List of Famous people who born in 1956

Cynthia Mort is an American director, screenwriter, and producer. Mort has worked primarily in television since beginning her career in 1994, writing for the sitcom Roseanne. Her notable works include the HBO series Tell Me You Love Me as a creator and executive producer, the revenge film The Brave One (2007) as a screenwriter, and the biopic Nina (2016) as a director.

William Mark Wainwright, known professionally as William Orbit, is an English musician and record producer who has sold 200 million recordings worldwide of his own work, his production and songwriting work. He is a recipient of multiple Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello Awards and other music industry awards.

Gilles Martin, born May 14, 1956, is a French photojournalist and artivist.

Brian Steele is an American actor who has had many roles as monsters and creatures on television and in films. In 2018, he appeared as The Robot in Lost in Space. Steele stands at 6 ft 7 in.

Ronan Bennett is an Irish novelist and screenwriter.

Ivan Mitchell Raimi is an American Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), and screenwriter, and the older brother of filmmaker Sam Raimi and actor Ted Raimi. Ivan works as an emergency physician in Ann Arbor, traveling to Los Angeles occasionally to work in Hollywood.

Dick Jol is a Dutch football referee, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and the Netherlands.