One birth year produced the web, the personal computer, Mr. Bean and Die Hard. Inventors, actors, rock guitarists and athletes are all fighting over the same vintage.
1Rowan AtkinsonEnglish comedian born in 1955 who created Mr. Bean and starred in Blackadder.1000pts
2Greg NormanAustralian golfer born in 1955 who spent 331 weeks as world number one.930pts
3Eric SchmidtEngineer born in 1955 who ran Google as CEO through its growth into a global giant.930pts
4Tim Berners-LeeBritish computer scientist born in June 1955 who invented the World Wide Web.818pts
5Chow Yun-fatHong Kong actor born in 1955 who starred in A Better Tomorrow and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.818pts
6Simon RattleEnglish conductor born in 1955 who led the Berlin Philharmonic for sixteen years.734pts
7Bruce WillisActor born in 1955 who became a global action star with Die Hard and Pulp Fiction.734pts
8Gary SiniseActor born in 1955 known for Forrest Gump's Lieutenant Dan and CSI: NY.734pts
9Eddie Van HalenGuitarist born in 1955 whose tapping technique changed rock guitar playing.734pts
10Whoopi GoldbergActress, comedian and host born in 1955, one of the few EGOT winners.636pts
11Bill GatesMicrosoft co-founder born in Seattle in October 1955 who brought software to nearly every desk.636pts
12Reba McEntireCountry singer and actress born in 1955, one of the best-selling country artists ever.636pts
13Kevin CostnerActor and director born in 1955 who won Oscars for Dances with Wolves and later led Yellowstone.636pts
14John GrishamNovelist born in 1955 whose legal thrillers like The Firm sold hundreds of millions of copies.520pts
15ImanSomali-born supermodel and cosmetics entrepreneur born in 1955.520pts
16Steve JobsApple co-founder born in San Francisco in February 1955 who reshaped computers, music and phones.520pts
17Alain ProstFrench racing driver born in 1955 who won four Formula One world championships.520pts
18Billy Bob ThorntonActor and filmmaker born in 1955 who won an Oscar for writing Sling Blade.382pts
19Willem DafoeActor born in 1955 known for Platoon, Spider-Man and four Oscar nominations.382pts
20Kelsey GrammerActor born in 1955 who played Frasier Crane across two decades of Cheers and Frasier.382pts
21Debra WingerActress born in 1955 nominated for three Oscars for An Officer and a Gentleman, Terms of Endearment and Shadowlands.382pts
22Jeff KoonsArtist born in 1955 whose Balloon Dog sculptures made him one of the priciest living artists.0pts
23Bill PaxtonActor born in 1955 remembered for Aliens, Twister, Apollo 13 and Titanic.0pts
Photo credits
- Rowan Atkinson — Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Eric Schmidt — Guillaume Paumier, CC BY 3.0
- Tim Berners-Lee — Summit, CC BY 4.0
- Chow Yun-fat — Sliceof, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Simon Rattle — Ceskafilharmonie, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bruce Willis — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eddie Van Halen — Carl Lender, CC BY 2.0
- Whoopi Goldberg — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bill Gates — Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union, CC BY 4.0
- Reba McEntire — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kevin Costner — Ariela Ortiz-Barrantes, CC BY-SA 4.0
- John Grisham — PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Iman — Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Steve Jobs — Matthew Yohe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Alain Prost — Thesupermat, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Billy Bob Thornton — Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Willem Dafoe — Kalai Ramu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jeff Koons — Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bill Paxton — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
