List of Famous people who born in 1956

Alois Gerig is a German farmer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Baden-Württemberg since 2009.

Rémi Delatte is a French politician of the Republicans who currently serves as a member of the National Assembly of France, representing the Côte-d'Or department.

Hazel Anne Blears is a former British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Salford and Eccles from 2010 to 2015. Prior to the creation of the Salford and Eccles constituency, she was the MP for Salford from 1997.

Alan Phillips is a South African retired badminton and baseball player. He won the national badminton championship 27 times, more than any other player. Phillips also played for the South African national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics. As of October 2012, Phillips serves as a baseball coach.

Shalom Simhon is an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset for Independence and the Labor Party. He previously served as the Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour and Minister of Minorities in the Israeli cabinet.

Yao Ximing is a former badminton player from China and current coach at the Vancouver Racquet Club in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.