List of Famous people who are 56

Michel Desjoyeaux is a French sailor, known for competing successfully in several long-distance single-handed races. He won the Vendée Globe race in 2000-01 and 2008–09, making him the only person to win that race more than once. In 2014-15, he was watch captain, on leg 1 on Mapfre in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Patrick Boucheron is a French historian. He previously taught medieval history at the École normale supérieure and the University of Paris. He is a professor of history at the Collège de France. He is the author of 12 books and or the editor of 5 books. His 2017 book, Histoire mondiale de la France, compiled work by 122 historians and became an unexpected bestseller, with more than 110 000 copies sold. From 2017 to 2020, he hosted Dates in World History, a TV program of 10 episodes which explored different important dates in world history.

Christophe Beaucarne, SBC is a Belgian cinematographer. He is the son of the poet Julos Beaucarne.

Santiago Rodríguez Ramiro, professionally known as Santi Rodríguez, in a Spanish actor and comedian.

Kuniko Koda is a Japanese politician and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.

María Teresa "Maite" Zúñiga Domínguez is a retired Spanish middle distance runner.

Satoru Komiyama , born September 15, 1965, is a former professional baseball player from Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. He last played with the Chiba Lotte Marines, and played in the major leagues with the New York Mets in 2002.

Pierre Cassignard is a French actor.

Lann Hornscheidt is a German academic active in the fields of gender studies and linguistics. Hornscheidt is non-binary.

Michael Oenning is a German football coach and former player who last managed Greek club Aris, formerly managing Vasas Budapest, Hamburger SV and 1. FC Nürnberg.