Famous People Born In 1955
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Discover the most famous people born in 1955. The list includes people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Kelsey Grammer, Jeff Daniels, Rowan Atkinson and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, journalists, guitarists and composers born in 1955. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Australia and many more countries.
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Birthdate: 28th October
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
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Steve Jobs(Co-Founder, Former Chairman and CEO of 'Apple')
Birthdate: 24th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: October 5, 2011
3
Rowan Atkinson(Actor & Comedian Best Known for His Role in the Sitcom 'Mr Bean')
Birthdate: 6th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: County Durham, England, United Kingdom
4
Bruce Willis(One of the Highest Grossing Actors of Hollywood Best Known for His Action Movies)
Birthdate: 19th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Idar-Oberstein, Germany
5
Kevin Costner(American Actor and Director Known for His Academy-Award Winning Movie 'Dances with Wolves')
Birthdate: 18th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lynwood, California, United States
6
Willem Dafoe(American Actor Who is Known for Portraying Several Real-Life Figures)
Birthdate: 22nd July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
7
Bill Nye(Best Known as the Host of the Science TV Show ‘Bill Nye the Science Guy’)
Birthdate: 27th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Birthdate: 26th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: October 6, 2020
9
Reba McEntire(One of the Most Popular Female Country Vocal Artists of the Late 20th Century)
Birthdate: 28th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
10
J. K. Simmons(One of the Most Prolific and Well-Established Character Actors of His Generation)
Birthdate: 9th January
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
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Billy Bob Thornton(Best Known for Directing, Writing and Starring in the 1996 Drama Film 'Sling Blade')
Birthdate: 4th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
12
Bill Paxton(Actor and Filmmaker Best Known for His TV Series 'Big Love')
Birthdate: 17th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: February 25, 2017
Birthdate: 8th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: London, England
14
Angus Young(Co-Founder and Lead Guitarist for the Hard Rock Band 'AC/DC')
Birthdate: 31st March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
15
Howie Mandel(Host of The Popular NBC Game Show 'Deal or No Deal')
Birthdate: 29th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Willowdale, Toronto, Canada
Birthdate: 17th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Blue Island, Illinois, United States
17
Jimmy Smits(Best Known for His Role as ‘Victor Sifuentes’ in the TV Series ‘L.A. Law’)
Birthdate: 9th July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
18
Leslie Jordan
(Writer and TV actor who received an Emmy Award for his role as Beverley Leslie on the hit series Will & Grace in 2006)
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
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Brendan Gleeson(Actor and Director Best Known for His Role as ‘Alastor Moody’ in the ‘Harry Potter’ Films)
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Birthdate: 21st February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
21
Billy Idol(British-American Singer Who was the Lead Singer of the English Punk Rock Band 'Generation X')
Birthdate: 30th November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK
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Gilbert Gottfried
(Stand-up comedian, Actor)
Birthdate: 28th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: April 12, 2022
23
Jeff Daniels(Actor, Comedian and Musician Known for His Films: ‘The Newsroom’ and ‘Godless’)
Birthdate: 19th February
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Athens, Georgia, United States
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Miguel Ferrer(Best Known for His Role as ‘Bob Morton’ in the Film ‘RoboCop’)
Birthdate: 7th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, United States
Died: January 19, 2017
Birthdate: 27th January
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
26
Donatella Versace(Fashion Designer and Chief Creative Designer of the Luxury Fashion House 'Versace')
Birthdate: 2nd May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Reggio Calabria, Italy
27
Marina Sirtis(Best Known for Her Role as ‘Deanna Troi’ in the TV Series ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’)
Birthdate: 29th March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 5th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture
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Whoopi Goldberg(Actress, Comedian and Host; Best Known for Her Role in 'The Color Purple' and 'Ghost')
Birthdate: 13th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chelsea, New York, United States
Birthdate: 7th August
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Birthdate: 8th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Birthdate: 3rd October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Poznań
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Yo-Yo Ma(American Grammy-Award Winning Cellist )
Birthdate: 7th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
34
Maria Shriver(Former First Lady of California (2003 - 2011) and Ex-Wife of Actor 'Arnold Schwarzenegger')
Birthdate: 6th November
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
35
Debra Winger
(Best Known for Her Academy Award Nominated Films 'An Officer and a Gentleman', 'Terms of Endearment' and 'Shadowlands')
Birthdate: 16th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Cleveland Heights
36
Iman Abdulmajid(Somali Model, Actress, Philanthropist and Widow of Rock Musician David Bowie )
Birthdate: 25th July
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mogadishu, Somalia
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Tony Dungy(American Former Football Safety & Coach Who Served as a Head Coach for 'Tampa Bay Buccaneers' and 'Indianapolis Colts')
Birthdate: 6th October
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jackson, Michigan, United States
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Moses Malone
(Basketball player)
Birthdate: 23rd March
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Died: September 13, 2015
Birthdate: 16th June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Carbondale, Illinois
Birthdate: 24th December
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moses Lake, Washington
Birthdate: 29th April
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Dubuque, Iowa, United States
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Rosanne Cash(Country Singer-Songwriter Known for Her Breakout Single 'Seven Year Ache')
Birthdate: 24th May
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Jane Kaczmarek(Best Known for Her Roles in the TV Series: ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ and ‘Equal Justice’)
Birthdate: 21st December
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Birthdate: 1st July
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bedford, Kentucky, United States
Died: May 9, 1989
Birthdate: 15th February
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
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Dana Carvey(Best Known for His Work as a Cast Member on TV Show 'Saturday Night Live')
Birthdate: 2nd June
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Missoula, Montana, United States
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Michael Rooker(Actor Known for His Roles as Henry in 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer')
Birthdate: 6th April
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jasper, Alabama, United States
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Glenne Headly(Best Known for Her Roles in the Films: ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’, ‘Dick Tracy’ and ‘Mr. Holland's Opus’)
Birthdate: 13th March
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New London, Connecticut, States
Died: June 8, 2017
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Chow Yun-Fat
(Actor know for action heroic bloodshed films A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, and Hard Boiled)
Birthdate: 18th May
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lamma Island, Hong Kong
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Ludovico Einaudi(Italian Pianist and Composer Known for His Albums ‘I Giorni’, ‘Nightbook’ and ‘In a Time Lapse’)
Birthdate: 23rd November
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Turin, Italy