AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
3
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
4
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
5
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
6
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
7
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
8
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
9
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Entrepreneur
10
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
11
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
12
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
13
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
14
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
15
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
16
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
17
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
18
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
19
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
20
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956)
21
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
22
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
23
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
24
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
25
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
Playwright
26
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
27
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
28
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
29
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
30
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
Poet
31
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
32
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
33
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
34
Alex Raymond (1909-1956)
Cartoonist
35
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
36
Meghnad Saha (1893-1956)
Astrophysicist
37
Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956)
Sculptor
38
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
39
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
40
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
41
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
42
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
43
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
44
Ella Young (1867-1956)
45
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
46
Henry Fillmore (1881-1956)
47
Caesar Cardini (1896-1956)
Chef
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
