List of Famous people who born in 1956

Gary Hudson is an American-Canadian actor.

Joan Lyn Slonczewski (they/them) is an American microbiologist at Kenyon College and a science fiction writer who explores biology and space travel. Their books have twice earned the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel: A Door into Ocean (1987) and The Highest Frontier (2011). With John W. Foster they coauthored the textbook, Microbiology: An Evolving Science. They explore ideas of biology, politics, and artificial intelligence at their blog Ultraphyte.

Peter Albach is a German politician and member of the CDU. From 2005 to 2009 he was a member of the Bundestag of Germany. He did not run for the federal elections in 2009. Since 1990, he has uninterruptedly served as the mayor of Weißensee, Thuringia.

Ann Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer. She was described by The New York Times in 1990 as "An endearing theatrical chameleon who has as many characters at her fingertips as Lily Tomlin does".

Ian Bryce is an English film producer. Starting as a production assistant on Return of the Jedi, he is now an award-winning film producer. He now lives with his two children, Alex and Mac, and his wife Taylor.

Jean-Marc Monnerville, better known by his stage name Kali, is a French musician from Martinique known for his contributions to Modern Zouk, banjo playing and his work with the Eurovision Song Contest. He is further notable for his often controversial, politically charged lyrics comment on imperialism, slavery and military proliferation.

Vyto Ruginis is an American actor and producer. He is best known for playing vampire Russell Winters in the cult TV series Angel in its first episode, "City Of", as well as for his appearances in CSI, House MD, The X-Files, ER, Law & Order, NCIS: Los Angeles and other television programs.