List of Famous people who born in 1956

Martin Hughes-Games is a natural history programme producer and presenter. He is best known for co-presenting the BBC magazine-style nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs, Winterwatch, Autumnwatch, and Springwatch Unsprung.

Michael Wise Mosman is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He served as Chief Judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon from February 1, 2016 to December 23, 2019. He also served a 7-year term on the FISA Court from May 4th, 2013 - May 3rd, 2020. The Oregon native previously served as the United States Attorney for the same district.

María del Carmen Valenzuela is an Argentine actress. She has worked in several Argentine TV programs, mainly soap operas.

Yusril Ihza Mahendra is an Indonesian lawyer and politician. Yusril currently is the chairman of the Crescent Star Party (PBB), and had also been its chair between 1998 and 2005.

Chen Meifeng is a Taiwanese actress. She was the female lead in The Spirits of Love and Night Market Life.

Christopher Williamson is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby North from 2010 until 2015, and from 2017 to 2019. He was Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government from October 2010 to October 2013. He was previously a local councillor in Derby, representing the Normanton ward from 1991 until 2011, serving twice as leader of Derby City Council.

Christopher John Foreman, nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Foreman came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the English ska band Madness.

Midori Matsushima is a Japanese politician. Her official name is Midori Baba .

Antonio Muñoz Molina is a Spanish writer and, since 8 June 1995, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy. In 2013 he received the Prince of Asturias Award for literature.

Friedrich "Fritz" Fischer is a former biathlete from Germany. He won a gold medal with Germany in the 4 × 7.5 km relay in the 1992 Winter Olympics. After ending his competitive career Fischer served as a coach for the German biathlon team for many years before retiring in 2014.