List of Famous people who born in 1956

Kazuki Kosakai is a Japanese comedian and actor from Ichikawa, Chiba. He is attached to Asaikikaku.

Alexander Gahon Gesmundo is the 27th Chief Justice of the Philippines replacing Diosdado Peralta, who retired early last March 27, 2021.

Chiu Tai-san is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under Chen Chu. After leaving politics for a teaching position, Chiu was named the deputy mayor of Taoyuan under Cheng Wen-tsan in 2014. He resigned in 2016, and was appointed the Minister of Justice later that year. Chiu stepped down from the justice ministry in 2018, and served on the National Security Council until 2019.

Nadezhda Vasilyevna Pavlova is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).

Yalçın Topçu is a Turkish politician and former bureaucrat who served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He was formerly the leader of the Great Union Party between 2009 and 2011, resigning after being defeated in the 2011 general election.

Cornelia Ann Parker OBE, RA is an English visual artist, best known for her sculpture and installation art.

Blairo Borges Maggi is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, and former governor of the state of Mato Grosso.

Robin Renucci is a French film and television actor and film director.

Juan de la Cruz Barros Madrid is a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Osorno from 2015 to 2018. He was Auxiliary Bishop of Valparaíso from 1995 to 2000, Bishop of Iquique from 2000 to 2004, and Military Ordinary of Chile from 2004 to 2015.

Esther Kinsky is a German literary translator and the author of novels and poetry.