Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
2
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
3
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
4
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
5
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
7
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
8
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
9
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
10
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
11
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
12
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
13
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
14
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
15
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
16
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
17
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
18
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
Screenwriter
19
Oswald Avery (1877-1955)
Doctor
20
Emma Jung (1882-1955)
Family Member
21
Clyde Bruckman (1894-1955)
Director
22
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
23
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
Entrepreneur
24
Celebrities Born in 1955
Deaths by Year
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
25
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Composer
26
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
27
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
Poet
28
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
29
August Vollmer (1876-1955)
Law Enforcement Officer
30
Archie Hahn (1880-1955)
Runner
31
William Woodward Jr. (1920-1955)
32
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
War Hero
33
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
34
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
35
Miroslava (1925-1955)
36
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
Sculptor
37
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
38
James Agee (1909-1955)
39
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
40
Anwar Wagdi (1904-1955)
41
John Hodiak (1914-1955)
42
Carlyle Blackwell (1884-1955)
43
Amon G. Carter (1879-1955)
44
Hubert Cecil Booth (1871-1955)
Engineer
45
Henry Schwartz (1869-1955)
46
William Winter (1898-1955)
Chess Player
47
Lewis Spence (1874-1955)
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