Famous People Born in 1956

The personality and behavior of people is largely influenced by the time of their birth and the birth year is of great significance in this regard. In fact, Chinese astrology relates each year with an animal and all the people born in that particular year are believed to possess the behavioral traits similar to that animal. Here are some famous people born in 1956:

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  • Walther Salles Story
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    David Copperfield
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    Stefano Boeri Success Story
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    Akio Toyoda Success Story
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  • Bidzina Ivanishvili Success Story
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  • Antti Herlin Success Story
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  • Walter Salles Success Story
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  • Liang Wengen Success Story
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1956 is seen as the year of the monkey and the people born in this year are known to have an amazing charm and charisma. They are inventive in nature and also possess great deal of intelligence to tackle the toughest of situations with remarkable ease.

Like the monkey, a person born in the year 1956 is full of energy and has a magnetic personality, with the ability to draw people towards oneself. At the same time, they possess a diplomatic and tactful demeanor. They possess sharp memory and retain things that are long past. These people are able to gain the admiration of their friends as well as professional allies because of their ability to tackle difficulties with intelligence and ingenuity. Moreover, they are full of original ideas, a quality that makes them suitable to pursue the careers of inventors and scientists.

The 1956 born individuals make devoted friends and are equally good at love and romance. However, they can be fickle minded and may switch over easily from one partner to another. Impatience is another negative trait of these people but at the same time, they are as quick to cool down as they are to lose their temper.