List of Famous people who born in 1956

Chaka Fattah is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2016. He previously served in the Pennsylvania Senate and the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Theresa Ione "Tessa" Sanderson, is a British former javelin thrower and heptathlete. A six-time Olympian in the javelin from 1976 to 1996, she won the gold medal in 1984 for Great Britain, and in 1996 she became the second track and field athlete, after discus thrower Lia Manoliu, to compete at six Olympics. She is the first black British woman to have won an Olympic gold medal.

Christian Worch is a prominent German neo-Nazi activist and chairman of the far-right political party Die Rechte.

Kevin Robert McNally is an English actor who has worked in theatre, radio, film and television. He is known for portraying Joshamee Gibbs in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.

Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Lady Moncada is a member of the Belgian Royal Family and the aunt of King Philippe of Belgium. Princess Marie-Esméralda is a journalist, author and documentary-maker. She is also an environmental activist and a campaigner for women’s rights and indigenous people’s rights.

Olga Merediz is an American actress. Merediz originated the role of Abuela Claudia in the Broadway musical In the Heights, for which she received a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical. She played the role for the show's entire Broadway run, and will reprise the role in the film adaptation. Her television credits include NBC's 2016 series Shades of Blue and Netflix's Orange Is the New Black.

Jean Pierre Noher is a French-born Argentine actor.

K. K. Shailaja, popularly known as Shailaja Teacher, is an Indian politician and current Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Kerala state, and the current MLA representing Kuthuparamba constituency. She is one of the two female ministers in the Pinarayi Vijayan cabinet. She hails from Kannur district of Kerala.

Michael J. Gerhardt is the Samuel Ashe Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law in Chapel Hill. He is also the director of the Center on Law and Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is an expert on constitutional law, separation of powers, and the legislative process. He is a Scholar in Residence at the National Constitution Center and Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. On December 2, 2019, it was announced that Gerhardt would testify before the House Judiciary Committee regarding the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment in the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump.

Gregory Joseph Pence is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he is the older brother of former United States Vice President Mike Pence, who represented the district from 2003 to 2013.