List of Famous people who are 56

Jasser Auda is a scholar and distinguished professor of Islamic law, in particular, the study of the higher purposes or maqasid of the Sharia. He is the President of Maqasid Institute Global, which is a think tank registered in the United States, United Kingdom, Malaysia and Indonesia, and has educational and research programs in a number of countries.

Roger Barton is an American film editor. He has worked on dozens of Hollywood films, including Titanic, Armageddon and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. He has one son, Aidan Barton, who appeared in the latter film as baby Luke Skywalker and baby Princess Leia.

Nathaniel Simons is an American hedge fund manager, and philanthropist. He founded Meritage Group, an investment management firm, co-founded Prelude Ventures, a clean tech investment fund, and is co-chairman of Renaissance Technologies, one of the largest hedge funds in the world. Simons is the son of Renaissance Technologies founder Jim Simons. Simons is also the co-founder and a director of the Sea Change Foundation, which focuses on climate change and clean energy policy.

Kamel Mennour is an Algerian-born French art dealer, owner of Galerie Kamel Mennour in Paris.