AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
2
Guy Kibbee (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
3
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
6
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
7
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
8
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
9
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
Entrepreneur
10
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
11
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
12
William Boeing (1881-1956)
13
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
14
Nate Saint (1923-1956)
Missionary
15
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
16
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
17
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
18
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
19
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
20
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
21
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
Poet
22
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
23
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
24
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
25
Al Simmons (1902-1956)
26
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
27
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
28
Albert Von Tilzer (1878-1956)
Songwriter
29
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
30
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
31
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
32
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
33
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
34
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
35
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
36
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
37
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
38
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
39
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
40
Victor Young (1900-1956)
41
Savielly Tartakower (1887-1956)
Chess Player
42
Tom Corliss (1879-1956)
43
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
44
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
45
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
46
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
47
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
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