Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Physicist
1
James Dean (1931-1955)
Movie Actor
2
Emmett Till (1941-1955)
3
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Sadako Sasaki (1943-1955)
5
Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
Biologist
6
Matthew Henson (1866-1955)
Explorer
7
Cy Young (1867-1955)
Baseball Player
8
Honus Wagner (1874-1955)
9
Charlie Parker (1920-1955)
Saxophonist
10
Carmen Miranda (1909-1955)
Movie Actress
11
Shemp Howard (1895-1955)
12
Theda Bara (1885-1955)
13
John Davis (1873-1955)
Politician
14
Alberto Ascari (1918-1955)
Race Car Driver
15
Eva Moore (1868-1955)
16
George Enescu (1881-1955)
Composer
17
Oscar Mayer (1859-1955)
Business Executive
18
Albert F. Polk (1869-1955)
19
Wallace Stevens (1879-1955)
Poet
20
John Hodiak (1914-1955)
21
Grace Hartman (1907-1955)
Stage Actress
22
Jerry Ross (1926-1955)
23
Miroslava (1925-1955)
24
Celebrities Born in 1955
Deaths by Year
August Vollmer (1876-1955)
Law Enforcement Officer
25
John Mott (1865-1955)
Religious Leader
26
Dale Carnegie (1888-1955)
Entrepreneur
27
Thomas Mann (1875-1955)
Novelist
28
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Sculptor
29
Alice Joyce (1890-1955)
30
Amon G. Carter (1879-1955)
31
Edward Kasner (1878-1955)
Mathematician
32
James Agee (1909-1955)
Screenwriter
33
Wardell Gray (1921-1955)
34
Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955)
35
Lewis Spence (1874-1955)
36
Henry Schwartz (1869-1955)
37
Robert E. Sherwood (1896-1955)
38
Joseph Freeman (1897-1955)
Journalist
39
James P. Johnson (1894-1955)
Jazz Singer
40
Ira Hayes (1923-1955)
War Hero
41
Owen Roberts (1875-1955)
Supreme Court Justice
42
Adelaide Johnson (1859-1955)
43
Anwar Wagdi (1904-1955)
44
William Winter (1898-1955)
Chess Player
45
Sara Martin (1884-1955)
Blues Singer
46
Carlyle Blackwell (1884-1955)
47
Cordell Hull (1871-1955)
48