Kevin Peter Hall

American actor (1955–1991).

Born May 9th, 1955 in Pittsburgh.

Died April 10th, 1991 at 35 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).

Glenn Danzig

American singer, musician and songwriter.

Born June 23rd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Lodi.

Eric Schmidt

Software engineer, businessman, former google ceo.

Born April 27th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Washington, D.C..

Linda Purl

American actress.

Born September 2nd, 1955 (age 70 years) in Greenwich.

David Dhawan

Indian film director.

Born August 16th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Jalandhar.

Christopher McDonald

American actor.

Born February 15th, 1955 (age 70 years) in New York City.

Scott Fischer

American mountaineer and mountain guide.

Born December 24th, 1955 in Muskegon.

Died May 11th, 1996 at 40 years old in Mount Everest (altitude sickness, hypothermia).

Margaux Hemingway

American fashion model and actress.

Born February 16th, 1955 in Portland.

Died July 2nd, 1996 at 41 years old in Santa Monica (barbiturate overdose). ^[ref]

Ludovico Einaudi

Italian pianist and composer.

Born November 23rd, 1955 (age 69 years) in Turin.

Steve Earle

Singer-songwriter, recording artist and producer.

Born January 17th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Fort Monroe.