AA Milne (1882-1956)
Children's Author
1
Bela Lugosi (1882-1956)
Movie Actor
2
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Painter
3
Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956)
Composer
4
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Chemist
5
Charley Grapewin (1869-1956)
6
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Golfer
7
Samuel J. Seymour (1860-1956)
8
Alben W. Barkley (1877-1956)
Vice President
9
Thomas J. Watson (1874-1956)
Entrepreneur
10
William Boeing (1881-1956)
11
John Henry Mears (1878-1956)
Explorer
12
Frieda Von Richthofen (1879-1956)
Family Member
13
BR Ambedkar (1891-1956)
Philosopher
14
Ella Young (1867-1956)
Poet
15
David Seymour (1911-1956)
Photographer
16
Elpidio Quirino (1890-1956)
World Leader
17
Art Tatum (1909-1956)
Pianist
18
Connie Mack (1862-1956)
Baseball Manager
19
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
20
Jack Lewis (1884-1956)
Baseball Player
21
Mary Ellen Wilson (1864-1956)
22
Bob Burns (1890-1956)
Rock Singer
23
Clifford Brown (1930-1956)
Trumpet Player
24
Jesse H. Jones (1874-1956)
25
Owen Davis (1874-1956)
Playwright
26
Jean Hersholt (1886-1956)
27
Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956)
28
Michael Arlen (1895-1956)
Novelist
29
Louis Calhern (1895-1956)
30
Isham Jones (1894-1956)
Blues Singer
31
Konstantin Pats (1874-1956)
Politician
32
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956)
Psychologist
33
HL Mencken (1880-1956)
34
Christian Rub (1886-1956)
35
Ab Jenkins (1883-1956)
Race Car Driver
36
Reuven Yaron (1932-1956)
37
Gordon Ferrie Hull (1870-1956)
Mathematician
38
Preston Tucker (1903-1956)
39
Jim Elliot (1927-1956)
Religious Leader
40
Hiram Bingham (1875-1956)
41
Fred Allen (1894-1956)
Radio Host
42
Leonora Speyer (1872-1956)
43
Charles Strite (1878-1956)
44
Charles E. Merrill (1885-1956)
45
Elsie Janis (1889-1956)
Screenwriter
46
Alfredo Ferrari (1932-1956)
Engineer
47
Walter De la Mare (1873-1956)
48
Celebrities Born in 1956
Deaths by Year
