Bushra Ansari

Pakistani actress.

Born May 15th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Karachi.

Fred Melamed

American actor.

Born May 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New York City.

Maurice Cheeks

American basketball player and coach.

Born September 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chicago.

Sam Brownback

American politician and 46th governor of kansas (born 1956).

Born September 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Garnett.

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Indian banker.

Born March 18th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Kolkata.

Julian Richings

English canadian actor.

Born August 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Oxford. ^[ref]

Gary Ross

American director and screenwriter.

Born November 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles.

Miguel Bosé

Spanish-italian musician, singer and actor.

Born April 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Panama City.

Jordan Rudess

American keyboardist.

Born November 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Great Neck.

Dilip Vengsarkar

Indian cricketer.

Born April 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Rajapur.

Keiichi Tsuchiya

Japanese drifting driver.

Born January 30th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Tōmi-shi. ^[ref]

Edgar Lungu

President of zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025).

Born November 11th, 1956 in Ndola.

Died June 5th, 2025 at 68 years old in Pretoria. ^[ref]

Liam Brady

Irish footballer and manager.

Born February 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Dublin.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

Indian politician.

Born April 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Murshidabad.

Keith Vaz

British politician (born 1956).

Born November 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Aden. ^[ref]

Elizabeth Strout

American novelist (born 1956).

Born January 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Portland.

Greg Pence

American businessman and politician (born 1956).

Born November 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Columbus.

Adnan Oktar

Turkish cult leader (born 1956).

Born February 2nd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Ankara.

Alain Passard

French chef.

Born August 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in La Guerche-de-Bretagne.

Mitch Vogel

American former child actor.

Born January 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Alhambra.

Sharon Mitchell

American sexologist and pornographic actress.

Born January 18th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Trenton. ^[ref]

Lawrence Gowan

Canadian singer and musician.

Born November 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Glasgow.

John Lee Hancock

American film director, writer and producer (born 1956).

Born December 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Longview.

Pat McCrory

74th governor of north carolina.

Born October 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Columbus.

Mel Harris

American actress.

Born July 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bethlehem.