

American businessman and member of the family hilton.

Born August 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Griffin Dunne

American actor, film director and film producer (born 1955).

Born June 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in New York City.

Paul O'Grady

British comedian, actor and television presenter (1955–2023).

Born June 14th, 1955 in Tranmere.

Died March 28th, 2023 at 67 years old in Aldington (heart arrhythmia, sudden unexpected death syndrome). ^[ref]

Jake Roberts

American professional wrestler.

Born May 30th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Gainesville.

Indra Nooyi

Indian-american business executive and former ceo of pepsico (born 1955).

Born September 28th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Chennai.

Moses Malone

American basketball player.

Born March 23rd, 1955 in Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died September 13th, 2015 at 60 years old (cardiovascular disease). ^[ref]

Margaux Hemingway

American fashion model and actress.

Born February 16th, 1955 in Portland.

Died July 2nd, 1996 at 41 years old in Santa Monica (barbiturate overdose).

Asif Ali Zardari

President of pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024).

Born July 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Karachi.

Glenn Danzig

American rock musician and record producer.

Born June 23rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lodi.

Roland Emmerich

German filmmaker (born 1955).

Born November 10th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Stuttgart.

Chow Yun-fat

Hong kong actor.

Born May 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hong Kong.

Ludovico Einaudi

Italian pianist and composer (born 1955).

Born November 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Turin.

Kevin Peter Hall

American actor (1955–1991).

Born May 9th, 1955 in Pittsburgh.

Died April 10th, 1991 at 35 years old in Hollywood.

Eric Schmidt

Software engineer, businessman, former google ceo.

Born April 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Washington, D.C..

Friedrich Merz

German politician, chancellor of the federal republic of germany.

Born November 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Brilon.

Tony Dungy

American football player and coach (born 1955).

Born October 6th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Jackson.

Steve Earle

American musician.

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

Keith Whitley

American country singer (1954–1989).

Born July 1st, 1955 in Ashland.

Died May 9th, 1989 at 33 years old in Nashville.

Richard Schiff

American actor (born 1955).

Born May 27th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bethesda.

Lena Olin

Swedish stage actress, film actress, beauty pageant contestant, actress (1955–).

Born March 22nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Oscar Parish. ^[ref]

Sandra Bernhard

American actress (born 1955).

Born June 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Flint.

Dee Snider

American singer.

Born March 15th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Astoria.

Clarence Gilyard

American actor (1955–2022).

Born December 24th, 1955 in Moses Lake.

Died November 28th, 2022 at 66 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]