John Wells

American producer, writer and director (born 1956).

Born May 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Alexandria.

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Toronto.

Owen Paterson

British politician.

Born June 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Whitchurch.

Kurt Thomas

American artistic gymnast (1956–2020).

Born March 29th, 1956 in Hollywood.

Died June 5th, 2020 at 64 years old in Texas (stroke). ^[ref]

Mark Ryan

English actor, author and action director.

Born June 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Doncaster.

Mari Boine

Northern sámi singer from norway (born 1956).

Born November 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Karasjok Municipality.

Giuseppe Tornatore

Italian film director and screenwriter.

Born May 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bagheria.

Greg Phillinganes

American keyboardist and session musician.

Born May 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Detroit.

Jerry Doyle

American talk radio host and actor (1956–2016).

Born July 16th, 1956 in Brooklyn.

Died July 27th, 2016 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

Philip Kerr

British novelist (1956–2018).

Born February 22nd, 1956 in United Kingdom, Edinburgh.

Died March 23rd, 2018 at 62 years old in London (bladder cancer).

Maggie Reilly

British singer.

Born September 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Glasgow.

Martin Jol

Dutch association football player and manager.

Born January 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in The Hague.

Thomas Rongen

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born October 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Amsterdam.

Marques Johnson

American basketball player.

Born February 8th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Natchitoches.

José Manuel Durão Barroso

Portuguese politician and teacher (born 1956).

Born March 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Lisbon.

Louis Herthum

American actor and producer.

Born July 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baton Rouge.

Tom McClintock

U.s. representative from california.

Born July 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bronxville.

Ann Magnuson

Actress, performance artist, singer.

Born January 4th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Charleston.

Jeff Immelt

American businessman.

Born February 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Cincinnati.

Frances Arnold

Nobel prize winning us scientist and engineer (born 1956).

Born July 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Pittsburgh.

Arundathi Nag

Indian actress, theatre personality.

Born July 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Delhi.

Kiran Shah

Kenyan actor.

Born September 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Nairobi.

Kelly Ward

American actor.

Born November 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in San Diego.

Nazrin Shah of Perak

Sultan of perak & deputy yang di-pertuan agong malaysia.

Born November 27th, 1956 (age 69 years) in George Town.

Zbigniew Boniek

Polish association football player and manager.

Born March 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bydgoszcz.