List of Famous people who born in 1956

Éric Woerth is a French politician of The Republicans (LR).

Judith Pamela Butler is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer, and literary theory. In 1993, Butler began teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, where they have served, beginning in 1998, as the Maxine Elliot Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature and the Program of Critical Theory. They are also the Hannah Arendt Chair at the European Graduate School.

Melody Thomas Scott is an American actress best known for playing Nikki Newman on the soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Philippe Harel is a French film director, actor and screenwriter.

Geneviève Darrieussecq is a French doctor and politician serving as the Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex since 2017.

Fred Melamed is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for portraying Sy Ableman in A Serious Man (2009), Sam Sotto in In a World... (2013), Bruce Ben-Bacharach in Lady Dynamite (2016–2017) and for appearing in seven films directed by Woody Allen.

Delta Ramona Leah Burke is an American actress, producer, and author. From 1986 to 1991, she starred as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.

John Lee Hancock Jr. is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, and former attorney. He directed the sports drama films The Rookie (2002) and The Blind Side (2009), and the historical drama films Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016) and The Highwaymen (2019). He most recently wrote and directed the American neo-noir crime thriller, The Little Things (2021)

Maria Victoria "Vicki" Gonzalez Belo-Kho is a Filipina dermatologist and television personality. She is the founder, CEO, and Medical Director of Belo Medical Group.

Lesley Jane Dunlop is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Norna in the Doctor Who serial Frontios, Anna Kirkwall in Where the Heart Is and Zoë Angell in May to December. Her current role is Brenda Walker in the ITV Yorkshire based soap opera Emmerdale.