List of Famous people who are 56

Marc Van Ranst is a Belgian public health doctor and Professor of Virology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Rega Institute for Medical Research. On 1 May 2007, he was appointed as Interministerial comissionar by the Belgian federal government to prepare Belgium for an influenza pandemic.

Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski are American film and television directors, writers and producers. The sisters are both trans women.

Yacouba Isaac Zida is a Burkinabé military officer who briefly served as Burkina Faso's acting head of state in November 2014. He took power in the aftermath of the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, sidelining a more senior officer, Honoré Nabéré Traoré. A few weeks later, a civilian, Michel Kafando, was chosen to replace Zida as transitional head of state; Kafando then appointed Zida as Prime Minister on 19 November 2014.

Donna Chiu is a Taiwanese singer and former television host. She has won the Golden Bell Award as a host in 2003. She has released a number of albums and has also appeared in films. She is currently engaged in Christian evangelical work.

David Brabham is an Australian professional racing driver and one of the most successful and experienced specialists in sports car racing. He has won three international Sports Car series and is one of four Australians to have won the Le Mans 24 Hour sports car race, winning the event in 2009. Brabham won the American Le Mans Series in 2009 and 2010. He also competed in Formula One, racing for the Brabham and Simtek teams in 1990 and 1994, respectively. Brabham is the youngest son of three-time Formula One world champion Sir Jack Brabham, brother to Geoff Brabham and Gary Brabham. He is also brother-in-law to Mike Thackwell, father to Sam Brabham and uncle to Matthew Brabham.

Christoph Mohn is a German entrepreneur. In 2013, he became Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann. Since 2021, he has also been Chairman of the Steering Committee of Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft (BVG) and has assumed the role of family spokesperson there. Moreover, Mohn chairs the Executive Board of the Reinhard Mohn Foundation and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Bertelsmann Stiftung.

Delfeayo Marsalis is an American jazz trombonist, record producer and educator.