Earl Campbell

American football player (born 1955).

Born March 29th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Tyler.

Pietro Parolin

Italian prelate of the catholic church (1955-).

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

Sergei Shoigu

Secretary of the security council of the russian federation since 2024 and former russian defense minister.

Born May 21st, 1955 (age 71 years) in Chadan.

Olga Korbut

Belarusian gymnast (*1955).

Born May 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hrodna.

Björn Andrésen

Swedish actor and musician (1955–2025).

Born January 26th, 1955 in Stockholm.

Died October 25th, 2025 at 70 years old in Södermalm. ^[ref]

Michael Pollan

American author, journalist, activist, and professor of journalism (b. 1955).

Born February 6th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Long Island.

Charles Martinet

American actor and voice actor (born 1955).

Born September 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in San Jose.

Kevin DuBrow

American singer (1955–2007).

Born October 29th, 1955 in Hollywood.

Died December 25th, 2007 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Alexey Pajitnov

Russian video game designer (born 1955).

Born April 16th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Moscow. ^[ref]

Mark Boone Junior

American actor (born 1955).

Born March 17th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Cincinnati.

John Kricfalusi

Canadian animator.

Born September 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Chicoutimi.

Thomas Keller

American chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer.

Born October 14th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Thomas Newman

American composer and conductor (born 1955).

Born October 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Doug Williams

American football player, coach, and executive (born 1955).

Born August 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Zachary.

Michael Steele

American rock musician.

Born June 2nd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Pasadena.

Bambi Woods

American pornographic actress.

Born July 12th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Pierre.

Kane Hodder

American actor and stunt performer.

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

Hariharan

Indian playback singer.

Born April 3rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Thiruvananthapuram.

Mick Jones

British musician and singer (born 1955).

Born June 26th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Wandsworth.

Raoul Trujillo

American actor and dancer.

Born May 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Santa Fe.

Corey Burton

American voice actor.

Born August 3rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Granada Hills.

Cathie Wood

American investor and businesswoman; ceo of ark invest.

Born November 26th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles.

Imee Marcos

Filipina politician and former actress (born 1955).

Born November 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mandaluyong.

Gwen Ifill

American journalist, television newscaster and author (1955–2016).

Born September 29th, 1955 in New York City.

Died November 14th, 2016 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (endometrial cancer, uterine cancer). ^[ref]

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

German football executive and former football player.

Born September 25th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Lippstadt.