Lisa Niemi

American actress (1956-).

Born May 26th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Houston.

Michael Biehn

American actor.

Born July 31st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Anniston.

Luis Gómez

Puerto rican actor.

Born October 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cayey.

Randy Rhoads

American guitarist (1956–1982).

Born December 6th, 1956 in Santa Monica.

Died March 19th, 1982 at 25 years old in Leesburg (aviation accident, blunt trauma).

Dwight Yoakam

American country singer-songwriter, actor, and film director.

Born October 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Pikeville.

Lars von Trier

Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956).

Born April 30th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Kongens Lyngby.

Anita Hill

American law professor; witness in clarence thomas controversy.

Born July 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lone Tree.

David Copperfield

American illusionist.

Born September 16th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Metuchen.

Sela Ward

American actress, author, and producer.

Born July 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Meridian.

Gulshan Kumar

Indian film producer.

Born May 5th, 1956 in New Delhi.

Died August 12th, 1997 at 41 years old in Mumbai.

La Toya Jackson

American singer.

Born May 29th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Gary.

David E. Kelley

American television producer, writer and attorney.

Born April 4th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Waterville.

Steven Bauer

American actor.

Born December 2nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Havana.

Sinbad

American comedian and actor.

Born November 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Benton Harbor. ^[ref]

Valerie Jarrett

American businesswoman and a former government official.

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

Randy Jackson

American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality.

Born June 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baton Rouge.

David Caruso

American actor.

Born January 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Forest Hills.

Richard Kind

American actor (born 1956).

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

Rod Blagojevich

40th governor of illinois from 2003 to 2009.

Born December 10th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chicago.

Sheryl Lee Ralph

American actress and singer.

Born December 30th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Waterbury.

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956).

Born December 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Binghamton.

Arsenio Hall

American comedian, actor and television host.

Born February 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Cleveland.

Christopher Darden

American lawyer.

Born April 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Martinez.

Kenny G

American saxophonist.

Born June 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Seattle.

Satish Kaushik

Indian film actor and director.

Born April 13th, 1956 in Mahendragarh.

Died March 9th, 2023 at 66 years old in Gurgaon (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]