Dave Murray

English guitarist.

Born December 23rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in London.

Mark Rolston

American actor.

Born December 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Baltimore.

Joe Penny

Actor.

Born June 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in London.

Raheel Sharif

9th chief of army staff of pakistan.

Born June 16th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Quetta.

Vitaly Kaloyev

Russian architect.

Born January 15th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Vladikavkaz.

Salma Agha

Actress, singer.

Born October 25th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Karachi.

Amitav Ghosh

Indian writer.

Born July 11th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Kolkata.

Julee Cruise

American musician (1956–2022).

Born December 1st, 1956 in Creston.

Died June 9th, 2022 at 65 years old in Pittsfield. ^[ref]

Max Hardcore

American pornographic actor (1956–2023).

Born August 10th, 1956 in Racine. ^[ref]

Died March 27th, 2023 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Anna Soubry

British politician.

Born December 7th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Lincoln.

Patricia Cornwell

American novelist, journalist, biographer.

Born June 9th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Miami.

Peter Buck

American musician; guitarist for r.e.m., songwriter, record producer.

Born December 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Berkeley.

Baruch Goldstein

American-israeli doctor, perpetrator of the cave of the patriarchs massacre (1956-1994).

Born December 9th, 1956 in Brooklyn.

Died February 25th, 1994 at 37 years old in Hebron (lynching, blunt trauma).

T. K. Carter

American actor and comedian (1956-2026).

Born December 18th, 1956 in New York City.

Died January 9th, 2026 at 69 years old in Duarte. ^[ref]

Stepfanie Kramer

American actress.

Born August 6th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles.

Paula Zahn

American journalist and newscaster.

Born February 24th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Omaha.

Akio Toyoda

Japanese businessman, chairman and former president/ceo of toyota.

Born May 3rd, 1956 (age 70 years) in Nagoya.

Sripriya

Indian actress.

Born March 5th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Chennai.

Val Valentino

American magician.

Born June 14th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Audrey Landers

American actress and singer.

Born July 18th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Philadelphia.

Paul Molitor

Minnesota twins manager.

Born August 22nd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Saint Paul.

Blackie Lawless

American heavy metal musician.

Born September 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Tampa.

Michael Harney

American actor.

Born March 27th, 1956 (age 70 years) in The Bronx.

El Risitas

Spanish comedian and actor (1956-2021).

Born April 5th, 1956 in Seville. ^[ref]

Died April 28th, 2021 at 65 years old in Seville (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Dean Butler

Actor.

Born May 20th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Prince George.