Exene Cervenka

American singer.

Born February 1st, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chicago.

Ann Curry

American journalist.

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

Jeremy Wade

British television presenter and author.

Born March 23rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Suffolk. ^[ref]

Peter Hook

British bassist.

Born February 13th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Salford.

Deborah L. Birx

American physician and diplomat.

Born April 4th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Carlisle. ^[ref]

Marc Dutroux

Belgian pedophile, serial killer, trafficker and kidnapper.

Born November 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Ixelles - Elsene.

Justin Welby

Archbishop of canterbury (2013–2025).

Born January 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Jimmy Barnes

Scottish-australian singer.

Born April 28th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Glasgow.

Annu Kapoor

Indian actor.

Born February 20th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bhopal.

Michele Bachmann

American politician (born 1956).

Born April 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Waterloo.

Mukesh Rishi

Indian actor.

Born April 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Jammu.

Min Aung Hlaing

Prime minister of caretaker government, burmese army general and commander-in-chief of the myanmar armed forces.

Born July 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Dawei.

Christiana Figueres

Costa rican diplomat.

Born August 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in San José.

Steve Harris

British bassist.

Born March 12th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Angus Deayton

English television presenter, actor, writer, comedian.

Born January 6th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Banstead.

Kevin Dunn

American actor.

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

Javed Iqbal

Pakistani serial killer.

Born October 8th, 1956 in Lahore.

Died October 8th, 2001 at 45 years old in Lahore (intoxication).

Sue Barker

English television presenter and former professional tennis player.

Born April 19th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Paignton.

Koo Stark

American film actress and photographer.

Born April 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in New York City.

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).

Dorothy Hamill

Figure skater.

Born July 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Chicago.

Pankaj Dheer

Indian actor.

Born November 9th, 1956 in Kanpur.

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

Tim McInnerny

English actor.

Born September 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Cheadle Hulme.

King Diamond

Danish musician.

Born June 14th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Copenhagen.

Stephanie Zimbalist

American film actress.

Born October 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Manhattan.