List of Famous people who born in 1956

Nessa Maria Vereker Childers is an Irish Independent politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2009 to 2019.

John Phillips Naber is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events.

Cyril Svoboda is a Czech politician, who was leader of the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU–ČSL) in 2001–2003 and 2009–2010, and a member of the Chamber of Deputies in 1998–2010. During his political career he held several ministerial positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. He founded the Diplomatic Academy in Prague in 2011 and is currently lecturing at several universities in Prague.

Fionnuala Bríd Kenny is an Irish public relations specialist who is the wife of former Taoiseach Enda Kenny. She is a former press officer for the Fianna Fáil Party.