AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
3
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
6
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
7
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
Baseball Player
8
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
9
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
10
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
11
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
12
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
13
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
14
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
15
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
16
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
17
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
18
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
19
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
Novelist
20
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
21
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
22
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
23
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
25
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
26
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
27
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
28
William Boeing (1881-1956)
29
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
30
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
31
Ella Young (1867-1956)
32
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
33
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
34
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
35
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
36
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
37
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
38
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
39
Victor Young (1900-1956)
40
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
41
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
42
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
43
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
44
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
45
Louise Carver (1869-1956)
Movie Actress
46
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
47
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
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