List of Famous people who died at 56

Khalifa Bin Yousef was a statesman who played a significant role in the unification of The United Arab Emirates and in the economic and political life of the time in the Persian Gulf.

Fernando Torres Vignoli, professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he applies his own technique, which, according to him, allows a perfect balance in the distribution of the elements, leading the viewer to come across texture, plasticity and creation, in perfect Harmony within the history of each painting. The style of Vignoli is a fusion between Surrealism and Expressionism, hence the declared influence by the Spanish master Salvador Dalí. By 2013, Vignoli work had been exhibited in more than 20 nations.

Lukman Niode was an Indonesian swimmer. He competed in three events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the heats in all three events.

Marilyn Ann Taylor, known professionally as Marilyn Chambers, was an American pornographic actress, exotic dancer, model, actress and vice-presidential candidate. She was known for her 1972 hardcore film debut, Behind the Green Door, and her 1980 pornographic film Insatiable. She ranked at No. 6 on the list of Top 50 Porn Stars of All Time by AVN, and ranked as one of Playboy's Top 100 Sex Stars of the Century in 1999. Although she was primarily known for her adult film work, she made a successful transition to mainstream projects and has been called "porn's most famous crossover".

Cahit Irgat was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1940 to 1969.

Huang Tsung-hsing was a Chinese Hong Kong actor. He appeared in two films with superstar Bruce Lee such as Fist of Fury as Cook Tien and The Way of The Dragon as Uncle Wang. Huang married actress Lisa Chiao Chiao. Huang also acted with fighting instructor Han Ying-chieh in Fist of Fury. Huang also acted in 70 other movies, many of them about martial arts.

Pahri Azhari was an Indonesian politician. He was the Regent of Musi Banyuasin for 2008-2012 and elected again for 2012–2015. Previously, he was a member of the Musi Banyuasin Regency Parliament from the National Mandate Party, and was elected as Vice Regent of Musi Banyuasin for the 2007–2012 term to accompany Alex Noerdin. Because of Alex Noerdin resigned to run as a Candidate for Governor of South Sumatra, Pahri was appointed as Regent on July 29, 2008. He died because of traffic collision on 23 April 2020.

Kamel el-Telmissany was an Egyptian artist and filmmaker most commonly associated with the Cairo-based Art et Liberté Group. He was one of the group's founding members along with Georges Henein and Ramses Younan. His nephew is the famed Egyptian cinematographer Tarek el-Telmissany.