AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
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Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
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Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
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Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
7
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
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William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
9
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
10
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
12
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
13
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
14
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
15
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
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Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
17
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
18
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
19
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
20
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
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David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
22
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
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Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
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Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
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BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
26
Lyonel Feininger (1871-1956)
Cartoonist
27
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
28
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
29
Clara Beranger (1886-1956)
Screenwriter
30
B Reeves Eason (1886-1956)
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Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
32
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
33
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
34
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
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Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
36
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
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HL Mencken (1880-1956)
38
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
39
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
40
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
41
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
42
Victor Young (1900-1956)
43
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
44
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
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Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
46
Francis L. Sullivan (1903-1956)
47
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
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