List of Famous people who born in 1956

Dr Basel Ghattas is an Israeli Arab politician. A member of Balad, he served as a member of the Knesset for Balad and the Joint List from 2015 until 2017. In December 2016, he was stripped of his diplomatic immunity and arrested after he was caught on video providing convicted Palestinian terrorists with cell phones and SIM cards. He served a two-year prison term over the crime.

Ümmiye Koçak is a Turkish woman, who is a theatre and movie actress, specialized on the women issues in rural areas in Turkey. Her name is mentioned in the Social studies books published by the Ministry of National Education, compulsory for the 5th-grade primary school pupils.

Zeki Eker is a Turkish politician of Kurdish origin. He was the MP for Muş in the 21st Parliament of Turkey, representing the Democratic Left Party. During his time as MP, he served as the administrative chief of the parliamentary council. He is the leader of the Badıkan Tribe, one of the oldest tribes in Turkey. The roots of his tribe can be traced to Badh ibn Dustak, the founder of the Marwanids. Muşspor football club (1990–1991) reached the championship only once in its history, which was during the presidency of Zeki Eker.

Nuriye Akman is a Turkish journalist, columnist, and novelist who is especially known for her interviewing prominent figures in Turkish politics and culture.

Joseph Lyu or Lyu Jye-cherng is a Taiwanese business executive and politician.

Francisco Anacleto Louçã is a Portuguese economist and politician.

Marcel Ramon Ponickwar de Souza, commonly known as Marcel de Souza, or simply Marcel, is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player and a professional coach.

Jin Urayama is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Osaka Prefecture. He is affiliated with Production Taiku.

Mustapha Bakri is a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, and chief editor of the El-Osboa newspaper.