1956 (people)

* 9 January - Actor Imelda Staunton was born.Famous Birthdays
* 11 January - Actor Phyllis Logan was born.People Pill
* 21 January - Actor William Gaminara was born.People Pill
* 25 January - Presenter Bill Turnbull was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 30 January - Actor Jeremy Gittins was born.People Pill
* 2 February - Actor Philip Franks was born.People Pill
* 3 February - Actor Ellen Thomas was born.People Pill
* 6 February - Actor Daniel Hill was born.Aveleyman
* 7 February - Actor Bhasker Patel was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 9 March - Actor Mark Straker was born.Doctor Who Giode
* 10 March - Actor Lesley Dunlop was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 12 March - Actor Lesley Manville was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 13 March - Actor Dione Inman was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 16 March - Actor Melanie Kilburn was born.People Pill
* 18 April - Actor Eric Roberts was born.
* 26 April - Actor Ron Donachie was born.Super Stars Bio
* 27 April - Actor Kevin McNally was born.
* 9 May - Actor Jane Booker was born.Aveleyman
* 12 May - Actor Christopher Good was born.People Pill
* 15 May - Controller of BBC One Peter Salmon was born.People Pill
* 18 June - Actor Dominic Guard was born.BFI
* 1 July - Writer Matthew Jacobs was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 16 July - Actor Adrian Mills was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 17 July - Animatronic designer Tim Rose was born.IMDb
* 26 July - Controller of BBC One Peter Fincham was born.People Pill
* 8 August - Actor Jim Sweeney was born.
* 18 August - Composer John Debney was born.Discogs
* 20 August - Actor Simon Shepherd was born.People Pill
* 18 September - Actor Tim McInnerny was born.Famous Birthdays
* 28 September - Actor Chris Jury was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 28 September - Actor Kiran Shah was born.Super Stars Bio
* 8 October - Actor James Coombes was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 16 October - Actor Anna Savva was born.People Pill
* 30 October - Actor Juliet Stevenson was born.People Pill
* 8 November - Writer Richard Curtis was born.Roberts, Jem. The True History of the Blackadder. London: Arrow Books, 2013. Print.
* 16 November- Controller of BBC One Lorraine Heggessey was born.People Pill
* 16 November - Director Karl Zwicky was born.All Famous Birthdays
* 29 November - Actor Owen Aaronovitch was born.People Pill
* 17 December - Actor Owen Brenman was born.People Pill
* 29 December - Actor Bernard Padden was born.Doctor Who Guide
* Unknown - Actor Joanna Munro was born.