List of Famous people who born in 1956

Bruce Brett Weber is an American college basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach at Kansas State University. Weber was formerly head coach at Southern Illinois University and the University of Illinois.

María del Rosario Robles Berlanga is a Mexican politician who served as the Secretary of Social Development in the cabinet of Enrique Peña Nieto. She also was substitute Head of Government of the Federal District when Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas resigned from the post to run for the Mexican presidential election, in 2000. She was the first female Mayor of Mexico City.

Alok Nath is an Indian film character actor known for his work in Hindi cinema and television. He made his film debut with the 1982 film Gandhi, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture that year. He appeared in the soap opera Buniyaad which took the country by a storm in 1986. He was also in Rishtey, which aired from 1999 to 2001. He appeared in Star Plus serials like Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai, Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Shinsuke Shimada is a Japanese comedian and television presenter. In 1991 he directed the film Kaze, Slow Down. On August 23, 2011 Shinsuke Shimada announced his retirement after admitting to having ties with organized crime.

Tony Curtis Nathan is a former American football running back. Nathan played college football at the University of Alabama and was selected in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, with whom he played from 1979 to 1987.

Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui, also known as Mehdi El Glaoui, is a French actor, director and screenwriter. He is the son of actress Cécile Aubry and Si Brahim El Glaoui, caïd of Telouet and grandson of Thami El Glaoui, pasha of Marrakech.

Vladimir Kulich is a Czech-Canadian actor.

William Lacy Clay Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in 2020.

Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, known professionally as Koffi Olomidé, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He is the founder of the Quartier Latin International orchestra with many notable artists, including Fally Ipupa and Ferré Gola.

Wilfried Haslauer is an Austrian politician (ÖVP) and lawyer. Since 19 June 2013 he has been Governor of the state of Salzburg.