Maurice Cheeks

American basketball player and coach.

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

Gary Ross

American director and screenwriter.

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

Greg Pence

American businessman and politician (born 1956).

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

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]

Keiichi Tsuchiya

Japanese drifting driver.

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

Miguel Bosé

Spanish-italian musician, singer and actor.

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

Julian Richings

English canadian actor.

Born September 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Oxford. ^[ref]

Dilip Vengsarkar

Indian cricketer.

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

Jordan Rudess

American keyboardist.

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

Liam Brady

Irish footballer and manager.

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

Adnan Oktar

Turkish cult leader (born 1956).

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

Dalia Grybauskaitė

President of lithuania fom 2009 to 2019 (born 1956).

Born March 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Sharon Mitchell

American sexologist and pornographic actress.

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

Pat McCrory

74th governor of north carolina.

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

John Lee Hancock

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

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

Mitch Vogel

American former child actor.

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

Ranjeeta Kaur

Indian actress.

Born September 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Punjab.

Lawrence Gowan

Canadian singer and musician.

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

Elizabeth Strout

American novelist (born 1956).

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

Mike Hughes

American daredevil and flat-earther.

Born February 9th, 1956 in San Bernardino County.

Died February 22nd, 2020 at 64 years old in Mojave Desert (aviation accident).

John Debney

American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores (born 1956).

Born August 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Glendale.

Percival Everett

American writer (born 1956).

Born December 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Fort Gordon.

Mel Harris

American actress.

Born July 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bethlehem.

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]