List of Famous people who are 56

Chang Ying-Tai, born in 1965, is an award-winning novelist and a professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. She devoted significant effort to pursuing her career as a writer and worked diligently on literature. During her early life, she had to overcome family upheavals and financial challenges resulting from unemployment after completing graduate school degrees. These experiences and life struggles have significantly influenced her diverse writing styles and contributed to her current achievements.

Atsuko Kawada is an actress, singer, essayist, and novelist. She works through the Last Scene talent management firm. She attended Meiji University Nakano Junior and Senior High School before transferring to Tokyo Municipal Yoyogi High School, where she graduated.

Scott Gardner Shriner is an American musician best known as a member of the rock band Weezer, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums. Joining the band in 2001, Shriner is the band's longest serving bass guitarist.