- Sep 5 Sandra Guibord, German actress (Donna-One Life to Live), born in West Germany
- Sep 11 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (Bourne), born in Manhattan, New York
- Sep 12 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
- Sep 13 David Mansfield, American session and touring fiddler, guitarist, mandolin player (Bob Dylan; The Alpha Band; Buce Hornsby and The Range), and film score composer, born in Leonia, New Jersey
- Sep 15 Tawny Little (née Godin), American beauy queen (Miss American, 1976), news anchor, and actress, born in Portland, Maine
- Sep 18 Tim McInnerny, British stage, screen, and radio actor (Blackadder; Notting Hill), born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England
- Sep 20 Debi Morgan, American actress (All My Children, Cry Uncle), born in Dunn, North Carolina
- Sep 20 Gary Cole, American actor (Pineapple Express, Midnight Caller), born in Park Ridge, Illinois
- Sep 21 Marta Kauffman, American television producer (Friends; Grace and Frankie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 23 Lili Carati, Miss Italy 1975 and actress (Alcove), born in Varese, Italy (d. 2014)
- Sep 23 Maren Jensen, American actress (Battlestar Galactica - "Athena"), born in Arcadia, California
Linda Hamilton (67 years old)
Sep 26 American actress (Beauty & the Beast, Terminator films), born in Salisbury, Maryland
- Sep 29 Suzzy Roche, American singer (The Roches), writer and actress, born in Park Ridge, New Jersey
About September 1956
How Old? 67 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: Yes