Christine Lagarde

President of the european central bank.

Born January 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Kevin McNally

English actor.

Born April 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bristol.

Shawn Colvin

American singer-songwriter.

Born January 10th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vermillion.

Gina Haspel

American intelligence officer (born 1956).

Born October 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ashland.

Diane Warren

American songwriter.

Born September 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Van Nuys.

Michael Connelly

American novelist, journalist, crime fiction writer, and screenwriter (born 1956).

Born July 21st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Philadelphia.

Adam Arkin

American actor and director.

Born August 19th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Brooklyn.

Vincent Margera

American television personality (1956–2015).

Born July 3rd, 1956 in Concordville.

Died November 15th, 2015 at 59 years old in West Chester (liver failure). ^[ref]

Janet Hubert

American film and television actress.

Born January 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chicago.

Mychal Thompson

Bahamian basketball player.

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

Doug Burgum

United states secretary of the interior.

Born August 1st, 1956 (age 69 years) in Arthur.

Vijay Rupani

Chief minister of gujarat from 2016 to 2021.

Born August 2nd, 1956 in Yangon.

Died June 12th, 2025 at 68 years old in Ahmedabad (aviation accident).

Warren Moon

American gridiron football player (born 1956).

Born November 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Jools Holland

English musician and television personality (born 1958).

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

Richard Karn

American actor and presenter.

Born February 17th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Seattle.

Phyllis Logan

Scottish actress.

Born January 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Paisley.

Leslie Cheung

Hong kong singer and actor (1956–2003).

Born September 12th, 1956 in British Hong Kong.

Died April 1st, 2003 at 46 years old in Hong Kong.

Guido van Rossum

Dutch programmer and creator of python.

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

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

German politician, president of germany since 2017.

Born January 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Detmold. ^[ref]

Jackée Harry

American actress (born 1956).

Born August 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Winston-Salem.

Pankaj Dheer

Indian actor.

Born November 9th, 1956 in Kanpur.

Died October 15th, 2025 at 68 years old in Mumbai (cancer). ^[ref]

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Spiritual leader.

Born May 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Thanjavur district.

Wendy Crewson

Canadian actress.

Born May 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Hamilton.

Stevie Young

Scottish musician.

Born December 11th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Charlie Crist

United states representative from 2017 to 2022.

Born July 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Altoona.