List of Famous people who born in 1956

Marc Bellemare is a lawyer and politician from Quebec.

Christof Koch is a German-American neuroscientist best known for his work on the neural basis of consciousness. He is the president and chief scientist of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle. From 1986 until 2013, he was a professor at the California Institute of Technology.

İdris Naim Şahin is a Turkish politician who was elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly in 2002, representing Istanbul.

Lawrence Henry Gowan is a Scottish-Canadian musician, born in Glasgow and raised in Scarborough, Ontario. Gowan has been both a solo artist and lead vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx since May 1999. His musical style is usually classified in the categories of pop and progressive rock.

Mark Richard Gordon is an American television and film producer. He is a former president of the Producers Guild of America. In January 2018, Gordon was named president and chief content officer of film and television for Entertainment One, which had acquired his namesake production studio.

Akie Sato , better known as Akie Asaka , is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo.

Alonso Ancira Elizondo is a Mexican businessman who is the controlling shareholder and chairman of Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA). He purchased AHMSA from the Mexican Government in 1991, when the government privatized the steel industry. In March 2006, he was elected as president of the Iron and Steel Mexican Chamber (CANACERO) for the years 2006-2007.

Robert Alan Eustace is an American computer scientist who served as Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google until 2015. As of October 24, 2014, he holds the world record for the highest-altitude free-fall jump.

Akitaro Daichi is an anime director, producer and photography director.

Margret Suckale is a German manager and lawyer best known for her work as a member of the board of Deutsche Bahn AG.