Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
2
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
3
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
4
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
5
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
6
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
7
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
9
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
10
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
11
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
12
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
Entrepreneur
13
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
14
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
15
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
16
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
17
Archie Hahn (1880-1955)
Runner
18
Oswald Avery (1877-1955)
Doctor
19
Arthur Honegger (1892-1955)
Composer
20
Carlos Davila (1887-1955)
21
Carlyle Blackwell (1884-1955)
22
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
23
Robert Kent (1908-1955)
24
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
Screenwriter
25
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
War Hero
26
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
27
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
28
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
29
George Enescu (1881-1955)
30
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
31
Jane Murfin (1892-1955)
Playwright
32
Margaret Abbott (1876-1955)
Golfer
33
Josiah Ritchie (1870-1955)
Tennis Player
34
August Vollmer (1876-1955)
Law Enforcement Officer
35
Daniel Sutherland (1869-1955)
36
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
37
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
38
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
39
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
Sculptor
40
Anwar Wagdi (1904-1955)
41
John Mott (1865-1955)
Religious Leader
42
Henry Schwartz (1869-1955)
43
James Agee (1909-1955)
44
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
45
Hubert Cecil Booth (1871-1955)
Engineer
46
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
47
Peyton Conway March (1864-1955)
48
Celebrities Born in 1955
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