1955 in The United Kingdom - Births

Births

• 6 January – Rowan Atkinson, comedian and actor
• 15 January – Nigel Benson, author and illustrator
• 19 January – Simon Rattle, conductor
• 25 January – Terry Chimes, drummer (The Clash)
• 27 January – Alexander Stuart, author
• 3 February – Kirsty Wark, television presenter
• 10 February – Chris Adams, professional wrestler (died 2001)
• 23 February – Howard Jones, musician
• 5 April – Janice Long, radio disc jockey
• 23 April – Tony Miles, chess player (died 2001)
• 2 May – Willie Miller, footballer
• 6 May – John Hutton, politician
• 16 May – Hazel O'Connor, singer
• 21 May – Paul Barber, field hockey player
• 30 May – Topper Headon, drummer (The Clash)
• 8 June – Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
• 12 June – Paul O'Grady, talk show host and comedian
• 14 June – Gillian Bailey, actor
• 26 June – Mick Jones, guitarist (The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite)
• 29 July – Stephen Timms, politician
• 1 September – Bruce Foxton, musician
• 3 September – Steve Jones, guitarist (Sex Pistols)
• 5 September – John Bentley, rugby football player
• 9 October – Steve Ovett, athlete
• 15 October – Kulbir Bhaura, field hockey player
• 18 October – Timmy Mallett, television presenter
• 9 November – Karen Dotrice, actress
• 24 November – Ian Botham, cricketer
• 30 November – Billy Idol, singer
• 15 December – Paul Simonon, bassist (The Clash)
• 23 December – Carol Ann Duffy, poet