List of Famous people who are 56

Herwig Baier is a German neurobiologist with dual German and US-American citizenship. He is Director at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology and head of the department Genes – Circuits – Behavior. Herwig Baier's research aims to understand how animal brains convert sensory inputs into behavioral responses.

Kwon Hae-hyo is a South Korean television, film and stage actor. He is also an activist, involved in the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, the Cultural Alliance for Peace at Daechuri, the Minkahyup Human Rights Group, among various other political and social justice causes.

Marco Aurélio Spall Maia, better known as Marco Maia, is a Brazilian politician, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil from 2010 to 2013. He is serving a third consecutive term as Federal Deputy for the state of Rio Grande do Sul. A metalworker and union leader by trade, Maia joined the Workers' Party in 1985.

Laurent Baumel is a French politician. He was the deputy for Indre-et-Loire's 4th constituency in the French National Assembly from 2012 to 2017.

Michael Spies is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He holds the record of being the only footballer to have represented seven Bundesliga clubs. He is now a player agent.

Winfried Bausback is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.

Takumi Horiike is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Yōsuke Kondō is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. Kondō, the son of former Minister of Labor Tetsuo Kondo, was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.

Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver is an American activist for people with intellectual disabilities. In 1989, he founded Best Buddies International, an international organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities to find employment and social opportunities. Through his mother, he is a nephew of World War II casualty Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Senator Ted Kennedy.