List of Famous people who born in 1956

Pu Tze-chun is an admiral of the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) in Taiwan. He is the 11th Vice Minister of National Defense, taking office on 28 April 2017. He stepped down in February 2018.

Scott William Rasmussen is an American public opinion pollster and political analyst. He previously produced the ScottRasmussen.com Daily Tracking Poll, a gauge of American voters' political sentiment. He is editor-at-large for Ballotpedia, where he writes the Number of the Day Feature, and is a host for the podcast entitled "Just the Polls," a podcast series from Just the News.

Hamid Alidoosti is a retired Iranian footballer and now football coach.

Percival Everett is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California.

Daniel Shor is an American actor, director, writer, and teacher with a career spanning over 30 years. His most recognized roles include Enoch Emery in John Huston's Wise Blood, Ram in Tron (1982) and Billy the Kid in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989).

Dag Otto Lauritzen is a Norwegian television personality and retired professional cyclist. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles he won a bronze medal in the individual road race. He was the first Norwegian to win a stage of the Tour de France, which he did on Bastille Day in 1987 at Luz Ardiden. Over his career he rode the Tour de France eight times.