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.

Patrick Lefevere

Cycling team manager and former road bicycle racer.

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

Mike Michaud

U.s. representative for maine's 2nd district, and 2014 gubernatorial candidate.

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

Pépé Kallé

Prominent congolese soukous singer (1951–1998).

Born November 23rd, 1955 in Kinshasa.

Died November 29th, 1998 at 43 years old ^[ref]

Susan Neiman

American philosopher, essayist and cultural commentator (born 1955).

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