Antti Herlin

Finnish businessman.

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

José Ramón Alexanko

Spanish footballer.

Born May 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Barakaldo.

Paul Mario Day

British singer (1956–2025).

Born April 19th, 1956 in Whitechapel.

Died July 29th, 2025 at 69 years old in Newcastle. ^[ref]

Jerry Sichting

American basketball player-coach.

Born November 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Martinsville.

John Naber

American swimmer.

Born January 20th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Evanston.

Keith Alexander

British footballer (1956-2010).

Born November 14th, 1956 in Nottingham.

Died March 3rd, 2010 at 53 years old in Lincoln. ^[ref]

Rainer Woelki

Catholic archbishop.

Born August 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cologne. ^[ref]

Martin Fayulu

Congolese politician.

Born November 21st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kinshasa.

Christine Boisson

French actress (1956–2024).

Born April 8th, 1956 in Salon-de-Provence.

Died October 21st, 2024 at 68 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). ^[ref]

Sujata Bhatt

Indian poet.

Born May 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ahmedabad.

Darko Rundek

Croatian rock musician.

Born January 30th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Zagreb.

Mitchel Resnick

American academic (b. 1956).

Born June 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Girardot.

Madeeha Gauhar

Pakistani actress, playwright, theater director and women's rights activist (1956-2018).

Born September 21st, 1956 in Karachi.

Died April 25th, 2018 at 61 years old in Lahore (cancer).

Desireé Cousteau

American pornographic actress.

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

Dave Laut

Athletics competitor (1956–2009).

Born December 21st, 1956 in Findlay.

Died August 27th, 2009 at 52 years old in Oxnard. ^[ref]

Asha-Rose Migiro

Tanzanian politician and un deputy-secretary general.

Born July 9th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Songea.

Tomoko Akane

Japanese jurist and judge (1956-).

Born June 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Nagoya. ^[ref]

Mirek Topolánek

Czech politician.

Born May 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vsetín.

Pedro Santana Lopes

Portuguese lawyer and politician (born 1956).

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

Bernard A. Harris, Jr.

American nasa astronaut, physician.

Born June 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Temple.

Mick Pointer

British drummer.

Born July 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Brill.

Alarmel Valli

Indian dancer.

Born August 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chennai.

David Provan

Scottish former footballer.

Born May 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Gourock.

Eva Ayllón

Peruvian composer and singer.

Born February 7th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Raphael Thattil

Syro-malabar major archbishop.

Born April 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Thrissur. ^[ref]