Dave Jones

Footballer and manager (born 1956).

Born August 17th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Liverpool.

Andrew Lansley

British politician (born 1956).

Born December 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Hornchurch.

Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi

President of somaliland since 2024.

Born April 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hargeisa.

Dan Shor

American actor, director and writer.

Born November 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in New York City.

Miguel Ángel Russo

Argentine footballer and manager (1956–2025).

Born April 9th, 1956 in Lanús.

Died October 8th, 2025 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Gianni De Biasi

Italian association football player and manager.

Born June 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sarmede.

Sa'adu Abubakar

Sultan of sokoto.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sokoto.

Don Burgess

American cinematographer.

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

Mitchell Lichtenstein

American actor.

Born March 10th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Cleveland.

Baby Rani Maurya

Governor of uttarakhand.

Born August 15th, 1956 (age 69 years).

Paul Sturrock

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1956).

Born October 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ellon.

Sean O'Keefe

American politician and businessman.

Born January 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in New Orleans.

Taur Matan Ruak

Prime minister of east timor.

Born October 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Osso Huna.

Shrinivas Kulkarni

American astronomer.

Born October 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kurundwad. ^[ref]

Jeb Stuart

American writer and film director.

Born January 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Little Rock.

Roberto Malone

Italian pornographic film actor.

Born October 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Turin. ^[ref]

Ken Morrow

American ice hockey player.

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

Tim Sale

American comic artist (1956–2022).

Born May 1st, 1956 in Ithaca.

Died June 16th, 2022 at 66 years old in Seattle (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Saadeddine Othmani

Moroccan politician.

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

Joan Donoghue

American judge.

Born December 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Yonkers. ^[ref]

Princess Marie-Esméralda, Lady Moncada

Belgian princess, youngest child of leopold iii of belgium and lilian, princess of réthy.

Born September 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Château of Stuyvenberg.

Rotimi Akeredolu

Nigerian politician and lawyer.

Born July 21st, 1956 in Owo. ^[ref]

Died December 27th, 2023 at 67 years old in Hanover (prostate cancer, leukemia). ^[ref]

Zhang Fengyi

Chinese actor.

Born September 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Changsha. ^[ref]

Patricia Bullrich

Argentine politician.

Born June 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Buenos Aires.

Dick Lee

Singaporean musician.

Born August 24th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Singapore.