John Cardon Debney (born August 18, 1956) is an American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. His work encompasses a variety of mediums and genres including comedy, horror, thriller, and action-adventure. He is a long-time collaborator of The Walt Disney Company, having written music for their films, television series, and theme parks. Debney has been the recipient of three Primetime Emmy Awards, and an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ (2004).

Sandeep Madhusudan Patil ( ; born 18 August 1956) is a former Indian cricketer, Indian national age group cricket manager and former Kenya national team coach, who guided the minnows to the semi-finals of the 2003 World Cup. He was a hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional medium pace bowler. He was the coach of Mumbai Champs in the Indian Cricket League, but returned to the mainstream when he cut ties with the unofficial league in 2009. He has been appointed as the director of National Cricket Academy (NCA) by the BCCI, replacing Dav Whatmore. He was appointed as the new chief of the BCCI Selection Committee on 27 September 2012.

Rainer Maria Woelki (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪ̯nɐ maˈʁiːa ˈvœlki]; born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Hehas been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin.

Joseph Michael Senser (born August 18, 1956) is a former professional American football player. A 6'4", 240 lbs. tight end from West Chester University, Senser was selected in the 6th round of the 1979 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. He ranks 3rd in Vikings history among tight ends for catches (165) and touchdowns (16), and earned a berth in the Pro Bowl after the 1981 season. He played in all 16 games in 1981, setting career highs in receptions (79), yards (1,004), yards per catch (12.7) and touchdowns (8) He was also a onetime leader in NCAA basketball statistics for field goal percentage. A serious knee injury forced Senser to miss the entire 1983 NFL season, but he returned in 1984.

Kelly Willard (born on August 18, 1956) is a contemporary Christian musician best known for her praise and worship recordings. She was featured as a soloist on projects from Integrity, Vineyard Music, and Maranatha! Music. In addition she sang duets and background vocals with such artists as Dion DiMucci, Lenny LeBlanc, Amy Grant, Ricky Skaggs, Paul Overstreet, Twila Paris, Steve Green, Fernando Ortega, Keith Green, Buddy Greene, Jim Cole and many others. Kelly has also recorded nine solo projects, currently offered through her website.

Stephen G Cecchetti (born August 18, 1956) is an American economist who has been the Barbara and Richard M Rosenberg Professor of Global Finance at Brandeis International Business School.His principal fields of interest are macroeconomics, monetary economics, financial economics, monetary policy, central banking, and the supply of money.

Janey Lee Gohl (born August 18, 1956) is a beauty queen from St. Cloud, Minnesota who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Gohl was born to Roger and Bernice Bromenschenkel Gohl. She has three sisters, Diane, Sandra, and Sharon, and two brothers, Roger and John. Gohl won the Miss Minnesota USA 1978 title in her first attempt and represented Minnesota at the Miss USA 1978 pageant in Charleston, South Carolina.

Alberto de Carvalho, nicknamed Ginguba (born 18 August 1956), is an Angolan-Portuguese coach. He is a former coach of the Angola national basketball team. Before moving to Angola where he won two straight national championships with Petro Atlético in 2006 and 2007, he coached Lusitânia of Portugal. In 2006, he was chosen to replace Mário Palma as the Angola coach for the 2006 FIBA World Championship finals. He won the 2007 FIBA Africa Championship and was his country coach for the 2008 Olympic Games tournament in Beijing.

Graham John Healy (born 18 August 1956) is a former Australian politician. He was the National Party member for Toowoomba North in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1992 to 2001. Healy was born in Toowoomba and was a radio broadcaster and political commentator before his election. Having been elected to parliament in 1992, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Families, Youth and Community Care from February to June 1998. Following the Coalition's defeat at that year's election, he became Shadow Minister for Tourism, Sport and Racing, moving to Small Business in February 1999. Healy was defeated at the 2001 state election.

Mike Custer was an American soccer forward who played professionally in the Major Indoor Soccer League and coached in the American Indoor Soccer Association.

Francisco Grajales Palacios (born 18 August 1956) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRI. He currently serves as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Chiapas. He also served as Deputy during the LIX Legislature.

William R. Hinkle (born August 18, 1956) is an American politician in Washington. Hinkle is a former Republican Party member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 13th district.