Famous People Born in 1955   

  • 1
    BILL GATES 57

    Industrialist, computer programmer, philanthropist, and inventor who Forbes ranked as the wealthiest person overall from 1995 to 2009.

  • 2
    STEVEN JOBS (1955-2011)

    Inventor and pioneer who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak.

  • 3
    BRUCE WILLIS 58

    Action star, singer, and producer who won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award and the People's Choice Award for his role in The Sixth Sense.

  • 4
    ROWAN ATKINSON 58

    Comedian, actor, and screenwriter who was listed as one of the fifty funniest actors in British comedy by The Observer.

  • 5
    REBA MCENTIRE 58

    Multi-platinum singer, musician and actor who released 40 number one singles and 14 number one albums since the 1990s.

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    WHOOPI GOLDBERG 57

    Comedic actress who gained recognition for her role in The Color Purple and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Ghost.

  • 7
    HOWIE MANDEL 57

    Went from Bobby's World to Deal or No Deal.

  • 8
    KRIS JENNER 57

    Wife to former Olympic decathlon champion Bruce Jenner and previously married to lawyer Robert Kardashian.

  • 9
    KEVIN COSTNER 58

    Actor, producer, musician, singer, and director who has won multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards for his work in film.

  • 10
    BILL NYE 57

    Known as the Science Guy, he educated and entertained children for many years with his show, Bill Nye the Science Guy.

  • 11
    ANGUS YOUNG 58

    Co-founder of AC/DC, whose album, Back In Black, became the second highest-selling album internationally.

  • 12
    EDDIE VAN HALEN 58

    Founder (with brother Alex) of the Van Halen rock band.

  • 13
    GARY SINISE 58

    Starred with Tom Hanks in Forest Gump and Apollo 13.

  • 14
    YO-YO MA 57

    Classical cellist who is fascinated by and blends the music of many cultures.

  • 15
    BILLY IDOL 57

    British punk rocker hit #1 with Mony Mony in 1987.

  • 16
    KELSEY GRAMMER 58

    Best known as psychiatrist Frasier Crane on TV's Frasier.

  • 17
    PAUL RODRIGUEZ 58

    Mexican comedian who stays true to his cultural roots, and emerged in the movie Born in East L.A., directed by Cheech Marin.

  • 18
    TOM BERGERON 58

    Hollywood Squares, and America's Funniest Videos TV host.

  • 19
    MICHAEL ROOKER 58

    Starred in The Walking Dead, an AMC series, as a survivor of a zombie apocalypse.

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    GILBERT GOTTFRIED 58

    Squinty and whiny comedian who voiced the animated parrot, Iago, in Disney's Aladdin.

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