* 1955 – Rob Epstein, American filmmaker and journalist

* 1955 – Keith Hunter Jesperson, Canadian serial killer

* 1955 – Cathy Jones, Canadian comedian

* 1955 – Blind Mississippi Morris, American blues musician

* 1955 – Michael Rooker, American actor

* 1955 – The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is declared safe and effective.

* 1955 – Nicolas Hulot, French journalist

* 1955 – Dimitra Liani, Greek air hostess, widow of Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou

* 1955 – Laura Fygi, Dutch singer

* 1955 – Robert Richardson, American cinematographer

* 1955 – Diana Scarwid, American actress

* 1956 – After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series.

* 1868 – Paul Claudel, French poet ( d. 1955 )

* 1881 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1955 )

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1955 – Rusty Magee, American composer ( d. 2003 )

* 1955 – Peter Schmuck, American columnist

* 1955 – John E. Sweeney, American politician

* 1955 – Keith Ahlers, English race car driver

* 1955 – Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver

* 1955 – Paul Greengrass, English director

* 1865 – John Radecki, Australian artist ( d. 1955 )

* 1955 – Caleb Carr, American author and historian

* 1955 – Tim Dunigan, American actor

* 1955 – Tony Godden, English footballer

Matti Taneli Vanhanen () ( born November 4, 1955 ) is a Finnish politician who was Prime Minister of Finland from 2003 to 2010.

* 1955: Night and Fog ( film ), Songs for the film Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti ; " Im Blumengarten " (" In the flower garden "); " Die haltbare Graugans "; Three Lieder after Brecht ; " Bel Ami "

In another remarkable event of 1955, the Soviet Union decided to return the Porkkala peninsula to Finland, which had been rented to the Soviet Union in 1948 for 50 years as a military base, a situation which somewhat endangered Finnish sovereignty and neutrality.

* 1955 – Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director

* Helena Laine ( born 1955 ), Finnish athlete

Markku Tapani Toikka ( born 5 April 1955 in Somero, Finland ) is a Finnish stand-up comedian and actor.

In 1955, he was appointed Associate Conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and served as chief conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1972.

Finnish membership in the Nordic Council in 1955 and a progressive increase in trade with the West was seen in Moscow as a harbinger of the " loss " of Finland to the West, particularly under a politician like Fagerholm known for Nordic sympathies and US connections.

Heidi Anneli Hautala ( born 14 November 1955 in Oulu ) is a Finnish politician ( Greens ), currently serving as Minister for International Development and ownership steering issues in Jyrki Katainen's cabinet.

The team has won 15 Finnish league championships ( 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2003 ).

In 1955, the team changed its original Swedish name to the Finnish Tappara in order to attract Finnish-speaking players.

In 1949 it was promoted to Finland's top division Mestaruussarja ( now called Veikkausliiga ), and in 1955 won the inaugural Finnish Cup.

* Finnish Cup ( 12 ): 1955, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1997, 2002, 2005

Olli Kortekangas is a Finnish composer, born on May 16, 1955 in Turku.

A person could be aligned to the SKDL through its basic organisations or as member of the " community members " which were the Communist Party of Finland ( SKP ), the Democratic League of Finnish Women ( 1944 – 1990 ), Academic Socialist Society ( 1944 – 1965 ), Suomen Toverikuntien Liitto ( 1946 – 1952 ), the Socialist Unity Party ( SYP ) ( 1946 – 1955 ), the Socialist Student League ( 1965 –) and the Democratic Youth League of Finland ( 1967 – 1990 ).

Rose ceased his homosexual activities after he accepted Orthodoxy, eventually ending a relationship with Jon Gregerson, a Californian of Finnish ancestry whom Rose met in the summer of 1955 while attending Watts ' academy, and who had become Rose's partner.

*, a Finnish coaster in service 1955 – 57

He designed the Finnish markka banknotes introduced in 1955.

Finnish Cup has been played since 1955.

Pelle Miljoona ( Literally “ Clown Million ”), real name Petri Samuli Tiili ( born 10 February 1955 in Hamina, Finland ) is a Finnish punk rock musician, who assembled his first band in 1977.