1956

Films

 * June 8 - The Great Locomotive Chase
 * July 18 - Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
 * November 6 - Secrets of Life
 * December 20 - Westward Ho, the Wagons!

Births

 * January 3 - Mel Gibson (actor)
 * January 21 - Robby Benson (voice artist)
 * January 27 - Susanne Blakeslee (voice artist)
 * February 3 - Nathan Lane (actor)
 * March 11 - Rob Paulsen (voice actor)
 * March 25 - Matthew Garber (actor)
 * April 7 - Christopher Darden (lawyer, writer, lecturer and practicing attorney)
 * April 12 - Andy García (actor)
 * May 10 - Paige O'Hara (voice artist)
 * June 4 - Keith David (voice artist)
 * June 23 - Randy Jackson (singer, t.v. personality, host)
 * June 30 - David Alan Grier (actor and comedian)
 * July 9 - Tom Hanks (voice artist)
 * October 18 - Cindy O'Callaghan (actress)
 * November 1 - Pat Musick (voice actress)
 * November 22 - Richard Kind (voice artist)
 * November 27 - William Fichtner (actor)
 * December 3 - Michael Gough (voice artist)
 * December 30 - Sheryl Lee Ralph (actress and singer)

Deaths

 * April 14 - Christian Rub (actor)

Character debuts

 * Flintheart Glomgold