List of Famous people who born in 1956

Claude R. LeBrun is an American mathematician who holds the position of SUNY Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Stony Brook University. Much of his research concerns the Riemannian geometry of 4-manifolds, or related topics in complex and differential geometry.

Tatyana Vasilievna Solomatina is a Russian doctor, stateswoman and political figure. She represents the Ob constituency in the State Duma.

Naoto Fukasawa is a contemporary Japanese industrial designer, author, and educator, and works within product and furniture design. He is most well known for his product design work with the Japanese retail company MUJI and companies such as Herman Miller, Alessi, B&B Italia, and Magis.

Cal Dodd ; is an Irish-Canadian voice actor and singer, who is best known for his portrayal of the Marvel Comics character Wolverine in X-Men: The Animated Series and the Marvel vs. Capcom series of video games. Cathal also provided the voice of the hero/villain Random Virus in the BBC series Ace Lightning. He recorded with producer Bob Hahn in Canada, which consisted of demos and material to be submitted to major labels. His recordings ended up on the RCA label, with a full-length album release New Horizons on Hahn's own Rising Records label in 1975. He co-hosted the Canadian TV series Circus on CTV with Sherisse Laurence from 1978 to 1983.

Amir M. Mokri is an Iranian-American cinematographer known for his work on blockbuster action films such films as Bad Boys II, Fast & Furious, Man of Steel and Transformers: Age of Extinction, collaborating with directors like Michael Bay, Justin Lin, and Zack Snyder.

Bruce Sewell was Apple’s general counsel and senior vice president of Legal and Government Affairs, reporting to CEO Tim Cook. Sewell served on the company’s executive team and oversaw all legal matters, including corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and securities compliance, as well as government affairs.

Sammy Stopford MBE is a professional ballroom dancer and teacher, and winner of the Professional International Latin American Dance Championship.

Efi Oshaya is an Israeli politician and a former member of the Knesset for the Labor Party.