Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
2
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
3
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
5
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
6
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
7
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
8
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
9
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
10
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
11
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
12
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
13
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
14
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
15
John Hodiak (1914-1955)
16
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
17
Anwar Wagdi (1904-1955)
18
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
19
Egas Moniz (1874-1955)
Neurologist
20
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
21
Sara Martin (1884-1955)
Blues Singer
22
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
23
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
24
Celebrities Born in 1955
Deaths by Year
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
War Hero
25
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
Poet
26
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
Screenwriter
27
Oswald Avery (1877-1955)
Doctor
28
James Agee (1909-1955)
29
John Mott (1865-1955)
Religious Leader
30
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
Entrepreneur
31
Wardell Gray (1921-1955)
32
Emma Jung (1882-1955)
Family Member
33
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
Composer
34
George Enescu (1881-1955)
35
William Woodward Jr. (1920-1955)
36
Daniel Sutherland (1869-1955)
37
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
38
Clyde Bruckman (1894-1955)
Director
39
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
40
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
41
Miroslava (1925-1955)
42
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
Sculptor
43
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
44
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
45
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
46
August Vollmer (1876-1955)
Law Enforcement Officer
47
Carlyle Blackwell (1884-1955)
48
