Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud (October 28)
President of Iran, 2005-2013
Famous People Born in 1956
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Allen, Joan (August 20)
Pat Nixon in Oliver Stone's Nixon -
Bachmann, Michele (April 6)
Minnesota Congresswoman and 2012 presidential candidate -
Bakley, Bonny Lee (June 7)
The victim in the Robert Blake murder case -
Bird, Larry (December 7)
Leader of three Boston Celtics championship teams in the 1980s -
Blagojevich, Rod (December 10)
The governor of Illinois who was kicked out in 2009 -
Boisselier, Brigitte
Scientific Director of Clonaid, a human cloning service -
Bourdain, Anthony (June 25)
The celebrity chef who starred in the TV shows No Reservations and Parts Unknown -
Boyle, Danny (October 20)
Director of Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire -
Burton, Amanda (October 10)
Star of the BBC's Silent Witness -
Caruso, David (January 7)
That redheaded guy who quit N.Y.P.D. Blue -
Combs, Ray (April 3)
The Family Feud host who committed suicide -
Copperfield, David (September 16)
The magician who made the Statue of Liberty disappear -
Cornwell, Patricia (June 9)
The best-selling author of the Kay Scarpetta series -
Cranston, Bryan (March 7)
Walter White in the TV show Breaking Bad -
Curry, Ann (November 19)
The veteran newswoman who got booted from the Today show in 2012 -
Davis, Geena (January 21)
The leggy star of Thelma and Louise -
Delany, Dana (March 13)
Nurse Colleen McMurphy on TV's China Beach -
Derek, Bo (November 20)
Buxom co-star of the movie 10 -
Fisher, Carrie (October 21)
Princess Leia in Star Wars -
Garcia, Andy (April 12)
The actor who played young Vincent in The Godfather: Part III -
Gibson, Mel (January 3)
The writer and director of The Passion of the Christ -
Haggard, Ted (June 27)
The Colorado Springs preacher caught in a sex scandal -
Hamilton, Linda (September 26)
Sarah Connor in 'The Terminator' movies -
Hanks, Tom (July 9)
The Oscar-winning star of Forrest Gump -
Jackson, Randy (June 23)
Dawg-loving judge on American Idol -
Jemison, Mae (October 17)
The first Black American woman in space -
Lagarde, Christine (January 1)
The head of the International Monetary Fund, 2011-present -
Maher, Bill (January 20)
Former host of ABC's Politically Incorrect -
May, Theresa (October 1)
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2016-2019 -
Montana, Joe (June 11)
The quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers -
Navratilova, Martina (October 18)
The tennis player who won a remarkable nine Wimbledon singles championships -
Norquist, Grover (October 19)
The lobbyist who initiated the GOP's anti-tax pledge -
Rogers, Mimi (January 27)
Mrs. Kensington (the elder) in Austin Powers -
Rourke, Mickey (September 16)
The star of the 2008 film The Wrestler -
Sedaris, David (December 26)
Author of the essay collection Me Talk Pretty One Day -
Staunton, Imelda (January 9)
The star of the film Vera Drake -
Strout, Elizabeth (January 6)
The author of 'Olive Kitteredge' -
Thomas, Kurt (March 29)
World champion gymnast and star of Gymkata -
Walker, Brian (May 30)
The "Rocket Guy" -
Waltz, Christoph (October 4)
The Austrian actor who won Oscars for Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained -
Wuornos, Aileen (February 29)
The Florida serial killer portrayed in the movie Monster -
Yellowman (January 15)
The albino Jamaican reggae star -
Yoakam, Dwight (October 23)
Alternative country star who recorded Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. -
Zahn, Paula (February 24)
Host of the crime documentary series On the Case with Paula Zahn