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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles Adler
Actor
2-Oct-1956   Voice of Buster Bunny
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Head of State
28-Oct-1956   President of Iran
Masami Akita
Musician
1956   Merzbow, Destroyer of Worlds
Amy Alcott
Golf
22-Feb-1956   Winner of 5 Majors
Ana Alicia
Actor
12-Dec-1956   Melissa Gioberti on Falcon Crest
Joan Allen
Actor
20-Aug-1956   Mother in Pleasantville
G. G. Allin
Musician
29-Aug-1956 28-Jun-1993 Hated
Marc Almond
Singer/Songwriter
9-Jul-1956   Contemporary cabaret vocalist, Soft Cell
Richard H. Anderson
Business
1956   CEO of Delta Airlines
Barry Andrews
Musician
12-Sep-1956   Former XTC keyboardist, Shriekback co-founder
Stephen F. Angel
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Praxair
Andrus Ansip
Head of State
1-Oct-1956   Prime Minister of Estonia
Adam Arkin
Actor
19-Aug-1956   Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope
Almazbek Atambayev
Head of State
17-Sep-1956   Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
Randy Ayers
Basketball
16-Apr-1956   OSU Head Coach, 1989-97
Michele Bachmann
Politician
6-Apr-1956   Congresswoman, Minnesota 6th
Brian Baird
Politician
7-Mar-1956   Congressman, Washington 3rd
Bonny Lee Bakley
Victim
7-Jun-1956 4-May-2001 Baretta's wife, got whacked
W. Scott Bales
Judge
c. 1956   Justice, Arizona Supreme Court
Jan Peter Balkenende
Head of State
7-May-1956   Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Steve Ballmer
Business
24-Mar-1956   CEO of Microsoft
Durão Barroso
Head of State
23-Mar-1956   European Commission President
Lynda Barry
Cartoonist
2-Jan-1956   Ernie Pook's Comeek
Peter Barton
Actor
19-Jul-1956   The Powers of Matthew Star
Hinton Battle
Singer
29-Nov-1956   Dancer, singer, and choreographer
Steven Bauer
Actor
2-Dec-1956   Scarface
Kenneth B. Bell
Judge
20-Apr-1956   Justice, Florida Supreme Court
Michael A. Bell
Business
c. 1956   Monitor Clipper Partners
Kathleen Beller
Actor
19-Feb-1956   The Bronx Zoo
Brian Benben
Actor
18-Jun-1956   Radioland Murders
Eric A. Benhamou
Business
c. 1956   CEO of 3Com, 1990-2000
Jan Bennink
Business
19-Sep-1956   CEO of Numico NV, 2002-07
Robby Benson
Actor
21-Jan-1956   1970s teen idol
Wayne L. Berman
Activist
8-Nov-1956   Washington lobbyist
Afsaneh M. Beschloss
Business
c. 1956   The Rock Creek Group
Michael Biehn
Actor
31-Jul-1956   Aliens, The Rock, The Abyss
Brad Bird
Film Director
24-Sep-1956   The Incredibles
Larry Bird
Basketball
7-Dec-1956   Boston Celtics
Julie Bishop
Politician
17-Jul-1956   Deputy Leader, Australian Liberal Party
Joan Biskupic
Journalist
c. 1956   USA Today Supreme Court reporter
Joan Blades
Activist
c. 1956   Cofounder of MoveOn.org
Rod Blagojevich
Politician
10-Dec-1956   Governor of Illinois
Karl Blake
Musician
5-Dec-1956   Imp of the perverse
Hazel Blears
Politician
14-May-1956   British MP, Salford
Dave Blood
Bassist
1956 10-Mar-2004 Bassist for the Dead Milkmen
Peter Blute
Politician
28-Jan-1956   Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-97
Hart Bochner
Actor
3-Oct-1956   Breaking Away
David Bohnett
Business
2-Apr-1956   GeoCities cofounder
Don Bolles
Musician
30-Jul-1956   The Germs
Debby Boone
Singer
22-Sep-1956   You Light Up My Life
Bjorn Borg
Tennis
6-Jun-1956   Pro tennis player
Victor Boschini
Educator
c. 1956   Chancellor, Texas Christian University
Miguel Bosé
Singer
3-Apr-1956   Latin popstar/actor
Anthony Bourdain
Chef
25-Jun-1956   Kitchen Confidential
Charles Boustany
Politician
21-Feb-1956   Congressman, Louisiana 7th
James Bovard
Author
1956   Lost Rights
Terry Bowden
Football
c. 1956   Auburn Tigers Head Coach, 1993-98
Danny Boyle
Film Director
20-Oct-1956   Trainspotting
Ed Breen
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Tyco
Sam Brownback
Politician
12-Sep-1956   US Senator from Kansas
Peter Buck
Guitarist
6-Dec-1956   R.E.M.
Delta Burke
Actor
30-Jul-1956   Designing Women
Tom Burlinson
Actor
14-Feb-1956   The Man from Snowy River
R. Nicholas Burns
Government
28-Jan-1956   Under Secy of State for Political Affairs, 2005-08
William Joseph Burns
Diplomat
4-Apr-1956   Under Secy. State for Political Affairs
Amanda Burton
Actor
10-Oct-1956   Sam Ryan on Silent Witness
Marvin Bush
Relative
22-Oct-1956   Brother of Jeb, Dubya, and Neil
Dean Butler
Actor
20-May-1956   Little House on the Prairie
Judith Butler
Scholar
24-Feb-1956   Gender Trouble
Joey Buttafuoco
Criminal
11-Mar-1956   Amy Fisher's other daddy
Louis Caldera
Government
1-Apr-1956   US Secretary of the Army, 1998-2001
Costas Caramanlis
Head of State
14-Sep-1956   Prime Minister of Greece
Carman
Singer
19-Jan-1956   Gospel singer and Christian rap artist
Ellen Carnahan
Business
c. 1956   Seyen Capital Management
John Carney
Politician
20-May-1956   Lt. Governor of Delaware
Cynthia Carroll
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Anglo American
David Caruso
Actor
17-Jan-1956   John Kelly on NYPD Blue
Kim Cattrall
Actor
21-Aug-1956   Samantha on Sex and the City
Exene Cervenka
Singer
1-Feb-1956   Vocalist for punk band X
Wes Chandler
Football
22-Aug-1956   Former NFL wide receiver
Edward L. Chavez
Judge
c. 1956   New Mexico Chief Justice
Maurice Cheeks
Basketball
8-Sep-1956   Head Coach, Philadelphia 76ers
Timothy Y. Chen
Business
c. 1956   Microsoft CEO Greater China Region
Leslie Cheung
Singer
12-Sep-1956 1-Apr-2003 Cantopop singer, jumped to death
Brad Childress
Football
27-Jun-1956   Head Coach, Minnesota Vikings
Bruce Chizen
Business
1956   CEO of Adobe, 2000-07
Jerry Ciccoritti
Film Director
5-Aug-1956   The Life Before This
Lacy Clay
Politician
27-Jul-1956   Congressman, Missouri 1st
Roger Clinton
Relative
25-Jul-1956   Black sheep in Clinton family
Sue Bell Cobb
Judge
1956   Alabama Chief Justice
Sebastian Coe
Track and Field
29-Sep-1956   Won 4 Olympic running medals
Steve Cohen
Business
c. 1956   Hedge fund billionaire, SAC Capital Partners
Gary Cole
Actor
20-Sep-1956   Bill in Office Space
Denardo Coleman
Jazz Musician
1956   Avant-jazz drummer
Timothy C. Collins
Business
c. 1956   Private equity, Ripplewood Holdings
Shawn Colvin
Singer/Songwriter
10-Jan-1956   Sunny Came Home
Ray Combs
Game Show Host
3-Apr-1956 2-Jun-1996 Host of Family Feud 1988-94
Christopher M. Connor
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Sherwin-Williams
Gerry Cooney
Boxing
24-Aug-1956   Fought Larry Holmes
David Copperfield
Magician
16-Sep-1956   Disappeared the Statue of Liberty
Patricia Cornwell
Novelist
9-Jun-1956   Crime novelist, Postmortem
Desiree Cousteau
Pornstar
1956   Pretty Peaches, Inside Desiree Cousteau
Alec C. Covington
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Nash Finch
Bryan Cranston
Actor
7-Mar-1956   Father on Malcolm in the Middle
Matt Craven
Actor
10-Nov-1956   Jacob's Ladder
Craig Crawford
Columnist
1956   Congressional Quarterly columnist
Roger A. Cregg
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Pulte Homes
Wendy Crewson
Actor
9-May-1956   Night Heat
Charlie Crist
Politician
24-Jul-1956   Governor of Florida
John Culberson
Politician
24-Aug-1956   Congressman, Texas 7th
Brett Cullen
Actor
26-Aug-1956   Dan Fixx on Falcon Crest
Peter Cullen
Actor
1956   Voice of Optimus Prime
Peter L. S. Currie
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Netscape, 1995-99
Ann Curry
Journalist
19-Nov-1956   Dateline NBC Co-Host
Ian Curtis
Musician
15-Jul-1956 18-May-1980 Lead singer of Joy Division
Kelly Curtis
Actor
17-Jun-1956   Daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Film Director
30-Sep-1956   Glitter
Amy Dacyczyn
Author
c. 1956   The Tightwad Gazette
John Dahl
Film Director
1956   Rounders
Timothy Daly
Actor
1-Mar-1956   Seven Girlfriends
John G. Danhakl
Business
c. 1956   Leonard Green & Partners
Beth Daniel
Golf
14-Oct-1956   Winner, 1990 LPGA Championship
Laurence Danon
Business
1956   CEO of France Printemps, 2001-06
Adrian Dantley
Basketball
28-Feb-1956   Former NBA small forward
Mark Dantonio
Football
9-Mar-1956   Head Coach, Michigan State
Keith David
Actor
4-Jun-1956   DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Geena Davis
Actor
21-Jan-1956   Earth Girls Are Easy
John Delaney
Politician
29-Jun-1956   Mayor of Jacksonville, 1995-2003
Dana Delany
Actor
13-Mar-1956   China Beach, Exit to Eden
Christopher W. Dell
Diplomat
1956   US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 2004-07
Sunny Deol
Actor
19-Oct-1956   Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Nancy-Ann DeParle
Business
17-Dec-1956   Health care administrator
Bo Derek
Actor
20-Nov-1956   10
André Desmarais
Business
26-Oct-1956   Co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada
King Diamond
Musician
14-Jun-1956   Death metal pioneer, Mercyful Fate
Stephen Dillane
Actor
30-Nov-1956   Welcome to Sarajevo
Evelyn S. Dilsaver
Business
c. 1956   Former Schwab executive
James Dimon
Business
13-Mar-1956   CEO of JP Morgan Chase
Dave Ditzel
Engineer
c. 1956   Founder of Transmeta
Julie A. Dobson
Business
c. 1956   Former Bell Atlantic executive
James L. Dolan
Business
1956   CEO of Cablevision
Peter R. Dolan
Business
6-Jan-1956   CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 2001-06
Mark Donegan
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Precision Castparts
Steve Doocy
Journalist
19-Oct-1956   Fox & Friends
David F. Dougherty
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Convergys
Jerry Doyle
Actor
16-Jul-1956   Michael Garibaldi on Babylon 5
Anne Dudley
Musician
7-May-1956   Founding member of Art of Noise
Richard Dunham
Journalist
c. 1956   Business Week
Kevin Dunn
Actor
26-Feb-1956   American character actor
Gary C. Dunton
Business
c. 1956   CEO of MBIA, 2004-08
Marc Dutroux
Criminal
6-Nov-1956   Child murderer
William Alan Eaton
Diplomat
c. 1956   US Ambassador to Panama
Jim Ellis
Computer Programmer
c. 1956 28-Jun-2001 Usenet co-creator
Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
Business
6-May-1956   Shell Oil executive
Phil English
Politician
20-Jun-1956   Congressman, Pennsylvania 3rd
Peter Farrelly
Film Director
17-Dec-1956   A Farrelly Brother
Chaka Fattah
Politician
21-Nov-1956   Congressman, Pennsylvania 2nd
Amelia C. Fawcett
Business
c. 1956   COO of Morgan Stanley Intl., 2002-06
Michael Feinstein
Singer
7-Sep-1956   Revives the Great American Songbook
Jody H. Feragen
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Hormel
William Fichtner
Actor
27-Nov-1956   Agent Mahone on Prison Break
Debbi Fields
Business
18-Sep-1956   Founder of Mrs. Field's Cookies, Inc.
Glenn Fine
Government
c. 1956   Justice Department Inspector General
Karen Finley
Artist
1956   Yam-slathering performance artist
Carrie Fisher
Actor
21-Oct-1956   Princess Leia in Star Wars
Douglas J. Flint
Business
c. 1956   Group Finance Director, HSBC
Phil Foglio
Artist
1-May-1956   Dragon magazine cartoonist
Steven Ford
Relative
19-May-1956   Son of Gerald Ford
Randall M. Fort
Government
4-Jul-1956   Asst. Secy. State for Intelligence
John R. Friedery
Business
c. 1956   VP at Ball Corporation
Robert F. Friel
Business
c. 1956   Vice Chairman of PerkinElmer
Mark P. Frissora
Business
c. 1956   CEO of The Hertz Corporation
Catherine Frot
Actor
1-May-1956   Chaos
Nicanor Duarte Frutos
Head of State
11-Oct-1956   President of Paraguay, 2003-08
Fiona Fullerton
Actor
10-Oct-1956   A View to a Kill
John Fund
Columnist
c. 1956   The Wall Street Journal
Kenny G
Jazz Musician
5-Jun-1956   Easy-Listening Saxophonist
Reeves Gabrels
Guitarist
4-Jun-1956   Tin Machine guitarist and Bowie collaborator
Richard A. Galanti
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Costco
Andy Garcia
Actor
12-Apr-1956   Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III
Mark Gastineau
Football
20-Nov-1956   New York Jets defensive line
Mark Gearan
Government
16-Sep-1956   Peace Corps Director, 1995-99
Jay M. Gellert
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Health Net
Mel Gibson
Actor
3-Jan-1956   Mad Max
Mike Godwin
Attorney
26-Oct-1956   General Counsel, Wikimedia
Dan Gorlin
Computer Programmer
c. 1956   Choplifter
Lizanne C. Gottung
Business
c. 1956   Senior VP at Kimberly-Clark
Shane Gould
Swimmer
23-Nov-1956   Swimmer, 5 Olympic Medals in 1972
Richard W. Graber
Attorney
c. 1956   US Ambassador to Czechia
Robert Grand
Attorney
c. 1956   Barnes & Thornburg
Bruce Greenwood
Actor
12-Aug-1956   Dr. Griffin on St. Elsewhere
Pedro José Greer, Jr.
Doctor
1956   Gastroenterologist, RAND Trustee
Bob Guccione, Jr.
Relative
c. 1956   Spin magazine's ex-publisher
Charlotte Guyman
Business
c. 1956   Former GM, MSN Sales
Luis Guzmán
Actor
28-Aug-1956   Ramon on John From Cincinnati
David W. Haas
Business
c. 1956   Chairman, The William Penn Foundation
Thomas W. Haas
Business
c. 1956   Board of Directors, Rohm & Haas
David A. Hager
Business
14-Oct-1956   COO of Kerr-McGee, 2005-06
Ted Haggard
Religion
27-Jun-1956   Pastor Ted
Joe Hagin
Government
6-Jan-1956   White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 2001-08
Jerry Hall
Model
2-Jul-1956   Mick Jagger's ex-wife
Dorothy Hamill
Figure Skating
26-Jul-1956   Olympic figure skater, gold medal 1976
Linda Hamilton
Actor
26-Sep-1956   Terminator
Tom Hanks
Actor
9-Jul-1956   Forrest Gump
Max Hardcore
Pornstar
10-Aug-1956   Extremist pornographist
Bernard A. Harris, Jr.
Astronaut
26-Jun-1956   First black astronaut to spacewalk
Jackée Harry
Actor
14-Aug-1956   Sandra Clark on 227
Patti S. Hart
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Pinnacle Systems, 2004-05
Veronica Hart
Pornstar
27-Oct-1956   Latex, Wanda Whips Wall Street
Lisa Hartman
Actor
1-Jun-1956   Knots Landing
Steve Harvey
Comic
23-Nov-1956   The Steve Harvey Show
John Harwood
Journalist
c. 1956   Wall Street Journal political editor
Patricia M. Haslach
Diplomat
c. 1956   US Senior Official for APEC
Elmer Wayne Henley
Criminal
9-May-1956   Kidnapped, tortured, murdered 27 boys
George Hennard
Criminal
15-Oct-1956 16-Oct-1991 Killed 22 at Luby's Cafeteria in TX
Hugh Hewitt
Radio Personality
22-Feb-1956   Conservative talk radio show
Anita Hill
Victim
30-Jul-1956   Former colleague of Clarence Thomas
Danny Hillis
Business
25-Sep-1956   Co-Founder, Thinking Machines
Chuck Hoberman
Inventor
1956   Creator of unfolding structures
Jim Hodges
Politician
19-Nov-1956   Governor of South Carolina, 1999-2003
Michael Hoffman
Film Director
30-Nov-1956   One Fine Day
Philip J. Hoffman
Business
c. 1956   EVP Corporate Finance of Pearson
Betsy D. Holden
Business
1956   CEO of Kraft Foods, 2001-03
Peter Hook
Bassist
13-Feb-1956   Bassist for Joy Division and New Order
Jeffery P. Howells
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Tech Data
Karen Hughes
Government
27-Dec-1956   Counselor to George W. Bush
Mark R. Hughes
Business
Feb-1956 21-May-2000 Herbalife founder
Jamie Hyneman
TV Personality
c. 1956   Mustachioed host of MythBusters
Marc Iavaroni
Basketball
15-Sep-1956   Head Coach, Memphis Grizzlies
Jeffrey R. Immelt
Business
19-Feb-1956   CEO of General Electric
Vincent J. Intrieri
Business
c. 1956   Icahn Associates Corporation
Chris Isaak
Musician
26-Jun-1956   The Chris Isaak Show
Freddie Jackson
Singer
2-Oct-1956   Rock Me Tonight
La Toya Jackson
Singer
29-May-1956   Michael Jackson's other sister
Randy Jackson
TV Personality
23-Jun-1956   American Idol judge
John James
Actor
18-Apr-1956   Jeff Colby on Dynasty
Valerie B. Jarrett
Business
14-Nov-1956   CEO of The Habitat Company
Mae C. Jemison
Astronaut
17-Oct-1956   First African-American woman in space
Geri Jewell
Actor
13-Sep-1956   Deadwood
Helen Johnson-Leipold
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Johnson Outdoors
Cherry Jones
Actor
21-Nov-1956   The Heiress
Vyomesh Joshi
Business
c. 1956   EVP Imaging & Printing, Hewlett-Packard
Kevin T. Kabat
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Fifth Third Bancorp
Robert C. Kagle
Business
c. 1956   Benchmark Capital
Mark V. Kaminski
Business
c. 1956   Commonwealth Industries
Sharon Kane
Pornstar
24-Feb-1956   Passage Thru Pamela, Endless Hummer
Richard Karn
Actor
17-Feb-1956   Al Borland on Home Improvement
Jeffrey G. Katz
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Orbitz, 2000-04
Marta Kauffman
Film/TV Producer
21-Sep-1956   Co-Creator of Friends
David E. Kelley
Film/TV Producer
4-Apr-1956   L. A. Law
Chen Kenichi
Chef
1956   Iron Chef Chinese
Nigel Kennedy
Violinist
28-Dec-1956   British 'punk' violinist
Charles R. Kesler
Scholar
c. 1956   Conservative scholar
Peter J. Kight
Business
c. 1956   Founder of CheckFree
Richard Kind
Actor
22-Nov-1956   Paul Lassiter on Spin City
Bernard King
Basketball
4-Dec-1956   Former NBA small forward
Marty R. Kittrell
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Dresser, Inc.
George A. Krol
Diplomat
1956   US Ambassador to Belarus, 2003-06
Cheryl Gordon Krongard
Business
c. 1956   Partner, Apollo Management, 2002-04
Ellen J. Kullman
Business
c. 1956   EVP at DuPont
Tony Kushner
Playwright
16-Jul-1956   Angels in America
Christine Lagarde
Politician
1-Jan-1956   French Finance Minister
Nathan Lane
Actor
3-Feb-1956   The Producers
Helmut Lang
Fashion Designer
10-Mar-1956   High end minimalist designer
Leo Laporte
TV Personality
29-Nov-1956   TechTV host
Harley Lappin
Government
c. 1956   Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Blackie Lawless
Musician
4-Sep-1956   Wore The Sawblade Codpiece in W.A.S.P.
Jim Leavitt
Football
5-Dec-1956   Head Coach, U. of South Florida
David W. Leebron
Educator
1956   President, Rice University
Carol Leifer
Comic
27-Jul-1956   Comic inspired Seinfeld's Elaine
Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxing
17-May-1956   Retired six times
Daniel B. Levin
Government
4-Mar-1956   Justice Department attorney
William M. Lewis, Jr.
Business
30-Apr-1956   Co-Chair Investment Banking at Lazard
Tom Leykis
Radio Personality
1-Aug-1956   Syndicated talk radio host
Mark Leyner
Author
1956   The Tetherballs of Bougainville
Kathleen Ligocki
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Tower Automotive, 2003-07
Susan Lisovicz
TV Personality
c. 1956   CNN Financial Correspondent
Phyllis Logan
Actor
11-Jan-1956   Lady Jane Felsham on Lovejoy
Pedro Santana Lopes
Head of State
29-Jun-1956   Prime Minister of Portugal, 2004-05
Vicki Mabrey
Journalist
c. 1956   60 Minutes II
Heather Mac Donald
Columnist
c. 1956   Neoconservative bombthrower
Roderick MacKinnon
Doctor
19-Feb-1956   Ion channels of cell membranes
Guy Maddin
Film Director
28-Feb-1956   The Saddest Music in the World
Andrew H. Madsen
Business
c. 1956   COO of Darden Restaurants
Ann Magnuson
Actor
4-Jan-1956   Film actress, Bongwater vocalist
Bill Maher
Talk Show Host
20-Jan-1956   Politically Incorrect
Tim Mahoney
Government
16-Aug-1956   Congressman, Florida 16th
Gavin Maloof
Business
9-Oct-1956   Las Vegas entrepreneur
Mark Mangino
Football
26-Aug-1956   Kansas Jayhawks Head Coach
Vincent Margera
Relative
3-Jul-1956   Don Vito, Bam Margera's uncle
Teena Marie
Musician
5-Mar-1956   White soul singer/songwriter
Jerry Marotta
Drummer
6-Feb-1956   Peter Gabriel's drummer, active session musician
Mick Mars
Guitarist
3-Apr-1956   Guitarist for Motley Crue
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Attorney
c. 1956   Partner, Bingham McCutchen
Suehiro Maruo
Artist
28-Jan-1956   Planet of the Jap
Khaled Mashaal
Activist
1956   Hamas bureau chief in Damascus
Sara Mathew
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Dun & Bradstreet
Glen Matlock
Bassist
27-Aug-1956   Original bassist for The Sex Pistols
Steve A. Matthews
Attorney
c. 1956   Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
Gerald T. McCaughey
Business
1956   CEO of CIBC
Tom McClintock
Politician
10-Jul-1956   California State Senator
Maureen McCormick
Actor
5-Aug-1956   Marcia on The Brady Bunch
Patrick McCrory
Politician
17-Oct-1956   Mayor of Charlotte, NC
William J. McDonald
Business
c. 1956   EVP at Capital One
Cynthia McFadden
Journalist
27-May-1956   Primetime Live
Tim McInnerny
Actor
18-Sep-1956   Percy on Blackadder
Mike McIntyre
Politician
6-Aug-1956   Congressman, North Carolina 7th
Brian McLaren
Religion
1956   Cedar Ridge Community Church
Keith R. McLoughlin
Business
10-Jun-1956   VP at Electrolux
Kevin McNally
Actor
27-Apr-1956   Pirates of the Caribbean
Kevin M. McNamara
Business
c. 1956   Voyent Partners, LLC
Marty Meehan
Politician
30-Dec-1956   Congressman from Massachusetts, 1993-2007
Michael J. Merriman, Jr.
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Lamson & Sessions
Jean-Marie Messier
Business
13-Dec-1956   CEO of Vivendi, 1996-2000
William I. Miller
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Irwin Financial
Tony Millionaire
Cartoonist
1956   Creator of Maakies, Sock Monkey
John H. F. Miner
Business
c. 1956   President of Intel Capital, 2003-05
Theodore R. Mitchell
Administrator
c. 1956   President of Occidental College, 1999-2005
Mark E. Mlotek
Business
c. 1956   EVP at Henry Schein
Paul Molitor
Baseball
22-Aug-1956   Baseball legend
Joe Montana
Football
11-Jun-1956   San Francisco 49ers QB
Philip Montgomery III
Business
c. 1956   CEO, P.O'B. Montgomery & Co.
Warren Moon
Football
18-Nov-1956   CFL and NFL hall-of-fame quarterback
William D. Morean
Business
1956   CEO of Jabil Circuit, 1988-2000
Debbi Morgan
Actor
20-Sep-1956   Dr. Angela Hubbard All My Children
Melanie Morgan
Radio Personality
1956   Conservative radio host
James M. Moroney III
Business
c. 1956   Dallas Morning News
Glenn Murdock
Judge
25-Jun-1956   Justice, Alabama Supreme Court
Dale Murphy
Baseball
12-Mar-1956   National League MVP, 1982 and 1983
Eddie Murray
Baseball
24-Feb-1956   Eight-time All-Star Hall of Famer
Ronnie Musgrove
Politician
29-Jul-1956   Governor of Mississippi, 2000-04
John Naber
Swimmer
20-Jan-1956   Four Olympic Gold Medals in 1976
Ray Nagin
Politician
11-Jun-1956   Mayor of New Orleans
Martina Navratilova
Tennis
18-Oct-1956   Nine-time Wimbledon winner
Annette L. Nazareth
Government
c. 1956   Securities and Exchange Commission
Jim Neal
Politician
6-Nov-1956   Running against Elizabeth Dole in 2008
Lisa Niemi
Actor
26-May-1956   Actress/Wife of Patrick Swayze
George Nolen
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Siemens
Grover Norquist
Activist
19-Oct-1956   Washington lobbyist, anti-tax crusader
Glynnis O'Connor
Actor
19-Nov-1956   Ode to Billy Joe
Sean O'Keefe
Administrator
27-Jan-1956   NASA Administrator, 2001-05
Denis J. O'Leary
Business
1956   EVP at JP Morgan Chase, 1994-2003
Uwe Ochsenknecht
Actor
7-Jan-1956   Schtonk!
Lena Olin
Actor
22-Mar-1956   Enemies: A Love Story
William Orbit
Electronic Musician
15-Dec-1956   Electronic music performer and producer
Alexey Pajitnov
Computer Programmer
c. 1956   Helped invent Tetris
Deborah Jeane Palfrey
Criminal
18-Mar-1956 1-May-2008 The DC Madam
Drazen Pantic
Activist
1956   Micromedia activist
Zeena Parkins
Musician
1956   Avant-garde harpist
Solomon Passy
Government
22-Dec-1956   Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Deval Patrick
Politician
31-Jul-1956   Governor of Massachusetts
Rob Paulsen
Actor
11-Mar-1956   Voice of Ninja Turtle Raphael
John Paulson
Business
c. 1956   Billionaire hedge fund manager
Joe Penny
Actor
24-Jun-1956   Jake and the Fatman
Ramiro G. Peru
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Swift Transportation
Emo Philips
Comic
7-Feb-1956   Excruciating comic
Clifford A. Pickover
Mathematician
c. 1956   Mathematician and prolific author
Jeff Plagge
Business
c. 1956   Midwest Heritage Bank
John E. Potter
Government
1956   US Postmaster General
Jim Prentice
Politician
20-Jul-1956   Canadian Minister of Industry
Paul S. Pressler
Business
1956   CEO of Gap, 2002-07
Maureen E. Quinn
Diplomat
1956   US Ambassador to Qatar, 2001-04
Stephen D. Quinn
Business
c. 1956   Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Jennifer J. Raab
Educator
c. 1956   President, Hunter College
Mitchell P. Rales
Business
1956   Billionaire, Danaher
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Actor
30-Dec-1956   Ginger St. James on It's a Living
Patsy Ramsey
Relative
29-Dec-1956 24-Jun-2006 JonBenét's mother
Lee Ranaldo
Guitarist
3-Feb-1956   Sonic Youth
Peter E. Raskind
Business
c. 1956   CEO of National City
Sri Sri Ravishankar
Religion
13-May-1956   The Art of Living
Debra L. Reed
Business
c. 1956   Sempra Energy subsidiary executive
Andrew Revkin
Journalist
c. 1956   New York Times science reporter
Paula Rosput Reynolds
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Safeco
Randy Rhoads
Guitarist
6-Dec-1956 19-Mar-1982 Ozzy's guitarist dies joyriding airplane
Cynthia Rhodes
Actor
21-Nov-1956   Flashdance
Bill Ritter
Politician
6-Sep-1956   Governor of Colorado
Lynn N. Rivers
Politician
19-Dec-1956   Congresswoman from Michigan, 1995-2003
Eric Roberts
Actor
18-Apr-1956   Restraining Order
John D. Roberts
Journalist
15-Nov-1956   CBS News anchor
Rosario Robles
Politician
1956   Mayor of Mexico City, 1999-2000
Eduardo A. Rodriguez
Business
c. 1956   Hunt Building Corporation
Timothy J. Roemer
Politician
30-Oct-1956   9-11 Commission member
Chase T. Rogers
Judge
12-Nov-1956   Connecticut Chief Justice
John F. W. Rogers
Business
15-Apr-1956   Chief of Staff, Goldman Sachs
Mimi Rogers
Actor
27-Jan-1956   Someone To Watch Over Me
Robert Romanus
Actor
17-Jul-1956   Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Jim Rose
Oddity
21-Dec-1956   Proprietor of the Jim Rose Circus
Gary Ross
Film Director
3-Nov-1956   Seabiscuit
Michael S. Roth
Educator
c. 1956   President, Wesleyan University
Johnny Rotten
Musician
31-Jan-1956   Sex Pistols and Public Image, Ltd.
Peggy Rowe
Film/TV Producer
1956   Revayah Productions
Alan Ruck
Actor
1-Jul-1956   Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Tim Russ
Actor
22-Jun-1956   Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager
Bob Saget
Comic
17-May-1956   America's Funniest Home Videos
Walter Salles
Film Director
12-Apr-1956   The Motorcycle Diaries
Maria A. Sastre
Business
c. 1956   VP at Royal Caribbean
Joe Satriani
Guitarist
15-Jul-1956   Virtuoso rock guitarist
Ronald L. Schlicher
Diplomat
16-Sep-1956   US Ambassador to Cyprus
Joseph E. Schmitz
Government
c. 1956   Pentagon Inspector General, 2002-05
Melody Thomas Scott
Actor
18-Apr-1956   The Young and the Restless
David Sedaris
Author
26-Dec-1956   Contributor to This American Life
Nathan Seiberg
Physicist
22-Sep-1956   String theorist at Princeton
Jay Sekulow
Activist
10-Jun-1956   American Center for Law and Justice
Laura J. Sen
Business
c. 1956   President of BJ's Wholesale Club
Deven Sharma
Business
c. 1956   President of Standard & Poor's
Patty Sheehan
Golf
27-Oct-1956   Winner of 6 majors
John Wesley Shipp
Actor
22-Jan-1956   Mitch Leery on Dawson's Creek
Craig Shirley
Government
24-Sep-1956   Conservative PR man
Eric Show
Baseball
19-May-1956 16-Mar-1994 MLB pitcher
Dave Sim
Cartoonist
17-May-1956   Cerebus
Sinbad
Comic
10-Nov-1956   Sinbad sitcom
James L. Singleton
Business
c. 1956   The Cypress Group LLC
David Sokol
Business
1956   CEO, MidAmerican Energy Holdings
Gregory M. Spierkel
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Ingram Micro
Stephen Spinella
Actor
11-Oct-1956   Love! Valour! Compassion!
Michael Spinks
Boxing
13-Jul-1956   World Heavyweight Champion 1985-88
Linda J. Srere
Business
c. 1956   President of Y&R Advertising, 2000-01
Koo Stark
Actor
26-Apr-1956   Ex-Girlfriend of Prince Andrew
Imelda Staunton
Actor
9-Jan-1956   Vera Drake
Paul H. Stebbins
Business
c. 1956   CEO of World Fuel Services
Ingemar Stenmark
Skier
18-Mar-1956   Swedish slalom medalist