List of Famous people who born in 1956

Brother Tom is a Japanese singer and tarento. His birth name and former stage name is Tomu Koyanagi , though he also goes by the English-language name of Thomas Akiona Akima Junior . He is the father of two actor sons.

Lev Leviev is an Israeli businessman, philanthropist and investor, of Uzbek Bukhari Jewish background, Known as the "King of Diamonds". Lev Leviev has a net worth of $1.0 billion as of March 2018, and has been a philanthropist for Hasidic Jewish causes in Eastern Europe and Israel. Beginning in the 1990s, Leviev avoided being directly involved with the Yeltsin family, and nurtured ties with Vladimir Putin. His diamond mining investments in Angola and his investments in Israeli settlements have been the target of protests. A prominent member of the Bukhari Jewish community, he is president of the World Congress of Bukharian Jews.

Victor Anthony Fedeli is a Canadian businessman and politician who currently serves as Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade and chair of Cabinet. He is the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Nipissing, representing the Progressive Conservative (PC) party, and has held his seat since the 2011 provincial election. Fideli was mayor of North Bay, Ontario from 2003 to 2010, and previously served as minister of finance, Opposition leader, and interim PC party leader.

Jeffrey Robert Immelt is an American business executive currently working as a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates. He previously served as the CEO of General Electric from 2001 to 2017, and the CEO of GE's Medical Systems division from 1997 to 2000.

Yang Chiu-hsing is a Taiwanese politician. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan and Magistrate of Kaohsiung County.

Susie Diane Owens is an American model and businesswoman. She was featured as Playboy's Playmate of the Month for March 1988. From 1988 to 2016, she worked in the perfume business, creating the fragrances Child for women and Heir for men.

Semra Özdamar is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her performance as Semra Hoca in Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı.

Philippe Mario Aghion FBA is a French economist who is Centennial Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Professor at the Collège de France. He is also an Associate in the Growth Research Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance.

Thomas M. Jurich is a former American college sports administrator and former football player. He previously served as the vice president and director of athletics at the University of Louisville. He was hired at the University of Louisville on October 21, 1997 after holding the same positions at Colorado State University and Northern Arizona University, and was fired on October 18, 2017 following a pay-for-play corruption scandal in NCAA basketball. On October 1, 2007, Jurich and the university entered into a contract that runs through July 26, 2023. The agreement was an extension of an agreement that began April 1, 2004. In 2007, Jurich was selected Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal/SportsBusiness Daily National Athletic Director of the year.

Marques Kevin Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Fox Sports Net. He played as a small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1977–1989, where he was a five-time All-Star. He played the majority of his career with the Bucks.