Étienne Daho

French singer and songwriter.

Born January 14th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Oran.

Hisashi Eguchi

Japanese manga artist.

Born March 29th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Minamata.

Ricky Sbragia

Scottish football manager (born 1956).

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lennoxtown.

Steve Coleman

American saxophonist.

Born September 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chicago.

Jan Lammers

Dutch racing driver.

Born June 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Zandvoort. ^[ref]

Jim Hodges

114th governor of south carolina (born 1956).

Born November 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lancaster.

Fritz Hilpert

German electronic musician.

Born May 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Amberg.

Telman İsmailov

Turkish-azerbaijani businessperson (born 1956).

Born October 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Goychay.

S. Scott Bullock

American actor.

Born May 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Santa Monica, Kansas City.

Laura Morante

Italian actress.

Born August 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Santa Fiora.

Frank McGarvey

Scottish footballer and manager (1956–2023).

Born March 17th, 1956 in Glasgow.

Died January 1st, 2023 at 66 years old (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Leonid Taranenko

Belarusian soviet weightlifter.

Born June 13th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Malaryta.

Roine Stolt

Swedish rock musician.

Born September 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Uppsala.

Susan Solomon

American atmospheric chemist.

Born January 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chicago.

Nick Fry

British businessman.

Born June 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Epsom.

Leticia Perdigón

Mexican actress (born 1956).

Born August 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Mexico City.

Igor Talkov

Russian singer (1956–1991).

Born November 4th, 1956 in Gretsovka.

Died October 6th, 1991 at 34 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).

Artur Mas

Spanish politician (born 1956).

Born January 31st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Barcelona.

Gregorio Manzano

Spanish football manager.

Born August 5th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Bailén.

Alain Perrin

French football manager (born 1956).

Born October 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lure.

Henriette Reker

German lawyer and independent politician; first female lord mayor of cologne.

Born December 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cologne. ^[ref]

Gregg L. Semenza

American physician and university teacher, nobel laureate in medicine, author of many retracted papers.

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

Victor Pițurcă

Romanian footballer.

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

Dragan Čović

Bosnian croat politician.

Born August 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Mostar.

Brigitte Sy

French actress.

Born January 26th, 1956 (age 70 years) in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.