AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
4
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
5
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
6
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
7
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
10
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
11
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
12
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
13
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
14
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
15
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
16
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
17
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
18
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
19
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
20
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
21
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
22
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
23
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
25
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
26
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
27
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
28
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
29
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
30
Victor Young (1900-1956)
31
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
32
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
33
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
34
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
35
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
36
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
37
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
38
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
39
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
40
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
41
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
42
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
43
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
44
Cal Jones (1933-1956)
Football Player
45
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
46
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Cartoonist
47
Ogden Hammond (1869-1956)
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