page_title: 1955
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 1955 / Births / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Yo-Yo Ma at the Performing Arts Center Birmingham, Alabama in 2013
context_page_description: 1955 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1955th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 955th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1950s decade.
context_section_description: October 1 – P. B. Abdul Razak, Indian politician (d. 2018)
  October 2 – Philip Oakey, English synth-pop singer-songwriter (The Human League)
  October 3 – Tommy Wiseau, American film director and actor, known for the 2003 "dark comedy" The Room
  October 4 – Dane Sorensen, New Zealand rugby league player
  October 5
  Bart D. Ehrman, American religious studies scholar and writer, specialist in textual criticism
  Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
  Caroline Loeb, French singer and actress
  October 7
  Clinton Bennett, British scholar of religions, specialist in the study of Islam
  Yo-Yo Ma, French-born Chinese American cellist
  October 8
  Bill Elliott, American racing driver
  Darrell Hammond, Comedian (Saturday Night Live)
  October 12 – Pat DiNizio, American singer-songwriter (The Smithereens) (d. 2017)
  October 13 – Sergei Shepelev, Russian ice hockey player
  October 15
  James B. Aguayo-Martel, Mexican-born physician, surgeon, scientist and inventor
  Kulbir Bhaura, Indian-born British field hockey player
  Tanya Roberts, American actress
  Emily Yoffe, American journalist and advice columnist
  October 17 – Tyrone Mitchell, American murderer (d. 1984)
  October 18
  Hiromi Go, Japanese singer
  Timmy Mallett, English television presenter
  October 19
  Lonnie Shelton, American basketball player (d. 2018)
  LaSalle Ishii, Japanese television personality
  Roland Dyens, French classical guitarist and composer (d. 2016)
  Dan Gutman, American writer
  October 20
  Tony Hanson, American basketball player (d. 2018)
  Thomas Newman, American composer
  October 21
  Yasukazu Hamada, Japanese politician
  Rich Mullins, American Christian musician (d. 1997)
  October 24
  Karen Austin, American actress
  Katherine Knight, Australian mariticide
  October 25
  Glynis Barber, South African-born British actress
  Gale Anne Hurd, American film and television producer
  October 28
  Bill Gates, American businessman and co-founder of Microsoft
  Indra Nooyi, Indian business executive
  October 29
  Kevin DuBrow, American rock singer (d. 2007)
  Roger O'Donnell, English rock keyboardist
  Etsuko Shihomi, Japanese actress
  October 30 – Jeremy Black, British historian
  October 31 – Eduardo V. Manalo, 3rd Executive Minister (Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan) of the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ)
caption: Yo-Yo Ma
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