* 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

* 1955 – Steve Jobs, American computer pioneer ( d. 2011 )

* 1955 – Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager

* 1955 – Steve Earle, American musician

* 1955 – Steve Javie, American professional basketball referee

* 1955 – Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ( Sex Pistols, The Professionals, and Neurotic Outsiders )

** Steve Jobs, American computer entrepreneur ( b. 1955 )

* Steve Jones ( musician ) ( born 1955 ), English rock and roll guitarist and singer, member of the Sex Pistols

* Steve Jones ( athlete ) ( born 1955 ), Welsh athlete

Simultaneous playing of tape loops to create phase patterns and rhythms was developed and initially used by musique concrète and tape music composers, and was most extensively utilized by Steve Reich for his " phasing " pieces such as " Come Out " ( 1966 ) and " It's Gonna Rain " ( 1965 ), and by Karlheinz Stockhausen in Gesang der Jünglinge ( 1955 – 56 ) and Kontakte ( 1958 – 60 ).

Earlier in 1955, he was signed to a 10-year recording contract with RCA Victor by Steve Sholes, who produced some of Reeves ' first recordings at RCA and signed Elvis Presley for the company that same year.

Stephen Michael James " Steve " Ovett OBE ( born 9 October 1955 ), is a former middle distance runner from England.

* Steve McCabe ( politician ) ( born 1955 ), British Labour Party Member of Parliament

Stephen Ray " Steve " Mariucci ( born November 4, 1955 ) is a former National Football League coach.

In 1955, Powell was playing with the Steve Bernard Orquestra at the Boite Plaza, a nightclub within the Plaza Hotel in Rio, where his skill got the attention of the jazz trio playing across the lobby at the Plaza Bar.

Stephen Frost ( born 28 December 1955 ), also known as Steve Frost, is an English comedian.

Steve Kimock ( born October 5, 1955, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States ) is an American rock musician and guitarist.

Steve M. Gibson ( born March 26, 1955, Dayton, Ohio ) is a computer enthusiast, software engineer and security researcher who studied Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sandover medallists: ( 10 total ) 1928: Jack Rocchi, 1937: Frank Jenkins, 1947: Clive Lewington, 1952: Steve Marsh, 1955: John Todd, 1980: Stephen Michael, 1981: Stephen Michael, 1986: Mark Bairstow, 1989: Craig Edwards, 2005: Toby McGrath

His most regular run on the show was alternating weeks with comedian Fred Allen following the departure of regular panelist Steve Allen, beginning in 1954 through early 1955 ; Fred Allen ultimately took the spot on the panel on a regular basis for approximately a year until his death.

* Steve Jobs ( 1955 – 2011 ), co-founder and former CEO of consumer electronics company Apple Inc

* Steve Gibson ( computer programmer ) ( born 1955 ), American computer engineer and journalist

Stephen James " Steve " Coppell ( born 9 July 1955 ) is an English former footballer and current director of football of Crawley Town FC.

By the time her radio program ended in 1955, Canova easily made a smooth transition to television with appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour, The Steve Allen Show, Matinee Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and other shows.

* Steve Mura ( born 1955 ), retired Major League Baseball pitcher