List of Famous people who born in 1956

Charles Joseph Crist Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has been the U.S. Representative from Florida's 13th congressional district since 2017. The district is based in Pinellas County, including St. Petersburg. He served as the 44th governor of Florida from 2007 to 2011.

Joachim Kuhs is a German politician who is serving as an Alternative for Germany Member of the European Parliament.

Beryl Alaine Howell is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was a federal judge supervising the grand jury for special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.

Nayef bin Fawwaz Al Shaalan Al Ruwaily is a Saudi Arabian businessman. He was convicted of drug trafficking in a French court.

Xi Yuanping is the younger brother of the current Communist Party of China General Secretary, Xi Jinping. He is currently the president of the International Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Association.

Kōji Hashimoto , known professionally as Kōji Yakusho , is a Japanese actor.

Michael Philpott is a British convicted killer who was found guilty of causing the deaths of six of his children by arson in May 2012. Philpott, who had made several media appearances because of his benefits-funded lifestyle and polyamorous relationships, was sentenced to life imprisonment for their manslaughter. He had first come to prominence in the British media as a result of his large family, and his reliance on state benefits.

Alexander Dmitryevich Beglov ; born 19 May 1956 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR ) is a Russian politician. He was appointed acting Governor of Saint Petersburg on 3 October 2018. In the 2019 Saint Petersburg gubernatorial election Beglov won with 64.43% of the votes.

William Clay Matthews Jr. is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Browns and played in 278 games over 19 NFL seasons, which initially ranked him at number 17 among most games played. Matthews had 1,561 tackles in his career, the third most in NFL history.

Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov is a Russian rock musician, composer and artist of Armenian descent. Meritorious Artist of Russia (1997).