Famous People Born in 1956
18 celebrities, athletes, musicians and public figures born in 1956, sorted by global popularity.
Theresa May
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 1 October 1956
Tom Hanks
American actor and film producer (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 9 July 1956
Mel Gibson
American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 3 January 1956
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American tennis player
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 18 October 1956
Anthony Bourdain
American chef and television personality (1956-2018)
- Lived to:
- 61 yrs
- Birthday:
- 25 June 1956
Christine Lagarde
President of the European Central Bank
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 1 January 1956
Bryan Cranston
American actor, director, and producer
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 7 March 1956
Björn Borg
Swedish tennis player (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 6 June 1956
Lars von Trier
Danish film director and screenwriter (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 30 April 1956
Larry Bird
American basketball player and coach (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 7 December 1956
Nikolai Noskov
Soviet and Russian singer and song writer
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 12 January 1956
Steve Ballmer
American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft
- Current age:
- 70 years
- Birthday:
- 24 March 1956
Mae Jemison
American doctor and NASA astronaut
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 17 October 1956
Kim Cattrall
British actress (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 21 August 1956
Eileen Collins
Astronaut and United States Air Force pilot
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 19 November 1956
Sugar Ray Leonard
American boxer
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 17 May 1956
Joe Montana
American football player (born 1956)
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 11 June 1956
Charlie Crist
United States Representative from 2017 to 2022
- Current age:
- 69 years
- Birthday:
- 24 July 1956