Herbert Grönemeyer

German singer, musician, composer and producer.

Born April 12th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Göttingen. ^[ref]

Jean-Pierre Thiollet

French writer.

Born December 9th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Poitiers. ^[ref]

Steve Archibald

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1956).

Born September 27th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Glasgow.

Andrea Levy

English author.

Born March 7th, 1956 in London. ^[ref]

Died February 14th, 2019 at 62 years old (breast cancer). ^[ref]

John Dahl

American film and television director and writer.

Born December 11th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Billings.

Nels Cline

American guitarist and composer.

Born January 4th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Los Angeles.

Paul Mitchell

American politician.

Born November 14th, 1956 in Boston.

Died August 15th, 2021 at 64 years old in Dryden Township (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Marin Alsop

American conductor and violinist.

Born October 16th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Manhattan.

Debretsion Gebremichael

President of the tigray region.

Born July 7th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Shire.

Peter Šťastný

Slovak-canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 18th, 1956 (age 68 years) in Bratislava.