June 4, 1956

1956Keith David, American actor^[†]

Keith David Williams is an American actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence in over 300 roles in film, stage, television, and interactive media.

1956John Hockenberry, American journalist and author^[†]

John Charles Hockenberry is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades. He has written dozens of magazine and newspaper articles, a play, and two books, including the bestselling memoir Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the novel A River Out Of Eden. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wired, The Columbia Journalism Review, Metropolis, The Washington Post, and Harper's Magazine.

1956Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager^[†]

Terrence Edward Kennedy is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1980), San Diego Padres (1981–1986), Baltimore Orioles (1987–1988) and San Francisco Giants (1989–1991). He was a four-time All-Star, three times with the Padres and once with the Orioles. Kennedy batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He is the son of former major league player and manager Bob Kennedy.

1956Joyce Sidman, American author and poet^[†]

Joyce Sidman is an American children's writer. She was a runner-up for the 2011 Newbery Medal, and won the Sibert Medal in 2019.