DJ Kool Herc

Jamaican dj.

Born April 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Kingston.

Mick Jones

British musician and singer.

Born June 26th, 1955 (age 69 years) in Wandsworth.

Nina Hagen

German singer.

Born March 11th, 1955 (age 70 years) in East Berlin. ^[ref]

Mary Beard

English classicist (born 1955).

Born January 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Much Wenlock.

Ornella Muti

Italian actress.

Born March 9th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Rome.

Mariya Takeuchi

Japanese singer-songwriter (1955-).

Born March 20th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Izumo.

Flip Saunders

American basketball player, coach, executive (1955-2015).

Born February 23rd, 1955 in Cleveland.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 60 years old in Minneapolis (lymphoma).

Andrew Stevens

American actor.

Born June 10th, 1955 (age 69 years) in Memphis.

Tommy Emmanuel

Australian guitarist.

Born May 31st, 1955 (age 69 years) in Muswellbrook.

Sam Simon

American director, producer, writer, boxing manager and philanthropist (1955-2015).

Born June 6th, 1955 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died March 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Pacific Palisades (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]