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
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
5
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
6
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
7
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
8
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
9
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
10
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
11
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
12
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
13
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
14
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
15
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
16
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
17
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
18
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
19
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
20
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
21
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
22
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
23
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
25
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
26
William Boeing (1881-1956)
27
Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956)
Politician
28
Ogden Hammond (1869-1956)
29
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
30
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
31
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
32
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
33
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
34
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
35
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
36
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
37
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
38
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
39
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
40
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
41
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
42
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
45
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
46
Louis Bromfield (1896-1956)
Non-Fiction Author
47
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
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