Azar Nafisi

Iranian academic and writer.

Born December 1st, 1955 (age 70 years) in Tehran.

Alberto Iglesias

Spanish composer.

Born October 21st, 1955 (age 70 years) in San Sebastián.

Joice Mujuru

Zimbabwean politician.

Born April 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Mount Darwin.

Betsy Baker

American actress.

Born May 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Anthony Dod Mantle

British cinematographer.

Born April 14th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Oxford.

Yuriy Sedykh

Soviet athletics competitor, hammer thrower.

Born June 11th, 1955 in Novocherkassk. ^[ref]

Died September 14th, 2021 at 66 years old in Pontoise (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

John Baldacci

American politician (born 1955).

Born January 30th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Bangor.

Carmen Reinhart

American economist.

Born October 7th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Havana.

Masao Yoshida

Plant manager during the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster.

Born February 17th, 1955 in Osaka.

Died July 9th, 2013 at 58 years old in Shinjuku (esophageal cancer).

John Whitaker

British equestrian.

Born August 5th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Huddersfield.