Barbara Kingsolver

American author, poet and essayist.

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

Mariya Takeuchi

Japanese singer-songwriter.

Born March 20th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Izumo.

Gordon Liu

Chinese martial arts film actor.

Born November 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Foshan.

John Paulson

American family office manager.

Born December 14th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Queens.

Paul Simonon

English musician (bass guitarist, vocalist, songwriter) and visual artist.

Born December 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in London.

Paul Stamets

American mycologist.

Born July 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Salem.

George Alagiah

British newsreader and journalist (1955–2023).

Born November 22nd, 1955 in Colombo.

Died July 24th, 2023 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Ethan Phillips

American actor.

Born February 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Garden City.

Mira Furlan

Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021).

Born September 7th, 1955 in Zagreb.

Died January 20th, 2021 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (West Nile virus). ^[ref]

Rajesh Roshan

Indian composer.

Born May 24th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mumbai.