Famous People Born in 1956 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 600 of 803

Jul 3 Eddie Edwards, South African tennis player (4 x ATP titles), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
Jul 3 Montel Williams, American TV talk show host (Montel), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 3 Vincent Margera "Don Vito", American reality TV Viva La Bam castmember, born in Chester, Pennsylvania
Jul 5 James Lofton, American NFL wide receiver (Bills, Packers, Raiders), born in Fort Ord, California
Jul 5 Patricia "Patsy" Pease, American actress (Kimberly-Days of Our Lives), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
Jul 6 Casey Sander, American actor (Mike-The Big Bang Theory), born in Washington, D.C.
Jul 6 John Jorgenson, American singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited), born in Madison, Wisconsin
Jul 6 Matt Bahr, American NFL placekicker (NE Patriots, NY Giants), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 7 Bill Lagattuta, American news correspondent (CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye), born in New York City, New York
Jul 8 Millard Frank Hampton, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Fresno, California
Jul 8 Russell Christian, British rock keyboardist, and vocalist (The Christians - "Harvest For The World"), born in Liverpool, England

Tom Hanks (66 years old)

Jul 9 American actor (Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Philadelphia), born in Concord, California

Jul 10 Tom McClintock, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in White Plains, New York
Jul 11 Sela Ward, Meridian Miss, actress (Hilary-Emerald Point NAS, Sisters)
Jul 12 Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
Jul 12 Mel Harris [Mary Ellen], American actress (Hope-30 Something), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jul 13 Bill Caudill, American MLB reliever (All Star 1984), born in Santa Monica, California
Jul 13 Mark "The Animal' Mendoza [Glickman], American bassist (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"), born in Long Island, New York
Jul 13 Michael Spinks, American boxer (undisputed world light heavyweight title 1983-85; lineal world heavyweight title 1985-88; Olympic gold middleweight 1976), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jul 14 Bob Birch, American musician (Elton John), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2012)
Jul 14 Vladimir Kulich, Czech actor
Jul 15 Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division - "Transmission") (d. 1980)
Jul 15 Joe Satriani, American rock guitarist, born in Westbury, New York
Jul 15 Kathy Kreiner, Canadian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976)
Jul 15 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)
Jul 16 Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter (Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes), born in New York

Bryan Trottier (66 years old)

Jul 17 American NHL Center (NY Islanders), born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan

Jul 17 Julie Bishop, Australian Liberal Party politician and Minister for Foreign Affairs (2013-present), born in Lobethal, South Australia
Jul 17 Robert Romanus, American actor, born in West Hartford, Connecticut
Jul 18 Audrey Landers [Hamburg], American actress and singer (Dallas; Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 18 Razor Shines, American baseball player (Montreal Expos), born in Durham, North Carolina
Jul 19 Peter Barton, American actor (Powers of Matthew Star), born in Valley Stream, New York
Jul 19 Yoshiaki Yatsu, Japanese professional wrestler (NJPW/WCCW/WWF) and mixed martial artist, born in Oura, Gunma, Japan
Jul 20 Charlie Magri, Tunisian British world champ flyweight boxer (1983), born in Tunis, Tunisia
Jul 20 Jim Prentice, Canadian politician, Premier of Alberta (2014-15), born in South Porcupine, Ontario (d. 2016)
Jul 20 Michael Gordon, American contemporary classical composer (Natural History; Anonymous Man), and new music promoter (Bang on a Can Festival), born in Miami, Florida

Mima Jausovec (66 years old)

Jul 20 Yugoslavian tennis player (French Open-1977), born in Maribor, Yugoslavia

Jul 20 Paul Cook, English rock drummer (Sex Pistols), born in London, England
Jul 21 Michael Connelly, American crime writer (Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch novels), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 22 Mick Pointer, British rock drummer (Marillion), born in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
Jul 24 Charles Crist, Governor of Florida
Jul 25 Frances Arnold, American Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018), born in Edgewood, Pennsylvania

Dorothy Hamill (66 years old)

Jul 26 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1976), born in Chicago, Illinois

Jul 26 Tommy Rich, American professional wrestler, born in Hendersonville, Tennessee
Jul 27 Carol Leifer, American actress and comedian, born in East Williston, New York
Jul 27 Duncan Cameron, American guitarist (Sawyer Brown) and commercial pilot, born in Utica, New York
Jul 28 Nnenna Freelon (née Pierce), American jazz singer, composer, and arranger, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jul 29 Patti Scialfa, American singer-songwriter ("As Long As I Can Be (With You)"), wife of Bruce Springsteen, born in Deal, New Jersey
Jul 29 Ronnie Musgrove, American politician (Governor of Mississippi 2000-04), born in Tocowa, Mississippi
Jul 29 Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and commentator
Jul 30 Anita Hill, American academic and attorney, accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, born in Lone Tree, Oklahoma
Jul 30 Delta Burke, American actress (Suzanne-Designing Women), born in Orlando, Florida
Jul 30 Phil Fearon, English rocker (Galaxy, Kandidate - "I Don't Want to Lose You"), born in London
Jul 30 Soraida Martinez, American painter and creator of Verdadism, born in Manhattan, New York City
Jul 31 Bill Callahan, American college football and NFL coach (Nebraska; Oakland Raiders), born in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 31 Deval Patrick, 71st Governor of Massachusetts (2007-15), born in Chicago, Illinois

Michael Biehn (66 years old)

Jul 31 American actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss), born in Anniston, Alabama

Aug 1 Doug Burgum, American businessman (Great Plains Software) and politician, Governor of North Dakota (2016-), born in Arthur, North Dakota
Aug 1 Tom Leykis, American radio personality (The Tom Leykis Show), born in The Bronx, New York
Aug 2 Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist and author, born in Gorizia, Italy
Aug 2 Isabel Pantoja, Spanish copia and Canción melódica singer (Genio y Figura), born in Seville, Spain
Aug 3 Abhisit Vejjajiva, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand (2008-11), born in Wallsend, Northumberland, England
Aug 3 Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests; 22 ODIs), born in Mumbai, India
Aug 3 Kirk Brandon, British punk rock and new wave singer-songwriter (Theatre of Hate; Spear of Destiny - Outland), born in Westminster, London
Aug 3 Todd Christensen, NFL player (Oakland) and sportscaster, born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
Aug 4 Gerry Cooney, American boxer (5 x World Heavyweight title loser), born in Manhattan, New York
Aug 5 Ferdi Bolland, Dutch singer/guitarist (Bolland & Bolland)

Maureen McCormick (66 years old)

Aug 5 American actress (Marcia-Brady Bunch), born in Encino, California

Aug 6 Stepfanie Kramer, American actress (Claudia-We Got it Made, Hunter), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 7 Kent Rominger, American astronaut (STS 73, 80, 85), born in Del Norte, California
Aug 8 Chris Foreman, British pop-ska guitarist (Madness - "Our House"; "It Must Be Love"), born in London
Aug 8 David Grant, British pop-soul singer ("Stop & Go"; "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"), and televeion personality (Pop Idol), born in Hackney, London, England
Aug 10 Charlie Peacock, American jazz and contemporary Christian music pianist, singer, songwriter, and record producer (The Civil Wars), born in Yuba City, California
Aug 10 Dianne Fromholtz Balestrat, Australian tennis player (1977 Australian Open doubles winner and single finalist), born in Albury, New South Wales
Aug 10 On Ka'a Davis, American experimental jazz guitarist and composer (Sun Ra Arkestra), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 10 Tugboat [Fred Ottman], WWF wrestler
Aug 11 June Daugherty, American women's college basketball coach (Boise State Uni, Uni of Washington, Washington State University), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
Aug 11 Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician
Aug 12 Bruce Greenwood, actor (Spy, Another Chance, Malibu Bikini Shop)
Aug 12 Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka cricket opener (190 v England Lords 1984)
Aug 12 Terry Taylor [Paul Klause], wrestler (WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster)
Aug 14 Rusty Wallace, American race car driver, born in Arnold, Missouri
Aug 14 Sharon Bryant, American vocalist (Atlantic Starr), born in Westchester County, New York
Aug 15 Lorraine Desmarais, French Canadian jazz pianist and composer, born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 15 Peter-John Vettese, Scottish keyboardist (Jethro Tull, 1982-89), songwriter, arranger, and producer born in Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 15 Vinny Denunzio, American drummer (The Feelies), born in New Jersey
Aug 16 Colleen Walker, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1997), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 2012)
Aug 16 Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
Aug 16 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
Aug 17 Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist, born in Ponteareas, Spain
Aug 17 Gail Berman, American film executive, born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 18 John Debney, American Emmy Award-winning TV, film, and orchestral composer (The Passion of the Christ; Elf; Garry Marshall films; The Abrahamic Symphony), born in Glendale, California
Aug 18 Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz, American drummer, songwriter (Weird Al Yankovic), and web designer, born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 18 Sandeep Patil, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman Great 174 v Adelaide 1981), born in Mumbai, India
Aug 19 Adam Arkin, American actor (Busting Loose; Pearl; Northern Exposure - "Adam"), born in Brooklyn, New York
Aug 19 Cindy Nelson, American skier (Olympic bronze 1976)
Aug 20 Alvin Greenidge, West Indian cricketer (WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff), born in Bath Village, Christ Church, Barbados
Aug 20 Joan Allen, American actress (Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country), born in Rochelle, Illinois
Aug 20 Rick Olsen, American rock guitarist (Berlin - "Take My Breath Away")
Aug 21 Jon Tester, American politician (Senator-D-Montana 2007-), born in Havre, Montana

Kim Cattrall (66 years old)

Aug 21 British Canadian actress (Mannequin, Sex and the City), born in Liverpool, England

Aug 22 Jeffrey Lloyd, South African jockey based in Australia, born in Durban, South Africa

Paul Molitor (66 years old)

Aug 22 American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Aug 22 Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92), born in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aug 23 Andreas Floer, German mathematician (Floer homology), born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1991)
Aug 23 David Wolf, American astronaut (STS 58, sk: 89/91), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Aug 23 Kile Smith, American contemporary orchestral and choral composer, born in Camden, New Jersey
Aug 23 Skipp Sudduth, American actor (Third Watch), born in Wareham, Massachusetts
Aug 23 Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, Norwegian politician, born in Kvam, Norway
Aug 24 John Culberson, American attorney and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in Houston, Texas
Aug 25 Henri Toivonen, Finnish rally driver (3 x World Rally C'ship round wins for Talbot, Opel, Porsche, Lancia), born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1986)
Aug 25 Matt Aitken, English songwriter and rocker (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block), born in Coventry, England
Aug 26 Maneka Gandhi, Indian politician and activist, wife of Sanjay Gandhi, born in Delhi, India
Aug 26 Mark Mangino, American football coach, born in New Castle, Pennsylvania
Aug 26 Sally Beamish, British violist and composer (Monster; River; The Singing; Spinal Chords), born in London, England
Aug 27 Constantine Orbelian, American pianist and conductor (Moscow Chamber Orchestra, 1991-2010; Kaunas City Symphony, 2014-present; New York City Opera, 2021-present), born in San Francisco, California
Aug 27 Glen Matlock, British punk rock bassist (The Sex Pistols; The Philistines), born in Paddington, London
Aug 28 Beverley Goddard-Callender, English track and field athlete (Olympic bronze 1980, 84), born in Barbados
Aug 28 Luis Guzmán, Puerto Rican actor (The Limey), born in Cayey, Puerto Rico
Aug 29 (Jesus Christ) "G.G." Allin, American punk rock singer, born in Lancaster, New Hampshire (d. 1993)
Aug 30 Jayne Irving, English TV hostess (Live at 3), born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire
Aug 31 Masashi Tashiro, Japanese television performer

Tsai Ing-wen (66 years old)

Aug 31 Taiwanese politician, academic and 7th President of the Republic of China (Democratic Progressive Party: 2016-), born in Taipei, Taiwan

Sep 2 Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
Sep 2 Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Montreal Canadiens 852 games) and coach (Montreal Canadiens 1985-87), born in Alma, Quebec
Sep 3 Hans-Georg Beyer, East German team handball player (Olympic gold 1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
Sep 3 Patrick McGeown, Irish IRA member, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1996)
Sep 4 Blackie Lawless [Steven Duren], American heavy metal singer and guitarist (W.A.S.P.), born in Staten Island, New York
Sep 5 Roine Stolt, Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings), born in Uppsala, Sweden
Sep 5 Sandra Guibord, German actress (Donna-One Life to Live), born in West Germany
Sep 5 Steve Denton, American tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
Sep 6 Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado
Sep 7 Byron Stevenson, British footballer (Leeds United), born in Llanelli, Wales (d. 2007)
Sep 7 Diane Warren, American songwriter ("Music of My Heart"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"), born in Van Nuys, California
Sep 7 Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile ("Isn't It Romantic"), born in Columbus, Ohio
Sep 8 "Wild" Mick Brown, American rock drummer (Dokken; Ted Nugent), born in San Mateo, California
Sep 8 David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2015)
Sep 8 Frank Tovey, British musician (Fad Gadget), born in London (d. 2002)
Sep 8 Maurice Cheeks, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
Sep 9 Anatoli Pavlovich Artsebarsky, Russian colonel/cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12)
Sep 10 Johnny Fingers [John Moylett], Irish rocker (Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Sep 10 Johnny Hickman, American rock guitarist (Cracker), born in Redlands, California
Sep 11 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (Bourne), born in Manhattan, New York
Sep 12 Barry Andrews, British rock musician (XTC; League of Gentlemen; Shreikback), born in West Norwood, London
Sep 12 Chip Beck, American golfer (US Open 1986, 89, Masters 1993 runner-up; shot 59 in 1991), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Sep 12 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
Sep 12 Ricky Rudd, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1977; IROC Champion 1992; Brickyard 400 1997, born in Norfolk County, Virginia
Sep 12 Sam Brownback, American attorney and politician (46th Governor of Kansas), born in Garnett, Kansas
Sep 13 (Joan) "Joni" Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge "We Are Family"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
Sep 13 Alain Ducasse, French-born Monégasque chef, born in Orthez, France
Sep 13 David Mansfield, American session and touring fiddler, guitarist, mandolin player (Bob Dylan; The Alpha Band; Buce Hornsby and The Range), and film score composer, born in Leonia, New Jersey
Sep 13 Oribe Canales, Cuban American celebrity hairdresser, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2018)
Sep 14 Kostas Karamanlis, Greek politician (Prime Minister of Greece 2004-09), born in Athens, Greece
Sep 14 Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Rhodes, Greece
Sep 14 Ray Wilkins, English former footballer and captain of the National Soccer Team, born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
Sep 15 Jaki Graham, British R&B singer-songwriter ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"), born in Birmingham, England
Sep 15 Maggie Reilly, Scottish folk singer, born in Moodiesburn, Scotland
Sep 15 Ned Rothenberg, composer and multi-instrumentalist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 15 Tawny Little (née Godin), American beauy queen (Miss American, 1976), news anchor, and actress, born in Portland, Maine
Sep 16 Anatoly Beloglazov, Russian 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
Sep 16 Charles Fearing, American touring and session guitarist, songwriter (Raydio), and producer, born in the USA
Sep 16 Dave Blood [Schulthise], American rock bassist (The Dead Milkmen - "Punk Rock Girl"), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)

David Copperfield (66 years old)

Sep 16 American magician, born in Metuchen, New Jersey

Sep 16 Kevin R. Kregel, American pilot and astronaut (STS 70, 78, 87), born in Amityville, New York
Sep 16 Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), born in Quilmes, Argentina (d. 2021)
Sep 16 Mark Daniel Gearan, American campaign manager (Al Gore), born in Gardner, Massachusetts
Sep 16 Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive (d. 1994)
Sep 16 Peter Zaremba, American rocker (Fleshtones), born in Queens, New York
Sep 16 Sergei Beloglazov, Russian 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980, 88), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
Sep 17 Brian Andreas, American writer, sculptor, painter and publisher
Sep 17 Thad Bosley. American major league baseball player, born in Oceanside, California
Sep 18 Chris Hedges, American journalist and author (War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning), born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Sep 18 Slovak-Canadian Hockey HOF center (2nd-highest NHL scorer 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky; World C'ship gold 1976, 77; Canada Cup gold 1984; Quebec Nordiques, NJ Devils, St. Louis Blues), born in Bratislava, Slovakia

Sep 18 Tim McInnerny, British stage, screen, and radio actor (Blackadder; Notting Hill), born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England
Sep 19 Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sep 19 Lenny Castro, American session and touring percussionist (Melissa Manchester; Toto; Eric Clapton; The Crusaders), born in New York City
Sep 20 Debi Morgan, American actress (All My Children, Cry Uncle), born in Dunn, North Carolina
Sep 20 Gary Cole, American actor (Pineapple Express, Midnight Caller), born in Park Ridge, Illinois
Sep 21 Jack Givens, American basketball player
Sep 21 Marta Kauffman, American television producer (Friends; Grace and Frankie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 22 David Krakauer, American Grammy Award-winning klezmer, jazz and classical clarinetist (Klezmer Madness!), born in New York City
Sep 22 Debby Boone, American singer (You Light Up My Life), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
Sep 22 Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
Sep 23 June Forester, American country singer (Forester Sister - "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"; "Men"), born in Lookout Mountain, Georgia

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