List of Famous people who born in 1955

Edward Lee Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – mainly as a member of the Atlanta Hawks – from 1977 to 1987. Johnson was a two-time NBA-All-Star with the Hawks in 1980 and 1981, and earned two nominations to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1979 and 1980. He was nicknamed "Fast Eddie" for his speed and quickness on the court.

Herbert Prohaska is a retired Austrian football player. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska is currently working as a football pundit for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). His nickname "Schneckerl", Viennese dialect for curly hair, derives from his curly haircut in his younger years. A talented, elegant, and combative midfielder, Prohaska played as a deep-lying playmaker, and was known for his technique, intelligence, and precise passing.

John Wesley Shipp is an American actor known for his various television roles. He played the lead Barry Allen on CBS's superhero series The Flash from 1990 to 1991, and Mitch Leery, the title character's father, on the drama series Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2001. Shipp has also played several roles in daytime soap operas including Kelly Nelson on Guiding Light from 1980 to 1984, and Douglas Cummings on As the World Turns from 1985 to 1986. He portrays Barry Allen's father, Henry Allen, Jay Garrick/Flash and Earth-90 Barry Allen/Flash on the current series entitled The Flash on the CW network.

Rolf Saxon is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows.

Alexander Harper "Xander" Berkeley is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as George Mason on 24, Sheriff Thomas McAllister on The Mentalist, Percy Rose on Nikita, the Man on The Booth at the End and Gregory on The Walking Dead. His film roles include Todd Voight in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Trevor Lyle in Candyman, Ralph in Heat, Agent Gibbs in Air Force One and Dr. Lamar in Gattaca.

Ute Christensen is a German actress.

Marcelo de Oliveira Santos is a Brazilian professional football manager and former player who last managed Ponte Preta.

Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who is the president of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians and was the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as the 11th President of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, the first president born after Partition. He is member of National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

Dominique Rocheteau is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger. A French international, he played in the final tournament of three World Cups, scoring at least a goal in each of them, and was part of the team that won the European Championship in 1984. At club level, he won four Division 1 titles, three Coupes de France and played in the 1976 European Champion Clubs' Cup final.

Peter V. Neffenger is a United States Coast Guard Admiral and public servant who served as Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration from July 2015 to January 20, 2017.