Gilles Kepel

French political scientist and arabist (born 1955).

Born June 30th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Paris.

Arnold Palacios

Governor of the northern mariana islands from 2023 to 2025.

Born August 22nd, 1955 in Saipan.

Died July 23rd, 2025 at 69 years old in Dededo. ^[ref]

Sam Hamm

American screenwriter.

Born November 19th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Charlottesville.

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.