Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
2
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
3
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
4
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
5
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
6
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
7
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
8
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
9
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
10
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
11
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
12
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
13
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
14
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
15
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
16
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
17
Frank Seiberling (1859-1955)
Entrepreneur
18
Joseph Freeman (1897-1955)
Journalist
19
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
20
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
21
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
22
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Composer
23
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
24
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
25
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
Poet
26
James Agee (1909-1955)
Screenwriter
27
Harry Agganis (1929-1955)
28
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
29
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
30
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
War Hero
31
Carlyle Blackwell (1884-1955)
32
Robert Kent (1908-1955)
33
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
34
Archie Hahn (1880-1955)
Runner
35
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
36
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
Sculptor
37
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
38
Anwar Wagdi (1904-1955)
39
Jane Murfin (1892-1955)
Playwright
40
Oswald Avery (1877-1955)
Doctor
41
John Mott (1865-1955)
Religious Leader
42
Margaret Abbott (1876-1955)
Golfer
43
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
44
Hubert Cecil Booth (1871-1955)
Engineer
45
Josiah Ritchie (1870-1955)
Tennis Player
46
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
47
Robert R. McCormick (1880-1955)
48
Celebrities Born in 1955
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