List of Famous people who born in 1956

Lamine N'Diaye is a Senegalese football coach and former player who is the manager of Guinean club Horoya AC.

Göran Göransson is a Swedish former footballer and manager who most notably played for AIK and managed the Sweden U21 team. He made 363 official appearances for AIK, helping them win two Svenska Cupen titles and finishing first during the 1983 regular Allsvenskan season.

Wong Shoon Keat was a badminton player from Singapore. He won Singapore's first ever badminton gold at the 1983 SEA Games and to date, is Singapore’s only title winner in the men’s singles event. That year, he pulled off an upset over reigning world champion Icuk Sugiarto of Indonesia, and beat another Indonesian star, Hastomo Arbi in the final. His son, Derek Wong, was Singapore’s top male shuttler.

Wu Yingjie is a Chinese politician based in Tibet, and the current Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, the top official in Tibet. Originally from Shandong province, Wu grew up in Tibet and worked for his entire career in the region. He became Deputy Party Secretary of Tibet in 2011 and served in the post for nearly five years before being elevated to party chief.

Mohammad Ismael Kwid, also known as Abu Shakir, is a Syrian football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Emirati club Al Dhafra. He is considered one of the greatest managers in Syria, having led Al-Karamah to various league titles and the Asian Champions League Final. Kwid has also created a youth academy in Homs with Mootaz Mando.

Roger De Cnijf is a Belgian former professional racing cyclist. He rode in three editions of the Tour de France and one edition of the Vuelta a España. His most notable win was stage 4 of the 1979 Vuelta a España.