List of Famous people who died at 55

Brigadier General Tafari Benti was an Ethiopian politician who served as Head of State of Ethiopia in his role as chairman of the Derg, the ruling military junta. His official title was Chairman of the Provisional Military Administrative Council.

Wayne Pai was a Taiwanese businessman.

Arthur Francis Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh, styled Viscount Elveden between 1945 and 1967, was an Irish businessman and politician. He was chairman of Guinness plc from 1962 to 1986, and then its president from 1986 until his death in 1992.

Patricia de Souza was a Peruvian writer. She was a Spanish translator of the poetry of Michel Leiris and the narrative of Jean Echenoz, she was the author of a dozen novels, including Cuando llegue la noche.

David John MacRae Carnegie, 14th Earl of Northesk, styled Lord Rosehill between 1975 and 1994, was a British hereditary peer, landowner and member of the House of Lords.

Helga Henselder-Barzel was a German political scientist. She was the president of the German non-governmental organization Welthungerhilfe from 1984 until her death in 1995. In that capacity she critiqued contemporary public policy in Germany, particularly advocating for increased poverty reduction efforts and aid to with women in developing countries.