List of Famous people who died at 55

Borys Yuriyovych Derkach was a Soviet and Ukrainian professional football player.

Svetlana Alexandrovna Kitova was a middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. Born in Dushanbe, Kitova's greatest achievements were the 1989 World Indoor silver medal as well as two European Indoor gold medals. Her personal best 1500 metres time was 4:01.02 in Kiev on 2 August 1988.

José Mohamed Janene was a Brazilian businessman, cowman and politician. He had many farms and ran many companies, mostly in Londrina, where he lived. He became notable via politics and by being involved in the Mensalão scandal.

Murry Gage Wilson was an American songwriter and record producer who acted as the first manager of the Beach Boys, a rock band formed by his sons Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, his nephew Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. For most of the 1960s, Murry also worked as a music publisher for the band. He authored or co-authored at least 50 compositions in his lifetime. His most popular songs were "Two-Step, Side-Step", recorded by Johnnie Lee Wills and Bonnie Lou, and "Break Away", released as a Beach Boys single in 1969.

Vladimir Vasilyevich Kuznetsov was a Soviet Russian javelin thrower.

Gjergj Xhuvani was an Albanian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from Tirana's Academy of Arts in 1986.

Johnny Lee Clary was an American man who served as a Ku Klux Klan leader before he became a Pentecostal Christian, traveling around the world preaching the gospel and teaching against racism and hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and the Aryan Nations. Clary was also known as professional wrestler Johnny Angel who had success in the 1980s in the National Wrestling Federation (NWF).

Diana Nasution, was a very popular Indonesian singer and actress in the 1970s and 1980s.