Famous People Born In 1956
Discover the most famous people born in 1956. The list includes people like Carrie Fisher, Tom Hanks, Eric Roberts, Ellen DeGeneres, Mel Gibson and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, composers, guitarists and journalists born in 1956. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Canada and many more countries.
Theresa May1st October, British
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Tom Hanks9th July, American
Academy Award Winning Actor
Mel Gibson3rd January, American
Actor
Anthony Bourdain25th June, American
Chef, Author, T.V. Personality
Carrie Fisher21st October, American
Aileen Wuornos29th February, American
Larry Bird7th December, American
Former Basketball Star
Bryan Cranston7th March, American
Actor, Director
Linda Hamilton26th September, American
Actress
Mimi Rogers27th January, American
Actress
Maneka Gandhi26th August, Indian
Politician, Animal Rights Activist
Eric Roberts18th April, American
Actor
John Paul Getty III4th November, American
Grandson of Jean Paul Getty
Geena Davis21st January, American
Actress, Producer, Model
Bo Derek20th November, American
Actress
Christoph Waltz4th October, Austrian, German
Actor
Bill Maher20th January, American
Talk Show Host
Danny Boyle20th October, British
Film Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer
GG Allin29th August, American
Musician, Singer-Songwriter
Jerry Hall2nd July, American
Model, Actress
Steve Ballmer24th March, American
Former CEO of Microsoft
Joe Lacob10th January, American
Business Executive
Valerie Jarrett14th November, American
Lawyer
Kim Cattrall21st August, Canadian, British
Actress
Martina Navratilova18th October, American
Former Tennis Champion
Gary Cole20th September, American
Actor
Sela Ward11th July, American
Actress
Sugar Ray Leonard17th May, American
American professional boxer
Tim Daly1st March, American
Actor
John Roberts15th November, Canadian
Journalist
Bob Saget17th May, American
Stand-up Comedian
Cherry Jones21st November, American
Actress
Keith David4th June, American
Actor
Alan Ruck1st July, American
Actor
Björn Borg6th June, Swedish
Tennis Player
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Maureen McCormick5th August, American
Actress
Dwight Yoakam23rd October, American
Singer
Lisa Niemi26th May, American
Actress, Director
Lars von Trier30th April, Danish
Film-Maker
Joe Montana11th June, American
American Football Player
Martin Kenzie29th April, British
Cinematographer
David Copperfield16th September, American
American illusionist
Marie Colvin12th January, American
Journalist
Kenny G5th June, American
Saxophonist
Delta Burke30th July, American
Actress
Steven Bauer2nd December, American
Actor
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad28th October, Iranian
President of Iran
Ann Dowd30th January, American
Actress
Cynthia Rhodes21st November, American
Actress
Richard Kind22nd November, American
Actor
Mae Jemison17th October, American
First African American Woman To Travel To Space
Randy Jackson23rd June, American
Bassist, Record Producer, Television Personality.
Luis Guzmán28th August, Puerto Rican
Actor
Tsai Ing-wen31st August, Taiwanese
President of Taiwan
Joey Buttafuoco11th March, American
Richard Karn17th February, American
Actor
Brian Benben18th June, American
Actor
Bonnie Lee Bakley7th June, American
Actor
Guido van Rossum31st January, Dutch
Programmer
Joy Mangano1st February, American
Entrepreneur
Kevin McNally27th April, British
Actor
Peter Hook13th February, British
singer
King Diamond14th June, Danish
Heavy Metal Musician
Michele Bachmann6th April, American
Former United States Representative
Larry Hogan25th May, American
62nd Governor of Maryland
Debby Boone22nd September, American
Singer, Actress
Adam Arkin19th August, American
Actor
Paula Zahn24th February, American
Newscaster, Journalist
Melody Thomas Scott18th April, American
Actress
Kelly Curtis17th June, American
Actress
Charlie Baker13th November, American
72nd Governor of Massachusetts
Dorothy Hamill26th July, American
Figure Skater
Meg Whitman4th August, American
CEO of NewTV
Dickson Poon19th June, Hong Konger
Businessperson
Andy Goldsworthy26th July, British
Sculptor & Photographer
Sebastian Coe29th September, British
Middle Distance Runner, Politician
Lisa Eilbacher5th May, Saudi Arabian
Actress
Erwin Bach24th January, German
Tina Turner's Husband
Ray Wilkins14th September, British
Football Player
Catherine Hickland11th February, American
Actress, Businesswoman, Author
Ian Alexander Sr.8th April, Canadian
Regina King's Ex-husband
Sam Brownback11th September, American
46th Governor of Kansas
Andy Garcia12th April, Cuban
Actor
Stella Arroyave20th March, Colombian
Actress
Khaled Mashal28th May, Jordanian
Political leader
Pebe Sebert17th March, American
Singer-Songwriter
Tessa Sanderson14th March, American
Olympic athlete
Nora Volkow27th March, Mexican
Psychiatrist
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar13th May, Indian
Spiritual & humanitarian leader
Almazbek Atambayev17th September, Kyrgyz
4th President of Kyrgyzstan
Carlo Urbani19th October, Italian
Epidemiologist
Rolandas Paksas10th June, Lithuanian
Former President of Lithuania
Mullah Krekar7th July, Iraqi
Founder of the terrorist organization Ansar
Horacio Cartes5th July, Paraguayan
President of Paraguay
Diandra Luker30th November, American
Film Producer
Nicanor Duarte11th October, Paraguayan
Paraguayan Politician