- Jun 1 Lisa Hartman Black, American actress (Tabitha; Knots Landing), and singer, born in Houston, Texas
- Jun 1 Robin Mattson, actress (Janet Green-All My Children), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 2 Mani Ratnam, Indian film director, screenwriter and producer
- Jun 4 Keith David, American actor (Platoon, There's Something About Mary), born in New York City
- Jun 6 Marilyn Jones, American actress (Carey-King's Crossing), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Jun 7 Bonnie Lee Bakley, American second wife of actor Robert Blake, born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 2001)
- Jun 10 E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Indian Telugu film director, screenwriter and producer, born in Dommeru Village, India (d. 2011)
- Jun 14 Sam Irvin, American director and producer (Guilty as Charged), born in Asheville, North Carolina
- Jun 15 Ava Cadell, actress (Do or Die), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 18 Brian Benben, American, actor (Dream On, Gangster Chronicles), born in Winchester, Virginia
- Jun 22 Tim Russ, American actor (Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager), born in Washington, D.C.
- Jun 23 Randy Jackson, American session and touring bassist, singer, record producer (Jean-Luc Ponty; Journey; Mariah Carey), and TV personality (American Idol judge, 2002-14), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Jun 24 Joe Penny, English actor (Gangster Wars, Riptide, Jake & the Fatman), born in London, England
- Jun 25 Anthony Bourdain, American-French celebrity chef, author, and TV personality considered one of the most influential chefs in the world (No Reservations, Parts Unknown), born in New York City (d. 2018)
- Jun 30 David Alan Grier, American actor and comedian (In Living Color, Boomerang), born in Detroit, Michigan
About June 1956
How Old? 68 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes
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