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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Kathleen Q. Abernathy
Government
5-Jun-1956   FCC Commissioner, 2001-05
Sandy Adams
Politician
14-Dec-1956   Congresswoman, Florida 24th
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
Michael J. Astrue
Government
c. 1956   Social Security Commissioner
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 from Washington, 1999-2011
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
Lou Barletta
Politician
28-Jan-1956   Congressman, Pennsylvania 11th
Adriana Barraza
Actor
5-Mar-1956   Babel
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
Regina Benjamin
Doctor
26-Oct-1956   US Surgeon General
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 Iron Giant
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, 2003-09
Karl Blake
Musician
5-Dec-1956   Imp of the perverse
Hazel Blears
Politician
14-May-1956   British MP, Salford
Dave Blood
Bassist
16-Sep-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
Suzy Bogguss
Country Musician
30-Dec-1956   Drive South
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
Jeffery H. Boyd
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Priceline
Danny Boyle
Film Director
20-Oct-1956   Trainspotting
Ed Breen
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Tyco
Sam Brownback
Politician
12-Sep-1956   Governor of 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, 2004-09
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   Congressman, Delaware
David Carr
Journalist
8-Sep-1956   The New York Times
Cynthia Carroll
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Anglo American
David Caruso
Actor
17-Jan-1956   Lt. Horatio Caine on CSI: Miami
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
Larry Charles
Screenwriter
1-Dec-1956   Seinfeld writer, also directed Borat
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   Former 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
Michael Clemente
Film/TV Producer
20-Feb-1956   Senior VP for News, Fox News Channel
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
Frank Corder
Aviator
26-May-1956 12-Sep-1994 Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn
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   Walter White on Breaking Bad
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, 2007-11
John Culberson
Politician
24-Aug-1956   Congressman, Texas 7th
Brett Cullen
Actor
26-Aug-1956   Dan Fixx on Falcon Crest
Peter L. S. Currie
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Netscape, 1995-99
Ann Curry
Journalist
19-Nov-1956   Dateline NBC Co-Host
Ian Curtis
Singer
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
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
Chris Ellis
Actor
14-Apr-1956   Character actor
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 from Pennsylvania, 1995-2009
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
Attorney
c. 1956   Justice Department Inspector General
Karen Finley
Artist
7-Mar-1956   Yam-slathering performance artist
Carrie Fisher
Actor
21-Oct-1956   Princess Leia in Star Wars
Edward Fitzalan-Howard
Aristocrat
2-Dec-1956   18th Duke of Norfolk
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
Aaron L. Friedberg
Government
16-Apr-1956   In the Shadow of the Garrison State
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, 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
Tony Gilroy
Screenwriter
11-Sep-1956   The Bourne Legacy
Mike Godwin
Attorney
26-Oct-1956   Former 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
Nancy Lee Grahn
Actor
28-Apr-1956   Julia Wainwright on Santa Barbara
Robert Grand
Attorney
c. 1956   Barnes & Thornburg
Bruce Greenwood
Actor
12-Aug-1956   Dr. Griffin on St. Elsewhere
Pedro José Greer, Jr.
Doctor
15-Jun-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   Outed evangelist
Joe Hagin
Government
6-Jan-1956   White House Deputy Chief of Staff, 2001-08
Jerry Hall
Model
2-Jul-1956   Second wife of Mick Jagger
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
Gregg Harper
Politician
1-Jun-1956   Congressman, Mississippi 3rd
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
Chris Hedges
Journalist
18-Sep-1956   War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
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 Texas
Louis Herthum
Actor
5-Jul-1956   The Last Exorcism
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
1956 21-May-2000 Herbalife founder
Jamie Hyneman
TV Personality
25-Sep-1956   Mustachioed host of MythBusters
Marc Iavaroni
Basketball
15-Sep-1956   Head Coach, Memphis Grizzlies
Jack Idema
Military
30-May-1956 21-Jan-2012 Green Beret wannabe
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   Sister of Michael Jackson
Randy Jackson
TV Personality
23-Jun-1956   American Idol judge
Catherine Jacob
Actor
16-Dec-1956   Life Is a Long Quiet River
John James
Actor
18-Apr-1956   Jeff Colby on Dynasty
Dale Jarrett
Auto Racing
26-Nov-1956   Three-time Daytona 500 winner
Valerie B. Jarrett
Business
14-Nov-1956   White House Office of Public Liaison
Mae C. Jemison
Astronaut
17-Oct-1956   First African-American woman in space
Geri Jewell
Actor
13-Sep-1956   Deadwood
R. Milton Johnson
Business
15-Dec-1956   President and CFO of HCA
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
Chris Jury
Actor
28-Sep-1956   Eric Catchpole on Lovejoy
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
John Kapelos
Actor
8-Mar-1956   Det. Schanke on Forever Knight
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
Andy Kindler
Comic
16-Oct-1956   Bob's Burgers
Bernard King
Basketball
4-Dec-1956   Former NBA small forward
Marty R. Kittrell
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Dresser, Inc.
Stepfanie Kramer
Actor
6-Aug-1956   Det. Sgt. Dee Dee McCall on Hunter
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
1956   CEO of DuPont
Tony Kushner
Playwright
16-Jul-1956   Angels in America
Terry Labonte
Auto Racing
16-Nov-1956   Winston Cup Champion, 1984 and 1996
Christine Lagarde
Politician
1-Jan-1956   Managing Director, IMF
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
Tom Leighton
Mathematician
c. 1956   Co-founder of Akamai
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
Rex Linn
Actor
13-Nov-1956   Det. Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami
Eugene Lipinski
Actor
5-Nov-1956   Lloyd Manning on Da Vinci's Inquest
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
Monica C. Lozano
Publisher
21-Jul-1956   Publisher of La Opinión
Vicki Mabrey
Journalist
c. 1956   60 Minutes II
Heather Mac Donald
Columnist
c. 1956   Neoconservative bombthrower
Roderick MacKinnon
Biologist
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 from Florida, 2007-09
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
Singer/Songwriter
5-Mar-1956 26-Dec-2010 White soul singer/songwriter
Betsy Markey
Politician
27-Apr-1956   Congresswoman from Colorado, 2009-11
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
12-Aug-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
Sheila McCarthy
Actor
27-Jan-1956   Sarah Cunningham on Little Mosque
Gerald T. McCaughey
Business
1956   CEO of CIBC
Tom McClintock
Politician
10-Jul-1956   Congressman, California 4th
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
Jeff Merkley
Politician
24-Oct-1956   US Senator from Oregon
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, 2002-10
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   Sought Elizabeth Dole's Senate seat in 2008
Lisa Niemi
Actor
26-May-1956   Actress/Wife of Patrick Swayze
Jay Nixon
Politician
13-Feb-1956   Governor of Missouri
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
Jim O'Neill
Economist
c. 1956   Chairman, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
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
David C. Page
Biologist
6-Jul-1956   Director, Whitehead Institute
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
Annise Parker
Politician
17-May-1956   Mayor of Houston
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
Joe Penny
Actor
24-Jun-1956   Jake and the Fatman
Ramiro G. Peru
Business
c. 1956   CFO of Phelps Dodge, 1999-2007
Emo Philips
Comic
7-Feb-1956   Excruciating comic
Jim Piddock
Actor
8-Apr-1956   A Mighty Wind
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
Reid Ribble
Politician
5-Apr-1956   Congressman, Wisconsin 8th
Joseph M. Rigby
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Pepco
Bill Ritter
Politician
6-Sep-1956   Governor of Colorado, 2007-11
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   Fox News reporter/host
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
Cecilia Roth
Actor
8-Aug-1956   All About My Mother
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
Ricky Rudd
Auto Racing
12-Sep-1956   Winner, 1997 Brickyard 400
Vyto Ruginis
Actor
1956   Character actor
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
Peter Shumlin
Politician
24-Mar-1956   Governor of Vermont
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, 1993-2008
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
Juliet Stevenson
Actor
30-Oct-1956   Truly Madly Deeply
Beth A. Stewart
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Storetrax.com
Byron Stewart
Actor
1-May-1956   Warren Coolidge on The White Shadow
Steve Stockman
Politician
14-Nov-1956   Congressman from Texas, 1995-97
Patty Stonesifer
Business
1956   Co-Chair of Gates Foundation
Kevin Strom
Activist
1956   Founder, National Vanguard
Barbara Stymiest
Business
13-Jun-1956   COO of Royal Bank of Canada
Gregory L. Summe
Business
c. 1956   CEO of PerkinElmer
Bernard Sumner
Musician
4-Jan-1956   New Order
Charles L. Szews
Business
c. 1956   COO of Oshkosh Truck
Matthew J. Szulik
Business
1956   CEO of Red Hat, 1999-2007
Jim Talent
Politician
18-Oct-1956   US Senator from Missouri, 2002-07
Michael D. Tanner
Activist
20-Jun-1956   Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Deborah Taylor Tate
Government
1956   FCC Commissioner
Daniel J. Taylor
Business
c. 1956   President of MGM, 2005-06
Judy Tenuta
Comic
7-Nov-1956   The Love Goddess
Jon Tester
Politician
21-Aug-1956   US Senator from Montana
Shashi Tharoor
Government
9-Mar-1956   UN Under Secretary General, 2002-07
Kent J. Thiry
Business
c. 1956   CEO of DaVita
Harry K. Thomas
Diplomat
c. 1956   US Ambassador to Bangladesh, 2003-05
Scott Tipton
Politician
9-Nov-1956   Congressman, Colorado 3rd
Mirek Topolánek
Head of State
15-May-1956   Prime Minister of Czechia
Akio Toyoda
Business
3-May-1956   President of Toyota Motor Corporation
Boris Trajkovski
Head of State
25-Jun-1956 26-Feb-2004 President of Macedonia, 1999-2004
Joe Trippi
Activist
10-Jun-1956   Democratic campaign strategist
Bryan Trottier
Hockey
17-Jul-1956   NHL Hall of Famer
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Auto Racing
30-Jan-1956   The Drift King
Timothy M. Tymkovich
Judge
2-Nov-1956   10th Circuit Court of Appeals
John Varley
Business
1-Apr-1956   CEO of Barclays
John B. Veihmeyer
Business
c. 1956   Deputy Chairman of KPMG
Peter F. Volanakis
Business
c. 1956   COO of Corning
Lars von Trier
Film Director
30-Apr-1956   Breaking the Waves
Gijs de Vries
Politician
22-Feb-1956   EU Terrorism czar
James L. Wainscott
Business
c. 1956   CEO of AK Steel Holding
Jon Walmsley
Actor
6-Feb-1956   Jason Walton on The Waltons
John L. Walsh
Business
c. 1956   President of UGI
Christoph Waltz
Actor
4-Oct-1956   Inglourious Basterds
Sela Ward
Actor
11-Jul-1956   Lily Sammler on Once and Again
Kelcy L. Warren
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Energy Transfer Partners
John S. Watson
Business
Oct-1956   CEO of Chevron
Chloe Webb
Actor
25-Jun-1956   Sid and Nancy
Bruce Weber
Basketball
19-Oct-1956   Head Coach, Fighting Illini
Tim Weiner
Journalist
20-Jun-1956   Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Charlie Weis
Football
30-Mar-1956   Head Coach, University of Kansas
Jonathan Wells
Religion
c. 1956   Moonie for Intelligent Design
Natalie West
Actor
23-Jan-1956   Crystal Anderson-Conner on Roseanne
Ron White
Comic
18-Dec-1956   Tater Salad
Meg Whitman
Business
4-Aug-1956   CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Benson K. Whitney
Diplomat
1956   US Ambassador to Norway
Kim Williams
Business
c. 1956   Wellington Management Company
Montel Williams
Talk Show Host
3-Jul-1956   The Montel Williams Show
Rita Wilson
Actor
26-Oct-1956   Runaway Bride
Michael Wright
Actor
30-Apr-1956   Elias Taylor on V
Aileen Wuornos
Criminal
29-Feb-1956 9-Oct-2002 Notorious serial killer
Professor X
Rapper
4-Aug-1956 17-Mar-2006 Vanglorious
Dwight Yoakam
Country Musician
23-Oct-1956   Country star, This Time
Byron York
Columnist
c. 1956   Former National Review columnist
Paul Young
Musician
17-Jan-1956   Senza Una Donna
Paula Zahn
Journalist
24-Feb-1956   CNN's Paula Zahn Now
John J. Zillmer
Business
c. 1956   CEO of Allied Waste Industries
Stephanie Zimbalist
Actor
8-Oct-1956   Remington Steele


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