Asahara, Shoko (March 2)
Founder of Japan's Aum Shinri-kyo religion
Famous People Born in 1955
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Atkinson, Rowan (January 6)
Comic character Mr. Bean -
Bayh, Evan (December 26)
U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1999- -
Berners-Lee, Tim (June 8)
Inventor of the World Wide Web -
Brennan, John O. (September 22)
The director of the C.I.A. from 2013-2017 -
Bush, Neil Mallon (January 22)
George W. Bush's brother, who ran the bankrupt Silverado Savings & Loan -
Byrne, Rhonda
The creator of the 2006 self-help movie The Secret -
Chapman, Mark David (May 10)
The man who killed John Lennon -
Costner, Kevin (January 18)
Star of Dances With Wolves -
Dafoe, Willem (July 22)
The Green Goblin in the 2002 movie Spider-Man -
Duffy, Carol Ann (December 23)
The first female poet laureate in British history -
Emmerich, Roland (November 10)
Director of Independence Day -
Fat, Chow Yun (May 18)
Chinese action film star -
Frog, Michigan J.
The wacky singing frog from Warner Brothers cartoons -
Gates, Bill (October 28)
Co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation -
Goldberg, Whoopi (November 13)
Star of the Hollywood comedy Sister Act -
Gonzales, Alberto (August 4)
U.S. Attorney General, 2005-2007 -
Gottfried, Gilbert (February 28)
The comedian who voiced Iago in 'Aladdin' -
Graham, Lindsey (July 9)
GOP senator from South Carolina, 2002-present -
Grammer, Kelsey (February 21)
Dr. Frasier Crane on TV's Frasier and Cheers -
Greengrass, Paul (August 13)
The director of 'United 93' and 'The Bourne Ultimatum' -
Grisham, John (February 8)
Author of The Client and The Firm -
Harris, Lusia (February 10)
The subject of the 2021 documentary 'The Queen of Basketball' -
Hinckley, John Jr. (May 29)
The man who shot Ronald Reagan -
Huckabee, Mike (August 24)
Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007 -
Huppert, Isabelle (March 16)
Star of Entre Nous and The Piano Teacher -
Idol, Billy (November 30)
Singer of the pop songs "Dancing with Myself" and "White Wedding" -
Iman (July 25)
The statuesque fashion model who married David Bowie -
Jobs, Steve (February 24)
The co-founder of Apple computers -
Kingsolver, Barbara (April 8)
The author of Pigs in Heaven and Prodigal Summer -
Koons, Jeff (January 21)
The conceptual pop artist who did Michael Jackson and Bubbles -
Landis, Mark (March 10)
The art forger in the 2014 documentary Art and Craft -
Lew, Jack (August 29)
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 2013-2017 -
Liotta, Ray (December 18)
Henry Hill in the movie Goodfellas -
Liu Xiaobo (December 28)
The Chinese writer who won 2010's Nobel Peace Prize -
Ma, Yo-Yo (October 7)
The Grammy-winning Franco-Chinese celebrity cellist -
McEntire, Reba (March 28)
Country singer and sometime actress -
Metcalf, Laurie (June 16)
Aunt Jackie on 'Roseanne' and the mom in 'Lady Bird' -
Mo Yah (February 17)
The Chinese author of Red Sorghum Clan -
Neuman, Alfred E. (November)
MAD magazine's "What -- Me Worry?" kid -
Nye, Bill (November 27)
TV's "Bill Nye the Science Guy" -
Paxton, Bill (May 17)
The star of the HBO TV series 'Big Love' -
Roberts, John G. (January 27)
17th U.S. Chief Justice of the United States -
Salazar, Ken (March 2)
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 2021-present -
Sarkozy, Nicolas (January 28)
President of France, 2007-2012 -
See, Lisa (February 18)
Author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan -
Shriver, Maria (November 6)
NBC News correspondent and wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger -
Simmons, J.K. (January 9)
J. Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man movies -
Snow, Tony (June 1)
White House press secretary, 2006-07 -
Thornton, Billy Bob (August 4)
The writer, director and star of Sling Blade -
Van Halen, Eddie (January 26)
The guitarist who led the band Van Halen -
Willis, Bruce (March 19)
The star of the Die Hard movie series -
Winger, Debra (May 16)
The star of 'Urban Cowboy' and 'Terms of Endearment'