1956 in The United Kingdom - Births

Births

  • 4 January – Bernard Sumner, guitarist (Joy Division and New Order)
  • 6 January
    • Angus Deayton, actor and television presenter
    • Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 9 January – Imelda Staunton, actress
  • 17 January – Paul Young, musician
  • 31 January – Johnny Rotten, singer (Sex Pistols)
  • 13 February – Peter Hook, bass guitar player (Joy Division and New Order)
  • 25 February – Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer (died 1995)
  • 12 March – Steve Harris, bass player, founding member of Iron Maiden
  • 20 March – Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, politician
  • 19 April – Sue Barker, tennis player and television presenter
  • 25 April – Greg Richards, English decathlete
  • 26 April – Koo Stark, actress
  • 14 May – Hazel Blears, politician
  • 15 May – Kjartan Poskitt, author
  • 15 July – Ian Curtis, musician (Joy Division) (died 1980)
  • 14 September – Ray Wilkins, footballer and coach
  • 29 September – Sebastian Coe, athlete, co-ordinator of London 2012 Olympic Games
  • 27 October – Hazell Dean, singer
  • 30 October – Juliet Stevenson, actress
  • 28 November – Lucy Gutteridge, actress
  • 23 December – Dave Murray, guitarist
  • 28 December – Nigel Kennedy, violinist

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