Authors born in 1955
- Vinod Khosla Businessman, 1955
- Warren Jeffs President, 1955
- Warren Spector Director, 1955
- Wayne Knight Television Actor, 1955
- Wendy Harmer Author, 1955
- Whitney Otto Novelist, 1955
- Whoopi Goldberg Actress, 1955
- Will Shetterly Writer, 1955
- Willem Dafoe Actor, 1955
- William Broad Singer, 1955
- William Eckhardt Trade Unionist, 1955
- William H. McRaven Admiral, 1955
- William Hartung Director, 1955
- William Kentridge Painter, 1955
- William Langewiesche Author, 1955
- William P. Young Author, 1955
- William Poundstone Writer, 1955
- Xander Berkeley Actor, 1955
- Xenobia Bailey Artist, 1955
- Yang Gui-ja Writer, 1955
- Yasmina Khadra Novelist, 1955
- Yo-Yo Ma Violinist, 1955