Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
2
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
3
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
4
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
5
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
6
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
7
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
8
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
9
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
10
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
11
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
Composer
12
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
13
Lewis Spence (1874-1955)
Poet
14
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
15
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
Entrepreneur
16
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
17
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
18
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
19
Jane Murfin (1892-1955)
Playwright
20
Celebrities Born in 1955
Deaths by Year
Margaret Abbott (1876-1955)
Golfer
21
Hamida Javanshir (1873-1955)
22
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
23
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
Screenwriter
24
Peyton Conway March (1864-1955)
War Hero
25
George Enescu (1881-1955)
26
Wardell Gray (1921-1955)
27
William Woodward Jr. (1920-1955)
28
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
29
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
30
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
31
Oswald Avery (1877-1955)
Doctor
32
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
33
Clark Griffith (1869-1955)
34
John Hodiak (1914-1955)
35
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
36
Lin Huiyin (1904-1955)
Architect
37
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
Sculptor
38
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
39
Edward Kasner (1878-1955)
Mathematician
40
Archie Hahn (1880-1955)
Runner
41
Robert Kent (1908-1955)
42
William Winter (1898-1955)
Chess Player
43
Yves Tanguy (1900-1955)
Painter
44
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
45
John Mott (1865-1955)
Religious Leader
46
James B. Sumner (1887-1955)
Chemist
47
Hubert Cecil Booth (1871-1955)
Engineer
48
