List of Famous people who died at 55

Olga Leonidovna Pashkova was a Soviet Union born Russian film and stage actress from 1987. She played in among others It (1989) and The Thief (1997). She became in 2006 People's Artist of the Russian Federation and Merited Artist of the Russian Federation in 1998.

Rémy Vogel was a French international football defender. He played for RC Strasbourg and AS Monaco FC. He also played one international game for France. Vogel served as captain for Strasbourg between 1985 and 1987.

Valentin Ivanovich Zubkov was a Soviet film actor. He was born in Peschanoye Settlement of Ryazan Province. He finished Armavir Military Aviation School (1941–1943) and served as a pilot at frontlines of the German-Soviet War.

Toshihiko Nakajima was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nagoya, Aichi who was affiliated with Gekidan 21 Seiki Fox at the time of his death. He was previously affiliated with Ken Production.

Erhard "Sepp" Wunderlich was a German handball player.

Roland Blanche was a French actor.

Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara was a French singer of Italian descent and born in Casablanca, who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russian.

Yevhen Petrovych Kushnaryov was a prominent Ukrainian politician of the post-Soviet era. Kushnaryov was considered one of the chief ideologues of the Party of Regions and a key ally of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

Nuray Hafiftaş was a Turkish folk singer of Azeri origin.

Orhan Kemal is the pen name of Turkish novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü. He is known for his realist novels that describe the life of the poor in Turkey.