1955 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1955 are 70 or 71 years old this year and turn 71 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1955 will belong to Baby Boomers. 1955 is the Year of the Wood Goat 🐐 and belongs to Baby Boomers.
- Age this year
- Turns 71
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐐 Wood Goat
- Generation
- 📺 Baby Boomer
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1955
- Saturday
- Chinese New Year
- January 24
How old is someone born in 1955?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1955 is 70 or 71 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1955
- 10 in 1965
- 18 in 1973
- 21 in 1976
- 30 in 1985
- 40 in 1995
- 50 in 2005
- 60 in 2015
- 70 in 2025
- 80 in 2035
- 90 in 2045
- 100 in 2055
1955 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Goat 🐐
1955 is a Wood Goat year (Yin). The 1955 Chinese zodiac year began on January 24, 1955 and ended on February 11, 1956. People born in January or early February 1955, before Chinese New Year on January 24, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Horse.
The Goat (also called the Sheep or Ram) represents calm, creativity and kindness. Goat-year people are described as gentle, imaginative and caring, with a love of beauty and harmony.
People with the Wood element are traditionally described as generous, cooperative and growth-minded.
What generation is 1955?
People born in 1955 are part of Baby Boomers, which covers birth years 1946–1964.
Baby Boomers are named after the sharp rise in births after World War II. Boomers lived through a period of economic growth, rock and roll, the civil rights movement and the space race.
Famous people born in 1955
- October 28, 1955American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)
- February 24, 1955American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)
- January 28, 195523rd president of the French Republic from 2007 to 2012
- September 14, 1955267th Pope of the Catholic Church (2025–)
- June 8, 1955English computer scientist (born 1955)
- November 16, 195555th President of Ecuador from 2021 to 2023
- March 21, 195538th President of the Federative Republic of Brazil (2019–2023)
- January 6, 1955English actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1955)
- March 19, 1955American actor (born 1955)
- December 28, 1955Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist (1955–2017)
- March 27, 1955Spanish politician (born 1955)
- January 18, 1955American actor
- February 17, 1955Chinese novelist and screenwriter
- November 13, 1955American actress, comedian, author and television personality
- June 21, 1955French football player, manager and executive (born 1955)
- November 11, 1955German politician, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
- June 27, 1955French actress
- July 26, 1955President of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)
- July 22, 1955American actor (1955-)
- May 21, 1955Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former Russian defense minister
- February 28, 1955American stand-up comedian (1955–2022)
- March 1, 1955Congolese gynecologist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
- April 16, 1955Grand Duke (head of state) of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (2000–2025)
- December 20, 1955Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955)
- February 8, 1955American writer (born 1955)
- March 17, 1955American actor
- April 5, 1955Japanese manga artist and character designer (1955-2024)
- December 20, 1955German politician
- January 17, 1955Hungarian biochemist
- February 24, 1955French racing driver (born 1955)
- May 8, 1955Ethiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)
- March 9, 1955Italian actress (born 1955)
- April 20, 1955Swedish geneticist (born 1955)
- January 9, 1955American actor (born 1955)
- May 17, 1955American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)
- August 4, 1955American actor, filmmaker, and musician
- September 25, 1955German football executive and former football player
- January 17, 1955Italian Roman Catholic priest, cardinal and Secretary of State of the Holy See (1955-)
- March 28, 1955American country singer and actress (born 1955)
- November 10, 1955German filmmaker (born 1955)
- February 21, 1955American actor
- March 11, 1955German singer, songwriter, and actress
- May 27, 1955American actor (born 1955)
- January 26, 1955Dutch-American rock guitarist (1955–2020)
- May 2, 1955Italian fashion designer
- July 1, 1955Italian artist and photographer
- May 18, 1955Hong Kong actor
- March 22, 1955President of Latvia
- May 30, 1955American physiologist
- October 7, 1955American cellist (born 1955)
- November 11, 1955King of Bhutan from 1972–2006
- January 27, 1955Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 2005
- July 9, 1955American politician and attorney (1955–2026)
- November 4, 1955Finnish politician and the 40th prime minister of Finland
- November 24, 1955President of Lebanon (2022–2025), Prime Minister of Lebanon (2005; 2011–2014; 2021–2025)
- October 11, 1955Sultan of Oman since 2020 (born 1955)
- December 22, 1955German biochemist
- March 29, 1955Irish actor
- April 27, 1955Software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO
- May 16, 1955Belarusian gymnast (*1955)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1955?
Someone born in 1955 turns 71 in 2026, 80 in 2035, 90 in 2045, 100 in 2055. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1955?
1955 is the Year of the Goat, with the Wood element (Wood Goat). The 1955 zodiac year runs from January 24, 1955 to February 11, 1956. People born in 1955 before January 24 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Horse.
What generation is 1955?
People born in 1955 belong to Baby Boomers (Baby Boomer), which includes birth years 1946 to 1964. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1955 a leap year?
No. 1955 is a common year with 365 days.