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Celebrities born in 1956

85 famous people born in 1956. Those still living turn 70 this year.

Tom HanksActor · July 9Anthony BourdainTV host · June 25Mel GibsonActor · January 3Bryan CranstonActor · March 7Martina NavratilovaTennis player · October 18Bob SagetComedian · May 17Bill MaherComedian · January 20Björn BorgTennis player · June 6Lars von TrierFilm director · April 30Christoph WaltzActor · October 4Larry BirdBasketball player · December 7Danny BoyleFilm director · October 20Geena DavisActor · January 21Zbigniew BoniekSoccer player · March 3Paolo RossiSoccer player · September 23Andy GarciaActor · April 12Joe SatrianiMusician · July 15Giuseppe TornatoreFilm director · May 27Linda HamiltonActor · September 26Kim CattrallActor · August 21John LydonSinger · January 31Imelda StauntonActor · January 9Takeshi OkadaSoccer player · August 25Joan AllenActor · August 20Susanne BlakesleeActor · January 27Dana DelanyActor · March 13Steve HarrisMusician · March 12Eric RobertsActor · April 18Rita WilsonActor · October 26Ian CurtisMusician · July 15Michael BiehnActor · July 31Kenny GMusician · June 5Leslie CheungSinger · September 12Richard KindActor · November 22William FichtnerActor · November 27La Toya JacksonSinger · May 29Bo DerekActor · November 20David CarusoActor · January 7Chris IsaakMusician · June 26Miguel BoséMusician · April 3Nathan LaneActor · February 3Sela WardActor · July 11Luis GuzmánActor · October 22Mimi RogersActor · January 27Dave MurrayMusician · December 23Soni RazdanActor · October 25Keith DavidActor · June 4Lloyd SherrActor · February 28Lesley ManvilleActor · March 12Rob PaulsenActor · March 11Randy RhoadsMusician · December 6Cecilia RothActor · August 8Lee RanaldoMusician · February 3Paul ReiserActor · March 30Bruce GreenwoodActor · August 12El RisitasComedian · April 5Jamie HynemanTV host · September 25Cherry JonesActor · November 21Kevin McNallyActor · April 27Hans van BreukelenSoccer player · October 4Walter SallesFilm director · April 12Herbert GrönemeyerSinger · April 12Jerry HallModel · July 2SinbadComedian · November 10Anne VeskiSinger · February 27Dwight YoakamSinger · October 23Diamond Dallas PageActor · April 5Paul YoungMusician · January 17Yodrak SalakjaiSinger · February 6Joe MontanaAmerican football player · June 11Gary ColeActor · September 20Diane WarrenSinger · September 7Tim RussActor · June 22King DiamondMusician · June 14Maggie ReillySinger · September 15Ann DowdActor · January 30S. Scott BullockActor · May 7Dominique BlancActor · April 25Rex LinnActor · November 13Tim McInnernyActor · September 18Peter BuckMusician · December 6Peter FarrellyFilm director · December 17Gary RossFilm director · November 3Brett CullenActor · August 26Adriana BarrazaActor · March 5

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Born in 1956, by the numbers

Celebrities8577 still living, 8 no longer with us
Oldest livingMel Gibsonborn January 3, 1956
YoungestDave Murrayborn December 23, 1956
Most common roleActor51% of stars born in 1956, then musicians
Top countryUnited States51 people, then United Kingdom and Denmark
Most common signPisces9 celebrities
GenerationBaby Boomers
Living stars turn70 this year
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