According to Chinese Astrology, 1955 is the Year of the Goat and it is the Wood element. Based on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, those born in 1955 are Goats. The Chinese Goat year repeats every 12 years. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, those born between 24 January 1955 and 11 February 1956 are considered born in the Chinese year 1955 and are a Goat sign. In addition, each Goat year is also represented by 5 elements in Chinese astrology that express character and behavior. Therefore, each year it is referred to with a different zodiac animal name and a different element name, and this repeats only once in 60 years. 1955 is also known as the Year of the Wood Goat. Each zodiac sign is also associated with a negative/positive expression according to the Yin Yang philosophy. The year 1955 is Yin (-) according to the Chinese calendar.
When is the Chinese Year of the Goat?
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1955 | John Grisham, American lawyer and author |
| 1955 | Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General |
| 1955 | Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1955 | Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer |
| 1955 | Saw Swee Leong, Malaysian badminton player |
| 1955 | Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer |
| 1955 | Paul Lennon, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of Tasmania |
| 1955 | Bruno Tonioli, Italian dancer and choreographer |
| 1955 | Masaharu Morimoto, Japanese-American chef |
| 1955 | Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh |
| 1955 | Paul Stamets, American mycologist and author |
| 1955 | Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster |
| 1955 | Gregg Jarrett, American lawyer and journalist |
| 1955 | Fabian Hamilton, English graphic designer, engineer, and politician |
| 1956 | Andy Cox, English guitarist |
| 1955 | Héctor Cúper, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager |
| 1955 | Mladen Markač, Croatian general |
| 1955 | Taher Elgamal, Egyptian-American cryptographer |
| 1955 | Jimmy Pursey, English singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1956 | Susan Solomon, American atmospheric chemist[33] |
| 1955 | Jens Sparschuh, German author and playwright |
| 1955 | Michael Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1955 | Roger Binny, Indian cricketer and sportscaster |
| 1955 | Richard Burr, American businessman, academic, and politician |
| 1956 | Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter |
| 1955 | Val McDermid, Scottish author |
| 1955 | Frankie Kennedy, Northern Irish flute player (d. 1994) |
| 1956 | John Jefferson, American football player and coach |
| 1955 | James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java |
| 1955 | Tim Cochran, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014) |